Pet Care Sheets & Articles

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Jump to Cat : Dog : Fish & Aquarium : Reptile : Small Pet

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
Finch
Parakeet
Parrotlet

Cat

Articles:
Cats and nail care
“Caring for senior pets” series:

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:

Weight control
Winterizing your pets

Dog

Articles:

Best way to walk your dog
“Caring for senior pets” series:

Cool summer treats for dogs
Crate training your new dog
Dealing with skunks
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
Travelling with your pets
The truth about raw bones
Understanding your pet’s food series:

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

Care sheets:
Betta
Goldfish

Reptile/Amphibian

Articles:
“Basics of reptile care” series:

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
Live feeders * NEW *
Prepping your pets for summer
Travelling with your pets
Winterizing our pets

Care sheets: Iguana African Clawed Frog
African dwarf frog
African Spur Tortoise
Anole
Asian Box Turtle
Ball Python
Blue Tongue Skink
California kingsnake * NEW *
Crested Gecko
Fiddler Crab
Fire Skink
Florida Tree Frog
Frilled Lizard
Hermit Crab
House Gecko
Iguana
Inland Bearded Dragon
Jacksons chameleon
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
Gerbil
Guinea Pig
Hamster
Hedgehog
Mouse
Opossum
Rabbit
Sugar Glider