Physiological

Average Life Span	Captivity: 24-42 months
	Wild: <1 year
Body (rectal) temperature	37.5-38.2oC
	99.5-100.8oF
Respiratory rate	70-150/min
Heart Rate	250-480 bpm
Blood pressure	(60-90)/(75-120) mm Hg
Blood pressure Diastolic	Diastolic 60-90 mm Hg
	Systolic 75-120 mm Hg
Body surface area	10.5 (wt. in grams)2/35
Body surface area (cm2)	9.1 x g0.66
Tidal volume	1.5-1.8 ml

Feeding

Daily food consumption	5 g/100 g bwt
Daily water consumption	8-11 ml/100 g bwt
Food consumption	10 g-100 g a day
Water consumption	10-12 ml or 100 g a day

Weight

Birth	5-6 g
Weaning	30-55g
Puberty	150-200 g
12 weeks	Female: 150-270 g
	Male: 150-400 g
Adulthood	Female: 250-500 g
	Male: 300-800 g

Reproductive

Breeding Onset	65-110 days
Oestrus Cycle	Every 4-6 days
Oestrus Period	Approx.12 hours
Gestation	21-23 days
Duration Of Mating Period	9-20 hours
Litter Size	6-14 (varied depending on age)
Nursing Period	Approx. 28 days
Maximum milk yield	12-14 days postpartum

Developmental

Hair Coat	9 days
Incisors erupt	8-10 days
Eyes Open	10-12 days
Ear canal open	12-14 days
First molars erupt	19 days
Second molars erupt	21 days
Descent Of Testes	15-50 days
Third molars erupt	35 days
Puberty	Females: 34-38 days
	Males: 39-47 days
Social maturity	22-26 weeks
Female Menopause	64-77 weeks

Haematological

Blood volume	5.6-7.1 ml/100 g bwt
Plasma volume	3.08-3.67 ml/100 g bwt
Red blood cell	7-10 x 106/µl
Haemoglobin	11-19 gm/dl
Packed cell volume	40.5-54%
Clotting time	2-5 min
Prothrombin time	8-4 sec
PTT	21.1 ± 3.7 sec
Fibrinogen	190 (150-230) mg/dl
Leukocyte count	Total: 9(6-18) x 103/µl
	Neutrophils: 14-20%
	Lymphocytes: 69-86%
	Monocytes: 1-6%
	Eosinophils: 1-4%
	Basophils: Rare
Platelets	500-1,000 x 103/µl

Urological

Urine osmolality	1660 mOsm/kg of H2O
Urine output per day	5.5 ml/100 g bwt
Urine pH	7.5-8.5
Urine SG	1.04-1.07