chinchillas and primates (classifying hours)

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Quick question, do chinchillas count as exotics or small animals?

And would primate research be large animal, exotic, or wildlife? (I'm hoping to get some research done at a zoo with a class this spring!)
 
I work in an exotic clinic and yes, chinchillas are in fact considered exotics.
 
Yup. If it's not something you could waltz into a normal vet with, it's exotic. I think rats and rabbits could even count as exotics... I think of small animal as cat and dog only, more or less. Agree, disagree?
 
Agreed.

I shadow an exotics-only vet. We see rabbits, ferrets, chinchillas, hedgehogs, birds, snakes, lizards, turtles, sugar gliders etc.

to me
small animal = dog/cat
exotics = the above + zoo animals
large animal = cow/sheep/pig/horse
wildlife = raccoon/owl/squirrel/skunk etc
 
some places classify the 'traditional' pocket pets (hamsters, gerbils, mice, rats) as SA as well.
 
oh this is good to hear! I'm trying to become well-rounded, hahaha. we've got a wildlife museum near my house, so I figured volunteering there could get me wildlife hours, so if primates/ferrets/chinchillas count as exotics, that's a whole extra category I can have :laugh:
 
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