We will be putting our house on the market very soon and I am wondering if anyone has a good idea about what to do with pets while the house is showing. We will not get advanced notice of which days our house will be shown. We have an indoor cat that likes to try to escape and a large dog that does not like strangers. Anyone have any great ideas?|||This is yet another reason for crate training. You should be given enough time from the potential buyer to put your dog in a crate. And, believe it or not, you can do the same for your cat. Just a small/medium dog crate will work find for the cat. You put the crates in the basement, garage, laundry room, etc. and be sure to tell the realtors that there are animals crated in there. They can go in and look at the room, but at least they're warned that the dog may bark at them.|||You could talk to your veterinarian about daycare options in your community. If your vet does not offer boarding facilities, they may be able to recommend a Pet Daycare or a vet that does offer a day boarding option. Just know that any quality facility will require proof of vaccination and some may require that your pets be spayed/neutered previous to boarding. You could also look into in-home pet-sitters, but you will want to be provided with references from previous clients, a copy of any license they claim, and you want proof that they are bonded and insured, this way, if anything unfortunate should happen, you would not be financially liable for vet or doctor bills related to the incident.|||I would send them to a friends house or familys if you can
only because the dog doesnt like strangers and your cat tries to get out.
and especially if you dont get advanced notice.|||give your niece, nephew or another lonely kid in the neighborhood a couple bucks to watch them for an hour or so.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
What pets do most colleges in California allow?
I'm going to be getting a pet soon, maybe a bird, and I just want to know what types of pets are allowed at California colleges. I know not all colleges are the same, I just want an overview. Thanks.|||Tweety is going to have to stay home with the folks. If you are lucky, you can have fish. This is not just California schools but all of them in the US.|||None. Keeping animals prisoner in your dorm is not allowed in any schools. Only registered service animals are allowed.|||I doubt they will let you have pets =/ its disruptive to other students, especially if you have a roommate.
What happens to the pets on Sims 2 Bon Voyage when the family goes on holiday?
I want my family to go on holiday but i don't know what will happen to the pets, will they die or will they live?|||you are suppose to hire a nanny because other wise the animal control officers might take your pet, or one person might not be able to go on the trip. It is like when you leave a kids alone...you can't...hope I helped!|||of coarse theyll live...its like they freeze where they are when you go somewhere...
Can pets emigrate to Australia without being quarantined?
I am aware some countries have stopped quarantine of pets who travel from other countries. Do Australia still quarantine pets? I have 3 dogs. Is there any way of getting out of quarantine, for example keeping the dogs in the house and having regular visit to or from a vet?|||im not sure about it but usually for dogs you bring them to the vet that gives them a injection that allows them after six months to travel to other countries but im not sure if your ide is alright but anyway do some research on internet and on australian web sites and google.com not ".co.uk"|||No, Australia are one of the most stringent countries for things like this, which to be honest is a good thing.|||Sorry - the animals have to be quarantined - no way around it. There are alot of animal diseases in the UK (due to the closeness of Europe) that Australia protects itself from .
Are Rhodesian Ridgebacks good pets to have in a family with kids?
My husband and I have our hearts set on getting a Rhodesian Ridgeback; pretty much all we've read has said they make great pets. My only concern is that it will be a good dog to have around my 3 girls. Does anyone have kids as well as this kind of dog? and could you share your experience?|||They can be but it depends on your family and the particular dog.
Ridgebacks need vigorous daily exercise and plenty of mental stimulation to be happy. They are large dogs that have whippy tails that can knock small kids over or hurt them. They can be bouncy and energetic especially when young. As with any dog, with early socialisation and training they can be well behaved around kids.
Are you an active family? Do you spend a large amount of time at home or somewhere that the dog could accompany you? Are your children dog savvy, do they understand and obey directions about handling animals? Are you willing to train/continue the training of a dog? Do you and/or your husband have any large dog experience? If the answer is "no" to any of these questions then I would suggest that a ridgeback is not the right dog for you, in fact, maybe any dog would be too much for you.
If the answer is "yes" to all these questions then why not consider adopting a ridge or ridgeback x from a shelter or breed rescue. Sometimes a friendly adult dog can be found that has grown up with kids and is already tried and tested. This can be a lot easier than risking making mistake with a pup, dependent on your experience. Of course, when getting an adult dog you would need to get as much history on it as possible and spend as much time with it (with your kids) as you can before making a decision.
I have owned two ridgebacks, they differed greatly in personality with one being quite shy and cuddly and the other being very outgoing and almost hyperactive. Both were big strong dogs that were a handful as adolescents but with training and socialisation were lovely around children. Without training and socialisation i think both dogs would have been an absolute disaster with kids!
The bottom line is that ANY breed can make a great pet, it depends on the individual dog and on the training and socialisation opportunities that it is given.|||http://www.akc.org/breeds/rhodesian_ridgeback/|||they are very pretty dogs, but are a little more to handle than say a lab which is very family friendly. naturally they tend to be more aggressive.but like ANY dog, its up to the owners (pack leaders) to properly care for the dog and ensure it knows its boundaries.|||I work at an animal hospital, %26amp; we have a family with at least 3 girls that have a Rhodesian. She has a really good temperament, so I would say yes.|||I prefer big dogs with kids. As long as the dogs well trainned, as 3year old could be bowled overe by such a large pup. They need to be trainned not to jump, early on.
Temperament: The Ridgeback is dignified, trustworthy, loyal, intelligent and makes a great family pet. It is extremely protective of its immediate family and has a streak of independence 鈥?probably left over from its hunting background. Ridgebacks are very good with children, especially when raised with them. However young Ridgebacks can be too rambunctious for small children and toddlers. Ridgebacks are wary of strangers and also other animals and must be thoroughly socialized and obedience trained while a puppy. This training should be continued through adolescence and even into adulthood to minimize any aggressive tendencies. This dog breed is too large and too strong to not be thoroughly obedience trained. Because the Ridgeback is so intelligent and somewhat independent, training can be difficult and needs to be re-enforced often. This breed is very confidant and will test members of the family to try and find his place in the family hierarchy. Overall the Ridgeback makes a wonderful companion and family dog as long as you let him know you are in charge. Ridgeback鈥檚 don鈥檛 bark much but make great watchdogs. Ridgebacks do best with experienced dog owners|||They are okay dogs but if ur girls would play with them like some type of u know toy...cause even teenagers do that dogs get pssed...thing is the walking part ull have a hard time with that id start out with a german if not why not try a chow chow or pomeranian?
u shld just get a chow chow....u know why their just stubby and they loved getting toyed with..socialation and all..theyre not mean....at all i have one at my neighbors yard my friend also has 1 near her we got like 16 chow chow owners in my area......that i know off.....They're not viscious at all its just that a long time ago people took care of them irresponsivley and gave it a bad rep...Rhodesian is okay..U must walk them much though...There legs will get weak if not..|||try border collies, australian shepherds, dalmatians, and maybe the Rhodesian ridge backs but do some research just to make sure|||I would say that if you and your husband have never had a dog before, this is not the breed to start with. They are aggressive; they're LION HUNTERS. They can be great pets, but they are very self confident, and they are, like most hounds, independently minded and not too motivated to please their owners. Loyal, yes; protective, yes; obedient: not.
For a first dog, pick a retriever:
Newfoundland
Labrador Retriever
Golden Retriever
Curly-Coated Retriever
Flat-Coated Retriever
Standard Poodle
Irish Water Spaniel
Portuguese Water Dog
American Water Spaniel
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
I left the Chesapeake Bay Retriever out on purpose; they're harder than these others, again, not great choices for first-time dog owners. These others, listed, are merry dogs who delight in pleasing their people, will retrieve till they drop (which kids love), and rarely get aggressive. They will bark to warn you of strangers, but are more likely to show a burglar to the refrigerator than do any protecting. There are always exceptions, but that's what the breeds are, in general.|||If you plan on lion-hunting with your family/kids a Ridgeback is PERFECT! If not it can be a tough breed unless you do have some training experience.
How old are your kids?
How active is your family?
Do you plan to get a dog and get into some form of dog sport? (Agility,obedience,conformation,tracking etc. There are many!)
With kids and without planning to spend every weekend doing "dog-stuff" I'd look for a more laid-back breed. Since you're looking at a rather large dog - and certainly a very strong dog - I'd make sure I visited more than one family(!) which has this breed and ask them a LOT of question. But ONE family is not enough,you need more than ONE opinion..
You might think this sound silly,but what about adopting a Greyhound?
You avoid months of chewing and potty-training. You can pick an adult dog with a personality and temperament that fit you and the family.
They're very clean dogs... (Matters more to some than others...)
They've been bred from healthy dogs and fed a proper diet since little. (This matters as if you do adopt a dog from a HS/ASPCA you have no idea how it grew up. How it was fed. If it was ever socialized and/or around other dogs. Etc...)
With a Greyhound you get a dog that look large,but is mainly just tall - not heavy. Nothing like the freight-train-like 75lb 1year old puppy racing through your living-room... Greyhounds are more like "45 mile/hr couch-potatoes". They're quiet in the house. They rarely bark. (Criminals are criminals because they're stupid. If they were not stupid they'd not be criminals. And stupid people very rarely know which big/tall dog might be a true house-defender and which ones are not.
Kinda' important as Greyhounds are NOT the best guard-dogs. I've got Deerhounds which are very similar to Greyhounds,just much more expensive,often difficult to find and are slightly larger and with a tad more hair... But the rest is basically the same dog. They lay around when inside. Walk nicely on a leash but will hunt (%26amp; possibly kill..) anything that moves quickly %26amp; has fur,so I keep them leashed when on walks. They're beautiful. Seem to "think" more than other breeds and are very far from the muddy freight-train running around which is how and what a Ridgeback will be from they're 6 to about 18-24 months old. (I'm not big on the two!! years of "still developing brain" thing...)
And with adopting a Greyhound you can pick the right one.
The one you love the looks of. The one the kids love. The one who actually likes kids... (Not all dogs do,even if growing up together. This is the truth but few will actually tell you..)
Or I'd go for a larger breed spaniel.
Always happy dogs. Springer spaniels never seem to have a bad day. But - you would have to do the puppy-thing... (Which "grow old" really fast. Much faster than the dog sadly...)
Or a Boxer if "someone"... in the family wants %26amp; insist on a "tougher" dog.
No matter what you get,DO NOT!!! BUY FROM A STORE!!
Find a good breeder. Go to a few dog-shows. Talk to people. And remember if the dog at the show has a coat - it's very! unlikely yours will look just like that as it takes a LOT!! of time to groom a dog to show-looks. (Just check out the Bouvier des Flandres - the most amazing,smart and THINKING! dog. But look at the coat!
AND it'll need just as much training and experience as the Ridgeback! But at least the Bouvier will remember what he's learned... Not so with Ridgeback)
Good luck.
I guess you have some more reading and visiting to do.
Let us know what you end up with, And why...|||my Uncle had a great dane x ridgeback for about 5 years, then he had kids and she adapted straight away - she was so patient with them, never bowled them over, even though she was 10 times the size of them! really depends on how you introduce the dog to your kids.|||It's best for you to pack up your girls and go visit an ethical breeder. Ridgebacks as pups can use small children as chew toys. Many breeders also won't sell to families with small children unless they meet you and watch how you handle your children with their pups.
I sold 2 pups to 2 families with 4 yr old boys. But they had to come to my house and pass my oldest dog's test. He will not tolerate poorly behaved children.
then I had a family come with 5 boys, and they were so wild, I couldn't imagine selling a pup to them, knowing that mom had her hands full with the human pups.
Ridgebacks as adults are very protective of their children. All the work happens when they are puppies. They do not like to be put into the backyard alone, though. Unless you are wanting a house companion I would not choose a Ridgeback.
My daughter was 9 when I got my first RR, but she has a very aggressive personality, and the pups didn't bother her at all. She grew up with working police k-9s and was used to their dominant personality.
They play rough as well, and if your girls are quiet or sensitive or shy, you would have to be there to intervene, because a Ridgeback will take advantage of anyone who has a 'soft' type personality.
Ridgebacks need vigorous daily exercise and plenty of mental stimulation to be happy. They are large dogs that have whippy tails that can knock small kids over or hurt them. They can be bouncy and energetic especially when young. As with any dog, with early socialisation and training they can be well behaved around kids.
Are you an active family? Do you spend a large amount of time at home or somewhere that the dog could accompany you? Are your children dog savvy, do they understand and obey directions about handling animals? Are you willing to train/continue the training of a dog? Do you and/or your husband have any large dog experience? If the answer is "no" to any of these questions then I would suggest that a ridgeback is not the right dog for you, in fact, maybe any dog would be too much for you.
If the answer is "yes" to all these questions then why not consider adopting a ridge or ridgeback x from a shelter or breed rescue. Sometimes a friendly adult dog can be found that has grown up with kids and is already tried and tested. This can be a lot easier than risking making mistake with a pup, dependent on your experience. Of course, when getting an adult dog you would need to get as much history on it as possible and spend as much time with it (with your kids) as you can before making a decision.
I have owned two ridgebacks, they differed greatly in personality with one being quite shy and cuddly and the other being very outgoing and almost hyperactive. Both were big strong dogs that were a handful as adolescents but with training and socialisation were lovely around children. Without training and socialisation i think both dogs would have been an absolute disaster with kids!
The bottom line is that ANY breed can make a great pet, it depends on the individual dog and on the training and socialisation opportunities that it is given.|||http://www.akc.org/breeds/rhodesian_ridgeback/|||they are very pretty dogs, but are a little more to handle than say a lab which is very family friendly. naturally they tend to be more aggressive.but like ANY dog, its up to the owners (pack leaders) to properly care for the dog and ensure it knows its boundaries.|||I work at an animal hospital, %26amp; we have a family with at least 3 girls that have a Rhodesian. She has a really good temperament, so I would say yes.|||I prefer big dogs with kids. As long as the dogs well trainned, as 3year old could be bowled overe by such a large pup. They need to be trainned not to jump, early on.
Temperament: The Ridgeback is dignified, trustworthy, loyal, intelligent and makes a great family pet. It is extremely protective of its immediate family and has a streak of independence 鈥?probably left over from its hunting background. Ridgebacks are very good with children, especially when raised with them. However young Ridgebacks can be too rambunctious for small children and toddlers. Ridgebacks are wary of strangers and also other animals and must be thoroughly socialized and obedience trained while a puppy. This training should be continued through adolescence and even into adulthood to minimize any aggressive tendencies. This dog breed is too large and too strong to not be thoroughly obedience trained. Because the Ridgeback is so intelligent and somewhat independent, training can be difficult and needs to be re-enforced often. This breed is very confidant and will test members of the family to try and find his place in the family hierarchy. Overall the Ridgeback makes a wonderful companion and family dog as long as you let him know you are in charge. Ridgeback鈥檚 don鈥檛 bark much but make great watchdogs. Ridgebacks do best with experienced dog owners|||They are okay dogs but if ur girls would play with them like some type of u know toy...cause even teenagers do that dogs get pssed...thing is the walking part ull have a hard time with that id start out with a german if not why not try a chow chow or pomeranian?
u shld just get a chow chow....u know why their just stubby and they loved getting toyed with..socialation and all..theyre not mean....at all i have one at my neighbors yard my friend also has 1 near her we got like 16 chow chow owners in my area......that i know off.....They're not viscious at all its just that a long time ago people took care of them irresponsivley and gave it a bad rep...Rhodesian is okay..U must walk them much though...There legs will get weak if not..|||try border collies, australian shepherds, dalmatians, and maybe the Rhodesian ridge backs but do some research just to make sure|||I would say that if you and your husband have never had a dog before, this is not the breed to start with. They are aggressive; they're LION HUNTERS. They can be great pets, but they are very self confident, and they are, like most hounds, independently minded and not too motivated to please their owners. Loyal, yes; protective, yes; obedient: not.
For a first dog, pick a retriever:
Newfoundland
Labrador Retriever
Golden Retriever
Curly-Coated Retriever
Flat-Coated Retriever
Standard Poodle
Irish Water Spaniel
Portuguese Water Dog
American Water Spaniel
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
I left the Chesapeake Bay Retriever out on purpose; they're harder than these others, again, not great choices for first-time dog owners. These others, listed, are merry dogs who delight in pleasing their people, will retrieve till they drop (which kids love), and rarely get aggressive. They will bark to warn you of strangers, but are more likely to show a burglar to the refrigerator than do any protecting. There are always exceptions, but that's what the breeds are, in general.|||If you plan on lion-hunting with your family/kids a Ridgeback is PERFECT! If not it can be a tough breed unless you do have some training experience.
How old are your kids?
How active is your family?
Do you plan to get a dog and get into some form of dog sport? (Agility,obedience,conformation,tracking etc. There are many!)
With kids and without planning to spend every weekend doing "dog-stuff" I'd look for a more laid-back breed. Since you're looking at a rather large dog - and certainly a very strong dog - I'd make sure I visited more than one family(!) which has this breed and ask them a LOT of question. But ONE family is not enough,you need more than ONE opinion..
You might think this sound silly,but what about adopting a Greyhound?
