Pet Wheel: Spin a Random Pet

Pet wheel with 16 pets, from dogs and cats to hamsters and turtles. Spin a pet to learn how to care for it, to draw, or for a class pet vote.

Pet care lessons
Class pets
Story writing

On this wheel

Dog
Cat
Rabbit
Hamster
Goldfish
Parrot
Turtle
Guinea pig
Lizard
Hermit crab
Ferret
Mouse

Why use a pet wheel

Sixteen pets are on the wheel, from dogs and cats to hermit crabs. Spin one and work out what it eats, where it sleeps and how long it lives.

Learn what a pet needs
Students spin a pet and list its food, home and daily care.
Choose the class pet to vote on
Teachers spin a few pets and the class votes on one.
Write a story about a pet
Kids spin a pet and write about a day in its life.

This wheel wears the Meadow-Go-Round theme: pastel meadow hills and wildflowers, with wildflower washes on the wheel. Your own copy keeps it, or pick another wheel theme.

How to use the pet wheel

Click the wheel to spin it.
Wait for it to slow down and stop on a random entry. The winner pops up on screen.
Click “Hide & Respin” to take the winner out and spin again, so nothing is picked twice.
Click “Create your own pet picker” to save your own copy, change the entries, and share or embed it.

All 16 entries on the pet wheel

Dog
Cat
Rabbit
Hamster
Goldfish
Parrot
Turtle
Guinea pig
Lizard
Hermit crab
Ferret
Mouse
Budgie
Frog
Chinchilla
Snail

Frequently Asked Questions

Which pet is easiest to look after?

Fish and hermit crabs need less time than a dog, but every pet needs clean water, the right food and a safe home.

Is the wheel really random?

Yes. Every entry has a slice of the same size, and where the wheel stops is picked with your browser’s cryptographically secure random number generator (crypto.getRandomValues), so nobody can predict or rig the result.

Can I change the entries on this wheel?

Yes. Click “Create your own pet picker” to save your own copy. You can then add, remove or rename entries, change the theme and spin settings, and share or embed your wheel.