Which Breed Should You Get?

Pick your animal, see every breed and variety we cover, and answer a short run of honest questions to find the ones that actually fit. Free, no sign-up, under a minute each.

50 animals · 315 breeds and varieties · dogs and cats have full photo pages

Dog Breed Quiz 57 breeds with photos · 9 questions · about a minute → Cat Breed Quiz 20 breeds with photos · 6 questions · about a minute →

Every finder here scores the same way. You answer questions about the practical shape of your week: your space, the hours the house sits empty, the exercise you can give every day, your budget, and who will actually do the work. Each breed carries its own rating on those same measures. Breeds that clash with your answers drop out before you ever see them.

You get a shortlist, not a single name

Two families can both be pointed at a Labrador and still see a different second and third place, because the whole field is ranked against their answers. The runners-up are often the more useful part. They are the breeds that would also have worked — which is what you want to know when the first one is not at any shelter near you.

Breed predicts the body, not the personality

Size, coat, shedding, grooming, exercise need and running cost really do travel with breed. Those are the things that decide whether an animal fits an apartment, a yard, a budget or a school week. Temperament mostly does not travel with breed. That is why every finder here points you at an adult animal you can meet, rather than a puppy you are guessing about.

For the smaller pets, the choice is about setup

Same scoring, different stakes. Picking between a leopard gecko and a crested gecko decides whether you are buying a heat mat or a tall planted tank. Picking between a comet goldfish and a fantail decides whether you need a pond or a tank. Those are the differences the variety finders cover.

Dogs and cats are above. Tap any animal below for its care guide and the full rundown of its varieties — what each one looks like, and what it changes about the housing. Each has a matcher too, from a single question where the varieties differ mainly by looks up to four where they change the setup.

Rabbit 5 varieties · 3 questions Holland Lop, Netherland Dwarf, Lionhead, Mini Rex, Flemish Giant Guinea Pig 4 varieties · 2 questions American, Abyssinian, Peruvian, Teddy Hamster 5 varieties · 4 questions Syrian (Golden), Roborovski Dwarf, Campbell's Dwarf, Winter White Dwarf, Chinese Dwarf Gerbil 5 varieties · 1 question Agouti, Black, White (Himalayan), Golden Argente, Lilac Mouse 5 varieties · 1 question Self (solid color), Agouti, Albino, Broken (spotted), Long-haired Rat 4 varieties · 2 questions Standard, Dumbo, Rex, Hairless Chinchilla 5 varieties · 1 question Standard Grey, Black Velvet, Beige, White Mosaic, Violet Ferret 5 varieties · 1 question Sable, Albino, Silver, Cinnamon, Panda Hedgehog 4 varieties · 1 question Salt & Pepper, Cinnamon, Albino, Pinto Sugar Glider 4 varieties · 1 question Classic Grey, Leucistic, White-faced, Mosaic Degu 3 varieties · 2 questions Standard Agouti, Blue Degu, Sand Degu

Parakeet & Small Birds 8 varieties · 4 questions Budgie (Parakeet), Cockatiel, Lovebird, Parrotlet, Canary, Zebra Finch, Green-cheek Conure, Quaker (Monk) Parakeet Parrots & Larger Birds 5 varieties · 3 questions African Grey, Amazon, Cockatoo, Macaw, Eclectus

Gecko 6 varieties · 3 questions Leopard Gecko, Crested Gecko, Gargoyle Gecko, African Fat-tailed Gecko, Day Gecko, Tokay Gecko Bearded Dragon 5 varieties · 2 questions Classic, Leatherback, Hypo (pastel), Red / Citrus, Silkback Anole 3 varieties · 1 question Green Anole, Brown Anole, Knight Anole Blue-Tongued Skink 5 varieties · 2 questions Northern Blue-tongue, Eastern Blue-tongue, Fire Skink, Five-lined Skink, Red-Eyed Crocodile Skink Chameleon 4 varieties · 1 question Veiled Chameleon, Panther Chameleon, Jackson's Chameleon, Pygmy Chameleon Iguana 4 varieties · 1 question Green Iguana, Red Iguana, Blue Iguana, Rhinoceros Iguana Snake 8 varieties · 2 questions Corn Snake, Ball Python, California Kingsnake, Western Hognose, Garter Snake, Boa Constrictor, Milk Snake, Kenyan Sand Boa Aquatic Turtle 5 varieties · 2 questions Red-eared Slider, Painted Turtle, Yellow-bellied Slider, Map Turtle, Musk Turtle Tortoise 5 varieties · 2 questions Russian Tortoise, Hermann's Tortoise, Greek Tortoise, Red-footed Tortoise, Sulcata Uromastyx 4 varieties · 2 questions Saharan Uromastyx, Ornate Uromastyx, Mali Uromastyx, Egyptian Uromastyx