You avoid months of chewing and potty-training. You can pick an adult dog with a personality and temperament that fit you and the family.
They're very clean dogs... (Matters more to some than others...)
They've been bred from healthy dogs and fed a proper diet since little. (This matters as if you do adopt a dog from a HS/ASPCA you have no idea how it grew up. How it was fed. If it was ever socialized and/or around other dogs. Etc...)
With a Greyhound you get a dog that look large,but is mainly just tall - not heavy. Nothing like the freight-train-like 75lb 1year old puppy racing through your living-room... Greyhounds are more like "45 mile/hr couch-potatoes". They're quiet in the house. They rarely bark. (Criminals are criminals because they're stupid. If they were not stupid they'd not be criminals. And stupid people very rarely know which big/tall dog might be a true house-defender and which ones are not.
Kinda' important as Greyhounds are NOT the best guard-dogs. I've got Deerhounds which are very similar to Greyhounds,just much more expensive,often difficult to find and are slightly larger and with a tad more hair... But the rest is basically the same dog. They lay around when inside. Walk nicely on a leash but will hunt (%26amp; possibly kill..) anything that moves quickly %26amp; has fur,so I keep them leashed when on walks. They're beautiful. Seem to "think" more than other breeds and are very far from the muddy freight-train running around which is how and what a Ridgeback will be from they're 6 to about 18-24 months old. (I'm not big on the two!! years of "still developing brain" thing...)
And with adopting a Greyhound you can pick the right one.
The one you love the looks of. The one the kids love. The one who actually likes kids... (Not all dogs do,even if growing up together. This is the truth but few will actually tell you..)
Or I'd go for a larger breed spaniel.
Always happy dogs. Springer spaniels never seem to have a bad day. But - you would have to do the puppy-thing... (Which "grow old" really fast. Much faster than the dog sadly...)
Or a Boxer if "someone"... in the family wants %26amp; insist on a "tougher" dog.
No matter what you get,DO NOT!!! BUY FROM A STORE!!
Find a good breeder. Go to a few dog-shows. Talk to people. And remember if the dog at the show has a coat - it's very! unlikely yours will look just like that as it takes a LOT!! of time to groom a dog to show-looks. (Just check out the Bouvier des Flandres - the most amazing,smart and THINKING! dog. But look at the coat!
AND it'll need just as much training and experience as the Ridgeback! But at least the Bouvier will remember what he's learned... Not so with Ridgeback)
Good luck.
I guess you have some more reading and visiting to do.
Let us know what you end up with, And why...|||my Uncle had a great dane x ridgeback for about 5 years, then he had kids and she adapted straight away - she was so patient with them, never bowled them over, even though she was 10 times the size of them! really depends on how you introduce the dog to your kids.|||It's best for you to pack up your girls and go visit an ethical breeder. Ridgebacks as pups can use small children as chew toys. Many breeders also won't sell to families with small children unless they meet you and watch how you handle your children with their pups.
I sold 2 pups to 2 families with 4 yr old boys. But they had to come to my house and pass my oldest dog's test. He will not tolerate poorly behaved children.
then I had a family come with 5 boys, and they were so wild, I couldn't imagine selling a pup to them, knowing that mom had her hands full with the human pups.
Ridgebacks as adults are very protective of their children. All the work happens when they are puppies. They do not like to be put into the backyard alone, though. Unless you are wanting a house companion I would not choose a Ridgeback.
My daughter was 9 when I got my first RR, but she has a very aggressive personality, and the pups didn't bother her at all. She grew up with working police k-9s and was used to their dominant personality.
They play rough as well, and if your girls are quiet or sensitive or shy, you would have to be there to intervene, because a Ridgeback will take advantage of anyone who has a 'soft' type personality.
How can I convince my parents that I am responsible enough to care for 2 pets?
3 years ago I had a hamster %26amp; she died %26amp; 2 years ago I got a dog %26amp; I still have her. But I also want a hamster again. But my parents say 1 pet per child. How can I convince them into letting me have 2 pets? P.S. I don't get a allownce %26amp; I don't have to do chores %26amp; I am an only child %26amp; I am 12 almost 13.|||I think that proving to parents is hard, trust me. I had to bargain with my parents BIG time to get my gerbils.
What I would say is to show them that you can be responsible by caring for you dog a lot better and maybe asking your parents if you can do chores and make some money. If you could pay for the hamster and if you don't have a cage or foog and buy that, then I think they will be happy!
Just don't beg, they hate that. Well good luck!|||your lucky u even got a dog i have 2 cats and i want a hamster but my parents say no
|||It's not about HAVING to do chores- maybe you should do some to actually prove you can be responsible! You're nearly thirteen, it is time you started pulling your weight around the house, reguardless if it's for an animal or not.
You also should try and help finanically. Unless you still have the cage, getting a hamster is an expensive business so maybe you should show responsibility by doing a yard sale or selling something yourself.
So my advice? Start doing jobs around the house without asking, ask if there's any way you can earn money etc.
But it's less about responsiblity and more about money. You may walk your dog, feed your dog, play with your dog, but who pays for food, toys, and the vet? Your parents, and it isn't cheap.|||i think you should try and take a little more responsibility for your dog first like, take it on walks whenever you can and avoid your parents having anything to do with her apart from petting or feeding while you are at school. And don't make it too obvious but every now and then try to moan about how you miss your poor little hamster with tears in your eyes but don't go too over the top otherwise they will catch on.
I loved my previous hamster and i cried and cried for her after she died with pneumonia and we went into the pet shop and saw one that was way too nervous and i said that no-one would buy her and we may be her only hope to get her a loving home and here i am today with that very hamster trained and completely nerve-free. So try and go for the underdog!!
Good luck!!|||First of all, it is not about how you can convince your parents whether or not you are allowed to have another pet, you have to ask yourself if you are able to give better lives to these animals.
The fates of these little creatures will be in your hand, whether they can live a better life or a miserable life all depends on what kind of owner you are and how much time you are willing to commit to take care of them. They are not toys, they, same as us, have lives, are able to feel the pains , loneliness, and may even suffer form depressions and illness.
Therefore, before you ask your parents about what you want, please ask yourself if you are a good owner of them and if you are able to offer them their life time happiness with your 100% love and care. .|||All u have to do is show responsibility for the first pet then it will show ur parents that u can take care of another. (This is so wierd but ur story sounds just what i am trying now! My hamster died 3 years ago too! Now i have a dog that I got 2 year later! Now i want a hamster but my parents say only one pet. I am an only child to and i am 12!!!!!)|||Go mental and clean things for money, to get my guinea pigs was easy my dad is soft that way,but my mum wasn't happy!(my old guinea pig Tina had just died at Easter time), Me and my friend are now cleaning our houses for money to get a C%26amp;C Cage for our guinea pigs (well she'll get some when mine has it's babys, she got sold to me that way)|||im 13 and i have 4 lizards 2 odgs a rat and a cat first i got a dog then about 5 yrs later i got a cat bou1 later i got another dog then a rat then lizards and i still havethem all today long story short it takes time for parents to trust u|||Well, when they ask you to do something..do it without complaining. Help out extra by clearing the table or washing the dishes after dinner. Helping out extra will get you that extra label: responsible...good-luck!!
-JoshLuver-|||For along time I have wanted gerbils, now finally after 2 years my mom is interested. Not because I begged her, but because we rescued a baby mouse then it died and she felt sorry for me and is planning on letting me get a gerbil.
I currently own four dogs and two cats. One dog is mine (Silky) and one cat is also mine (Rex), the rest are my parents. Basiclly what I'm saying is all parents are different, I would raise all the money don't ask your parents for it all. Maybe have a yard sale, do alot of work around the house.
Good luck!
What I would say is to show them that you can be responsible by caring for you dog a lot better and maybe asking your parents if you can do chores and make some money. If you could pay for the hamster and if you don't have a cage or foog and buy that, then I think they will be happy!
Just don't beg, they hate that. Well good luck!|||your lucky u even got a dog i have 2 cats and i want a hamster but my parents say no
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|||It's not about HAVING to do chores- maybe you should do some to actually prove you can be responsible! You're nearly thirteen, it is time you started pulling your weight around the house, reguardless if it's for an animal or not.
You also should try and help finanically. Unless you still have the cage, getting a hamster is an expensive business so maybe you should show responsibility by doing a yard sale or selling something yourself.
So my advice? Start doing jobs around the house without asking, ask if there's any way you can earn money etc.
But it's less about responsiblity and more about money. You may walk your dog, feed your dog, play with your dog, but who pays for food, toys, and the vet? Your parents, and it isn't cheap.|||i think you should try and take a little more responsibility for your dog first like, take it on walks whenever you can and avoid your parents having anything to do with her apart from petting or feeding while you are at school. And don't make it too obvious but every now and then try to moan about how you miss your poor little hamster with tears in your eyes but don't go too over the top otherwise they will catch on.
I loved my previous hamster and i cried and cried for her after she died with pneumonia and we went into the pet shop and saw one that was way too nervous and i said that no-one would buy her and we may be her only hope to get her a loving home and here i am today with that very hamster trained and completely nerve-free. So try and go for the underdog!!
Good luck!!|||First of all, it is not about how you can convince your parents whether or not you are allowed to have another pet, you have to ask yourself if you are able to give better lives to these animals.
The fates of these little creatures will be in your hand, whether they can live a better life or a miserable life all depends on what kind of owner you are and how much time you are willing to commit to take care of them. They are not toys, they, same as us, have lives, are able to feel the pains , loneliness, and may even suffer form depressions and illness.
Therefore, before you ask your parents about what you want, please ask yourself if you are a good owner of them and if you are able to offer them their life time happiness with your 100% love and care. .|||All u have to do is show responsibility for the first pet then it will show ur parents that u can take care of another. (This is so wierd but ur story sounds just what i am trying now! My hamster died 3 years ago too! Now i have a dog that I got 2 year later! Now i want a hamster but my parents say only one pet. I am an only child to and i am 12!!!!!)|||Go mental and clean things for money, to get my guinea pigs was easy my dad is soft that way,but my mum wasn't happy!(my old guinea pig Tina had just died at Easter time), Me and my friend are now cleaning our houses for money to get a C%26amp;C Cage for our guinea pigs (well she'll get some when mine has it's babys, she got sold to me that way)|||im 13 and i have 4 lizards 2 odgs a rat and a cat first i got a dog then about 5 yrs later i got a cat bou1 later i got another dog then a rat then lizards and i still havethem all today long story short it takes time for parents to trust u|||Well, when they ask you to do something..do it without complaining. Help out extra by clearing the table or washing the dishes after dinner. Helping out extra will get you that extra label: responsible...good-luck!!
-JoshLuver-|||For along time I have wanted gerbils, now finally after 2 years my mom is interested. Not because I begged her, but because we rescued a baby mouse then it died and she felt sorry for me and is planning on letting me get a gerbil.
I currently own four dogs and two cats. One dog is mine (Silky) and one cat is also mine (Rex), the rest are my parents. Basiclly what I'm saying is all parents are different, I would raise all the money don't ask your parents for it all. Maybe have a yard sale, do alot of work around the house.
Good luck!
How to find stuck pets in the pound on Neopets?
I've asked people on the Pound Chat, and they all act like it's some huge secret that cannot be answered.
Some people say it has to do with you entering something in Google Advanced Search, but I'm really not too sure.
Does anyone know how to find stuck pets in the pound on Neo?
Thank-you.|||You can find stuck pets in the pound on Neopets here... http://lost.quiggle.org/
Good luck!
Some people say it has to do with you entering something in Google Advanced Search, but I'm really not too sure.
Does anyone know how to find stuck pets in the pound on Neo?
Thank-you.|||You can find stuck pets in the pound on Neopets here... http://lost.quiggle.org/
Good luck!
Can you have pets in Vancouver apartements?
I'm moving away from Winnipeg to Vancouver and leaving all seven of my pets behind. At thirteen years old, its gonna be traumatic enough, but leaving my babies at home is gonna be even harder for me. My option is either buy a pet while I'm in Vancouver or bring one with me when I move. Are pets allowed in Vancouver apartments?|||If you can afford to rent a condo here which can be about $1200 for a one bedroom or even studio, some places will let you have a pet. Most places have a pet size limit of under 15lbs. Most places here are not pet friendly and its way easier to sneak a cat in than dog.
You can also rent a basement suite so that might be a bit easier if you can find a pet loving owner.
A pet friendly co-op is another choice but overall Vancouver is not super pet friendly for finding a place to live if you have a budget.|||It's best to call and ask them if they allow pets. Sadly more and more apartments are saying 'NO' to pets because of the damage they cause. I had to leave my babies with my mom as the apartment I live in does not allow pets.
You can also rent a basement suite so that might be a bit easier if you can find a pet loving owner.
A pet friendly co-op is another choice but overall Vancouver is not super pet friendly for finding a place to live if you have a budget.|||It's best to call and ask them if they allow pets. Sadly more and more apartments are saying 'NO' to pets because of the damage they cause. I had to leave my babies with my mom as the apartment I live in does not allow pets.
What do you make of those "pet lover" who castrate their pets to make life easier for themselfes?
I need al your thoughts, and am thinking of writing a short story about it! Maybe some aliens will come ehre and keep humans as pets and be quite concerned with their own convenience!
I think it would be fun to see things from another perspective!
Whgat are your thoughs on this ! ?|||Pet lovers who have there pet neutered are being responbile pet owners. It can stop life threating health problems including cancer. Stops unwanted accident. They are far to many unwanted pets who are put to sleep every year because some people haven't be responilbe pet owners. Having you pet neutered is not done to make life easier for owners but for the good of the pets. As for aliens coming here and keeping humans as pets and having us neutered i think in some cases it wouldn't be a bad thing o have some people neutered there are so many children born to people who don' deserve them who neglect them who have them and don't support them.|||The respondents did not address the underlying issue. Castration causes lots of problems (weight gain, high blood pressure, anxiety, osteoporosis, etc.). Is it in the animal's best interest to risk these to prevent reproduction? Vasectomy prevents reproduction, but it does little for behavior.
|||People who get pets castrated or spayed are doing it for their animals sake not theirs.
To stop unwanted litters being born and abandoned.
Do your research, any good animal lover would castrate/neuter and spay!
I think it would be fun to see things from another perspective!
Whgat are your thoughs on this ! ?|||Pet lovers who have there pet neutered are being responbile pet owners. It can stop life threating health problems including cancer. Stops unwanted accident. They are far to many unwanted pets who are put to sleep every year because some people haven't be responilbe pet owners. Having you pet neutered is not done to make life easier for owners but for the good of the pets. As for aliens coming here and keeping humans as pets and having us neutered i think in some cases it wouldn't be a bad thing o have some people neutered there are so many children born to people who don' deserve them who neglect them who have them and don't support them.|||The respondents did not address the underlying issue. Castration causes lots of problems (weight gain, high blood pressure, anxiety, osteoporosis, etc.). Is it in the animal's best interest to risk these to prevent reproduction? Vasectomy prevents reproduction, but it does little for behavior.
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|||People who get pets castrated or spayed are doing it for their animals sake not theirs.
To stop unwanted litters being born and abandoned.
Do your research, any good animal lover would castrate/neuter and spay!
How do you get rid of flying ants when you have Pets?
We have flying ants in our apartment but we also have a dog and a cat. How do you get rid of the ants without hurting our pets?|||You can get rid of ants by using pest control.
I found the information at http://www.pests.in|||You must first find out where the ants are comming from. Your landlord should erradicate it immediately or call a pro. They must be destroyed or will return.
I had this problem (live in a house) SHort term, vacuum them up and put the vacuum bag outside in the garbage immediately.
Pets and you may be required to stay elsewhere should they use chemical bomb or spray. That would be a last resport, chemicals get into everything
There are some baits containing poison that they can use on the ants. Pro will know.
Good luck.|||each year an ant colony swarms to start a new colony. The ants develope wings in order to fly and make a new place. It is over in a matter of hours. If you live in an apartment than it is up to the landlord to contact an exterminator and spray around the apartment complex to rid the ants. If you need your apartment sprayed then it would be best to make the arrangements and take your cat and dog elsewhere while the place is being sprayed. The chemicals are harmful to breathe for you and for the animals. They usually tell you how long before you can go back to the apartment after an application.|||Fleas???
I found the information at http://www.pests.in|||You must first find out where the ants are comming from. Your landlord should erradicate it immediately or call a pro. They must be destroyed or will return.
I had this problem (live in a house) SHort term, vacuum them up and put the vacuum bag outside in the garbage immediately.
Pets and you may be required to stay elsewhere should they use chemical bomb or spray. That would be a last resport, chemicals get into everything
There are some baits containing poison that they can use on the ants. Pro will know.
Good luck.|||each year an ant colony swarms to start a new colony. The ants develope wings in order to fly and make a new place. It is over in a matter of hours. If you live in an apartment than it is up to the landlord to contact an exterminator and spray around the apartment complex to rid the ants. If you need your apartment sprayed then it would be best to make the arrangements and take your cat and dog elsewhere while the place is being sprayed. The chemicals are harmful to breathe for you and for the animals. They usually tell you how long before you can go back to the apartment after an application.|||Fleas???
