Pets - 8 June 2007

Well, my problem is that my plants are dying.
Yesterday I pulled all of the ones that looked like they were dying out. I have a Bacopa, two small grassy types (maybe chain swords?), a fluffy light green plant that resembles a Cabomba but I forgot the name of it. I also have some weird plants that have a long, ridged stem and has long, thin bright green leaves at the top. It kind of looks like a palm tree. I also have some sort of crypt, I think. It has ridged leaves that stem from the base of the plant.
Some weird growths appeared, including blackish fuzz around the edges of the (swords?), wispy pale stuff that I could suck the ends off with my gravel cleaner, and greenish looking "hairy" stuff on the (crypt?)
The leaves on the Bacopa and the "palm tree" were literally dissolving- losing color and falling off.
My temp. is between 78 and 80, I have med. gravel as a substrate, and I think I have decent lighting- it's a flourescent bulb I believe that's on for about 10 hours. Help!

2007-06-08 17:39:59 · 4 answers · asked by Pleiades 2 in Fish

Can I keep a few african dwarf frogs in a 30 gallon tank with 2 oranda goldfish? Will the goldfish eat the frogs? Will the water be suitable for both?

2007-06-08 17:36:46 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

2007-06-08 17:21:44 · 5 answers · asked by X-1 1 in Fish

2007-06-08 17:08:34 · 6 answers · asked by Gregory B 2 in Birds

my filter on my 10 gallon tank stopped today for no apparent reason, but then started working again, it acted like the propeller thingy was hung up b/c when i pulled it out and set it back in it worked. its done this before, but usuually only when i unplug my filter during maintanence. should i replace it, or watch to see if it does it again?
its a ten gallon salt tank fish only with live rock. filter is an aqua tech 5-15. if i should replace it will it mess with the good bacteria already esablished, or could i replace it with a new one just like it and put the same cartridge from the old filter in it and be okay? it has 20lbs live sand, 5 lbs live rock so far, and all live water. please help i dont want my fish to die! and how many crabs and snails for a clean up crew on ten gallon?

also my fish store said that my tank was cycled so i added two small clownfish. i set itup for a week with all the live rock, water, and sand and all my test were 0, ph 8.2, salinity 30, temp78

2007-06-08 17:00:47 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

that if you touch baby animals, the mother will reject or eat them? This is simply NOT TRUE. Not for pets, not for wild animals. The mothering instinct is far too strong for a mom to reject her babies just because of the way they smell.

You CAN pick up a wild baby bird and put it back in the nest -- in fact, you SHOULD.

You SHOULD pick up baby pets -- puppies, kittens, hamsters, rabbits, whatever -- after the first couple of days. Handling the young animals is how you make nice, tame, well-socialized pets!

PLEASE pass this information along so we can get rid of this myth once and for all!

2007-06-08 16:50:27 · 13 answers · asked by luvrats 7 in Other - Pets

shes hiding in the back of the closet, she ate and drank though, knows where all her stuff is, but shes hiding, i feel bad, and everytime we try to pet her or hold her she walks away to hide, any ideas???

2007-06-08 16:43:51 · 15 answers · asked by divinemadness 4 in Cats

Two of our three platy fish suddenly developed a skin condition where these small, white tube-looking growths were coming out of their skin. They sort of branch out like tree branches, no bigger than 1/4". Anyone know what this is called? Could it be some sort of external parasite?

2007-06-08 16:41:23 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

I have a RoseHairTarantulabut I don't know what behaviour will it show when it is molding exept it is laying on it's back, I need to know what it behavior will be. Also, I don't know its gender, any one know how to tell if it is a girl or boy?

2007-06-08 16:34:25 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Reptiles

There was this singing big mouth bass online (yes like the ones sold in stores). he sang take me to the river, and then a bucket of water got dumped on him, we will we will rock you, and rocks got thrown at him. Does anyone remember what he was called..i think he had a specific name..or does anyone know where i can find it?

2007-06-08 16:31:00 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

My hamster recently gave birth to her babies.. then afeter a few hours I saw her EATING HER YOUNG!! was there something i did/ did not do??

2007-06-08 16:28:17 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Rodents

2007-06-08 16:23:57 · 5 answers · asked by zA 1 in Fish

What triggers false pregnancy?
When should I remove the nest she made?

2007-06-08 16:21:38 · 3 answers · asked by I dunno 2 in Other - Pets

2007-06-08 16:07:13 · 6 answers · asked by Katie 2 in Fish

It looks as if the outside of her eyeball is coming lose. It happened first to her left eye but it just seemed to go away on its own. Now it is happening to the right eye about a month later. Does anyone have any idea what this is. Is it serious?
Thanks!

2007-06-08 16:02:57 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

They're about 20 weeks (4 1/2 months) old. I have a male and a female the same age and litter. I've noticed my male taking more interest in my female lately.. and I'm not sure what age it's safe to have them fixed.. I'd like to have it done as soon as possible, before my male starts becoming teritorial, or my female goes into heat for the first time.

