Pocket Pets
Superintendent | Phone Number | |
|---|---|---|
Helen Hicks-Wenthold |
MANUALS
Level 1, Pet Pals - 4-Hers in grades 3 - 5
Level 2, Scurrying Ahead - 4-Hers in grades 6 - 8
Level 3, Scaling the Heights - 4-Hers in grades 9 –12
EXHIBIT OPTIONS
Members may choose to exhibit any combination of live animals, a poster, and/or present a Project Interact detailing some aspect of the Pocket Pets project. The poster and Project Interact options may be in place of or in addition to the live animal exhibit. Posters must meet poster guidelines described in 4-H Fair Exhibit Information section of this handbook and relate to some area of the manual the member is currently using. Posters will be entered and judged on the same date and time as the animals. Project Interact guidelines are also found in this section. Members wishing to give a Project Interact are to set up a suitable time with the project superintendent(s) one-week prior to the 4-H Fair.
GENERAL RULES
4-H members must enroll in the Pocket Pet Project on their enrollment card before January 15.
The 4-Her must also complete three activities from the Pocket Pet Manual before the fair. This manual MUST be turned in when the animals are checked in at the 4-H Fair. If not turned in, you WILL NOT show.
All Pocket Pets must be in the possession and care of the 4-Her by April 15 of the current year. Only these Pocket Pets will be exhibited. No “replacements” will be permitted. You may enter a poster in place of your animal.
Animals will be kept in cages until the judge is ready. Your pet is not to be taken out of its cage unless being transported to/from fair, or judging. We are not letting people pet/touch our animals to decrease risk of escape.
Only glass aquariums are allowed to be used in Division 1, Small Rodents. No glass aquariums in other divisions.
Only poster exhibits must provide a reference list of where information was obtained.
NO CEDAR BEDDING will be used in any exhibit.
All birds’ wings must be trimmed within 5 days of judging or they will not be allowed out of the cage.
Any 4-H member participating in both pocket pets and reptiles and vivariums may use the same project manual to fulfill each project requirements. Members may not use the same activities to fulfill requirements for more than one project. Members using the same manual for both projects must do 3 DIFFERENT activities for each animal they are showing. (i.e. complete 3 project manual activities for the pocket pets project and 3 additional project manual activities for a total of 6 different activities completed).
4-Her’s may exhibit in 2 animal divisions, and 1 poster division for each project. 3 activities from the manual must be completed for each project, not each division. A record sheet is needed for each division.
Each 4-H member needs their own animal, record sheet, activities book, etc.
EXHIBIT REQUIREMENTS
Complete 3 new activities in the manual each year. A record sheet, Pocket Pets Manual, and a report on your pet and a picture of your animal will be put into a notebook or binder to stay at the fair after judging. You will bring your binder and animal with you to judging.
Divisions:
Division 1- Small Rodents, Mice, Rats, Hamsters, and Gerbils
Division 2- Guinea Pig
Division 3- Hedgehog
Division 4- Pet Rabbit. Non-show quality rabbits, spayed and neutered rabbits may be exhibited
Division 5-Small Birds. Finch, Parakeet, Cockatiel, Quaker, Parotlet, and Canary may be shown.
Division 6- Ferret
Division 7- Chinchilla
Division 8- Miscellaneous
Division 9- Poster