Pet Care Sheets & Articles
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Bird
Articles:
Bird Brain (or, Understanding Our Parrot Friends)
Having a healthier bird
How to help keep kids interested in their pet
I found a baby bird, what do I do?
– Offsite link to Marathon Wild Bird Center
Prepping your pet for summer
Travelling with your pets
Winterizing your pets
Care sheets:
African Grey
Cockatiel * NEW *
Finch
Parakeet
Parrotlet
Cat
Articles:
Cats and nail care
“Caring for senior pets” series:
- Part 1 – Aging Basics
- Part 2 – Dental Care
- Part 3 – Aging and the senses
- Part 4 – Physical changes
- Part 5 – Internal systems
- Complete article
FLUTD: What it is & how to prevent it
Hairballs, treatment and prevention
Part 1 – The problems with pests (fleas, ticks, mites, and mosquitoes)
Part 2 – The solution to pests
Prepping your pet for summer
Preventing kidney disease in cats
Travelling with your pets
Understanding your pet’s food series:
- Types of food
- What’s in your pet’s food?
- All about raw foods
- Getting more out of your food
- Complete article
Weight control
Winterizing your pets
Dog
Articles:
Best way to walk your dog
“Caring for senior pets” series:
- Part 1 – Aging Basics
- Part 2 – Dental Care
- Part 3 – Aging and the senses
- Part 4 – Physical changes
- Part 5 – Internal systems
- Complete article
Cool summer treats for dogs
Crate training your new dog
Dealing with skunks * NEW *
Part 1 – The problems with pests (fleas, ticks, mites, and mosquitoes)
Part 2 – The solution to pests
Introducing a new pack member
How to help keep kids interested in their pet
Our favorite chews for dogs
Prepping your pets for summer
Saving your lawn
Surviving Thunderstorms * NEW *
Travelling with your pets
The truth about raw bones
Understanding your pet’s food series:
- Types of food
- What’s in your pet’s food?
- All about raw foods
- Getting more out of your food
- Complete article
Walking your pup – tips from a pro
Weight control
Winterizing your pets
Fish & Aquarium
Articles:
Aquariums: Feeding
Aquariums: Maintenance
Aquariums: The Nitrogen Cycle
Best tips for starting with fish
Common Fish Keeping Myths
How to help keep kids interested in their pet
Pond season is here!
Prepping your pets for summer
Winterizing our pets
Reptile/Amphibian
Articles:
“Basics of reptile care” series:
- Understanding Substrates
- Understanding lighting and heat
- Nutrition and feeding
- Housing and Equipment
- Complete article
Dubious about Dubias?
Part 1 – The problems with pests (fleas, ticks, mites, and mosquitoes)
Part 2 – The solution to pests
Feeding veggies
How to help keep kids interested in their pet
Prepping your pets for summer
Travelling with your pets
Winterizing our pets
Care sheets:
African Clawed Frog
African Spur Tortoise
Anole
Asian Box Turtle
Ball Python * NEW *
Blue Tongue Skink
Crested Gecko
Fire Skink
Florida Tree Frog
Frilled Lizard
Hermit Crab
House Gecko
Iguana
Inland Bearded Dragon
Jacksons chameleon * NEW *
Leopard Gecko
Mali Uromastyx
Pacman Frog
Panther Chameleon
Red Eared Slider
Russian Tortoise
Tomato Frog
Water Dragon
White’s Tree Frog
Small Pets
Articles
Easter and rabbits don’t mix
Part 1 – The problem with pests (fleas, ticks, mites, and mosquitoes)
Part 2 – The solution to pests
Feeding rabbits and guinea pigs
How to help keep kids interested in their pet
I found a baby rabbit, what do I do?
– Offsite link to 2nd Chance: How To Care for Orphaned Wild Cottontail Bunnies
– Offsite link to Squirrel Rehab.org
Introducing a new companion
Meeting your new hamster
Prepping your pets for summer
Travelling with your pets
Winterizing our pets
Your herbivore and you
Care sheets
Chinchilla
Degu
Dwarf Hamster
Fancy Rat
Ferret * Updated *
Gerbil
Guinea Pig
Hamster
Hedgehog
Mouse
Opossum
Rabbit
Sugar Glider