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: More About Small Pets
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More About Small Household Pets
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Here are more tips for those with small household pets, everything from rabbits to gerbils, goldfish to exotic birds.
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Do You Know . . .
The Danger Fleas Pose to Pets?
Fleas can cause serious medical problems, including tapeworms, anemia (in extreme cases), skin irritation, and infections. The best approach for fighting fleas is prevention. There are many products on the market to repel and kill fleas.
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A Quick Way To Recognize A Healthy Bird?
According to Jack Hanna, a leading authority on pets and pet care, a quick way to recognize if a bird is healthy is to look for the "4 S's." Look for: CLEAR & SHINY EYES, SLEEK & SMOOTH FEATHERS, a SELF-CONFIDENT STATURE + SPIRITED MOVEMENT. Hanna suggests," if the bird you're considering buying is disinterested in you -- walks away, evidences no fear or curiousity -- it's not a good sign of health, and wise for you to become disinterested in taht bird as a pet." (Source: Jack Hanna & Hester Mundis, Jack Hanna's Ultimate Guide to Pets)
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Guinea Pigs
Most guinea pigs are more content with another guinea pig around for company. But BEWARE, guinea pigs can breed as young as one month old and one female can have an average of 15 babies (or pups) per year.
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Rabbits
Why do rabbits eat their own droppings? According to Frances N. Chrystie in "PETS: A Comprehensive Handbook for Kids," night droppings are different from the hard pellet-like day droppings. Night droppings contain partially broken down food and bacteria. Rabbits nibble at the droppings to get extra vitamins that weren't digested the first time.
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Two Gerbils Are Better Than One
Gerbils are sociable little creatures. They love company and will usually be happier in pairs. Two females together OR two males together works generally works out nicely.
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Gerbils
Gerbils love to chew. They will gladly make bedding from leaves and grass, cloth or paper. CAUTION: Don't give your gerbils newspaper because the ink is poisonous to them.
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