We go animal crackers with Busted as they introduce us to their new furry friends!

Easter's here and that's why there's a spring in our step and everyone's going crazy with chocolate, chicks and cutesome bunnies! So when Busted invited us to meet their floppy-eared buddies, we hopped to it. Read on as Mattie, James and Charlie talk hyenas, hairy pigs and hamsters!

In the words of Bugs Bunny, 'What's up, doc?'
Mattie: Everything's good. Soon we're off to the States. We're hopping mad with excitement.
James: Shh! Mattie, be vewy vewy quiet. I'm hunting wabbits.

Er, what are you talking about, James?
James: I'm being Elmer Fudd - he's the hunter who used to chase Bugs Bunny. Some people say I look a bit like him..

Your bunny buddies are so cute! What pets did you have when you were younger?
Charlie: Nice, aren't they? I used to have a rabbit called Snow White when I was tiny and I once had two guinea pigs - Bill and Ben.
Mattie: I had a pet rat but it ran away. I've also had a budgie called Ernie, some terrapins and goldfish. Thing is, I kind of forgot to feed the goldfish and they died.
James: I had a hamster called Hump-Three because he had these three weird bumps on his back. He's no longer with us (sniff) but he had a great life. Once, I woke up in the middle of the night and caught him making a little nest out of rubbish behind my bed. I picked him up and he bit me!

Do you have any furry friends living at home with you now?
James: I've kind of got a chimp called Jimmy. Well, I don't actually have him living in my house or anything mad like that - a fan kindly adopted him for me at London Zoo. I wish I could take him out for the day and dress him up in a Hawaiian shirt!
Charlie: My folks have a labrador called Chloe. We've had her since I was seven. I remember being really small and helping to build her dog kennel.
Mattie: I've got an Alsation called Max but he lives with my mum.

Are there any animals you're not keen on?
James: I'm really not into those Chinese-crested dogs. They're just soo ugly..
Charlie: Aaah! It's not their fault!
Mattie: Hyenas are like the rude boys of the animal kingdom. All they do is nick peoples' food. And I'm not keen on goats. I was at the zoo once and a goat ate a wheel from my sister's wheelchair. I was laughing my head off but she really wasn't very happy.

Is a pot-bellied pig a good choice for a household pet?
Mattie: George Clooney's got one, hasn't he? They're cool. I used to love pigs but then I saw one in a zoo and it was so hairy, it looked like a little pony. I was so disappointed.
Charlie: Pigs can be smelly, but they're really intelligent.

What's your dream pet?
Charlie: A tiger, a really big one. I'd take him out on a lead. You know, to the shops and that.
James: A sphinx cat, like the one Dr Evil has in the Austin Powers films - you know, Mr Biggleworth! They've got no hair so they look weird - but pretty cool, too.

If you could be any animal, what would you be?
Mattie: I want to be a peregrine falcon. Imagine that, just flying around! It'd be so cool. Or a dolphin - I'm a useless swimmer, so I'd have to learn how to swim properly.
Charlie: I'd want to be a lion. But a lot of my friends say I look like Jiminy Cricket from Pinocchio.

If the lion is king of the animal kingdom, who's the queen?
Mattie: The cheetah is the dude, man! I'm really into cheetahs. When I had satellite TV with the National Geographic channel, I'd watch hours of shows on big cats. Lions are boring but cheetahs always get their freak on.
Charlie: The flamingo. They're queeny but they're weedy too. Maybe I'll go for the dolphin..
Mattie: Did you know flamingo tongues are a delicacy in some countries? How gross is that?

Euw! What's the weirdest animal you've ever eaten?
Mattie: I ate a crab. That was scary..
James: I love squid and octopus. I'm actually kind of proud that I eat them..
Charlie: Urgh, fish! In the Maldives they served what I thought was chicken. But when I put it in my mouth I realised it was some kind of puffer fish. I just went 'bleughhh!' and ran out of the restuarant to spit it out. I'm shivering just thinking about it. Brrrr!

Imagine you're walking Britney's dog - do you scoop when it poops?
Mattie: My nan used to give me sweets if I picked up the dog poo from her garden, so I've done it loads. Everyone who's got a dog should do it..
James: Yuck - no way! But I can't stand it when people let their dogs poo on the pavement. I've trained my dog to go in the corner of the garden. It's the way forward!