Exotic Pets
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Anyone Have Pet Rats? Where Did You Get Them?
Asked by J.P. from San Francisco
on June 10, 2008
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After years of stalling, we are planning to get 2 female baby rats this summer. I've spent a lot of time online searching for breeders or rescue organizations, and ha...
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- there is a local rat rescue in Palo Alto. Called Ratty Ratz. Contact J. at ____@____.com for rats she has available. I do not recommend purchasing rats at Petco. Th...
- Hi J.. I also took a couple of years before giving in to my boys' plea for pet rats. When I looked I came across the same lack of info you have. So I went to PetS...
- I had pet rats as a little girl (also guinea pigs, dogs, rabbits etc...) and they're very social and very clean (like cats clean themselves). I'm going to be sexist h...
Wanting to Purchase a Pet
Asked by A.P. from Salt Lake City
on July 10, 2008
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I have an almost 5 yr old and almost 3 yr old. Where we live they won't let us have a cat or dog so I am looking for a smaller animal that the kids are able to hold s...
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- hamsters and gerbils are both nocturnal so we bought guinea pigs instead. They are wonderful and easy to care for. They are very friendly but you would have to be care...
- I am probably going against the major sentiment here, but I would advise against getting the kids a pet yet. 3 and 5 are still very young, they don't understand or alw...
- Hamsters & gerbils smell bad. Frankly, the only pet I can think of that doesn't smell is a fish. But you can't cuddle with a fish. A pet rock!?!? What about toy pe...
Pet for a 4 Yr Old
Asked by K.C. from St. Louis
on April 22, 2011
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Hi beautiful mommas!
My son is turning 4 tomorrow and he LOVES animals...mainly bugs, worms, etc. I got him this little aquarium for his bday and wondering if you gu...
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- My 4 year old has a beta fish she got as a present for her 3rd birthday. They are hardy fish so less likely to go belly up. And you just need to give them a few grain...
- No way to a turtle! They can live up to 30 years and carry salmonella (a nurse friend almost had a baby die in their care because people touched the turtle and then th...
- I would say goldfish or some other kind of fish. I'm not sure if fish die easily though.
Eliminating Pet Odor
Asked by T.M. from Boston
on August 19, 2008
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Hi all,
Here's our problem: We moved into a new home (split-entry) about six months ago, and the previous owners had a dog (we don't). The doggie primarily lived in t...
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- Hi They make a product called (Urine gone or Urine clean) used to see the Infomercials all the time on tv. I found it by doing a search on google. Also most of your P...
- Hi T., I am sorry about your dog smell - that must be very exasperating since you don't even have a dog! Since there is no carpet that is holding the odor, it must h...
- Hi T., I use Solumel for all odors. I don't cook fish when my husband is around and when I cook it and he is at work, I spray with diluted Solumel and he can not te...
How to Deal with Irresponsible Pet Owners?
Asked by K.H. from Detroit
on November 3, 2011
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I live in a somewhat rural area, there are less than 10 houses on my mile long road. My neighbors down the street got a new dog this summer and just let it out to go w...
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- I would call animal control. Sorry you've asked nicely and nothing was done.
- You've already tried the "nice" way....time to call animal control. Why is it that certain people feel the law applies to everyone EXCEPT them? I don't get it.
- I would just call animal control the next time you see the dog running loose. Most places have leash laws that state that dogs are to either be tied up, fenced in, or...
What Funny Thing Does Your Pet Do???
Asked by J.K. from Kansas City
on May 15, 2011
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This morning my husband and I were laying in bed, and our dog beat on the bedroom door!! My husband was like, maybe he has to go potty, so downstairs he went to let h...
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- My mom used to let one of our dogs sleep in my room at night (They are outside barn dogs, but I was going through a phase where I couldn't be alone at night... I was 1...
- Our dog talks back.... when he gets in trouble he is just like a kid...talks back and continues to do it until I tell him what a teenage drama king he is... He eats co...
- --Warning - TMI for young kids --- I can't really classify this as funny....but thought I would throw it out there. Because, honestly, just today I thought I woul...
What's Your Not-so-ordinary Pet ?
Asked by J.I. from San Antonio
on August 30, 2011
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Do any of you ladies have strange pets? Not a cat, not a dog, but something a little out of the ordinary or a stray animal that comes to visit you? Just curious to h...
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- Cute! We have a mama deer and two fawns that come to our yard every night. We throw apples to them. (Probably shouldn't.) We haven't named them... We also have T...
- Well, I have had: Axolotls Tree Frogs Chameleon Crayfish The usual dogs and cats Horses My kids have: rabbit Pill Bugs (ie: Rollie-pollies) Gecko And cri...
- We have chickens, which is somewhat different. I love having fresh eggs. And we have two lizards and a rabbit that we feed on a regular basis. The rabbit lives in a ho...
Injured Pet Snake! Where in NYC Can I Drop It Off?! Plz Help Asap!!!
Asked by M.C. from New York
on July 7, 2011
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Hey moms! So my son's school had a bunch of pets that needed homes to go to for the summer.. He didnt want the rabbit, the hamsters, or the fish. He wanted the garden...
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- OMG You poor Mom. What a problem huh? Try calling some 24 emergency pet Doc or shelter. Maybe they will know??? Get another container for the other snake. ...
- Oh no! Poor snake :( Wish I was in New York, I would take them off your hands. I second the recommendation to call a vet and/or the school. One of them is bound t...
- There is an animal hospital on 61st Street and York, right off the FDR Drive.
My Stinky Ferret
Asked by T.M. from Corpus Christi
on March 6, 2008
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We recently got a pet ferret and the smell of it is amazingly bad. We gave it a bath and the smell didnt go away, not even for a minute. My husband said that he was to...
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- I have had a few ferrets and the younger ones do stink. most of mine were older and adopted as they get older they stink less. You need to find him a vet that deals wi...
- why o why did you get a stinky farret? my step brother had one at one time. those things are just nasty. they have a gland somewhere in them that produces that odor...
- They have a gland in them that produces smell. You can keep them bathed and their cage clean, but after that the smell u smell is them.
Help with Getting Rid of Pet Oder
Asked by K.S. from Boston
on April 18, 2008
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We have 2 dogs and I feel like every room smells like Dog and their urine. I have tried all kinds of cleaning products, but can't seem to get rid of the smell. Any s...
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- Okay, don't laugh this came from the vet about 30 years ago. Massengill powder mixed stronger than the directions. It really does work, it also fixes skunk odor. J...
- K., I have been there and done that. Fabreeze is one good quick fix, but you may have to get new padding for the carpet. Call the local carpet cleaners and see what...
- I'm not sure if you ever heard of it, but it is call OUT! Pet Stain and Oder Remover. Effective on Urine, Vomit, Blood, Feces and More! I use it all the time with my b...