Fish 13 varieties · 3 questions Betta, Goldfish, Guppy, Molly, Platy, Zebra Danio, Neon Tetra, Dwarf Gourami, Angelfish, Corydoras Catfish, Bristlenose Pleco, Cherry Barb, GloFish® Betta Fish 12 varieties · 3 questions Veiltail, Halfmoon, Crowntail, Plakat, Double Tail, Delta, Rosetail, Dumbo (Elephant Ear), Koi / Marble, Dragon Scale, Giant Betta, Female Betta Goldfish 12 varieties · 3 questions Common Goldfish, Comet, Shubunkin, Fantail, Ryukin, Oranda, Black Moor, Telescope, Ranchu, Lionhead, Bubble Eye, Pearlscale Shrimp & Snails 5 varieties · 2 questions Cherry Shrimp, Amano Shrimp, Ghost Shrimp, Mystery Snail, Nerite Snail Crayfish 4 varieties · 1 question Electric Blue, Marbled Crayfish, White Ghost, Mexican Dwarf (CPO) Axolotl 5 varieties · 1 question Leucistic, Wild Type, Golden Albino, Melanoid, Copper Aquatic Frog 5 varieties · 2 questions African Dwarf Frog, African Clawed Frog, Fire-bellied Toad, Pacman Frog, White's Tree Frog Newt & Salamander 4 varieties · 1 question Fire-bellied Newt, Eastern (Red-spotted) Newt, Paddle-tail Newt, Tiger Salamander

Tarantula 4 varieties · 2 questions Chilean Rose, Mexican Red Knee, Pink Toe, Curly Hair Scorpion 3 varieties · 1 question Emperor Scorpion, Asian Forest Scorpion, Desert Hairy Scorpion Hermit Crab 3 varieties · 1 question Purple Pincher, Ecuadorian, Strawberry Millipede 4 varieties · 1 question Desert Millipede, Giant African Millipede, Bumblebee Millipede, American Giant Millipede Stick Insect 4 varieties · 1 question Indian (Common) Stick Insect, Giant Prickly (Macleay's Spectre), Vietnamese Stick Insect, Jungle Nymph Praying Mantis 4 varieties · 1 question Chinese Mantis, European Mantis, Ghost Mantis, Orchid Mantis Hissing Cockroach 3 varieties · 1 question Madagascar Hisser, Tiger Hisser, Halloween Hisser Land Snail 3 varieties · 1 question Garden Snail, Milk Snail, Roman (Burgundy) Snail Isopods 5 varieties · 2 questions Powder Orange, Zebra Isopod, Dairy Cow Isopod, Rubber Ducky Isopod, Common Pill Bug Ant Farm 3 varieties · 2 questions Black Garden Ant, Harvester Ant, Carpenter Ant Jumping Spider 3 varieties · 2 questions Regal Jumping Spider, Bold Jumping Spider, Zebra Jumping Spider

Chicken 6 varieties · 2 questions Silkie, Rhode Island Red, Plymouth Barred Rock, Orpington, Easter Egger, Leghorn Duck 5 varieties · 1 question Pekin, Khaki Campbell, Indian Runner, Call Duck, Muscovy Quail 4 varieties · 1 question Coturnix, Bobwhite, Button (King) Quail, California Quail Goat 5 varieties · 2 questions Nigerian Dwarf, Pygmy, Nubian, LaMancha, Boer Mini Pig 4 varieties · 1 question Pot-bellied Pig, Juliana (Mini), Kunekune, American Mini Pony 4 varieties · 1 question Shetland Pony, Welsh Pony, Miniature Horse, Pony of the Americas