Helpful tips and advice for pet owners. Our articles cover a variety of pets, including dogs, cats, birds, fish, reptiles, and more. We provide tips on feeding, grooming, exercise, training, and health care, as well as advice on how to choose the right pet for your lifestyle.
Where do you take a rabbit’s temperature? Although your veterinarian will probably take your rabbit’s temperature while it is standing up, our fosterers find it far easier to take the temperature while the rabbit is cradled on its back in a person’s arms. How do ...
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Keeping a cat away from a birdcage can be a challenge, but there are ways to discourage feline curiosity without causing harm to either animal. One method to try is using citrus smells, which many cats dislike. You can use citrus oil or peel as ...
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Are house geckos easy to take care of? House geckos are extremely adaptable and hardy, which makes them fairly easy to care for. However, it’s important to keep them in a particularly secure enclosure so they can’t escape and potentially invade your local ecosystem. With ...
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How often should I clean my reptiles tank? Aquatic reptiles, sleep, eat and defecate in their water, so by keeping their water clean you’ll be keeping their health as priority number one. A total clean should be done once a week or whenever you spot ...
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Your Leopard Gecko’s set up should include: A vivarium. Heat mat. Basking lamp. UV lamp. Infra red heat lamp. Hygrometer. Thermometer. Suitable substrate and hides. The fact that they are placed under one part of the tank means that this will allow you to create ...
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Do rabbits need hay if they eat grass? Good quality hay and/or grass, always available, should constitute the majority of rabbits’ diets. – Rabbits graze, naturally eating grass/other plants for long periods, mainly at dawn and dusk. – Rabbits’ digestive systems need grass and/or hay ...
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What do mites look like in a terrarium? Soil Mites – Another common mite in your vivarium, these mites are 100% harmless and have very similar breakdown adaptations to the springtails and isopods, making them a positive force in the vivarium. These mites look like ...
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What does it smell like when a snake is nearby? Spotting a snake “They usually don’t smell like anything unless you pick one up and smell it a lot, you might smell a musky, really nasty smell.” People might see snake skin sheddings around the ...
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Does Whole Foods sell quail? With the change in seasons, have you considered trying something different when you shop in our meat department? Why not break out of the tradition of buying chicken or turkey this season and consider cooking goose, pheasant or quail. How ...
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Can I feed my rabbit vegetables everyday? A pet rabbit’s diet should be supplemented with a variety of leafy green vegetables every day. Rabbits can consume as many vegetables as they want to each day as long as they do not get diarrhea and as ...
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