Contrary to common opinion, not all rodents are low-maintenance and easy to look after. Chinchillas are quite pretentious and susceptible to a series of health affections, so here is everything you need to know about their most common problems and how to properly treat them, including how to handle a chinchilla dust bath. &n [...]
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October 21, 2020
5 Foods That are Unsafe for Chinchillas
Any pet you might keep has different needs and maintenance requirements, and it is no different in the case of these cute little rodents, who require a dust bath for chinchillas in order to be healthy and happy. Chinchilla nutrition is the most important aspect when it comes to taking care of such a pet. Chinchillas are native to Sout [...]
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October 14, 2020
5 Common Chinchilla Ailments
Chinchillas are loving, yet pretentious pets that prefer taking a chinchilla dust bath instead of a regular one, and demand your full attention to enjoy a happy life. Unfortunately, they are also prone to certain illnesses and diseases and need the proper habitat - you can find more about cage choices if you check out this post. [...]
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October 7, 2020
5 Common Mistakes Guinea Pig Parents Make
Keeping your guinea pig happy and healthy requires more than just regular food and attention, like we already discussed in this post here. However, even when buying colorful toys and what might be the recommended guinea pig bedding and cage for their pet, owners can still make mistakes. Even though they might not look like i [...]
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September 26, 2020
What Should You Feed Your Pet Chinchilla?
Chinchillas are very loving animals but they are also quite picky and sensitive, so you’ll need to pay extra attention to their wellbeing if you want them to live a long and happy life. And, apart from your everlasting love and attention, you’ll also need to provide them high-quality chinchilla food, as well as an adequate dust bath, [...]
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September 20, 2020
How Long Do Sugar Gliders Live?
Sugar gliders can live anywhere from 10 to 15 years as long as they’re in captivity and taken proper care of. With that said, if you want your pet to live longer, you should consider looking up cages for sugar gliders. Of course, there are several other factors to consider, which we’ll get into down the line. Sugar-Gliding [...]
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September 12, 2020
What Your Bunny Is Trying to Tell You
For centuries, scientists have been trying to find out how to communicate with animals and a lot of progress was made in improving our understanding of their behavior. Understanding animal behavior is not as hard as trying to unplug your pool with pumps like these ones, but psychologists have gone a long way in explaining animal behavior. [...]
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September 6, 2020
How to Protect Your Guinea Pig from Parasites
Guinea pigs are amongst the preferred pets for Americans because they are convenient and less expensive to look after. However, this doesn’t mean that they won’t get sick, so make sure to read our recent post to find out more about how to properly keep them in good health. Regular visits to the vet, as well as good hygiene and a healt [...]
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August 30, 2020
Do Gerbils Bond with Their Owners?
Gerbils do bond with their owners, but the environment in which they are kept is very important, as is maintaining a consistent and thorough taming schedule, to get the desired results. As you can see in our recent article, ensuring the right toys can also help tame and socialize your gerbil. Given that gerbils are fun and cute anima [...]
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August 25, 2020
How To Build a Guinea Pig Cage That Your Pet Loves
Keeping your little furry friend healthy and happy should be a priority for any owner and, along with providing the right food for guinea pigs, finding an appropriate cage for them should be at the top of your priority list. Although, as you can see in this post here, there are numerous options on the market when it comes to com [...]
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August 18, 2020
What Are You Allowed to Feed Your Guinea Pig?
After reading this short guide, you can also check this post here for more info on the types of food for your guinea pig. And if you are looking to make your pet’s life more interesting, you should also get some guinea pig toys for it. Guinea pigs are herbivore animals that always like to chew on things, and providing the right food [...]
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August 11, 2020
How to Keep Your Guinea Pig Entertained
There’s a lot that you can do to keep your guinea pig entertained and it won’t cost you a lot of money or time. You can get a companion pet for it to play with, make the guinea pig home more fun with toys or you can take your guinea pigs outside of their cage to exercise their little legs. Guinea pigs need companionship Gu [...]