What kind of exotic pets can I own legally in Idaho and California?
I currently live in Idaho and I will be of to college soon and I would like to know what exotic pets can buy. If someone would hep me with an answer that would be great.|||Many in Idaho and few in California. The difference is that California decides what can be harmful to the state by the experts at Fish and Game instead of just public vote on what is cute or cool to have as a pet. Also many things can live in the wild in California which would die if released in other states.|||In Idaho, there are lots of exotics you can have, but in california, they are all illegal. So, if you live in Idaho now, and are moving to California (I'm guessing that what you meant, you're moving there for college?) then you would have to get rid of your exotics. I suggest you don't buy anything exotic until you know where you are going to be living.|||You might be able to own an iguana. The only states I know they are illegal in are New York and Hawaii. But they require a huge cage when they get bigger...|||http://www.associatedcontent.com/article鈥?/a>
this should answer your question.
this should answer your question.
Can Squirrels make good pets and if so where can u buy them?
I dont know wether or not squirrels can legally be kept as pets.|||Squirrels are protected. You have to have a rescue and rehab license to have them. I have one female named Edna. She is great. She tears a lot of stuff up though. She likes to jump back and forth between my hanging plants. And she steals things and burries them. I still can't find my lighter.|||well, catch them in your backyard.
Is it legal to keep hummingbirds as pets in Australia?
Please don't tell me you can't keep hummingbirds as pets, because you can. I just want to know if it is legal tokeep hummingbirds as pets in Australia. Thanks :)
BTW I live in Victoria if that matters.|||yes..|||As far as I know there arent any hummingbirds in Australia, a quick look over the internet, and look through my field guide to birds of Australia has confirmed this.
Sorry- I havent even heard of these creatures in Zoos here- so the chances of them being avaliable as pets in Australia is very slim.
As for the legalities? I would imagine seeing as they are non-existant in this country, it would be illegal to keep them here, as well, unless you had a zoological licence.|||Never heard of anyone keeping hummingbirds as pets. It is illegal here in the US. To get a hummingbird to Australia it would have to be shipped there and would die in transit. It would be extremely hard to keep these birds alive as pets...so I highly doubt it would be legal anywhere..you were probably given incorrect information.
BTW I live in Victoria if that matters.|||yes..|||As far as I know there arent any hummingbirds in Australia, a quick look over the internet, and look through my field guide to birds of Australia has confirmed this.
Sorry- I havent even heard of these creatures in Zoos here- so the chances of them being avaliable as pets in Australia is very slim.
As for the legalities? I would imagine seeing as they are non-existant in this country, it would be illegal to keep them here, as well, unless you had a zoological licence.|||Never heard of anyone keeping hummingbirds as pets. It is illegal here in the US. To get a hummingbird to Australia it would have to be shipped there and would die in transit. It would be extremely hard to keep these birds alive as pets...so I highly doubt it would be legal anywhere..you were probably given incorrect information.
What do you make of those "pet lover" who castrate their pets to make life easier for themselfes?
I need al your thoughts, and am thinking of writing a short story about it! Maybe some aliens will come ehre and keep humans as pets and be quite concerned with their own convenience!
I think it would be fun to see things from another perspective!|||I'm stunned that you would believe that pet owners neuter their pets to make life easier for themselves. I read your poll questions where you claimed that dogs have the biological right to have sex, and that pet owners who neutered them did so because we love ourselves and our conveniences, and literally went like this o.O because that is just so appallingly untrue for the vast majority of us. I fiercely love my Golden Retriever and strive every day to make sure he is happy and healthy, and when my dad took him to be neutered I was at first horrified, but after learning that it's actually the compassionate, responsible thing to do, I supported the decision. The problem you seem to not be realizing is that so many pets in this world do not have owners. Dogs are not like humans who have the knowledge that sex can lead to pregnancy; there are no doggie condoms or birth control available to them; and they do not have the ability to care for their offspring completely on their own. They are not confined to the laws of decency and morality that prevent a man from randomly mounting a woman on the street and then going on his way when he's finished. Dogs copulate whenever the mood strikes, with no regard to the consequences, and the consequences can break your heart. Do you have any idea how many stray dogs there are in the world who are starving to death or "destroyed" in animal shelters simply because nobody can take care of them? Sure, if I had a female dog and she got pregnant I would be delighted, and I would make sure each of the puppies went to good homes, but my dog is a male and I have no idea who the female dogs he mates with belongs to or if they are strays. He could easily impregnate a stray dog who will give birth to a litter of puppies that no one will care for and who will live an anguished life of starvation and neglect on the streets. Without a good owner to look over each puppy and make sure they were given the proper food and medical treatment, they could die or grow to be a dog who has to fight off other animals and the elements to survive, and is more prone to attacking humans as a result. My boyfriend's mom has a dog who was rescued from the streets years ago but still mistrusts people and other animals because of her time of abuse and neglect. She has to be muzzled when she's taken on walks so she won't bite children and others who come too close.
Pet owners have an ethical responsibility to make sure their pets do not contribute to the horrifying number of homeless animals in this world, and unless you sequester your pet from all others thus depriving it of happiness and the health that comes from socialization, neutering is your only effective option. There are dog breeders who oversee the pregnancy ensure that the puppies are given to good homes, so we will still be blessed with plenty of dogs in this world even if most owners have their own neutered.
I studied in Peru when I was 15, and will forever have the images of the multitude of stray dogs eating out of dumpsters seared in my mind and will never forget the sound of them howling all night long in anguished pain from starvation. I promise you that if you saw what I saw, you would change your attitude about this in a heart beat.
~ Pax / Peace|||Dogs have been domesticated animals since 30,000 BC for a reason. If everyone followed your wishes and let them be wild, they would starve to death, live miserable existences and eventually become an extinct species. Please rethink your stance on this issue.
|||That is not the only reason for castration as well you must know. I am all for mass neutering of pets since it reduces unwanted animals and the accompanying suffering.
However my dog, although male, is entire, and the reason I have not had him castrated is because he has no sexual instinct whatsoever, so it would be unkind to subject him to unecessary surgery!
On the whole though, un neutered males may become escape artists and cause accidents in pursuit of bitches, running across roads and so forth. Learn to take a wider and more balanced view.|||Clearly you need to do more research. There are many medical reasons as to why animals are castrated, and just as many reasons concerning animal welfare.
And on the matter of your short story, it sounds like a truly abysmal concept.
I think it would be fun to see things from another perspective!|||I'm stunned that you would believe that pet owners neuter their pets to make life easier for themselves. I read your poll questions where you claimed that dogs have the biological right to have sex, and that pet owners who neutered them did so because we love ourselves and our conveniences, and literally went like this o.O because that is just so appallingly untrue for the vast majority of us. I fiercely love my Golden Retriever and strive every day to make sure he is happy and healthy, and when my dad took him to be neutered I was at first horrified, but after learning that it's actually the compassionate, responsible thing to do, I supported the decision. The problem you seem to not be realizing is that so many pets in this world do not have owners. Dogs are not like humans who have the knowledge that sex can lead to pregnancy; there are no doggie condoms or birth control available to them; and they do not have the ability to care for their offspring completely on their own. They are not confined to the laws of decency and morality that prevent a man from randomly mounting a woman on the street and then going on his way when he's finished. Dogs copulate whenever the mood strikes, with no regard to the consequences, and the consequences can break your heart. Do you have any idea how many stray dogs there are in the world who are starving to death or "destroyed" in animal shelters simply because nobody can take care of them? Sure, if I had a female dog and she got pregnant I would be delighted, and I would make sure each of the puppies went to good homes, but my dog is a male and I have no idea who the female dogs he mates with belongs to or if they are strays. He could easily impregnate a stray dog who will give birth to a litter of puppies that no one will care for and who will live an anguished life of starvation and neglect on the streets. Without a good owner to look over each puppy and make sure they were given the proper food and medical treatment, they could die or grow to be a dog who has to fight off other animals and the elements to survive, and is more prone to attacking humans as a result. My boyfriend's mom has a dog who was rescued from the streets years ago but still mistrusts people and other animals because of her time of abuse and neglect. She has to be muzzled when she's taken on walks so she won't bite children and others who come too close.
Pet owners have an ethical responsibility to make sure their pets do not contribute to the horrifying number of homeless animals in this world, and unless you sequester your pet from all others thus depriving it of happiness and the health that comes from socialization, neutering is your only effective option. There are dog breeders who oversee the pregnancy ensure that the puppies are given to good homes, so we will still be blessed with plenty of dogs in this world even if most owners have their own neutered.
I studied in Peru when I was 15, and will forever have the images of the multitude of stray dogs eating out of dumpsters seared in my mind and will never forget the sound of them howling all night long in anguished pain from starvation. I promise you that if you saw what I saw, you would change your attitude about this in a heart beat.
~ Pax / Peace|||Dogs have been domesticated animals since 30,000 BC for a reason. If everyone followed your wishes and let them be wild, they would starve to death, live miserable existences and eventually become an extinct species. Please rethink your stance on this issue.
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|||That is not the only reason for castration as well you must know. I am all for mass neutering of pets since it reduces unwanted animals and the accompanying suffering.
However my dog, although male, is entire, and the reason I have not had him castrated is because he has no sexual instinct whatsoever, so it would be unkind to subject him to unecessary surgery!
On the whole though, un neutered males may become escape artists and cause accidents in pursuit of bitches, running across roads and so forth. Learn to take a wider and more balanced view.|||Clearly you need to do more research. There are many medical reasons as to why animals are castrated, and just as many reasons concerning animal welfare.
And on the matter of your short story, it sounds like a truly abysmal concept.
What is the solution when large numbers of people cannot afford veterinary care for their pets?
It's pointless to say "They shouldn't have pets if they can't afford it", as people need contact with animals. Why should only wealthy people get to have pets? That isn't fair. It also isn't fair to the animals if they don't get the care they need.
What is the solution?|||Many vets will treat animals on a 'payment plan' basis if you discuss it with them, and demonstrate you are a responsible pet owner just short of funds. I have done this very successfully in the past.
Nowadays, there are also several 'pet health fund' schemes which you can pay a monthly amount into and then, if your pet does require major treatment, most of the cost is covered.
Another option is that the RSPCA (in Australia) and some universities will offer various treatments performed by students for a much lesser rate.
The students are not 'beginners' but final year and new graduates, and are overseen by trained professionals, BUT there is always a risk.
Organisations such as the Cat protection Society (NSW) also offer subsidised veterinary care.
Recent newspaper articles have suggested that with increased apartment living and less 'leash free' open space available, many people are opting not to have pets these days, which is a real shame, as animals can be tremendously beneficial to people's health and mental wellbeing.
Perhaps local pounds could also offer some treatment 'clinics' or certain nights when discount treatment for simple matters could be offered?
I'll look forward to hearing other suggestions!
Cheers :-)|||Very few people truley cannot afford the vet care.
Most people do have some extra spending money.. they could find a way to afford vet care, they just dont want to. To many people, its "just an animal". They would rather have their money free to spend on cigarettes, beer, dining out, going to movies etc and find some cheap way to fix up the animal.|||There's several solutions...
First of all, many communities already have low cost shot clinics and altering for low income people.
Another option is to be careful in selecting a pet. I adopt adult animals that are clearly devoid of hereditary problems. I never adopt or buy a puppy or a kitten. I also only adopt already vetted animals, already neutered/spayed, heartworm checked and up to date. That way, most of the expensive stuff is already done.
Even with taking precautions like that, things can still go wrong. That is why those on a low fixed income should limit their pets to only one or two cats or dogs and maybe a couple lower maintenance pets like tarantulas or fish.
I am barely above the poverty line and can still manage to provide emergency care for my pets because I do not get more then I can afford. I also don't get purebred animals or young animals. I feed a high quality food which still works out to cost less then the lowest end junk at dollar general because I buy it in bulk. Because I feed high quality food, my cats don't have urinary crystals and my dogs don't have allergic reactions.That saves me a lot of money too.
Anyone can afford vet care if they plan in advance and get the right pet.|||I disagree with your statement that "people need contact with animals". Prove that premise.
Unless the Federal Government passes laws that give relief to "animal lovers", there is no recourse for those who have to take their animals to a "vet", and pay out of their own resources.
I wouldn't be surprised to see a bill addressing this issue go before the House of Representatives and Senate. After all, I am paying for the births and education of illegal immigrants!|||There are ways to have great animal contact without the responsiblity of owning an animal. All it takes is a little work. You can volunteer with a local shelter, offer to walk a neighbor's dog, donate to a rescue, etc. Set up a nice natural environment in your neighborhood for birds and wildlife...whatever! Money doesn't dictate the degree to which someone can impact the world of animals around them!
The solution is that the owners who can afford to do so spay and neuter their pets (which should be everyone...one shouldn't take on a pet if they can't). That way there isn't an expansive pet population that can't be cared for.|||Most everyone can afford knowledge. Research,research,research.
50% of vet bills are unnecessary. Puppies are getting way too many vaccinations, and it has been proven that they are causing severe health problems as a dog ages.
(Advocates please research before you all freak out)
Spaying/neutering is extremely important, and will actually save money and heartache in the long run. Every town has programs with low cost spay neuter clinics. Use them!
Research the life cycle of the heartworm (for all of you who spend many $$ on this a month) Ask yourselves why it is required every month for protection, when the life cycle is every 3 months.
Here's one to get you all hoppin!! Check out and research different brands of dog food. Some brands are terrible,, you buy a 15 lb bag for 4.00,,, but have to feed 3 times as much. Do the math, you're better financially spending 8.00 for the same amount of a good brand since you feed 1/3 as much.
Heres another to get me jumped on. Ol Roy is not as nasty as people with money want you to believe. It has improved vastly. I checked ingredients the other night compared to Iams Eucanuba, and guess what? They are nearly the same, and as compared to Purina? the high performance is actually better (Before you people freak,,, go check out the ingredients) The wheat and corn are way down in the list now.(I haven't tried it yet, but am seriously considering it now that I checked)
If you can't gain money,gain knowledge so you will know what to spend your hard earned money on.
We, like many people do not have money to burn. My dogs are all healthy, no heartworms, and the pets are spayed/neutered. The adults no longer get a yearly 6 in 1 shot, as it is not necessary. They get rabies every 3 yrs. They get Advantix monthly for fleas,ticks and mosquitos,ordered online for much less than the cost at a vets office. They get heartguard every 3 months. I buy the over 50 lb. size and split it between them saving lots of money without compromising their safety and health. (each are about 25 lbs)
Again,,, learn,research, make decisions based on knowledge rather than what 'Fred' in the three story mansion across the road does.|||We still have the Blue Cross here where you can get treatment for pets free if you really had no money or else you pay what you think that you can afford as most do (and some pay more than private costs to subsidise the poor).
That is how it should be everywhere - just as we still have the NHS still (just) providing free healthcare for people and funded through taxation.
I just pray to God that these servicies survive the mad rush towards privatisation by our American inspired New Labour right wing government.
http://www.bluecross.org.uk/web/site/Abo鈥?/a>
http://www.tuc.org.uk/publicsector/tuc-1鈥?/a>|||But it's fair for the animal not to get the proper care it needs because it's owned by someone who can't afford it?
Animals are not there for our amusement. Tough if people 'need' contact with animals. If you can't afford support yourself, or you only barely can, how on Earth can you justify taking on a dependent? It's like those people who can't afford to support themselves but still think it's OK to churn out babies. Never mind, the state will look after my kids/animals, why should I have to!
So you think it isn't fair if animals don't get the care they need. You're right. So they shouldn't be going to people who can't care for them. They ARE systems in place to make sure animals get the care they need if their owners fall on hard times financially. But these systems are grossly abused by people who can't afford pets in the first place, but think they'll get them anyway - "I can't afford an animal but I'll get one anyway, someone else can pay for it!!"
Makes me sick frankly. I see people all the time who even can afford to get their pets neutered, but if the Cats Protection are doing a month of free neutering, those owners will take full advantage of it - "ooh, a free spay, how lovely!" Yes, very lovely for the charity that relies on donations to have to fork out for it because you're too tight and/or bone idle.
Believe me when I say I could go on. Email me if you want me to.
Chalice|||many people don't provide vet care because they don't care, most cities have humane societies that will provide free or really low cost vet care and yet it goes unused by uncaring people, and people don't need contact that is why most abused animals are the ones people claimed they needed now it's tied outback covered in fleas.
Many people are elderly and need help with thier health as well as there pets, but most people can afford vet care they just don't want to, think about it if you had 100 dollars in the bank and your dog had fleas would you want to spend half of it on the dog, well you should but alot of people won't
Oh my solution is this =for parents to teach their children responsiblity and passion and show it by example .|||Hi Zucchi, I know some Vets around Perth will accept part payments to pay off the total bill (Which are usually large). I have never done this but have seen people that do while I have taken my dogs for injections. I would hate to think that animals suffer simply because their owners have not picked up a phone and asked the Vet if they can pay off the bill. Another way is to ask for a small overdraft from the Bank. Most banks will come to the Party with this and take a bit out of your wage each Payday. Hope this helps.
