Definitions
• Endothermic - animals that regulate their own body
temperature using internal sources such as fat stores.
Eg - dog.
• Ectothermic - animals that do not regulate their
temperature by themselves but use their external
environment. Eg - leopard gecko
• Temperature - the level of heat present in an area.
• Lighting - soup
• Humidity -
• Ventilation -
• Design - The layout of an area
• Environment - The area surrounding the animal
• Diet -
• Socialisation -
• Typical behaviour -
• Suffering and disease -
5 needs
• Need for a suitable diet
• Need for a suitable environment
• Need to be housed with, or apart, from other animals
• Need to be protected from pain, suffering, injury and
disease.
The impact of fulfilling these needs
• Suitable diet
○ Nutritional needs are met
○ Species hydrated
○ Bodily functions work properly
○ Animal develops normally.
• Suitable environment
○ Able to thermoregulate
○ Encourage typical behaviours
○ Suitable circadian rhythms
○ Stimulate breeding seasons
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