Competency Exam Prep

Question 1

PARROTS:

Which misters are manually turned on?

Answer 1

Pico and Alto (blue and yellows) and Zuri (emu)

Question 2

PARROTS:

Do you use dish soap and rescue while cleaning the Bird of Prey water bowls?

Answer 2

No- just water

Question 3

PARROTS:

Where can you find parrot area protocol changes?

Answer 3

Papers tacked up above the white board or the protocol change board in Zoo2 mailroom

Question 4

PARROTS:

where do you find which food bowls to pull for PM area leftovers?

Answer 4

whiteboard/ parrot shed

Question 5

PARROTS:

which brushes are used for water bowls?

Answer 5

red, blue, or green small hand scrub brushes

Question 6

PARROTS:

Which brushes are used for scrubbing shit/dirt/food build up?

Answer 6

Long handled yellow bristled brushes

Question 7

PARROTS:

Who baits macaws and switches Wakwa, the raven?

Answer 7

Leads

Question 8

PARROTS:

Which animal is fed and signed for by area on Animal Care Software?

Answer 8

Zuri (all other birds are trainer fed)

Question 9

HOOFSTOCK:

Which animal does area use wood shavings for their latrine?

Answer 9

Val the llama

Question 10

HOOFSTOCK:

When checking the pressure gauge on the beaver’s filter, what number should they be at?

Answer 10

Top gauge- 1-0 PSI, preferably 0 PSI

Bottom gauge- below 35 PSI

Question 11

HOOFSTOCK:

When do you drain lixits?

Answer 11

When weather temp is above 85 degrees/feels hot, during AM and PM rounds

Question 12

HOOFSTOCK:

When do you stop bleeding lixits?

Answer 12

When the water is cool

Question 13

HOOFSTOCK:

Which animals are walked by area?

Answer 13

Miniature horses (pinky and sugar bear)

Question 14

HOOFSTOCK:

Which animal do you not go in with to clean?

Answer 14

donkeys

Question 15

COMMISSARY:

What five items should you include in cut veg?

Answer 15

celery, zucchini, red bell pepper, green bell pepper, cucumber

Question 16

COMMISSARY:

true or false- When you clean items like silverware, metal bowls, and cutting boards, you can use rescue

Answer 16

No. These are the only things that rescue is NOT used on

Question 17

COMMISSARY:

Which two chemical should you NEVER mix?

Answer 17

Bleach and ammonia products. B- sink, A- floor

Question 18

COMMISSARY:

For pull log, you should pull ___ side in the AM and ___ side in the PM

Answer 18

green/red

Question 19

COMMISSARY:

How long can defrosted meat stay in the fridge?

Answer 19

24 hours

Question 20

COMMISSARY:

What three pieces of information are included on a label?

Answer 20

Animal or item name, date, AM or PM

Buzz, 8/16, PM

Question 21

CARNS:

Is this an area you need to wear PPE masks?

Answer 21

Yes

Question 22

CARNS:

How many sliders in the corridor does this area have?

Answer 22

2

Question 23

CARNS: At what temperature do the New Guinea Singing dogs and Kadogo’s heaters get turned off and on?

Answer 23

65 degrees and below

Question 24

CARNS: How often do swales need to be picked?

Answer 24

Everyday at the end of area

Question 25

CARNS: which locks are visual check only?

Answer 25

Ranger the coyote

Question 26

CARNS: What is meant by opening round?

Answer 26

Check the 4 Ls for each enclosure before area cleans

Question 27

CARNS: Where do you check for any protocol changes?

Answer 27

Protocol board in carn shed

Question 28

CARNS: TRUE OR FALSE It is important to check the signs to the play yard before entering

Answer 28

TRUE

Question 29

CARNS: TRUE OR FALSE Large metal crates should not be hosed out when cleaning

Answer 29

TRUE

Question 30

PRIMATES: What temperatures should Forest's (North American Porcupine) misters be turned on?

Answer 30

75 degrees and higher

Question 31

PRIMATES: What animal do you use Rescue on your shoes after cleaning?

Answer 31

Nyani

Question 32

PRIMATES: How often do we use big 4 tools?

Answer 32

Daily

Question 33

PRIMATES: Which animals do we weigh the leftover food?

Answer 33

Samantha

Question 34

PRIMATES: What 3 things do you check before entering a primate enclosure?

Answer 34

Positive, check door closed, pin is in

Question 35

PRIMATES: What is meant by positive check?

Answer 35

Visual- you know where the animal is before you go inside an enclosure

Question 36

MQ: Where is the thermostat located?

Answer 36

On the pole across from Copper the fox

Question 37

MQ: Titi mister is turned off and on by who?

Answer 37

ONLY trainers

Question 38

MQ: How often should animals that have 2 enclosures have access to both sides?

Answer 38

Always, unless trainer says otherwise

Question 39

MQ: Which animals are AM/PM checks only?

Answer 39

Willis, Nadia, Copper

Question 40

MQ: When does area unplug heaters?

Answer 40

Only when actively cleaning the enclosure, and it is plugged back in when enclosure is cleaned.

Question 41

MQ: Can the same person clean the tamarinds and Munch on the same day?

Answer 41

No

Question 42

SHOW: Which heaters do you never touch?

Answer 42

Michele and Gepetto

Question 43

SHOW: Which temperature do heaters need to be turned off/on?

Answer 43

ON 65 degrees and below | OFF anything above 65 degrees

Question 44

Where in Show/Wildlife Theater area do you wear a mask?

Answer 44

All primates, Felix the raccoon, ferrets, tonka-trainer cleaned

Question 45

SHOW: Which hoofstock enclosures have heaters?

Answer 45

Pigs

Question 46

SHOW: Where are the area's thermometers located?

Answer 46

Post next to the sugar gliders, and the show fridge TBD

Question 47

SHOW: Which locks are visual check only?

Answer 47

All primates, Felix the raccoon, and any of the middle enclosures (rupee, Tonka, rorke)

Question 48

SHOW: What are the 4 L's?

Answer 48

Life. Lock. Liquid. Look

Question 49

REPTILES: Which animals get misted during area and rounds?

Answer 49

Tilly Rae Bianca if humidity is below 40 Madagascar hissing cockroaches

Question 50

REPTILES: Which are the manager only animals?

Answer 50

Rae Rollo Lauren Coraline

Question 51

REPTILES: At what temperature does little Joe get locked in his den box at night?

Answer 51

Under 75 degrees

Question 52

REPTILES: What minimum temperature does it have to be outside to take a reptile to a show/handling?

Answer 52

65 degrees

Question 53

REPTILES: Who gets medicated daily?

Answer 53

Leia her toes

Question 54

REPTILES: TRUE OR FALSE, reptiles who are blue or shedding can be taken out for handling/shows

Answer 54

False