Teenytin, You are correct. But there a lot of people who look after their pets and will go without so their pets can have a consultation with the Vet.|||People who cannot aford to pay vast amounts for basic vaccines can buy them at feed stores or online and vaccinate the pet themselves. The exception is rabies vaccines .. MUST be done by a licensed vet. I'm surprised by the number of people who don't know they can buy the same types of vaccines from an online supplier for $15, or pay $100 at the vet.
HW pills can be purchased online at a better rate than what many vets charge. And I agree with the statement about giving the dosage monthly. I know people who show their dogs and only give HW pills every 6 weeks. Being that we live in a very warm area, and the mosquito population doesn't seem to die off, I am kind of wary of going too long without dosing.
I wholeheartedly feel that spaying/neutering is outrageously overpriced. There is a vet in my area that charges about $250 for the procedure, because they "feel that laser surgery is best" ... my c-section wasn't laser surgery! If a scalpel is good enough for me, it is good enough for the numerous unspayed pets out there! And if vets would offer spaying/neutering for a reasonable fee, say something like $25, a lot more people would rush to the vet to have it done, and we'd cut down our shelter overpopulation.
I also agree with the statement about over vaccination of pets. I was discussing this with a breeder/exhibitor one day. I mean, our kids get a series of boosters and then they are done. Puppies get a series of boosters throughout early puppyhood. Why would they need a booster yearly thereafter? This is something I want to do a lot more reaserch on, to determine if our pets really need that bordetella vaccine every 12 months, especially for inside pets that don't travel and are thus not exposed to kennel cough (just as an example).
As for a solution, IDK. We have too many kids in this country who can't afford healthcare ... I don't see the pets getting a break anytime soon, either.|||The "shouldn't have pets if you can't afford it" argument is still pretty valid when you think about how pet shops stay in business by relying on impulse buyers not making well thought out decisions. So often as soon as the pet gets in the way of life and can't be afforded anymore, the poor thing gets dumped at the shelter. The shelters put down nearly 200,000 unwanted pets a year in Australia. I'm all for mandatory desexing and banning pet shops.
If people really need a pet in their life, they can rescue one that's already desexed, microchipped and vaccinated from a shelter for a reasonable price. When you apply to adopt, shelter staff will usually have a good chat with you too so you understand what you could be getting yourself into financially one day.
I'm facing some pretty hefty vet bills over the next few months. I'll just postpone my dental, put it on the credit card and try not to think about the cost. I'm looking into pet insurance too.
If a person has a pet who is sick and suffering but don't have the funds, if they really care they will either find a way or just surrender it to a shelter.|||Which is your greatest concern here? Humans who can't care for their pets, or the care of humans who can't care for themselves? What really should be our highest moral obligation here? If contact with animals is a necessity for humans, it would seem the necessity of humans has greater importance. We don't generally have the moral impetus to fully fund the care of impoverished children, and we should now be distracted with the concern of animals instead? Are you willing to recognize that the pets of the wealthy are a class with greater opportunities than poor children? What exactly are you asking for?
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What is the solution?|||Many vets will treat animals on a 'payment plan' basis if you discuss it with them, and demonstrate you are a responsible pet owner just short of funds. I have done this very successfully in the past.
Nowadays, there are also several 'pet health fund' schemes which you can pay a monthly amount into and then, if your pet does require major treatment, most of the cost is covered.
Another option is that the RSPCA (in Australia) and some universities will offer various treatments performed by students for a much lesser rate.
The students are not 'beginners' but final year and new graduates, and are overseen by trained professionals, BUT there is always a risk.
Organisations such as the Cat protection Society (NSW) also offer subsidised veterinary care.
Recent newspaper articles have suggested that with increased apartment living and less 'leash free' open space available, many people are opting not to have pets these days, which is a real shame, as animals can be tremendously beneficial to people's health and mental wellbeing.
Perhaps local pounds could also offer some treatment 'clinics' or certain nights when discount treatment for simple matters could be offered?
I'll look forward to hearing other suggestions!
Cheers :-)|||Very few people truley cannot afford the vet care.
Most people do have some extra spending money.. they could find a way to afford vet care, they just dont want to. To many people, its "just an animal". They would rather have their money free to spend on cigarettes, beer, dining out, going to movies etc and find some cheap way to fix up the animal.|||There's several solutions...
First of all, many communities already have low cost shot clinics and altering for low income people.
Another option is to be careful in selecting a pet. I adopt adult animals that are clearly devoid of hereditary problems. I never adopt or buy a puppy or a kitten. I also only adopt already vetted animals, already neutered/spayed, heartworm checked and up to date. That way, most of the expensive stuff is already done.
Even with taking precautions like that, things can still go wrong. That is why those on a low fixed income should limit their pets to only one or two cats or dogs and maybe a couple lower maintenance pets like tarantulas or fish.
I am barely above the poverty line and can still manage to provide emergency care for my pets because I do not get more then I can afford. I also don't get purebred animals or young animals. I feed a high quality food which still works out to cost less then the lowest end junk at dollar general because I buy it in bulk. Because I feed high quality food, my cats don't have urinary crystals and my dogs don't have allergic reactions.That saves me a lot of money too.
Anyone can afford vet care if they plan in advance and get the right pet.|||I disagree with your statement that "people need contact with animals". Prove that premise.
Unless the Federal Government passes laws that give relief to "animal lovers", there is no recourse for those who have to take their animals to a "vet", and pay out of their own resources.
I wouldn't be surprised to see a bill addressing this issue go before the House of Representatives and Senate. After all, I am paying for the births and education of illegal immigrants!|||There are ways to have great animal contact without the responsiblity of owning an animal. All it takes is a little work. You can volunteer with a local shelter, offer to walk a neighbor's dog, donate to a rescue, etc. Set up a nice natural environment in your neighborhood for birds and wildlife...whatever! Money doesn't dictate the degree to which someone can impact the world of animals around them!
The solution is that the owners who can afford to do so spay and neuter their pets (which should be everyone...one shouldn't take on a pet if they can't). That way there isn't an expansive pet population that can't be cared for.|||Most everyone can afford knowledge. Research,research,research.
50% of vet bills are unnecessary. Puppies are getting way too many vaccinations, and it has been proven that they are causing severe health problems as a dog ages.
(Advocates please research before you all freak out)
Spaying/neutering is extremely important, and will actually save money and heartache in the long run. Every town has programs with low cost spay neuter clinics. Use them!
Research the life cycle of the heartworm (for all of you who spend many $$ on this a month) Ask yourselves why it is required every month for protection, when the life cycle is every 3 months.
Here's one to get you all hoppin!! Check out and research different brands of dog food. Some brands are terrible,, you buy a 15 lb bag for 4.00,,, but have to feed 3 times as much. Do the math, you're better financially spending 8.00 for the same amount of a good brand since you feed 1/3 as much.
Heres another to get me jumped on. Ol Roy is not as nasty as people with money want you to believe. It has improved vastly. I checked ingredients the other night compared to Iams Eucanuba, and guess what? They are nearly the same, and as compared to Purina? the high performance is actually better (Before you people freak,,, go check out the ingredients) The wheat and corn are way down in the list now.(I haven't tried it yet, but am seriously considering it now that I checked)
If you can't gain money,gain knowledge so you will know what to spend your hard earned money on.
We, like many people do not have money to burn. My dogs are all healthy, no heartworms, and the pets are spayed/neutered. The adults no longer get a yearly 6 in 1 shot, as it is not necessary. They get rabies every 3 yrs. They get Advantix monthly for fleas,ticks and mosquitos,ordered online for much less than the cost at a vets office. They get heartguard every 3 months. I buy the over 50 lb. size and split it between them saving lots of money without compromising their safety and health. (each are about 25 lbs)
Again,,, learn,research, make decisions based on knowledge rather than what 'Fred' in the three story mansion across the road does.|||We still have the Blue Cross here where you can get treatment for pets free if you really had no money or else you pay what you think that you can afford as most do (and some pay more than private costs to subsidise the poor).
That is how it should be everywhere - just as we still have the NHS still (just) providing free healthcare for people and funded through taxation.
I just pray to God that these servicies survive the mad rush towards privatisation by our American inspired New Labour right wing government.
http://www.bluecross.org.uk/web/site/Abo鈥?/a>
http://www.tuc.org.uk/publicsector/tuc-1鈥?/a>|||But it's fair for the animal not to get the proper care it needs because it's owned by someone who can't afford it?
Animals are not there for our amusement. Tough if people 'need' contact with animals. If you can't afford support yourself, or you only barely can, how on Earth can you justify taking on a dependent? It's like those people who can't afford to support themselves but still think it's OK to churn out babies. Never mind, the state will look after my kids/animals, why should I have to!
So you think it isn't fair if animals don't get the care they need. You're right. So they shouldn't be going to people who can't care for them. They ARE systems in place to make sure animals get the care they need if their owners fall on hard times financially. But these systems are grossly abused by people who can't afford pets in the first place, but think they'll get them anyway - "I can't afford an animal but I'll get one anyway, someone else can pay for it!!"
Makes me sick frankly. I see people all the time who even can afford to get their pets neutered, but if the Cats Protection are doing a month of free neutering, those owners will take full advantage of it - "ooh, a free spay, how lovely!" Yes, very lovely for the charity that relies on donations to have to fork out for it because you're too tight and/or bone idle.
Believe me when I say I could go on. Email me if you want me to.
Chalice|||many people don't provide vet care because they don't care, most cities have humane societies that will provide free or really low cost vet care and yet it goes unused by uncaring people, and people don't need contact that is why most abused animals are the ones people claimed they needed now it's tied outback covered in fleas.
Many people are elderly and need help with thier health as well as there pets, but most people can afford vet care they just don't want to, think about it if you had 100 dollars in the bank and your dog had fleas would you want to spend half of it on the dog, well you should but alot of people won't
Oh my solution is this =for parents to teach their children responsiblity and passion and show it by example .|||Hi Zucchi, I know some Vets around Perth will accept part payments to pay off the total bill (Which are usually large). I have never done this but have seen people that do while I have taken my dogs for injections. I would hate to think that animals suffer simply because their owners have not picked up a phone and asked the Vet if they can pay off the bill. Another way is to ask for a small overdraft from the Bank. Most banks will come to the Party with this and take a bit out of your wage each Payday. Hope this helps.
Teenytin, You are correct. But there a lot of people who look after their pets and will go without so their pets can have a consultation with the Vet.|||People who cannot aford to pay vast amounts for basic vaccines can buy them at feed stores or online and vaccinate the pet themselves. The exception is rabies vaccines .. MUST be done by a licensed vet. I'm surprised by the number of people who don't know they can buy the same types of vaccines from an online supplier for $15, or pay $100 at the vet.
HW pills can be purchased online at a better rate than what many vets charge. And I agree with the statement about giving the dosage monthly. I know people who show their dogs and only give HW pills every 6 weeks. Being that we live in a very warm area, and the mosquito population doesn't seem to die off, I am kind of wary of going too long without dosing.
I wholeheartedly feel that spaying/neutering is outrageously overpriced. There is a vet in my area that charges about $250 for the procedure, because they "feel that laser surgery is best" ... my c-section wasn't laser surgery! If a scalpel is good enough for me, it is good enough for the numerous unspayed pets out there! And if vets would offer spaying/neutering for a reasonable fee, say something like $25, a lot more people would rush to the vet to have it done, and we'd cut down our shelter overpopulation.
I also agree with the statement about over vaccination of pets. I was discussing this with a breeder/exhibitor one day. I mean, our kids get a series of boosters and then they are done. Puppies get a series of boosters throughout early puppyhood. Why would they need a booster yearly thereafter? This is something I want to do a lot more reaserch on, to determine if our pets really need that bordetella vaccine every 12 months, especially for inside pets that don't travel and are thus not exposed to kennel cough (just as an example).
As for a solution, IDK. We have too many kids in this country who can't afford healthcare ... I don't see the pets getting a break anytime soon, either.|||The "shouldn't have pets if you can't afford it" argument is still pretty valid when you think about how pet shops stay in business by relying on impulse buyers not making well thought out decisions. So often as soon as the pet gets in the way of life and can't be afforded anymore, the poor thing gets dumped at the shelter. The shelters put down nearly 200,000 unwanted pets a year in Australia. I'm all for mandatory desexing and banning pet shops.
If people really need a pet in their life, they can rescue one that's already desexed, microchipped and vaccinated from a shelter for a reasonable price. When you apply to adopt, shelter staff will usually have a good chat with you too so you understand what you could be getting yourself into financially one day.
I'm facing some pretty hefty vet bills over the next few months. I'll just postpone my dental, put it on the credit card and try not to think about the cost. I'm looking into pet insurance too.
If a person has a pet who is sick and suffering but don't have the funds, if they really care they will either find a way or just surrender it to a shelter.|||Which is your greatest concern here? Humans who can't care for their pets, or the care of humans who can't care for themselves? What really should be our highest moral obligation here? If contact with animals is a necessity for humans, it would seem the necessity of humans has greater importance. We don't generally have the moral impetus to fully fund the care of impoverished children, and we should now be distracted with the concern of animals instead? Are you willing to recognize that the pets of the wealthy are a class with greater opportunities than poor children? What exactly are you asking for?
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Would it be good to start adding veggies to my pets meals?
I have a 3 month old mix (pug/beagle) she will do ANYTHING for a carrot or an apple. Would it be OK if I started adding some veggies to her meals? If so would you recommend it? How much and what kinds? Also if there's anything else you add into your pets food that you want to share, please do! Thanks!|||Make sure the vegetables are either finely pureed or cooked- dogs cannot break down the walls of cellulose when the veggies are raw, so the veggies need to be pureed/cooked to break down cellulose.
Onions and garlic can be toxic, so avoid feeding those.
Keep in mind that dogs are carnivores, not omnivores- they technically do not need vegetables. However, some dogs just seem to like them. My dog likes apples.
I would not make the vegetables a significant part of his diet- no more than 5% at the most. If you feed your dog kibble, it should already contain vegetables. I personally wouldn't feed vegetables as anything more than treats.|||Doesn't hurt one bit :)
Just add a little less then 1/3 of a cup of the chopped goods once in a while!
You can safely add green beans, apples (no cores, no seeds), carrots, blueberries, sweet potato, cottage cheese or yogurt (both plain and fat free), broccoli stems, peas, pears, etc....
P.S. I only use fruits and veggies as 'treats' for my dogs. I do occasionally add yogurt and cottage cheese to their food.|||It's fine. Apples, carrots, green beans, berries, etc., are all fine for dogs to have.
I prefer to use fruits/vegetables as treats, but it's your preference if you want to put them in the food or whatnot.
Also, I wouldn't recommend doing it every single time. She could get to expect it and not eat her food without it. But several times a week is fine.
My dog loves to have a bit of sardine (canned in water) added to her food occasionally.
.|||My 4 dogs, 3 Labs and a BC get veggies with every meal. They also get baby carrots as a treat. I also feed them mackerel twice a week mixed with their food. Either buy no salt added veggies in a can or get the frozen kind.
Onions and garlic can be toxic, so avoid feeding those.
Keep in mind that dogs are carnivores, not omnivores- they technically do not need vegetables. However, some dogs just seem to like them. My dog likes apples.
I would not make the vegetables a significant part of his diet- no more than 5% at the most. If you feed your dog kibble, it should already contain vegetables. I personally wouldn't feed vegetables as anything more than treats.|||Doesn't hurt one bit :)
Just add a little less then 1/3 of a cup of the chopped goods once in a while!
You can safely add green beans, apples (no cores, no seeds), carrots, blueberries, sweet potato, cottage cheese or yogurt (both plain and fat free), broccoli stems, peas, pears, etc....
P.S. I only use fruits and veggies as 'treats' for my dogs. I do occasionally add yogurt and cottage cheese to their food.|||It's fine. Apples, carrots, green beans, berries, etc., are all fine for dogs to have.
I prefer to use fruits/vegetables as treats, but it's your preference if you want to put them in the food or whatnot.
Also, I wouldn't recommend doing it every single time. She could get to expect it and not eat her food without it. But several times a week is fine.
My dog loves to have a bit of sardine (canned in water) added to her food occasionally.
.|||My 4 dogs, 3 Labs and a BC get veggies with every meal. They also get baby carrots as a treat. I also feed them mackerel twice a week mixed with their food. Either buy no salt added veggies in a can or get the frozen kind.
Do piranha's make good pets and what do I need to keep them and how much will it all cost including fish?
I am thinking of buying some Piranha's to keep as pets. Is this a good idea?If it is please tell me what I can actually do with them and what I need to keep them. How much will the equipment cost (and the fish) and If it isn't please advise what pet to to get instead.|||Piranahas make really good pets, its fun to raise them to. You usally buy them really small at local pet stores but rarely you find large ones in pet stores, but the are cool little creatures. they live better in group of 3-5 and grow pretty fast. Once the right size with you will achive in about 1 month the will eat feeder fish and it's pretty nice seeing them hut them down. But pacos are like piranhas but won't have to get rid of them when they grow, since as a pirannaha grows and becomes fairly larger it's care will be come harder. Pacos are vegitarain (most of the time) and grows just like pirannhas, they have no teeth though if your looking for somethihng fierce. You will need about a 20- 30 gallon tank wich range is from 120-190 $ depending which tank you want whatb sice and so forth. The fish will cost you about 4.00$ per fish and for decorations it will cost you another 40$ If a hood and a filter and a heater are not included then it will be another 50$
Glad to help!|||No!!!!
