Archive for August, 2008

The Girl is a Guy

by TK August 28th, 2008 | Chickens
When you buy chickens as hatchlings you cannot be assured that they all will be hens. While it may seem cool that you have a rooster and wake to the cock-a-doodle-doo, it is not a good thing if you are hoping to have egg layers. First of all, the rooster is not going to produce any eggs (check your high school biology class for details on why this is). Secondly, the rooster will force you to candle your eggs. This means you will hold each egg up to a light so you can assure that there
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Insurance

by C Zuver August 26th, 2008 | Animal Health

After your pit bull takes a sample of your neighbor with her teeth, you’re probably without a dog and some serious cash after the ordeal is said and done.


Should you have gotten pet insurance?


Let’s be real about it. If you’re looking for an exotic pet (tarantula, monkey, or any reptile you could stick half of your arm down the throat of), you’ll probably already be careful about whom your animal

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Betta Fish

by Bea August 19th, 2008 | Fish
Around last June, I received a Betta fish as a gift. Now, I'm not a big fan of fish, but I figured that I could take care of it. Well, it's still alive and well! I never expected it to live this long.

At first, it started off its life at my house in a small fishbowl. There were a couple rocks at the bottom of the bowl, but other than that my fish could pretty much only do circles around its tail. I looked up information about taking care of the fish and learned that they didn't really need
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Hey, Hey!

by C Zuver August 18th, 2008 | Mammals, Monkeys

Last week, I talked about keeping tarantulas as pets. Something I’m sure you all spend your free time dreaming about. Moving along the line of exoticness, today we will delve into the idea of keeping a monkey as a friend.


As an obvious first piece of advice, I will tell you this: if you’re going to keep an animal that usually is not domesticated as a pet, you must anticipate that the animal

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When You Think Of Exotic…

by C Zuver August 5th, 2008 | Spiders

Tarantulas are considered exotic pets. Most people, though, consider them dangerous, unwanted, ugly, or simply terrifying. To be honest, the author is not a fan but has figured this article would be an easy way to confront his fear.


So, who wants to keep a venomous, eight-legged, hairy Theraphosidae in his house? Any takers?


No, they’re a lot more pleasant than they sound. Actually, they’re not a bad choice for a pet

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