Exotic Animals
Ferret Adrenal Disease – What a Ferret Owner Should Know About a Bald Ferret
By Jillian Williams · 16 years ago
I spent some time volunteering at a ferret shelter. I’ve owned ferrets for a number of years, and I had some time on my hands since I had just moved to the area. I volunteered ...
To Aerate or Not to Aerate, Weekends and Vacations with Your Aquarium, and What Causes the Schooling of Fish
By Stephen M. Seabrook · 16 years ago
To Aerate or Not to Aerate? The beginner aquarist may believe that an aerator, air pump or an air stone is an essential part of the aquarium. While this was a strongly held belief in ...
Benefits Of Live Rock - Live Rock Is Your Best Choice When Setting Up A Saltwater Fish Aquarium
By Laurren Schmoyer · 16 years ago
The current trend is to setup new saltwater aquariums using live rock. Another option that some people choose is to decorate with dead corals or man-made decorations giving the aquarium a sterile, artificial appearance. The ...
The Basics of Aquarium Care, Creating an Indoor Ocean, and Blind Cave Tetras
By Stephen M. Seabrook · 15 years ago
The Basics of Aquarium Care. With some carefully planned information and advice, a beginner should care for cold freshwater fish to start; but, be aware that it is difficult to maintain them over a long ...
How to Setup a Mini Aquarium with Mudskipper Paludarium and Dwarf Cichlids
By Stephen M. Seabrook · 16 years ago
Aquarium tanks that hold between 15 - 40 liters (4 - 10 gallons) of water are considered miniature aquariums or mini-tanks. This is not an ideal aquarium for children or beginners, and will require a ...
Salt in Saltwater Aquariums - How Do You Make Saltwater For A Marine Aquarium?
By Laurren Schmoyer · 16 years ago
In the early days of keeping a marine or saltwater aquarium you had to go to the ocean to get water. Now, years later, questions arise; where do you get the salt to make saltwater ...
Ferret Facts and Information
By Arthur Fink · 16 years ago
A ferret is a domestic animal. Most domestic ferrets have black, brown or white fur. Although modern breeding has made an array of colors and patterns available today. Ferrets are on average 20 inches in ...
Giant Pandas
By Anthony Benjamin · 16 years ago
The Giant Panda is easily recognized by its large, distinctive black patches around the eyes, over the ears, and across its round body. Scientists do not know why these unusual bears are black and white, ...
Saltwater Starter Fish - Here Are Your Best Choices
By Laurren Schmoyer · 16 years ago
Saltwater fish must pass this test to qualify as a starter fish:
Is this fish both hardy and inexpensive? The term starter fish refers to the first fish that are added to a newly setup ...
Veterinary Pet Insurance For Exotic Animals
By Mark Gittelman · 16 years ago
Before purchasing an exotic animals insurance policy, it is a good idea to spend some time researching the various policy options each veterinary pet insurance company offers. Also, it can be very helpful to do ...
The Different Types of Turtles
By Steven Magill · 16 years ago
There are hundreds of different types of turtles. This article aims to give you a brief overview of the different types of turtles. Here is a short list of some of the types of turtle: ...
Quaker Parrot
By Mark Gibson · 16 years ago
The Quaker Parrot is a small hookbill from the genus Myiopsitta. Also known as the Monk parakeet, often referred to as a parakeet due to its long tail typical of the parakeets. The Quaker parrot ...
Instantly Change Your Parrot’s Bad Behavior – A 3 Step Process!
By Mikael Rieck · 16 years ago
To be the lucky owner of pet parrot can be a stressful experience. Whether you have parrots, macaws, conures, parakeets or any other type of pet parrots, you will need to train them to some ...
Betta Fish Care For A Healthy And Colorful Betta
By George Best · 16 years ago
Although part of the appeal of betta fish is that they can be kept without the need for a large aquarium or with a complicated filtration system, betta fish care does require some effort. Betta ...
Do You Really Want a Chinchilla?
By Jennifer Thomas · 16 years ago
Chinchillas are of small sized crepuscular rodents belonging to the Chinchillidae family, almost the size of rabbit. They are found in the Andes Mountains of South America. There are two different species of chinchilla, Chinchilla ...
Giant Squid Facts
By Anand Dongre · 16 years ago
The giant squid is one of the monstrous creatures still alive and always alluring many researchers around the world but till this time seems more mystifying as none of the giant squids are captured alive ...
Pigeon Racing Nutrition | During Training and Racing
By Christopher Ferrante · 16 years ago
You will want to have the breeding mix readily available to youngsters in the first few days after weaning, this is not yet the time to limit feed. Also a four week old youngster though ...
When Your Tropical Fish Get Sick
By Lee Dobbins · 16 years ago
Did you know that your tropical fish can get sick just like you can? They don't catch the same things that we do, of course but they can be just as bad for them - ...
Buying a Pet Rabbit - Characteristics and Health Information
By Moses Wright · 16 years ago
Rabbits are cute and soft with fascinating behavior. While they are affectionate animals, they may take some time to get adjusted to a new environment. But once they are given enough time and sense of ...
Crystal Red Shrimp, Red Bee Shrimp
By Emorsso Lim · 16 years ago
The Crystal Red Shrimp (CRS) is a variety of freshwater crustacean of the genus Caridina. It is exactly the same species as Bee Shrimp; the only difference is in color. Not only has it gained ...