Life Span: 15 - 20 years
Sexual Maturity: 7 - 12 months
Breeding Season: February to September
Type of estrus cycle: Polyestrus
Duration of estrus: 3 - 6 days
Duration of estrus cycle: 21 days
Time of ovulation: When induced
Type of ovulation: Induced
Length of gestation: 63 days
Day pups first seen on radiograph: 45th day of gestation
Eyes open: 10 - 14 days
Ears open: 6 - 14 days
Eruption of baby teeth: 2 - 3 weeks
Weaning age: 6 - 8 weeks
Housing temperature for first week after birth: 85 - 90 degrees Fahrenheit
Housing temperature for week four after birth: 70 degrees Fahrenheit
Time of first vaccinations: 6 - 8 weeks
Time of first rabies vaccinations: 15 - 16 weeks
Time adult teeth erupt: 4 - 6 months
Best time to spay or neuter: Before sexually matured
Best time to declaw: Before sexually matured
Average heart rate: 150 - 210 beats per minute
Average respiratory rate: 8 - 30 breaths per minute
Average rectal temperature: 100.5 - 102.5 degrees Fahrenheit
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