Fish
Disease Diagnoses and Treatment The most common fish diseases are listed
here. A table of contents is provided along with a diagnostic
chart with links to appropriate medications.
Basic
Bird Care Learn about your pet bird, and
make the most of your enjoyment with it by providing your pet
with what it needs to be happy, healthy and fun!
African
Grey Parrots Members of this family are the
best talkers of all the exotic birds.
Amazon
Parrots Amazon parrots are highly intelligent
birds, very outgoing and renowned talkers.They adapt well to captivity,
adjusting easily to their cage or aviary.
Budgies
(parakeets) The parakeet, or Budgerigar, belongs to
the family of true parrots, which explains why the parakeet is
relatively adept at learning to talk.
Caiques The lovely ruffled looking white breast
and belly of the caiques gave rise to the name 'Caique' from its
resemblance to a full-dress white shirt with a ruffled front.
Canaries Well domesticated as pets, canaries are
some of the most fascinating little birds! They are active, cheerful,
beautiful, and have a delightfully lovely song!
Cockatiels
Cockatiels are about as close to the perfect pet
as you can get! With their happy personality and easygoing nature,
these attractive little parrots will soon win you over, lavishing
you with love and attention!
Cockatoos
Cockatoos are extremely affectionate, their feathers
are very soft, and they are gorgeous!....on top of that, they
are very intelligent and very inquisitive birds!
Conures
Conures make delightful pets... because they are
so intelligent, affectionate, and comical!
Eclectus
The lovely Eclectus parrots are attractive and
intelligent birds. They are real show stoppers with their beautiful,
vibrant coloration!
Finches
There are hundreds of finches. They have been enjoyed
as pets all over the world, with some having been domesticated
for over 500 years!
Lories
Lorikeets can be very good talkers and are known
for having super personalities.
Lovebirds
Lovebirds are one of the most fascinating little
parrots! They are active, cheerful and beautifully decorative!
Macaws
Macaws are one of the most colorful and strikingly
beautiful birds of the parrot family. Because of their great beauty
and engaging personalities, they are a favorite pet among bird
lovers and have been kept for centuries.
Meyers Parrots
The Meyer's Parrot is a small bird that is very
attractive and intelligent!
Pionus Parrots
Members of the Pionus family make some of the best
pets of all the exotic birds. Many consider them to be the ideal
all-around family pet.
Rosellas
The Eastern Rosella is one of the most popular
and most beautiful parakeets in aviculture. Being so very brightly
colored, they are very attractive birds!
Senegal Parrots
Senegals are much quieter birds than many of the
smaller, more colorful and popular parrots like the conures in
the Aratinga genus. For this reason they make ideal pets for apartment
or condominium living.
Basic
Small Animal Care
Learn about your Small Animal Pet, and make the
most of your enjoyment with it by providing what it needs to be
happy, healthy and fun!
Chinchillas Chinchillas have great appeal,
like cuddly little "balls of fur". Their exceedingly
soft, dense coat has more fur per square inch than any other known
mammal!
Ferrets Ferrets are extremely playful,
very curious, love to go exploring, and love to play games.
Gerbils
Mongolian Gerbils, often referred to as just "gerbils"
are the best kept secret of the "pocket pet" world.
The gerbil is one of the sweetest natured of ALL the rodent pets!
Guinea
Pigs
The fabulous docile "Guinea Pig" is neither
a pig nor is it from Guinea!
Hamsters Hamsters are nocturnal, so 90%
of their waking hours are at night when the cage is dark. If you
provide them with a wheel, they will run up to 8 miles per night!
Hedgehogs They have such a cute little face
and you'll love their darling waddle! These adorable little hedgehogs
make the perfect apartment pet!
Mice Mice continue to be one of the
most popular "pocket pets". The common mouse is a curious
little creature that makes a very interesting companion.
Rabbits Rabbits are an all time favorite!
People are attracted to bunnies because of their quiet sweet dispositions,
soft cuddly fur, and small size.
Raccoons
Racoons are a pet that requires a lot of attention
(to keep them out of trouble?), but if given the right environment
are lots of fun to keep. They are extremely smart, active, and
curious animals.
Rats Active and smart little animals,
rats can make great pets especially for children!
Rats are easy to house and feed, and are mostly odorless. They
are inexpensive, small, and have lovable personalities.
Pet
Squirrels Squirrels are small mammals found
all over the world, especially in wooded areas. Although these
critters are generally not pets, they are fascinating little creatures
that can make interesting companions.
Sugar
Gliders Sugar Gliders get their name from
their "sweet tooth" and because they have a fold of
furred skin stretching from their forefeet to their hind feet
which they spread out like a kite to help them glide through the
trees!
Reptile
Care
Herptiles of all sorts:
Snakes, Lizards, Amphibians, Turtles, and Arachnids. Learn
about your herp and make the most of your enjoyment with it by
providing what it needs to be happy, healthy, and fun!
Centipede
Care
Though the name 'centipede' means '100 legs', most don't have nearly
that many and some have significantly more! Along with the most
venomous species of scorpions, centipedes are probably the most
cringe-worthy (and potentially dangerous) of the invertebrates.
Choosing
Your Pet Snake
Snakes are attractive and intriguing to watch as they make
their way gracefully around their enclosure!
Box Turtle Care Box turtles are among the most popular, beautiful, and interesting of all turtles...and they have been on earth for thousands of years!
Choosing
Your Pet Lizard With approximately 3000 distinct species of lizard, it is not
surprising that there are so many pet lizards available!
Invertebrate
Care
Scorpions, Tarantulas, Spiders, Hermit Crabs,Tailless
Whipscorpions, Centipedes. Learn about your land invertebrate
and make the most of your enjoyment by providing what it needs
to be happy, healthy, and fun!
Lizard
Families
Most families are groups of varied lizards
tied together by anatomical similarities. There
are approximately 20 groups or families of lizards. Many
of the more common species of lizard are listed under each
family.
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