Dental health of our small animals is something most peopledon’t spend time thinking about, and yet it is vital to their overall health as it is for our cats, our dogs, and even us. Nearly all small animals kept as pets belong to the order Rodentia (which literally means “to gnaw”) and one characteristic is that […]
Midwest’s is one of the top names in small animal habitats, cages, exercise pens, and accessories, all bearing the stamp of their innovative design, engineering, and manufacturing.They spend a great deal of time with expert instructors to learn as much as possible about small animal behavior and needs. The result? The industry’s best-selling small animal products. […]
It wasn’t a terribly cold or long winter this year, but we’re still really glad when it’s over! And with the warmer months, there are a lot of things that we need to be aware of and do differently; in fact, there are so many we’ve gathered all of our top summer caresheets in one […]
They’re one of our favorite animals. Nothing else is quite as energetic, as playful, and as full of life as the ferret! The pet ferret (Mustela putorius furo) is a hybridized and domesticated animal, thought to come from the European polecat and the Steppe polecat. They’re obligate carnivores, meaning, like cats, they must eat […]
This is all too common in the spring. In Illinois, you need to be a licensed wildlife rehabilitator to care for wild orphaned animals, but many are overwhelmed at this time of year with rescues and can be difficult to get in contact with. If you need to care for truly orphaned baby rabbits while […]




