Archive for January 2011
Environmental Enrichment For Your Rat Or Mouse
Rats & mice are extremely active and intelligent animals, and thus require exercise and mental stimulation for optimal health. These animals are often purchased as pets for children and many are housed in smaller than adequate cages with only the bare essentials such as food, water and an exercise wheel. Just imagine how bored you would be living in a bare room with an exercise bike as the only form of mental and physical activity?
There are a number of fun and easy ways you can provide toys and enrich the environment of your pet rat or mouse:
The Big Leopard Geckos – The Giants
Standard Leopard Geckos are rather small yet highly popular creatures but amongst these popular pets, there are some rather big leopard geckos that stand out.
Of course there are some big ones that might even be considered giants or super giants and these larger varieties have grown to be quite popular among enthusiasts throughout the world.
The Giant leopard geckos generally reach their maximum size after approximately one year of growth. The super giants can exceed 110 grams while the giants can range between 80 and 100 grams in weight, with the females weighing in at about 20 grams lighter than the males.
All About Gouldian Finches
Gouldian finches derived their name from the wife of a British explorer named John Gould. This species is endemic to the Australian continent, meaning that they are geographically unique to this land. They are strikingly colorful, with greenish wings, purple-blue chest, black head, and streaks of red and yellow. They can be a stunning addition to your collection, and can serve as the main attraction in your backyard.
Train Cat To Use Toilet
It is said that cats are very intelligent and are typically on the stubborn side when it comes to being trained. It is also said that cats can be trained to use a conventional toilet too. If you have ever seen the movie, “Meet The Parents” then you know “Jinxy” was trained to use the toilet as well as attempt to flush also. That’s pretty impressive for a cat, but it can be done. Well I am going to give you some pointers to head you in the right direction, and let’s hope that when you have your cat using the toilet, that the drain field isn’t backed up like in the movie.
5 Things You’ll Need When You Buy A biOrb
1. Test kits
Before buying anything else, it’s a really wise move to buy yourself a test kit. Unless you provide fish with the correct water conditions and monitor the water to ensure it stays free of pollution, you risk killing them, or at the very least causing them to become diseased. For a newcomer I’d recommend the Tetra Test 6 in 1, which uses simple and safe dip strips. You can pick these up for around £10.
2. biOrb Cleaner Pump
Correctly Fitting Lunge Equipment for Your Horse
When fitting any kind of horse equipment, it is important that you are aware of the ideal or “norm” settings for that piece of tack.
With lunging equipment in particular, having a good idea of fit is important as often people only have access to one set of equipment for several horses. This is not recommended on large yards, where skin conditions could potentially be passed between horses. Between one or two horses on a private yard this is less of an issue, as the likelihood is they will live quite closely together anyway. This is probably because in comparison with other horse equipment, the lunge roller and lunge cavesson are extremely adjustable, and can be made to fit a wide variety of horses.