They are like little mini sharks!!!!
Pirahnas are pointless pets,They just swim around all day hoping you'll stick your fingers in the tank so it can get a bite of some good ol' fashin HUMAN FLESH
|||they make good pets to watch like any fish do, they require a heated tank and a bit more care and attention than the norm. they do not bite if you put yr fingers in the tank even if you wiggle them about, they will only bite if they taste blood or can sense an open wound,cut or graze etc. its best to get them from a specialist they will giv you the best advice, i sugg you look online for info or go to your local library b4 making any decisions|||piranhas could make good pets but are not very good at looking after themselves, i had a pair many light years ago and when i chucked a tin of beans in the bowl with a can opener they just left them alone, also not very good walkers.|||Most pet shops sell Red Bellied Piranhas. They do have teeth and can even bite through nets! So they would be quite a handful. I say handful but not physically! They will bite if you put your hands in the water.
And i can imagine many grow big.
We have 2 Silver Dollar fish in our aquarium. They are from the Piranha family, and are quite attractive. They wont bite you and grow to a decent size. Mine are about the size of a bar of soap now.
To keep any Tropical fish you will need a decent sized tank, some gravel, a heater, a good filter, and for decoration add some plants or bog wood.
Silver Dollars look like this :
http://www.lilviv.com/pets/fish/ocean180鈥?/a>|||Piranhas are best left to more experienced aquarium owners, as they'll attack practically anything.
Tropical Fish tank rookies are better off with a mix such as:
- Guppies
- Neon Tetra (related to the pirhana, but more friendly)
- Angel Fish
- Tiger Barb
- Black Molly
- Bristlenose Catfish
- Leopard Catfish|||Why do you want a piranha they are useless and it might bite when your getting it out if the tank you should get a gold fish instead.|||piranha's are not a good idea imagine if you have had a row with the long haired one and you have a bath she might chuck em in the bath with you.try a wart hog they are lovely looking well better than some of the women i've picked up in Stoke on Trent|||http://www.piranha-info.com/default.php?鈥?/a>
And it's "piranhas", not "piranha's" (even though this website makes the same mistake.) The apostrophe before the s denotes possession.
Incorrect: My balloon's are pretty.
Correct: My ballons are pretty.
Incorrect: Harrys coin collection is cool.
Correct: Harry's coin collection is cool.|||Firstly, 'Piranha' when made plural into 'Piranhas', does NOT require the use of an apostrophe. Apostrophes are only used for ownership (Jim's shoes) or contraction (Can't=can not).
Piranhas require a heated tank which can be purchased from any aquatic store. They will eat small live fish or little chunks of meat.
For prices you will need to consult a shop that sells them. They aren't usually very expensive though.|||Are you CRAZY??? First, I seriously doubt that you can get these fish at any kind of fish/pet store. These things are like raising SHARKS! They will bite your fingers off if you stick them in the tank. So, NO-these are NOT good pets! If you are looking for something nice to look at, why not get a couple of Angel fish? These are not the nicest fish either, but they won't bite you---but, don't put any other small fish in the tank with them--the Angels will eat them. Good luck.
Glad to help!|||No!!!!
They are like little mini sharks!!!!
Pirahnas are pointless pets,They just swim around all day hoping you'll stick your fingers in the tank so it can get a bite of some good ol' fashin HUMAN FLESH
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|||they make good pets to watch like any fish do, they require a heated tank and a bit more care and attention than the norm. they do not bite if you put yr fingers in the tank even if you wiggle them about, they will only bite if they taste blood or can sense an open wound,cut or graze etc. its best to get them from a specialist they will giv you the best advice, i sugg you look online for info or go to your local library b4 making any decisions|||piranhas could make good pets but are not very good at looking after themselves, i had a pair many light years ago and when i chucked a tin of beans in the bowl with a can opener they just left them alone, also not very good walkers.|||Most pet shops sell Red Bellied Piranhas. They do have teeth and can even bite through nets! So they would be quite a handful. I say handful but not physically! They will bite if you put your hands in the water.
And i can imagine many grow big.
We have 2 Silver Dollar fish in our aquarium. They are from the Piranha family, and are quite attractive. They wont bite you and grow to a decent size. Mine are about the size of a bar of soap now.
To keep any Tropical fish you will need a decent sized tank, some gravel, a heater, a good filter, and for decoration add some plants or bog wood.
Silver Dollars look like this :
http://www.lilviv.com/pets/fish/ocean180鈥?/a>|||Piranhas are best left to more experienced aquarium owners, as they'll attack practically anything.
Tropical Fish tank rookies are better off with a mix such as:
- Guppies
- Neon Tetra (related to the pirhana, but more friendly)
- Angel Fish
- Tiger Barb
- Black Molly
- Bristlenose Catfish
- Leopard Catfish|||Why do you want a piranha they are useless and it might bite when your getting it out if the tank you should get a gold fish instead.|||piranha's are not a good idea imagine if you have had a row with the long haired one and you have a bath she might chuck em in the bath with you.try a wart hog they are lovely looking well better than some of the women i've picked up in Stoke on Trent|||http://www.piranha-info.com/default.php?鈥?/a>
And it's "piranhas", not "piranha's" (even though this website makes the same mistake.) The apostrophe before the s denotes possession.
Incorrect: My balloon's are pretty.
Correct: My ballons are pretty.
Incorrect: Harrys coin collection is cool.
Correct: Harry's coin collection is cool.|||Firstly, 'Piranha' when made plural into 'Piranhas', does NOT require the use of an apostrophe. Apostrophes are only used for ownership (Jim's shoes) or contraction (Can't=can not).
Piranhas require a heated tank which can be purchased from any aquatic store. They will eat small live fish or little chunks of meat.
For prices you will need to consult a shop that sells them. They aren't usually very expensive though.|||Are you CRAZY??? First, I seriously doubt that you can get these fish at any kind of fish/pet store. These things are like raising SHARKS! They will bite your fingers off if you stick them in the tank. So, NO-these are NOT good pets! If you are looking for something nice to look at, why not get a couple of Angel fish? These are not the nicest fish either, but they won't bite you---but, don't put any other small fish in the tank with them--the Angels will eat them. Good luck.
What diseases can pets transmit to humans?
Im talking about animals that people usually have in their home like cats,dogs and birds. What diseases can they transmit? I heard that cats can infect humans with Salmonella but I am not sure.
What are the safest pets?|||along with worms, dogs and cats can transfer rabies, ringworms, sarcoptic mites (known as scabies in people), and hemobart (one common form of this being "cat scratch fever"or "cat scratch disease", cats cannot give you salmonella, however, a pregnant woman must use caution when changing out a litter box. as long as you have healthy, vet-checked pets that stay on parasite prevention you are pretty safe. remember that to transfer a disease, your pet has to be ill with it first.|||Dogs and cats can transfer worms, birds if infected can transfer psittacosis as well as salmonella. Reptiles are getting more common and they can spread salmonella or ecoli. Safest pet is probably a fish.
What are the safest pets?|||along with worms, dogs and cats can transfer rabies, ringworms, sarcoptic mites (known as scabies in people), and hemobart (one common form of this being "cat scratch fever"or "cat scratch disease", cats cannot give you salmonella, however, a pregnant woman must use caution when changing out a litter box. as long as you have healthy, vet-checked pets that stay on parasite prevention you are pretty safe. remember that to transfer a disease, your pet has to be ill with it first.|||Dogs and cats can transfer worms, birds if infected can transfer psittacosis as well as salmonella. Reptiles are getting more common and they can spread salmonella or ecoli. Safest pet is probably a fish.
I have no pets in my home but I worry because my patients 6 cats are flea infested. Can fleas live in my home?
She has carpets and stuff. I gave her advice on what to do but she is being stubborn. She brought 1 shampoo for all those cats (3 are newborn, probaly 3 weeks now). I don`t want fleas in my home but can they survive in my home even though i have no pets.|||Long story short: you can transmit the fleas to your home easily. Getting rid of them is a pain.
We did remodeling during the height of flea season. We had no pets. The fleas entered through the construction opening. We found out we had fleas when my daughter was covered with flea bites.
It took 3 applications of "flea bombs" to get rid of them. The first dusting took care of adult fleas, the second took care of their newly hatched eggs. The third application took out any survivors BEFORE they laid eggs.
It's pretty costly but it's got to be done right or you'll never get rid of the little blood-suckers!|||Yes the fleas can survive and it is hard not to bring them home with you on your clothes. best solution I have had was to get a good flea spry for carpets and funiture and use frontline on the cats. but talk to a vet the kittens may still be to young for this|||there is you. fleas don't care what kind of animal they feast on and you and granny are part of the animal kingdom.|||a flea MIGHT hide in the cuff of your pants, or whatever, and hitch a ride to your home but really, it's unlikely . . . I've heard they prefer the temperature of cats and dogs, which is higher than humans. . . i have gone to work and had one jump off the carpet onto my leg. . probably brought in by a pet owner, and freezing on the carpet, and jumped on me sensing the warmth, i guess, but it was easy just to pluck it off and flush it. . . i wouldn't worry too much about it. . . especially if you have no pets at your house. . .|||I have a friend that owns a pre-built house (a trailer) and under his house each year cats have kittens, and each year his house gets infested with fleas. I would spray on some cutter bug repellant, among many other bugs it repels fleas, you'd probably only have to spray your ankle to shin area. Yes you can bring a flea home with you, will it feed off of you? Yes if nothing else is available. Will it lay eggs after consuming human blood? I have heard two different answers to that, yes and no. Best bet, ask a pest control company, they are usually glad to answer questions.|||yes they can.They love fur so if they see anything furry on you or in your home,they come with you.I have a dog and 2 cats(getting another cat soon)and none of them have fleas.Make sure to wash them all thouroughly(i cant really spell lol)and make sure you scrub extra good where the fleas are.
We did remodeling during the height of flea season. We had no pets. The fleas entered through the construction opening. We found out we had fleas when my daughter was covered with flea bites.
It took 3 applications of "flea bombs" to get rid of them. The first dusting took care of adult fleas, the second took care of their newly hatched eggs. The third application took out any survivors BEFORE they laid eggs.
It's pretty costly but it's got to be done right or you'll never get rid of the little blood-suckers!|||Yes the fleas can survive and it is hard not to bring them home with you on your clothes. best solution I have had was to get a good flea spry for carpets and funiture and use frontline on the cats. but talk to a vet the kittens may still be to young for this|||there is you. fleas don't care what kind of animal they feast on and you and granny are part of the animal kingdom.|||a flea MIGHT hide in the cuff of your pants, or whatever, and hitch a ride to your home but really, it's unlikely . . . I've heard they prefer the temperature of cats and dogs, which is higher than humans. . . i have gone to work and had one jump off the carpet onto my leg. . probably brought in by a pet owner, and freezing on the carpet, and jumped on me sensing the warmth, i guess, but it was easy just to pluck it off and flush it. . . i wouldn't worry too much about it. . . especially if you have no pets at your house. . .|||I have a friend that owns a pre-built house (a trailer) and under his house each year cats have kittens, and each year his house gets infested with fleas. I would spray on some cutter bug repellant, among many other bugs it repels fleas, you'd probably only have to spray your ankle to shin area. Yes you can bring a flea home with you, will it feed off of you? Yes if nothing else is available. Will it lay eggs after consuming human blood? I have heard two different answers to that, yes and no. Best bet, ask a pest control company, they are usually glad to answer questions.|||yes they can.They love fur so if they see anything furry on you or in your home,they come with you.I have a dog and 2 cats(getting another cat soon)and none of them have fleas.Make sure to wash them all thouroughly(i cant really spell lol)and make sure you scrub extra good where the fleas are.
What species of owl is it legal to keep as pets in Australia?
Hey, just wondering what the go is for keeping owls in Australia. What species are you allowed to keep. I no about the "no-release" rules and stuff like that, but other than that, what do you have to do to get an owl? Do you need a license? But mostly, what owl specis are legal for Australian residents to keep as domesticated pets?|||Oh dear, another person who thinks an owl will make a proper pet. You use the term "domesticated pet" in your question. Just owning a wild animal, even if it were tame %26amp; even if it were born in captivity does not mean that it has suddenly become domesticated. If it did then the zoos of the world would be filled w domesticated animals.
Since you really need legitimate information you should be contacting agencies like Fish %26amp; Game/Department of Natural Resources in your state, Dept of Interior, Dept of Agriculture (USA terms). They will have relevant, current info. This would show how serious you are about your inquiry. Random YA answers are just that, random %26amp; often a bit opinionated.
Regardless of what you do w this kooky idea, best of luck to you.|||i think the go is no go but you can contact on these aussie sites for your answer
Since you really need legitimate information you should be contacting agencies like Fish %26amp; Game/Department of Natural Resources in your state, Dept of Interior, Dept of Agriculture (USA terms). They will have relevant, current info. This would show how serious you are about your inquiry. Random YA answers are just that, random %26amp; often a bit opinionated.
Regardless of what you do w this kooky idea, best of luck to you.|||i think the go is no go but you can contact on these aussie sites for your answer
What kind of pets know that u actually exist?
Fish do not know who u are but dogs do. What other pets know u exist?|||Really most animals do besides fish like a Iguana and you already know dogs do. Cats, birds,etc. As long as you give the animal TLC (tender love and care) it will now that you exist.|||I always thought my hamster did...I could swear she would roll towards me in her little ball when I said her name.|||Dogs
Cats
Rodents (rabbits,rats,chinchillas etc.)
Sea Food (besides Fish...Hermit Crab)|||i had some oscars that knew where their food came from...if they where hungry when u walked by they would follow you|||Believe it or not, fish can recognize you.
I had a porcupine puffer fish that acted different from me, than he would for random people who'd walk up to the tank.
Hamsters I believe can recognize you. Mine follows me around the house, but ignores other people. And he does come when he's called.
he also is very sweet with me, but will nip someone else.
Birds know you. Certian birds become attached to their human and only their human and will dislike other birds and people (Conures are one.)
I dealt with an Iguana who died shortly after his owner gave him up when they were forced to move where they couldn't take him.
it was like he died of mourning at the loss of his humans. If they didn't "know you" it wouldn't matter who they were with if they were well cared for.
but Even the vets think he died of depression.|||Ferrets and Mongoose, parrots and birds....well mine did|||guinea pigs|||My ratties love me, but hate my roommate. So I think they definitely know who is who.|||cats, rabbits, horses, goats,|||Dogs
Cats
Ferrets
Chinchillas, Hamsters, Rats, %26amp; other rodents
Rabbits
Birds
Horses
Pigs, Goats, Sheep, %26amp; other farm animals
....
Cats
Rodents (rabbits,rats,chinchillas etc.)
Sea Food (besides Fish...Hermit Crab)|||i had some oscars that knew where their food came from...if they where hungry when u walked by they would follow you|||Believe it or not, fish can recognize you.
I had a porcupine puffer fish that acted different from me, than he would for random people who'd walk up to the tank.
Hamsters I believe can recognize you. Mine follows me around the house, but ignores other people. And he does come when he's called.
he also is very sweet with me, but will nip someone else.
Birds know you. Certian birds become attached to their human and only their human and will dislike other birds and people (Conures are one.)
I dealt with an Iguana who died shortly after his owner gave him up when they were forced to move where they couldn't take him.
it was like he died of mourning at the loss of his humans. If they didn't "know you" it wouldn't matter who they were with if they were well cared for.
but Even the vets think he died of depression.|||Ferrets and Mongoose, parrots and birds....well mine did|||guinea pigs|||My ratties love me, but hate my roommate. So I think they definitely know who is who.|||cats, rabbits, horses, goats,|||Dogs
Cats
Ferrets
Chinchillas, Hamsters, Rats, %26amp; other rodents
Rabbits
Birds
Horses
Pigs, Goats, Sheep, %26amp; other farm animals
....
Does sims 2 pets allow the option to let your kids friends to grow up with them?
