Pets have been at the center of some surprising, even alarming, news stories this summer. I'm not just talking about the woman who trapped the cat in the garbage bin -- though that story draws attention to the indoor vs. outdoor cat question. (Strangely enough, the woman's mother says her daughter loves cats, but the family is having a hard time, and maybe she just snapped.)*This one is important: The FDA says Evamist, a hormone spray used by menopausal women, can be harmful to pets who lick it off their owners' arms or just pick it up on their
I have now had Gonzo (my New Caledonian Crested Gecko) for more than a year. I've found caring for him is a little tricky (sometimes!), so I've made a care sheet for new owners of Crested Geckos.
In my science class, we have two turtles, well loved turtles. One is a land turtle of an unknown species (it was adopted) named Schleiden, and the other is a water-going, painted turtle named Myrtle. Myrtle was nicknamed Myrtle da Turtle by my friend. So, after a science class, I feel like writing about turtles as pets.
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