Suitable Environment

Question 1

Why are substrates necessary?

Answer 1

Promote natural behaviour (nest building/digging), provide comfort, encourage play, make sit easier to clean bedding area, soak up waste, maintain temperature, maintain humidity & encourage foraging

Question 2

How can the inclusion of furniture create a suitable environment for captive animals?

Answer 2

Furniture promotes natural behavior patterns

Question 3

Which natural behaviour patterns does the inclusion of furniture promote?

Answer 3

Climbing, digging, basking, foraging & playing

Question 4

Which types of enclosures require heat lamps and a small vent?

Answer 4

Reptile and amphibian enclosures

Question 5

What are reptiles and amphibians also known as?

Answer 5

Ectothermic animals

Question 6

Which types of enclosures require an open space with a provision for animals to cool down or keep warm (as necessary)?

Answer 6

Mammal and bird enclosures

Question 7

What are mammals and birds also known as?

Answer 7

Endothermic animals

Question 8

State a key feature of exothermic animals

Answer 8

Cannot regulate their own body temperature

Question 9

State a key feature of endothermic animals

Answer 9

Able to generate their own internal heat

Question 10

What type of animal is a naked mole rat?

Answer 10

Poikilothermic

Question 11

State two features of the naked mole rat

Answer 11

Only known poikilothermic animal, unable to regulate its own body temperature