You know how in the newer sims games how the when your sims, who are a child or teen, grow up can pick the option to have their friends grow up with them.Does aims 2 pets let you do that too?|||no, i think thats only in freetime|||No, but you can still use a cheat that will let you do that. Here's a list of all the cheats available and which expansion pack the cheat originally came with. Keep in mind though that if you don't actually have that expansion pack but you do have a later released expansion pack, then most of the time the cheat will still work anyway.
http://www.snootysims.com/cheatsindex.ph…
If you want to use the agesimscheat on/off on one of your sim kids' friends, have your sim child call their friend over and then you can use the cheat on the friend. Afterwards though, if it makes it so the friend's picture is part of your sims' family, turn the testing cheats on and make that sim unselectable again and then turn both the agesimscheat off and the testing cheats back off and everything should be back to normal afterwards except your sim child's friend will now be whatever age you picked for them.|||No i think that option comes in at Freetime but you can cheat or if they're teenagers move them into college together|||use a cheat- hold down ctrl+shift+c all at once then type in boolprop testingcheatsenabled true. Then hit enter, hold down shift and click on the person u want to grow up wit then hit MAKE SELECTABLE and then he/she will be in your family so control him/her and hit shift and hold it and click on him/her click set to birthday (you may need to click more) then click on them (dont hold shift) and click grow up. then if u want them not to be in your family anymore click shift and that person and click MAKE UNSELECTABLE . (to turn off the cheats hit ctrl+shift+c then type boolproptestingcheatsenabled false|||sims2player gave you good trick on how to age your kids friends.but you can also try Free Time expansion pack.it has this new NPC aging feature.when one of my child sim grow up,she can choose to age up to three friends along with her. read this guide.http://guides.ign.com/guides/14223155/pa…|||Any reason why a certain someone is giving thumbs-downs to perfectly correct and intelligent answers, other than you're a complete moron?|||No it doesn't. That comes with the Sims 2 Free time. You can cheat it using the cheat boolprop testingcheatsenabled true, holding down shift and clicking on the friend then clicking MAKE SELECTABLE. Then shift click on the friend again and click set to birthday and make them grow up like a normal Sim. Then shift click again and click MAKE UNSELECTABLE. That's the easiest cheat way of doing it but can bug up your game on some occations but most of the time its alright.
Hope you find this helpful.|||No, that option comes with The Sims 2 Freetime. Here is a link to buy or download it: http://thesims2.ea.com/about/ep7_order.p…|||that's with freetime i know i have it its only ncp non controlable people th
http://www.snootysims.com/cheatsindex.ph…
If you want to use the agesimscheat on/off on one of your sim kids' friends, have your sim child call their friend over and then you can use the cheat on the friend. Afterwards though, if it makes it so the friend's picture is part of your sims' family, turn the testing cheats on and make that sim unselectable again and then turn both the agesimscheat off and the testing cheats back off and everything should be back to normal afterwards except your sim child's friend will now be whatever age you picked for them.|||No i think that option comes in at Freetime but you can cheat or if they're teenagers move them into college together|||use a cheat- hold down ctrl+shift+c all at once then type in boolprop testingcheatsenabled true. Then hit enter, hold down shift and click on the person u want to grow up wit then hit MAKE SELECTABLE and then he/she will be in your family so control him/her and hit shift and hold it and click on him/her click set to birthday (you may need to click more) then click on them (dont hold shift) and click grow up. then if u want them not to be in your family anymore click shift and that person and click MAKE UNSELECTABLE . (to turn off the cheats hit ctrl+shift+c then type boolproptestingcheatsenabled false|||sims2player gave you good trick on how to age your kids friends.but you can also try Free Time expansion pack.it has this new NPC aging feature.when one of my child sim grow up,she can choose to age up to three friends along with her. read this guide.http://guides.ign.com/guides/14223155/pa…|||Any reason why a certain someone is giving thumbs-downs to perfectly correct and intelligent answers, other than you're a complete moron?|||No it doesn't. That comes with the Sims 2 Free time. You can cheat it using the cheat boolprop testingcheatsenabled true, holding down shift and clicking on the friend then clicking MAKE SELECTABLE. Then shift click on the friend again and click set to birthday and make them grow up like a normal Sim. Then shift click again and click MAKE UNSELECTABLE. That's the easiest cheat way of doing it but can bug up your game on some occations but most of the time its alright.
Hope you find this helpful.|||No, that option comes with The Sims 2 Freetime. Here is a link to buy or download it: http://thesims2.ea.com/about/ep7_order.p…|||that's with freetime i know i have it its only ncp non controlable people th
How do I find out if a group home allows pets?
I have a dog and I am wondering how I can find if a group home for adults allows pets because I don't want to give my dog if I don't have to.|||I assume if you just call whoever is in charge of this home a call they will tell you whether pets are allowed
How can I convince my father that rabbits are good pets and are not stupid?
He liked chinchillas fine, but when I made the responsible to get a rabbit instead because they better fit my lifestyle, it's a joke or something. He's just thinks they poop a lot and aren't smart and just sit there all day. In his opinion, they're more of a stuffed animal than a toy. When he hears me talk about house rabbits, he hints that he wants me to stop. How can I convince him that they are, in fact, good pets and I will be able to take care of one?|||Rabbit's are very smart animals ^^
They do like to be kept in pairs/small groups as long as the males and females are neutered.
Bucks that are/aren't neurted may still fight, same with the does.
The best pairing is a buck and doe, both neutered.
Just say, Chinchillas live for like 20 years, rabbits only 8. Rabbits can be potty trained because they are very smart. They might just hop and all day but at night it's much more fun to watch them. They are very friendly towards humans and enjoy being held.|||research them on the internet all the time in front of him and look at good names for them on the internet in front of your dad too
he will start to get really annoyed and finally give in to you
rabbits are clever and you can train them and everything , if you handle them a lot they will love you lots and if you clean them out a lot they will not have lots of poo about
if the cage is outside it will not smell
YOU SHOULD GET ONE , !!!|||I am afraid your father is right. They do poop a lot. They will get your whole house dirty.
Why not go for something else? Cats are much better than rabbits.|||Not sure maybe show him personality traits or show him videos people post of rabbits|||They are good eats
They do like to be kept in pairs/small groups as long as the males and females are neutered.
Bucks that are/aren't neurted may still fight, same with the does.
The best pairing is a buck and doe, both neutered.
Just say, Chinchillas live for like 20 years, rabbits only 8. Rabbits can be potty trained because they are very smart. They might just hop and all day but at night it's much more fun to watch them. They are very friendly towards humans and enjoy being held.|||research them on the internet all the time in front of him and look at good names for them on the internet in front of your dad too
he will start to get really annoyed and finally give in to you
rabbits are clever and you can train them and everything , if you handle them a lot they will love you lots and if you clean them out a lot they will not have lots of poo about
if the cage is outside it will not smell
YOU SHOULD GET ONE , !!!|||I am afraid your father is right. They do poop a lot. They will get your whole house dirty.
Why not go for something else? Cats are much better than rabbits.|||Not sure maybe show him personality traits or show him videos people post of rabbits|||They are good eats
Why are you allowed to buy and have Axolotls as pets if their Critically Endangered?
That just sounds odd to me. Its almost extinct but yet you can buy them as pets and keep them in a tank at your home. Why is this allowed? Shouldnt we be breeding them and protecting them to try and preserve the species ?|||To understand what is being done to save the Axolotl go to the following link;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJMi_eCbh鈥?/a>
Buy-Axolotls.com Assurance Program provides you with the healthiest, most genetically diverse bloodlines in the captive world today. We will continue to keep our Water Dragons (Axolotls) free from genetic defects, by taking the time to outbreed our stock with only the best hand picked Water Dragons (Axolotls) in the USA. We outbreed our Water Dragons to prevent any genetic weakness that can accrue from multiple generations of inbreeding (brother to sister) and line breeding. We at Buy-Axolotls.com strictly follows the Guidelines for Ethical Breeding Practices. Any Water Dragon with genetic deficiencies are not bred. At Buy-Axolotls.com we only sell Water Dragons. That's it, that鈥檚 all we do. With only one focus "Water Dragons" that allows us breed the best possible Water Dragon in the captive world today. We will continue to maintain the highest integrity of our Water Dragon while focusing on their long term health.
At Buy-Axolotls.com we raise all our Water Dragons in separate tanks to avoid their cannibalistic stage with their tank mates and because of this, our Water Dragons have prefect limbs and are best quality Water Dragon on the market today. We continually improve the diversity, heartiness, and variety of all our Water Dragon, while strictly following the Guidelines for Ethical Breeding Practices. In doing so Buy-Axolotls.com has made and will continue to make an important contribution by ensuring the survival of the Water Dragon (Axolotl) species in the United States.
Buy-Axolotls.com is the World's Largest Supplier of Water Dragons (Axolotls). We ship our Water Dragons worldwide. Some of our customers include; Universities and Secondary Education Markets (classrooms), Laboratories, Museums, Zoos, Aquariums, Government Agencies, Pet Retailers, Pet Breeders, and Pet Owners.
100% Customer Satisfaction Guarantee
Buy-Axolotls.com has a 100% customer satisfaction guarantee on all of our Water Dragon (Axolotls). We guarantee that they will arrive live, healthy, and properly sexed. We guarantee all our Water Dragon (Axolotl) will have perfect limbs because we raised all our Water Dragons (Axolotls) in separate tanks to avoid their cannibalistic stage where they will bit off their tank mates Legs, Toes and Tails.
At Buy-Axolotls.com we want each and every one our customers to be happy, so if you have any questions regarding the purchase or care and feeding of an Water Dragon (axolotl) you can email us at Sales@Buy-Axolotls.com. We will reply to your e-mail within a one business day. At Buy-Axolotls.com we encourage our customers to post feedback regarding their purchase, at http://buy-axolotls.com/phpbb/ here you will see, how they liked their Water Dragons (axolotls) and what they thought of the Buy-Axolotls.com service. We invite you to read these postings.
enjoy,
Philip Vena
We Protect Axolotls
www.Buy-Axolotls.com
www.Axolotl-For-Sale.com
4531 Cornell Avenue
Downers Grove, IL 60515-2609 USA
(Near West Side of Chicago)
Phone: 1-630-242-0151
email Addresses
Sales@Buy-Axolotls.com
Axolotl-Rescue@Buy-Axolotls.com
Charity@Buy-Axolotls.com
Adopt-an-Axolotl@Buy-Axolotls.com
Axolotl Forum: http://Buy-Axolotls.com/phpbb|||Very good question. The answer is that the only ones that are being kept as pets are captive bred individuals that are not protected by the endangered species regulation. Some individuals obtained captive axolotls at some point in the past and have found a way to successfully breed them. I know someone who purchased a few months ago in fact. It is funny how we approach endangered species, because you would think it would seem obvous that these captive bred animals should be returned to the wild to increase the population, right? Well the problem is what if one of these captive animals carried a bacterium or virus that has never been introduced into the few remaining wild axolotls? Oops now they are exstinct. I totally see your point though, it seems there should be some way to help the wild population, considering we humans had some hand in pushing them to the brink, yet we can't aid their recovery. Another way to think about it is to be thankful that some of us creepy reptile/amphibian breeders out there are the ones that have ensured that your grandchildren will at least be able to see these amazing creatures in a zoo long after thy have died out in the wild.|||People that buy them are probably going to breed them if they can.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJMi_eCbh鈥?/a>
Buy-Axolotls.com Assurance Program provides you with the healthiest, most genetically diverse bloodlines in the captive world today. We will continue to keep our Water Dragons (Axolotls) free from genetic defects, by taking the time to outbreed our stock with only the best hand picked Water Dragons (Axolotls) in the USA. We outbreed our Water Dragons to prevent any genetic weakness that can accrue from multiple generations of inbreeding (brother to sister) and line breeding. We at Buy-Axolotls.com strictly follows the Guidelines for Ethical Breeding Practices. Any Water Dragon with genetic deficiencies are not bred. At Buy-Axolotls.com we only sell Water Dragons. That's it, that鈥檚 all we do. With only one focus "Water Dragons" that allows us breed the best possible Water Dragon in the captive world today. We will continue to maintain the highest integrity of our Water Dragon while focusing on their long term health.
At Buy-Axolotls.com we raise all our Water Dragons in separate tanks to avoid their cannibalistic stage with their tank mates and because of this, our Water Dragons have prefect limbs and are best quality Water Dragon on the market today. We continually improve the diversity, heartiness, and variety of all our Water Dragon, while strictly following the Guidelines for Ethical Breeding Practices. In doing so Buy-Axolotls.com has made and will continue to make an important contribution by ensuring the survival of the Water Dragon (Axolotl) species in the United States.
Buy-Axolotls.com is the World's Largest Supplier of Water Dragons (Axolotls). We ship our Water Dragons worldwide. Some of our customers include; Universities and Secondary Education Markets (classrooms), Laboratories, Museums, Zoos, Aquariums, Government Agencies, Pet Retailers, Pet Breeders, and Pet Owners.
100% Customer Satisfaction Guarantee
Buy-Axolotls.com has a 100% customer satisfaction guarantee on all of our Water Dragon (Axolotls). We guarantee that they will arrive live, healthy, and properly sexed. We guarantee all our Water Dragon (Axolotl) will have perfect limbs because we raised all our Water Dragons (Axolotls) in separate tanks to avoid their cannibalistic stage where they will bit off their tank mates Legs, Toes and Tails.
At Buy-Axolotls.com we want each and every one our customers to be happy, so if you have any questions regarding the purchase or care and feeding of an Water Dragon (axolotl) you can email us at Sales@Buy-Axolotls.com. We will reply to your e-mail within a one business day. At Buy-Axolotls.com we encourage our customers to post feedback regarding their purchase, at http://buy-axolotls.com/phpbb/ here you will see, how they liked their Water Dragons (axolotls) and what they thought of the Buy-Axolotls.com service. We invite you to read these postings.
enjoy,
Philip Vena
We Protect Axolotls
www.Buy-Axolotls.com
www.Axolotl-For-Sale.com
4531 Cornell Avenue
Downers Grove, IL 60515-2609 USA
(Near West Side of Chicago)
Phone: 1-630-242-0151
email Addresses
Sales@Buy-Axolotls.com
Axolotl-Rescue@Buy-Axolotls.com
Charity@Buy-Axolotls.com
Adopt-an-Axolotl@Buy-Axolotls.com
Axolotl Forum: http://Buy-Axolotls.com/phpbb|||Very good question. The answer is that the only ones that are being kept as pets are captive bred individuals that are not protected by the endangered species regulation. Some individuals obtained captive axolotls at some point in the past and have found a way to successfully breed them. I know someone who purchased a few months ago in fact. It is funny how we approach endangered species, because you would think it would seem obvous that these captive bred animals should be returned to the wild to increase the population, right? Well the problem is what if one of these captive animals carried a bacterium or virus that has never been introduced into the few remaining wild axolotls? Oops now they are exstinct. I totally see your point though, it seems there should be some way to help the wild population, considering we humans had some hand in pushing them to the brink, yet we can't aid their recovery. Another way to think about it is to be thankful that some of us creepy reptile/amphibian breeders out there are the ones that have ensured that your grandchildren will at least be able to see these amazing creatures in a zoo long after thy have died out in the wild.|||People that buy them are probably going to breed them if they can.
How to introduce pets to one another?
My boyfreind and I are moving in together and we have three pets. I have two older cats and he has an older dog. I am concerned about introducing them to one another so that they get along. My cats have never lived with a dog and his dog is interested in cats to chase. One of my cats has FIV and I am concerned about the stress it will cause to him. Any tips or advice?|||Introduce them slowly. Leave the cats in a bedroom for a few days, especially if you are moving in to a place that is new to the cats.|||Get dog trained not to touch cats. Nothing else will work.
How do your pets influence your buying habits?
I would like to write a blog entry on pets as part of the family and marketing influence.
Any answers will be helpful.|||I will go into a store and if I see stuff for bunnies (treats and such) I will buy it. Basically any treat that I think my bunny might like, I will buy it.
And I know if I saw anything with a cute design that says something like "I love my Dutch bunny" or "I love my bunny" or anything of that sort, I would buy it. So I guess it influences that certain animal.
I know my mom will basically buy anything that is black lab related since she has two black lab mixes.
(I'm assuming you expected us to exclude the obvious food intake and use different ideas such as merchandise, like I mentioned....)|||They cause me to buy pet food.
Other than that, they have no influence on my buying habits.
Any answers will be helpful.|||I will go into a store and if I see stuff for bunnies (treats and such) I will buy it. Basically any treat that I think my bunny might like, I will buy it.
And I know if I saw anything with a cute design that says something like "I love my Dutch bunny" or "I love my bunny" or anything of that sort, I would buy it. So I guess it influences that certain animal.
I know my mom will basically buy anything that is black lab related since she has two black lab mixes.
(I'm assuming you expected us to exclude the obvious food intake and use different ideas such as merchandise, like I mentioned....)|||They cause me to buy pet food.
Other than that, they have no influence on my buying habits.
How do I introduce my german shepherd to our new pets, a cat and a horse?
I have a german shepherd, with the normal over-protective character. How do I inroduce him to the new pets,without getting any of them hurt?|||I would allow the dog and cat to sniff one another thorugh a door for a while first so they learn that this is a new member of the household that must be accepted, then maybe let them see one another through a fence, a gate or a crate door and finally a nose to nose introduction, with the dog on leash.
If the cat is a kitten, the dog will most likely take to it pretty immediately, but should be watched in case a game of chase begins, but with an older cat you may need to move more slowly.... mostly for the cat to be comfortable and to avoid it running.... that would immediately provoke a chase response form the dog and then it's all over.
It may take a matter of weeks perhaps before allowing both dog and cat to cohabitate happily. And even then the dog will learn after a few swats on the nose that a cat is nothing to be tangled with.
As for the horse.... it depends on the horse, but the dog (if well socialized) shouldn't have a problem with it and may just assume that it's big and he should probably use caution. My dogs have come i contact with many different farm critters (cattle, goats, horses, alpacas) and the only one they show any real intrest in are sheep.... I think they get the feeling that the sheep know they are prey and the dogs read them so clearly, the dogs ready themselves for a showdown.
