Question

· Consider the pocket pet tour; how are these animals adapted to living in their natural environment? How does that impact our caring for them in an artificial habitat (e.g., incaptivity)? Or may make them more or less desirable?

Answer 1

Answer:

These animals have gotten used to their natural habitat. Some require adequate temperature to live in, not too hot. Many require hiring places and certain areas to dig. Some can dwell in groups and some cannot.

Pocket pets are normally little in size and can to fit into small holes. Majority are social, some hostile to others if the animals in question are male. A few can burrow and some are well active at night.

□Mice and rats:

-nocturnal (Nocturnality is an animal behavior well known for its ability to be active at the night and resting or being asleep at the day time. Nocturnal creatures commonly possess highly established senses of hearing, smell, and well adapted eyesight.);

-and are well situated to dwelling with humans;

-not hostile;

- notably social;

- and do urinate more often ( making them less desirable)

□Chinchilla:

-crepuscular(Chinchillas belongs to one of the two species of crepuscular rodents of the parvorder Caviomorpha. They are a bit bigger and are quite robust when compared to ground squirrels. They are native to the Andes mountains in South America. They dwell in colonies known as "herds" at some height of elevations around 4,270 m.)

-Notably Social

-they can be friendly as they do not bite

-can spill out urine when scared (making it non-desirable

-and are mostly heat sensitive as they react to changes in temperature (non-desirable)

□Rabbit:

-they possess claws which is used for digging;

-are notably social;

-mostly dwell in groups live in groups

-it shows body reactions to heat stroke (which is not a favourable factor);

-its lighter skeleton makes it susceptible to bone breakage (less desirable).