Exotic Quiz

The definition of an Exotic animal species is:

• A species native to a foreign country which is relatively rare or unusual to keep, or is generally thought of as a wild species rather than as a domesticated pet.

• A non-native species usually kept as pets and not considered as a wild species

• An animal that is commonly domesticated

• Any animal species that is native to a particular country and are kept as pets

Providing supplements to an animals diet closely adheres to which of the Five Freedoms?

• Freedom to a suitable diet

• Freedom to express Natural Behaviours

• Freedom to live with or without a companion

• Freedom from pain, injury, or disease

• Freedom for a suitable environment

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The temperature of an enclosure should be based on.....

• The temperature outside the enclosure

• The temperature of their natural environment

• A lower temperature to reduce stress

• A higher temperature to increase natural behaviour and appetite

Where can we find a terrestrial animal?

• Active underground

• Active in the sky

• Active in the trees and canopy

• Active at the ground level

How can you keep an enclosure humid?

-Can select more than one-

• Using high level heat

• Smaller enclosures

• Substrate that holds moisture

• Spraying with mist

Which two individuals of the same species should not be kept together?

-Select more than one-

• bearded dragons

• Siamese Fighting Fish

• Hissing cockroaches

• Syrian Hamsters

Nocturnal animals are most active during the ____

Draw a Snake

Arboreal animals spend the majority of their lives in ____

• trees

• the ground

• the air

Which enclosure would be most suitable for an African Pygmy Hedgehog?

• Vivarium

• Free Roam (No Specific Enclosure required)

• Outdoor hutch / run

• Glass tank