I think the key is to take it slow.... let the animals get used to seeing and hearing and smelling one another and don't force them to come face to face until they are BOTH ready. Use the animals' body language to guide you as to when they can get closer to one another.
Good luck!|||My guys mom had a german sheppered and we got a kitten at first we hid her thinking hed kill her but I read in a book that said basicly to introduce them carefully let them sniff each other and just watch it worked good for us the pets became best friends till she passed away , and he moved . another idea is to put him on a leash just in case he trys anything you never know they might become great friends just be carefull the first cople days to not leave them alone since I read in catfancy they need time to ajust to each other .|||Show your German Shepard that you are in control and you accept these new characters, therefore he should, too. Try neutering your pup if he isn't already. German Shepards are a very obedient and easily trained breed. They're beautiful and wonderful animals. Good luck!|||Is your pet a friendly pet or not? If it is friendly well i think they'll get along with each other coz any friendly animal gets along with others.
If it isn't friendly then try asking him nicely to meet them, you know, try saying "This are our new pets, sheila and carlos (example), they want to stay here, so please be nice to then" and put a smile so ur dog cud know that theyr nice.
If the cat is a kitten, the dog will most likely take to it pretty immediately, but should be watched in case a game of chase begins, but with an older cat you may need to move more slowly.... mostly for the cat to be comfortable and to avoid it running.... that would immediately provoke a chase response form the dog and then it's all over.
It may take a matter of weeks perhaps before allowing both dog and cat to cohabitate happily. And even then the dog will learn after a few swats on the nose that a cat is nothing to be tangled with.
As for the horse.... it depends on the horse, but the dog (if well socialized) shouldn't have a problem with it and may just assume that it's big and he should probably use caution. My dogs have come i contact with many different farm critters (cattle, goats, horses, alpacas) and the only one they show any real intrest in are sheep.... I think they get the feeling that the sheep know they are prey and the dogs read them so clearly, the dogs ready themselves for a showdown.
I think the key is to take it slow.... let the animals get used to seeing and hearing and smelling one another and don't force them to come face to face until they are BOTH ready. Use the animals' body language to guide you as to when they can get closer to one another.
Good luck!|||My guys mom had a german sheppered and we got a kitten at first we hid her thinking hed kill her but I read in a book that said basicly to introduce them carefully let them sniff each other and just watch it worked good for us the pets became best friends till she passed away , and he moved . another idea is to put him on a leash just in case he trys anything you never know they might become great friends just be carefull the first cople days to not leave them alone since I read in catfancy they need time to ajust to each other .|||Show your German Shepard that you are in control and you accept these new characters, therefore he should, too. Try neutering your pup if he isn't already. German Shepards are a very obedient and easily trained breed. They're beautiful and wonderful animals. Good luck!|||Is your pet a friendly pet or not? If it is friendly well i think they'll get along with each other coz any friendly animal gets along with others.
If it isn't friendly then try asking him nicely to meet them, you know, try saying "This are our new pets, sheila and carlos (example), they want to stay here, so please be nice to then" and put a smile so ur dog cud know that theyr nice.
How many people think of their pets as their children?
Do you look at them as pets or children?
What special things do you do for them that makes them more like family members than pets?|||All of my pets are cherished special needs children because they are unable to speak or understand our language. When they want to play, I stop what I'm doing and happily play until they tire out. When they want to cuddle, I do so with joy in my heart. When one is sick, I seek veterinarian help and worry about them until they get better. When one dies, I cry as one of my children has left home forever.|||i'd rather treat my children like pets...they are easier to deal withthat way...|||Your pets are your pets and should be treated that way!! I can't stand these people who go WAY overboard with treating their pets like children. If you didn't give birth to it, it's not a child of yours! For those of you who don't or can't have children, I don't either...but I have pets and just pets and feel I can still be looked at as if I haven't lost my mind!|||Well, I have a cat, and for me he is my son. I'm unable to conceive, so I consider my cat "my son". He even has his own room and he evens has his own my space.
CHECK HIM OUT AT
http://www.myspace.com/mitchulovesyou|||my dog is a working dog on the ranch and my cat is a ratter and works for her living.
they are my working partners.
friends are who my human counterparts are .
some people have few reliable human friends so they make animals their best friends.
at least dogs are 100% loyal and kudos for that !|||My dog and two cats are my children. I talk to them, provide them with toys and treats, and play with them. My mother refers to them as her furry grandchildren.|||I don't think I treat my pets any different then I do my own children. They get love, attention, food and shelter. I scold them and praise them just the same. They give you unconditional love in return. They have their own beds (they like mine better) and their own toys. I may be guilty of talking to them a bit more since they don't talk back, but seem to listen. They all go to the vet/doctor when needed. My vet bills are higher then my children's doctor bills are. The only thing I have done different is I got all my dogs and cats fixed. I refer to my pets as my babies and say "come on children" to them when it's time to eat. Even my own blood children are taking after my attitude. My one son has a kitten and an iguana and he refers to them as his son and daughter, he's 19. Some even get to travel on short trips with us, like to the store, cats and dogs alike. Especially with our new dog, my one daughter has me buying him clothes. Most of my pets were given human names, some for their behaviors, a few got to choose their own names. I pulled out my baby name book and went down the lists and stopped when they looked at me, like to say I like tht name. I had a wolf some years ago given to me with the name Max and he never responed to it so I started going through the book, when I got to the name Logan he came over and licked my face (never did that before). My own human children, well, they got stuck with what I named them. My husband says I care more about my pets then I do him. I may not have given birth to them, but I choose to care for them for the rest of their or my life and they depend on me for their care.|||they are like little people with moods and actions of their own, yes they are our buddies.|||Children.
dogs basically have the same quantity of responsibility you have to spend on an average child under 6 years of age.
My puppy, hapoo, is 5 months old, and i have about the same feelings for him as i would have for my own child (if i had one)|||Mine is a child, she is a pretty rich lady dressed up in a fur coat. Her name is Prissy and she is a female cat. She has a basket of toys. Her own blanket, in two places in the house. When I talk to her she turns her head to the side like she understands me. When she cries I know she wants more food or she wants attention. She is so very sweet.|||I don't say that, but it has been said about me and my pets. I always give special treats on Birthdays. I always buy Christmas presents for them. No clothing though.|||I do my little Cain Terrier is the baby of the family|||We look at our cat as our nanny and are grandma.Because she gets us up at the right time and puts us sto bed too.Plus when were crying shell come to us.We love her soooooooooooooooooooo much.|||I treat all my pets like there my children...but im not as bad as my aunt who has a carseat for a dog...and dresses the dog in clothes. but it depends if you can have children or not. my aunt cant so the closest thing she has to a child is her dog.|||Yeah, im all for loving pets and treating them well but treating them as babies, dressing them and pampering them is just wrong....|||I don't exactly think of my pets as my children, but I do think of them as family members if that makes any sense.
I let them lie on the sofa and in the bed.|||My pets are my babies even the horses lol!!!!
They r spoilt rotten|||They are my fur children, ages 17 1/2 and 9.
I had one who lived to be almost 20!
They are my heart.|||dont treat them like chirldren i dont there animals but they are family|||children|||I think of my pet as my child. He is a cat. If I made tuna I will let him like the can. I always let him laste a peice of my dinner, not only a teeny peice though. If he was lazy I wouldn't give him extra food because I don't want my baby to be fat.|||we feed our dog scraps from the table !! which is bad cuz shes pretty fat !! and when we go camping, she has her own little bed right beside mine !! and she can say mama when u rub her belly really fast !!|||I do!!!!!!! My dogs and cats would sleep with me...I had a cat that had to lay his head on my arm and his body down the side of mine and be covered up with a blanket...if i turn over then he will get up and go to the other side just to be covered and have my arm as a pillow....|||I do, until I get some kids of my own. Your pets are your kids, in a way, whether you think they are or not. You have to take them to a vet every year, like you would a child. You have to buy it food, like you would a child. You have to play with it as you would a child. So in a way if people ask me if i have kids i say "yah two" The have four legs and will lick you to death!|||my dog, and my gerbils are my children! im only 14, so i don't have any kids, and i take my dog to the pet store, i buy her clothes(she even has a Juicy Couture jacket!!), i give her breathmints, toys, and lots of love. and she also sleeps right beside me. by the way, she's a toy poodle. i recently just got 2 brother gerbils, and i treat them like my children too. i love buying them new toys!! and i play with them in the bathtub, and i have a whiteboard with my "weekly gerbil to-do list", they're about 4 months old(16 weeks), and i love em!!|||my hamsers are my babies!!
the cat however isn't.
I don't like her.
she's my boyfriends.
the cat and I have some issues and it's war!|||me
spoiled|||almost always|||pets....because thats what theye are!
I think that people who want pets need to keep it real!!!|||sometimes i do cause if their young you need to cause you have to train like you do to infants also|||My friend looks on his pets as children but he beats his children too and his pets are no exception
What special things do you do for them that makes them more like family members than pets?|||All of my pets are cherished special needs children because they are unable to speak or understand our language. When they want to play, I stop what I'm doing and happily play until they tire out. When they want to cuddle, I do so with joy in my heart. When one is sick, I seek veterinarian help and worry about them until they get better. When one dies, I cry as one of my children has left home forever.|||i'd rather treat my children like pets...they are easier to deal withthat way...|||Your pets are your pets and should be treated that way!! I can't stand these people who go WAY overboard with treating their pets like children. If you didn't give birth to it, it's not a child of yours! For those of you who don't or can't have children, I don't either...but I have pets and just pets and feel I can still be looked at as if I haven't lost my mind!|||Well, I have a cat, and for me he is my son. I'm unable to conceive, so I consider my cat "my son". He even has his own room and he evens has his own my space.
CHECK HIM OUT AT
http://www.myspace.com/mitchulovesyou|||my dog is a working dog on the ranch and my cat is a ratter and works for her living.
they are my working partners.
friends are who my human counterparts are .
some people have few reliable human friends so they make animals their best friends.
at least dogs are 100% loyal and kudos for that !|||My dog and two cats are my children. I talk to them, provide them with toys and treats, and play with them. My mother refers to them as her furry grandchildren.|||I don't think I treat my pets any different then I do my own children. They get love, attention, food and shelter. I scold them and praise them just the same. They give you unconditional love in return. They have their own beds (they like mine better) and their own toys. I may be guilty of talking to them a bit more since they don't talk back, but seem to listen. They all go to the vet/doctor when needed. My vet bills are higher then my children's doctor bills are. The only thing I have done different is I got all my dogs and cats fixed. I refer to my pets as my babies and say "come on children" to them when it's time to eat. Even my own blood children are taking after my attitude. My one son has a kitten and an iguana and he refers to them as his son and daughter, he's 19. Some even get to travel on short trips with us, like to the store, cats and dogs alike. Especially with our new dog, my one daughter has me buying him clothes. Most of my pets were given human names, some for their behaviors, a few got to choose their own names. I pulled out my baby name book and went down the lists and stopped when they looked at me, like to say I like tht name. I had a wolf some years ago given to me with the name Max and he never responed to it so I started going through the book, when I got to the name Logan he came over and licked my face (never did that before). My own human children, well, they got stuck with what I named them. My husband says I care more about my pets then I do him. I may not have given birth to them, but I choose to care for them for the rest of their or my life and they depend on me for their care.|||they are like little people with moods and actions of their own, yes they are our buddies.|||Children.
dogs basically have the same quantity of responsibility you have to spend on an average child under 6 years of age.
My puppy, hapoo, is 5 months old, and i have about the same feelings for him as i would have for my own child (if i had one)|||Mine is a child, she is a pretty rich lady dressed up in a fur coat. Her name is Prissy and she is a female cat. She has a basket of toys. Her own blanket, in two places in the house. When I talk to her she turns her head to the side like she understands me. When she cries I know she wants more food or she wants attention. She is so very sweet.|||I don't say that, but it has been said about me and my pets. I always give special treats on Birthdays. I always buy Christmas presents for them. No clothing though.|||I do my little Cain Terrier is the baby of the family|||We look at our cat as our nanny and are grandma.Because she gets us up at the right time and puts us sto bed too.Plus when were crying shell come to us.We love her soooooooooooooooooooo much.|||I treat all my pets like there my children...but im not as bad as my aunt who has a carseat for a dog...and dresses the dog in clothes. but it depends if you can have children or not. my aunt cant so the closest thing she has to a child is her dog.|||Yeah, im all for loving pets and treating them well but treating them as babies, dressing them and pampering them is just wrong....|||I don't exactly think of my pets as my children, but I do think of them as family members if that makes any sense.
I let them lie on the sofa and in the bed.|||My pets are my babies even the horses lol!!!!
They r spoilt rotten|||They are my fur children, ages 17 1/2 and 9.
I had one who lived to be almost 20!
They are my heart.|||dont treat them like chirldren i dont there animals but they are family|||children|||I think of my pet as my child. He is a cat. If I made tuna I will let him like the can. I always let him laste a peice of my dinner, not only a teeny peice though. If he was lazy I wouldn't give him extra food because I don't want my baby to be fat.|||we feed our dog scraps from the table !! which is bad cuz shes pretty fat !! and when we go camping, she has her own little bed right beside mine !! and she can say mama when u rub her belly really fast !!|||I do!!!!!!! My dogs and cats would sleep with me...I had a cat that had to lay his head on my arm and his body down the side of mine and be covered up with a blanket...if i turn over then he will get up and go to the other side just to be covered and have my arm as a pillow....|||I do, until I get some kids of my own. Your pets are your kids, in a way, whether you think they are or not. You have to take them to a vet every year, like you would a child. You have to buy it food, like you would a child. You have to play with it as you would a child. So in a way if people ask me if i have kids i say "yah two" The have four legs and will lick you to death!|||my dog, and my gerbils are my children! im only 14, so i don't have any kids, and i take my dog to the pet store, i buy her clothes(she even has a Juicy Couture jacket!!), i give her breathmints, toys, and lots of love. and she also sleeps right beside me. by the way, she's a toy poodle. i recently just got 2 brother gerbils, and i treat them like my children too. i love buying them new toys!! and i play with them in the bathtub, and i have a whiteboard with my "weekly gerbil to-do list", they're about 4 months old(16 weeks), and i love em!!|||my hamsers are my babies!!
the cat however isn't.
I don't like her.
she's my boyfriends.
the cat and I have some issues and it's war!|||me
spoiled|||almost always|||pets....because thats what theye are!
I think that people who want pets need to keep it real!!!|||sometimes i do cause if their young you need to cause you have to train like you do to infants also|||My friend looks on his pets as children but he beats his children too and his pets are no exception
What airlines allow pets in the cabin on international flights?
I'm trying to find out which airlines allow pets in the cabin on international flights - specifically from Canada to Costa Rica or US to Costa Rica. Not interested in checking as baggage or cargo - IN THE CABIN! Thanks|||Cabin pets are allowed by all airlines on international flights, but there are several rules that you have to take into considerations.
First, cabin pets should not weigh more than 10 kilos or 22 pounds, including the carrier. If the pet and the carrier weigh 10 kilos or more, then you should check them in and they are considered as Animal In Hold (AVIH). I'm sure you don't want that.
Second, airlines limit only 2 pets (only 1 for other airlines) per passenger and the total number of pets in a flight may be limited by the airline (like 10 for some).
Third, if you're bringing 2 pets, they should be "housed" in 2 different carriers. Under no circumstance would pets be allowed on board, whether in the cabin or in the cargo hold, if they occupy the same carrier.
Fourth, the carrier should be leak-proof, such as a kennel or a pet bag.
Fifth, the pet should not be fed at least an hour before departure. You can certainly give water, but food is a no-no.
Sixth, you should carry with you a health certificate from your vet stating the dates and type of inoculations given to your pet. That certificate will also be inspected by the quarantine officials of Costa Rica.
And seventh, you should be ready to pay for excess baggage as pets are not considered as part of your free baggage allowance, whether checked-in baggage or carry-on baggage. Call your airline for the prevailing rates.
Happy trip!|||Usually most airlines, although if you fly with a dog to Australia, they are forced to kill it. Immigration rules. So be careful. Ask which ever airline you fly first.|||The only dogs allowed on planes are guide dogs for the blind. Sorry
And they dont kill a dog if you bring it to Australia. I know pleanty of people who have done it. They just treat the dog.
First, cabin pets should not weigh more than 10 kilos or 22 pounds, including the carrier. If the pet and the carrier weigh 10 kilos or more, then you should check them in and they are considered as Animal In Hold (AVIH). I'm sure you don't want that.
Second, airlines limit only 2 pets (only 1 for other airlines) per passenger and the total number of pets in a flight may be limited by the airline (like 10 for some).
Third, if you're bringing 2 pets, they should be "housed" in 2 different carriers. Under no circumstance would pets be allowed on board, whether in the cabin or in the cargo hold, if they occupy the same carrier.
Fourth, the carrier should be leak-proof, such as a kennel or a pet bag.
Fifth, the pet should not be fed at least an hour before departure. You can certainly give water, but food is a no-no.
