Pet Chores For Kids by Age
Pet Chores by Age. At what age can a child help clean the litter box? Wash the dog? Help give vitamins or medications?Having a pet adds to the weekly chore list - and some of the work, frankly, is not a whole lot of fun. (Bagging dog poop comes to mind.) Kids are able to do many chores to help out. Here's a list of which tasks kids can generally do by which age. Once a child reaches a certain skill or age level, he can generally do the chores for his age group and those for the age groups below. Of course, some of these chores need to be done each day, others once a week, and still others even less frequently. Use your best judgment for what gets done when. Ages 2 and under:-- Pick up the animal's toys-- Play (supervised) with animal. Ages 3 to 5:-- Put animals toys in the proper boxes or bins.Ages 6 to 9:-- Feed and water the animal-- Exercise it -- Wipe up spills -- Clean food and water bowls -- Help clean cage and/or litter box. Ages 10 to 13:-- Clean fish/reptile aquarium-- Help give medications or vitamins. Ages 14 to 17:-- Scoop and clean out the litter box-- Scoop up the dog’s poop -- Walk the dog -- Wash the dog and/or cat.  Custom Search Living With Pets You're Allergic To
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