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7.1 TIMING OF CAPTURE AND HANDLING ................................................................ 227.2 CATCHING BAGS ................................................................................................ 227.3 CAPTURE AND RESTRAINT TECHNIQUES ............................................................ 227.4 WEIGHING AND EXAMINATION .......................................................................... 237.5 RELEASE ............................................................................................................ 237.6 TRANSPORT REQUIREMENTS .............................................................................. 237.6.1 Box Design .................................................................................................... 237.6.2 Furnishings ................................................................................................... 247.6.3 Water and Food ............................................................................................ 247.6.4 Animals per Box ............................................................................................ 247.6.5 Timing of Transportation .............................................................................. 247.6.6 Release from Box .......................................................................................... 248 HEALTH REQUIREMENTS................................................................................ 258.1 DAILY HEALTH CHECKS .................................................................................... 258.2 DETAILED PHYSICAL EXAMINATION .................................................................. 258.2.1 Chemical Restraint........................................................................................ 258.2.2 Physical Examination ................................................................................... 258.3 ROUTINE TREATMENTS ...................................................................................... 268.4 KNOWN HEALTH PROBLEMS .............................................................................. 278.5 QUARANTINE REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................... 299 BEHAVIOUR .......................................................................................................... 309.1 ACTIVITY ........................................................................................................... 309.2 SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR ........................................................................................... 309.3 REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOUR .............................................................................. 309.4 BATHING ............................................................................................................ 319.5 BEHAVIOURAL PROBLEMS ................................................................................. 319.6 SIGNS OF STRESS ................................................................................................ 319.7 BEHAVIOURAL ENRICHMENT ............................................................................. 319.8 INTRODUCTIONS AND REMOVALS ...................................................................... 329.9 INTRASPECIFIC COMPATIBILITY ......................................................................... 329.10 INTERSPECIFIC COMPATIBILITY ......................................................................... 329.11 SUITABILITY TO CAPTIVITY ............................................................................... 3210 BREEDING ............................................................................................................. 3410.1 MATING SYSTEM ............................................................................................... 3410.2 EASE OF BREEDING ............................................................................................ 3410.3 REPRODUCTIVE CONDITION ............................................................................... 3410.3.1 Females ..................................................................................................... 3410.3.2 Males ........................................................................................................ 3410.4 TECHNIQUES USED TO CONTROL BREEDING ...................................................... 3510.5 OCCURRENCE OF HYBRIDS ................................................................................ 3510.6 TIMING OF BREEDING ........................................................................................ 3510.7 AGE AT FIRST BREEDING AND LAST BREEDING ................................................. 3510.8 ABILITY TO BREED EVERY YEAR ....................................................................... 3510.9 ABILITY TO BREED MORE THAN ONCE PER YEAR ............................................. 353