Sixth, you should carry with you a health certificate from your vet stating the dates and type of inoculations given to your pet. That certificate will also be inspected by the quarantine officials of Costa Rica.
And seventh, you should be ready to pay for excess baggage as pets are not considered as part of your free baggage allowance, whether checked-in baggage or carry-on baggage. Call your airline for the prevailing rates.
Happy trip!|||Usually most airlines, although if you fly with a dog to Australia, they are forced to kill it. Immigration rules. So be careful. Ask which ever airline you fly first.|||The only dogs allowed on planes are guide dogs for the blind. Sorry
And they dont kill a dog if you bring it to Australia. I know pleanty of people who have done it. They just treat the dog.
What are the top ten easiest pets to look after?
I want a pet but my mum thinks that they aren't going to be easy to look after. What are the top ten easiest pets to look after?|||the easiest id say to look after are goldfish (plonk it in a bowl and its happy) tropical fish are easy too but you have to remember to keep their tank at the right temperature and things like that. small rodents (such as a hamster or gerbil) are good fun. theyre lively and cute. just keep their food bowl and water full and you clean their cage once a week. stick insects are super easy to look after too, but a bit dull. cats are pretty easy to look after too. unlike dogs they dont need to be taken out for walks and they just generally laze around looking cute most of the day. they do require jabs and things as a kitten but as they grow up they are easy to look after as they tend to amuse themselves most of the time and you can leave food down and they will graze throughout the day, whereas dogs need fed at regular times. birds are pretty easy to look after too.|||1) Snakes - They don't eat a lot (once every few weeks), they don't make much of a mess and they don't move a lot. You pretty much get them a warm temp in their enclosure and that'sa botu it.
2) Lizards - They eat a little more than snakes, but not much. Other than that, reptiles are extremely easy to care for.
3) Scorpions/Tarantullas/Centipedes/Stick Insects - They're kinda like lizards. You really don't do too much, just feed them every now and again. Still, you'll have to clean their cage.
4) Hermit Crabs - Provide a humid environment with some empty shells and some food and they're good to go too.
5) Freshwater Fish - Depending on the set up you want, they're usually easy to care for. You set up the tank and the filtration. You change your filter media every 90 days, you do a weekly vaccum and water change, and you feed 0-3x/day. The bigger the tank the more you can set up an eco system, the easier it will be to keep.
6) Planted Fishtanks/Saltwater Fishtanks - Same as above, but now we've got water parameters we've gotta watch out a big more for.
7) Rodents (Mice/Hamsters/Gerbils/birds) - Feed and water daily. The cage maintenance is a big more involved. You gotta scoop poop and pee and change the cedar chips/bedding. You've also gotta handle them so they don't bite and become afraid of you.
8) Larger caged animals (Guinne Pigs/Chinchillas/Rabbits/Sugar Gliders/Ferrets/parrots) - similar to 7, but you've gotta let them out of the cage to get some exercise. You've also gotta handle them a little more than you would a hamster. Some have litter that you can change. Sometimes you gotta trim nails and/or teeth.
9) Cats - Clean their litter every 1-3 days, feed and water daily, lots of attention, play with them, vet check ups, neuter/spay, clip nails. A little training is necissary, toys
10) Dogs - Lots of training, registration, vet checkups, nail trimings, daily feedings, daily exercise (walks and runs), needs to be let outside to go to the bathroom at least twice per day, constant attention demanded, bathing occassionally, socializing with other people and animals, toys|||in no order, fish, hamster, cat, worms, stick insects, rabbit?, chinchilla, snake can't think of anymore and I don't actually know how easy the ones on my list are.|||Here is my opinion
1. fish
2. hamster
3. cat
4. dog
5. hermit crab
6. Turtle
7. guinea pig
8. bunny
9. cockatoo
10. sugar gilder|||1= hampster
2= rat
3=guinea pig
4=rabbit
5=chinchilla
6=ferret
7=cat
8=dog
9=horse
10=ME!
hope this helped|||Cats are pretty easy and there are lots looking for homes in the shelter. Umm dogs would be one of the hardest to look after and birds take up alot of time.|||1 - a rock
2 - sea monkeys
3 - a bug
4 - a fish
5 - hamster
6 - rabbit
7 - cat
8 - dog
9 - a reptile
10 - a disabled creature|||1. Fish
2. Spiders
3. Snakes
4. Rabbits
5. Mice
6. Birds
7. Cats
8. Dogs
9. Gerbils
10. Ducks|||I'd say that fish require the least amount of effort, just clean the tank and feed them.|||1 fish
2 birds
3 hermit crabs
4 hamster
5 rat/mouse
6 small dog
7 cat
8 goat
9mini horse
10 bug|||1 is "Pet Rock" very little maintenance.|||An imaginary pet beats the lot.|||Dead pets
2) Lizards - They eat a little more than snakes, but not much. Other than that, reptiles are extremely easy to care for.
3) Scorpions/Tarantullas/Centipedes/Stick Insects - They're kinda like lizards. You really don't do too much, just feed them every now and again. Still, you'll have to clean their cage.
4) Hermit Crabs - Provide a humid environment with some empty shells and some food and they're good to go too.
5) Freshwater Fish - Depending on the set up you want, they're usually easy to care for. You set up the tank and the filtration. You change your filter media every 90 days, you do a weekly vaccum and water change, and you feed 0-3x/day. The bigger the tank the more you can set up an eco system, the easier it will be to keep.
6) Planted Fishtanks/Saltwater Fishtanks - Same as above, but now we've got water parameters we've gotta watch out a big more for.
7) Rodents (Mice/Hamsters/Gerbils/birds) - Feed and water daily. The cage maintenance is a big more involved. You gotta scoop poop and pee and change the cedar chips/bedding. You've also gotta handle them so they don't bite and become afraid of you.
8) Larger caged animals (Guinne Pigs/Chinchillas/Rabbits/Sugar Gliders/Ferrets/parrots) - similar to 7, but you've gotta let them out of the cage to get some exercise. You've also gotta handle them a little more than you would a hamster. Some have litter that you can change. Sometimes you gotta trim nails and/or teeth.
9) Cats - Clean their litter every 1-3 days, feed and water daily, lots of attention, play with them, vet check ups, neuter/spay, clip nails. A little training is necissary, toys
10) Dogs - Lots of training, registration, vet checkups, nail trimings, daily feedings, daily exercise (walks and runs), needs to be let outside to go to the bathroom at least twice per day, constant attention demanded, bathing occassionally, socializing with other people and animals, toys|||in no order, fish, hamster, cat, worms, stick insects, rabbit?, chinchilla, snake can't think of anymore and I don't actually know how easy the ones on my list are.|||Here is my opinion
1. fish
2. hamster
3. cat
4. dog
5. hermit crab
6. Turtle
7. guinea pig
8. bunny
9. cockatoo
10. sugar gilder|||1= hampster
2= rat
3=guinea pig
4=rabbit
5=chinchilla
6=ferret
7=cat
8=dog
9=horse
10=ME!
hope this helped|||Cats are pretty easy and there are lots looking for homes in the shelter. Umm dogs would be one of the hardest to look after and birds take up alot of time.|||1 - a rock
2 - sea monkeys
3 - a bug
4 - a fish
5 - hamster
6 - rabbit
7 - cat
8 - dog
9 - a reptile
10 - a disabled creature|||1. Fish
2. Spiders
3. Snakes
4. Rabbits
5. Mice
6. Birds
7. Cats
8. Dogs
9. Gerbils
10. Ducks|||I'd say that fish require the least amount of effort, just clean the tank and feed them.|||1 fish
2 birds
3 hermit crabs
4 hamster
5 rat/mouse
6 small dog
7 cat
8 goat
9mini horse
10 bug|||1 is "Pet Rock" very little maintenance.|||An imaginary pet beats the lot.|||Dead pets
How can workers at Petsmart or Pets at Home make sure the people buying their pets won't abuse them?
It always worries me, people walk in these places all the time, pick a guinea pig or rabbit etc, sign a few forms and that's it! I mean how do the workers know that the adult won't abuse the pets?|||Any good pet store employee is going to do their best to screen potential pet parents: asking questions about the habitat, making sure the customer has all the correct supplies and information to care for their new companion.
There are signs that a potential pet parent should be turned down (the phrase "It's just a [insert animal here]" or refusing to buy basic supplies, etc) but ultimately it is up to the employee and the company whether the animal goes home with the customer.
Also, there is no surefire way to ensure an animal will be taken care of properly.
Reputable breeders ask tons of questions and make people sign contracts (just like a good pet shop), and still have occassions when their animals are abused or treated poorly. A breeder may have slightly more contact with a customer after the purchase is made, but people lie and there is no realistic way a breeder could visit every home they have sold an animal (I'm talking rodents, larger animals with lower reproductive rates - it would be feasible).
The sad reality is all anyone can do it their best to make sure people who would do harm don't get the chance. Sometimes the best just isn't enough.|||they don't, it is all based on trust.|||Good question because they don't ask for an address or phone number to ring and check now and again that the animal is alright. They always ask though if you have enough room for them and stuff like that though before they sell them. I suppose they don't really know for sure if the animal is going to be treated right or not unfortunately.|||Simple answer is they don't!
How do workers in HMV know that a customer isn't going to copy the cd they just bought?
They don't!
It's not the shop-workers responsibilities, they cant run checks on the customers to see if they are fit to look after the pets...
Most pet re-homing centres will do checks to make sure the animal is going to a good home, but the shopkeepers cant, they have to run a business.|||they
cant!|||They don't, and furthermore they can't. That's the problem with pet stores and the reason that no reputable breeder, regardless of what animal they are breeding, sells their babies through a pet store. Pet stores don't care about what happens to the animals they sell, all they care about is the money that they get from selling them.|||I used to work at pets at home i left because i did'nt like the way their treat the pets. Their only interested in how much money their can make not on the animals welfare.|||Well pet smart is only in the US and pets at home is in the UK so......|||You know I was really surprised on how easy it was for me to adopt my dog. I did a little survey that was just checking to see if I morally knew how to care for a dog, and that was it. I drove him with my dog that day. I guess they just have to trust you and hope for the best. Hopefully they would be able call it if they saw someone incapable but who knows.
There are signs that a potential pet parent should be turned down (the phrase "It's just a [insert animal here]" or refusing to buy basic supplies, etc) but ultimately it is up to the employee and the company whether the animal goes home with the customer.
Also, there is no surefire way to ensure an animal will be taken care of properly.
Reputable breeders ask tons of questions and make people sign contracts (just like a good pet shop), and still have occassions when their animals are abused or treated poorly. A breeder may have slightly more contact with a customer after the purchase is made, but people lie and there is no realistic way a breeder could visit every home they have sold an animal (I'm talking rodents, larger animals with lower reproductive rates - it would be feasible).
The sad reality is all anyone can do it their best to make sure people who would do harm don't get the chance. Sometimes the best just isn't enough.|||they don't, it is all based on trust.|||Good question because they don't ask for an address or phone number to ring and check now and again that the animal is alright. They always ask though if you have enough room for them and stuff like that though before they sell them. I suppose they don't really know for sure if the animal is going to be treated right or not unfortunately.|||Simple answer is they don't!
How do workers in HMV know that a customer isn't going to copy the cd they just bought?
They don't!
It's not the shop-workers responsibilities, they cant run checks on the customers to see if they are fit to look after the pets...
Most pet re-homing centres will do checks to make sure the animal is going to a good home, but the shopkeepers cant, they have to run a business.|||they
cant!|||They don't, and furthermore they can't. That's the problem with pet stores and the reason that no reputable breeder, regardless of what animal they are breeding, sells their babies through a pet store. Pet stores don't care about what happens to the animals they sell, all they care about is the money that they get from selling them.|||I used to work at pets at home i left because i did'nt like the way their treat the pets. Their only interested in how much money their can make not on the animals welfare.|||Well pet smart is only in the US and pets at home is in the UK so......|||You know I was really surprised on how easy it was for me to adopt my dog. I did a little survey that was just checking to see if I morally knew how to care for a dog, and that was it. I drove him with my dog that day. I guess they just have to trust you and hope for the best. Hopefully they would be able call it if they saw someone incapable but who knows.
What can my pets eat that is homemade, safe and healthy?
I want to make my pets (I have a dog and a cat) treats at home, but I want to make sure the ingredients are both safe and healthy for the animals. I want ingredients that will fortify and boost their health, rather than just something they think is yummy. What are some good ingredients? Please have reputable resources to back up your claims.|||Cats and dogs have different tastes. If you make something for the cat, the dog will eat it as dogs have a wider range of acceptable foods.
Chicken, baked or roasted without seasonings is always good. Cats love chicken. Tuna (small quantities), rare steak. Baked liver. Cantaloupe, grated zucchini, grated carrot....not all cats like these things.
Dogs also like steamed green veggies like broccoli (in moderate quantities) and beans. Some like salads provided there is dressing and they all love cheddar or string cheese. Cream cheese is a favorite and makes a good addition to Kongs especially when frozen.
Just remember to stay away from the hazardous foods:
http://www.metpet.com/Reference/Dogs/Hea鈥?/a>|||Boiled chicken is yummu and a very good food for animals. Not too fatty, no bad substances, etc. Just don't add salt or spices. Cats also like fish, but beware of bones.|||Dried meat (jerky) is great for cats and dogs. Not only is it the best source of protein, it also is safer than giving rawhide which helps exercise their jaws and keep their teeth clean. All you need is a dehydrator and any meat you would like to give. Then you know there are no preservatives . Some good choices would be lamb, turkey, beef, liver, salmon, white fish. The choice is yours! If you wanted to help with a breath problem, just insert some parsley into the treats before they are dehydrated and it will help with their breath. Hope this helps.|||Check out this website - http://www.lowchensaustralia.com/health/鈥?/a>
It has some great natural receipes.
Have fun cooking!|||I am not sure that you read the article that I wrote on making homemade animal food,
The recipe that I use is:
2 Pkg of stew meat (or any other type of boneless meat)
1-2 cups of rice (dry - you will be using an extra large pot)
1 1 lb pkg of vegetable of your choice
8 oz of omega3 animal oil (found in WalMart or PetSmart or wherever).
Make a slow cooked stew of the above ingredients except for the oil. Let cool.
Spoon ingredients into a food processor and empty the whole mess into a very large bowl until every thing has been processed (The main reason that I do this is so your dog or cat won't just pick through their food and pick out all of the meat and leave the rest).
Finally, add the oil and mix well. (Aside from the nutritional value from Omega3 oil which your animal needs, this also promotes healthy skin and coat and is also good for their heart).
I package this food up in plastic bowls with lids and freeze. Each bowl when thawed last up to 3-5 days (I have a small dog though). And the night before you start getting low, pull another out of the freezer.
For snacks - take this same mixture - spread some out in a baking dish about 1/2" deep and slow bake for an hour. Once it is cooled, break it apart and use for snacks.
Chicken, baked or roasted without seasonings is always good. Cats love chicken. Tuna (small quantities), rare steak. Baked liver. Cantaloupe, grated zucchini, grated carrot....not all cats like these things.
Dogs also like steamed green veggies like broccoli (in moderate quantities) and beans. Some like salads provided there is dressing and they all love cheddar or string cheese. Cream cheese is a favorite and makes a good addition to Kongs especially when frozen.
Just remember to stay away from the hazardous foods:
http://www.metpet.com/Reference/Dogs/Hea鈥?/a>|||Boiled chicken is yummu and a very good food for animals. Not too fatty, no bad substances, etc. Just don't add salt or spices. Cats also like fish, but beware of bones.|||Dried meat (jerky) is great for cats and dogs. Not only is it the best source of protein, it also is safer than giving rawhide which helps exercise their jaws and keep their teeth clean. All you need is a dehydrator and any meat you would like to give. Then you know there are no preservatives . Some good choices would be lamb, turkey, beef, liver, salmon, white fish. The choice is yours! If you wanted to help with a breath problem, just insert some parsley into the treats before they are dehydrated and it will help with their breath. Hope this helps.|||Check out this website - http://www.lowchensaustralia.com/health/鈥?/a>
It has some great natural receipes.
Have fun cooking!|||I am not sure that you read the article that I wrote on making homemade animal food,
The recipe that I use is:
2 Pkg of stew meat (or any other type of boneless meat)
1-2 cups of rice (dry - you will be using an extra large pot)
1 1 lb pkg of vegetable of your choice
8 oz of omega3 animal oil (found in WalMart or PetSmart or wherever).
Make a slow cooked stew of the above ingredients except for the oil. Let cool.
Spoon ingredients into a food processor and empty the whole mess into a very large bowl until every thing has been processed (The main reason that I do this is so your dog or cat won't just pick through their food and pick out all of the meat and leave the rest).
Finally, add the oil and mix well. (Aside from the nutritional value from Omega3 oil which your animal needs, this also promotes healthy skin and coat and is also good for their heart).
I package this food up in plastic bowls with lids and freeze. Each bowl when thawed last up to 3-5 days (I have a small dog though). And the night before you start getting low, pull another out of the freezer.
For snacks - take this same mixture - spread some out in a baking dish about 1/2" deep and slow bake for an hour. Once it is cooled, break it apart and use for snacks.
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