“Do you have a pet?

Do you know how to look after it properly? Try this simple animal quiz and find out! Have fun!"

1. You have a pet cat. Which of the following does a Kitty need every day? (a) Exercise, (b) Cat food, (c) Fresh drinking water, (d) All of these

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2. Which of these yummy foods should you never feed to a rabbit? (a) Sultanas, (b) Lettuce, (c) Wholemeal bread, (d) Cauliflower

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3. Your pet rats are starting to smell, and time for a cage clean. Which of the following products is ok to use in Rattie's cage? (a) Gravel, (b) Hay, (c) Paper-based bedding, (d) Cedar wood shavings

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4. Your pet (of any kind) is not himself. He is not eating, doesn't want to play, won't have a drink, and is asleep all the time. What should you do? (a) Show an adult and ask them to take your pet to the vet, (b) Give it medicine out of your cupboard, (c) Poke it until it plays and eats, (d) Ignore it. The pet will get better on its own.

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5. You have decided to get a pet gerbil. Which of the following houses will be the most fun for him to live in? (a) Aquarium tank filled with sawdust and toilet rolls (b) A wire bar cage with a wheel and a few toys to play with, (c) Plastic cage with lots of tubes to climb through (d) A gerbil will like all these houses the same

6. You have a dog. When Doggie has been a good boy, which of the following treats should you give him? (a) Piece of chocolate, (b) Sausage, (c) Chicken bone, (d) Dog biscuit

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7. You are stroking your cat, and notice that she is swishing her tail very fast, back and forth. In most cases this means that Kitty wants you to: (a) Keep stroking her, she's enjoying it, (b) Sing her a lullaby, as she is now a very sleepy Kitty, (c) Stroke her tail, she's wagging it to draw your attention to it, (d) Stop stroking her, she's had enough for now

8. You really, really want to get a pet, but you don't know how to look after one properly. Should you go ahead and buy one?

(a) Not until you have learned how to look after one properly before you buy it., (b) Yes. How hard can it be? Just give it some food and water., (c) Yes. You will learn how to look after it as you go, (d) Yes. You'll be bored of it in a couple of weeks, so why do you need to learn how to look after it?

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9. You have a Syrian hamster, and would like to put another hamster in his cage. Should you give Hammy a friend? (a) Only if it is the same sex to Hammy, (b) Yes. It will be good company for Hammy, (c) No. Hamsters like to live by themselves, (d) Only if it is a different sex to Hammy

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10. Finally, as a good pet owner, you are responsible for:
(a) All of these (b) The health of your pet (c) The happiness of your pet (d) The well- being of your pet.

Quiz Answers:
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1. All of these
2. Cauliflower
3. Paper-based bedding
4. Show an adult and ask them to take
your pet to the vet

5. Aquarium tank filled with sawdust and toilet rolls
6. Dog biscuit
7. Stop stroking her, she's had enough for now
8. Not until you have learned how to look
after one properly before you buy it.

9. No, Hamsters like to live by themselves
10.All of these

Animal Jokes:
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Why do gorillas have such big nostrils? Because they've big fingers!!!
What's the difference between a bird and a fly? A bird can fly but a fly can't bird!
Why do cows have bells? Because their horns don't work!
What do you call a penguin in a desert? Lost!!
Where did the turtle get a new shell? From the hard-wear store!
What fish only swims at night? A starfish!
Why is a fish easy to weigh? Because it has its own scales! How do bees get to school? By school buzz!
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