Cat Care – How to Take Care of a Cat

Cat Care

"Having a cat in your family can be a great experience for years!"

Giving your cat proper care will result in a wonderful pet with a happy and long life!

Cats are great pets. They provide friendship, love and joy. Feline companions have been involved with thousands of deep and powerful cat-human bonds – one that you can be a part of with your cat! They are beautiful, graceful, and elegant animals, which can make for a delightful companion and pet! Read More

Red Striped Mushroom

Red Striped Mushroom
"I’m often called a Red Mushroom, Red-brown Mushroom, and even a Pimples Mushroom. One look at my face and you can see why!"
1/10/2010

The shade of this mushroom depends entirely on where it’s original location is!

Other names for the Red Stripe Mushroom A. ferrugatus are the Pimples Mushroom, the Red Mushroom, or the Red-brown Mushroom. Due to it’s rusty brown color, it is very recognizable. The location that they originate from dictates their color – the most red ones originate in Hawaii! These are attractive mushrooms, with beautiful ruffled edges – great for spicing up an aquarium! Read More

Painted Turtle

Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
"The Painted Turtle is hardy and often a first reptile pet for many people!"

Because they can handle a vast variety of housing conditions and can become very tame,

painted turtles make great pets!

The four species of Painted Turtles are all good additions for a turtle enthusiast. They are all very alert creatures and love basking in the sun and thereafter jumping into the water! They can become quite tame relatively quickly, and love to surface when they see that food has been offered by their owner! Read More

Types of Dogs and How to Choose the Right One

Types of Dogs
"To choose the best dog for you and your family – really spend some time reading up on them!"

This guide will help you choose the right type of dog breed for you and your family!

Choosing the right type of dog for you and/or your family can be quite overwhelming, considering how many breeds are available! In addition to recognizing the tremendous awards that come along with having a dog companion, also comes the consideration of realizing the commitment to give your new dog a long life filled with happiness and love.

Considerations that must go into choosing the right kind of dog for you are your budget, your lifestyle, and your family. Different dogs have different needs and it is your objective to provide the best home you can for your dog – making sure it is well-cared for and loved. Doing so will ensure many years of joy and fun with your new pet… Read More

Siamese Cats – Chingching and Sulyn

Chingching & Sulyn
"Chingching and Sulyn are looking for something. You’ll never guess what!"
2010-11-05

Here’s what L M Svizzero says about Chingching & Sulyn:

"This pic of my babies was Easter 2009. “Looking for the Easter Bunny”. They will stand at the open door for hours just looking around the back yard. Never walking out the door."

"Chingching and Sulyn are very beautiful. They look perfectly matched and it sounds like they are a fun pair! Thanks for sharing them with us."

Green Star Polyps

Green Star Polyps
Pachyclavularia violacea
"I’m a star! So what makes me a star? Hint: my beautiful starburst polyps!"
9/19/2010

An extremely soft and durable soft coral, Green Star Polyps make wonderful beginner corals!

The Green Star Polyps – Pachyclavularia violacea is a beautiful and robust coral. It’s tentacles can range anywhere from green, yellow or light green, and it’s mat is red or purple. There are a total of 8 tentacles, which are long, smooth, and thin – which is in contrast to other encrusting gorgonians that have feathery tentacles. The tentacles protect it’s mouth, which is in the center of the coral and is yet even another color… Read More

Lizard Canary

Lizard Canary
"This beautiful canary is bred specifically to bring out the spangled effect present in its feathers!"

The lizard canary is a beautiful developed breed of canary that has not been changed at all!

The lizard canary is one of the oldest original canary breeds, but it has had a rough history. In the early 1900′s there was an extinction scare, with only a couple dozen breeding pairs left by the 1940′s. This was due to the two world wars and disease epidemics spreading. They were able to spring back with the help of the Lizard Canary Association of Great Britain, which started a “come-back” breeding program. This allowed the Lizard Canary to thrive once again and now is one of the most widely available types of canaries… Read More

Dog Care – How To Take Care of a Dog

Dog Care
"Dogs can be a great source of companionship, for kids and adults alike!"

Deciding to bring a new dog into your life – whether a puppy or an adult – will turn into a

wonderful experience, bringing change and joy!

Adopting a new puppy or adult dog can be one of the most exciting and profound experiences of your life, similar to getting married, buying your first car, or obtaining your first house. And a new dog takes work, just like all of those.

To have a good experience with your new pet, it is important to become familiar with how to care for your dog and learn about their needs.

Dogs are generally very devoted and loyal to their family members and because of that make great companions. Dogs are not choosy and will give their love to any owner willing to reciprocate that love – they don’t judge who you are or what your faults are. They can detect when you are sad or happy and their moods will follow suit. They can prove to be very loyal protectors and friends… Read More

Radiating Mushroom Coral

Radiating Mushroom Coral
"Called the Fine Striped Mushroom, or just Striped Mushroom, this guy is a true classic for the sophisticated reef tank!"
1/09/2010

With beautiful stripes that radiate from it’s center, the Radiating Mushroom Coral

lives up to its name!

Two other names for the Radiating Mushroom Coral Actinodiscus striata are the Striped Mushroom and the Fine Striped Mushroom. Coming in many different colors, they all the same theme – radial stripes coming from their centers. Only reaching 2-3″ (5-8 cm), their oral disc may contain small bumps or have a completely smooth surface. This coral multiplies entirely on its own and is quite hardy – which can end up giving you many more mushrooms in your aquarium… Read More

Haflinger

Haflinger
Equus caballus

"I am a powerful, hard-working horse!"

With a heritage traced to the Alpine mountain ponies, the Haflinger is very hardy and strong,

but also sweet tempered!

The Haflinger, also known as the Avelignese is a rather small but sturdy chestnut colored horse descended down from the Tyrolean ponies of Austria and northern Italy. These horses only stand between 13 to 15 hands high, however they are ponies… Read More