2007-06-08 15:55:29 · 26 answers · asked by Shannanagins 2 in Cats

is it sick??there someting in his body, lots of tiny bubbles.he's not eating for one and a half day.he always hide on the house decor....i gave him live food and his regular food,pellets but still it doesn't wanna eat....?

2007-06-08 15:49:17 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

I have so many guppies they have outgrown my tank. I have 60 adults and 60 new babies...

I have been trying to find a reliable way to advertise them for sale. Any advice would be great. Thanks!

2007-06-08 15:47:54 · 14 answers · asked by babyj248 4 in Fish

So I gave her a little piece, and she didn't like it, but she continued begging anyways. What's up with that? Do dogs not have common sense? LOL...

2007-06-08 15:46:45 · 6 answers · asked by I <3 U 1 in Dogs

I feel awful and can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. I had two fish that looked exactly alike except their coloring was different. First the brown one was swimming funny, he was constipated and died. I tried feeding them less food, thinking I was overdoing it. A couple months later, the orange one did the same thing. He had what looked like a darkish mass in his belly and he was swimming funny, all listless, and one day he was dead.

My last three fish are a cory catfish, female betta (very placid), and a guppy. This morning, I fed the fish and the guppy looks all bloated, has what looks like a dark mass in his belly, a string of feces coming out and he's just kinda hovering around and acting all listless. Cory and Betta are fine.

I feed them once a day. The "pinch" thing is stupid because I can pick up quite a bit of food with 2 fingers, I wish I knew exact measurements. Anyway, I only give them a "teeny bit." I give them Tetley's flake food.

What am I doing wrong?

2007-06-08 15:43:23 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

To cut a long story short, I just robbed a bunch of turtle eggs (dogs scared off the mother before she could cover them with dirt, I felt a little responsible... and I wanted them anyway :P) -and dont know what to do with them. I know they should be underground, so they are at the moment in an icecream bucket full of dirt. I dont know how long they take to hatch, or what to do when they do hatch. Any information would be helpful.

2007-06-08 15:43:02 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Reptiles

My rabbit is very average, not a dwarf or lop ear. I'm just worried that she is getting a little bit chubby.

2007-06-08 15:38:41 · 5 answers · asked by EnglishTea 3 in Other - Pets

Ok...so heres the story...
We have a decoration on the outside of our front door in which a family of birds decided to make their home. Just recently the eggs of the birds hatched and the mom has been their the whole time as we get into the house via the garage.....anyway... we have been avoiding the front door but my brother opened it up the other day causing the mom to fly out in a jolt but run into the wall and fall down. For the past 2 days, the mom has not been there and we are worried that the babies will die from a lack of food, warmth, tc.. What do we do to keep them alive. Thanks!

p.s. This is honestly a serious answer, please don't be rude. Thanks again.

2007-06-08 15:32:25 · 10 answers · asked by jb98021781 2 in Birds

I'm real confused. Ring Necked Parakeets are bigger than regular budgies and have bigger beaks too. Why are budgie foods meant for Ring Necks as well(also on the zupreem parakeets food bag it has Ring necks featured on the front of the organic food and the parakeet fruit blend. They just look like they should be eating parrot food or something.

2007-06-08 15:26:30 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Birds

My algae eater, is becoming really destructive in my tank (10gal.) perhaps he's getting too big for it? He's about 5 inches long, looks huge in the tank.We've had him for about a year, and he seems fine, other than the fact that I'm noticing more and more, than he is knocking things over in the tank, plants are coming up out of the gravel,etc. When I can actually catch him out from his hiding spot, I notice that its the way he's swimming off, very vigirously, he's knocked over a treasure chest a minute ago, two plants are floating, and a pretty heavy pirate ship decor, has been moved. Why is he doing this all of a sudden?

2007-06-08 15:23:49 · 12 answers · asked by The Warden 3 in Fish

2007-06-08 15:22:55 · 6 answers · asked by spike_1920 1 in Fish

any body

2007-06-08 15:22:53 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

We were careful to change her water to keep it clean, put a calcium tablet, fed her every day and made sure she got sunlight. My daughter however, handled her a lot, treated her almost like a toy, could this have killed her? We just got her three weeks ago and she seemed to be thriving in her new home. She did poop a lot as her water got dirty fairly quickly (less than 3 days since the last water change). But she was eating the floating pellets just fine. I don't know what to tell my daughter or if we did something wrong. Can anyone help?

2007-06-08 15:19:59 · 5 answers · asked by monica g 2 in Reptiles

The horse i ride is around 8. I know that is fairly young, but about how old is that in human years? Also, what is considered old for a horse?

2007-06-08 15:19:16 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Horses

I have a rabbit that I resuced from a shelter about 2 months ago. Her previous family did not keep her in a cage and she does very well in the house without one. She has never chewed or destroyed anything. The problem I have is with litter training. She seems to have problems grasping the concept and I am very tired of steam cleaning my carpet. Can anyone please give me suggestions or websites I can go to for answers. Getting rid of her is not an option, she's mine regardless of what she does wrong. She tends to panic and get stressed very easily when confined to a cage or any other small space. I just don't know what to do. Thank you in advance for you input and advice.

2007-06-08 15:17:25 · 8 answers · asked by 000000 2 in Other - Pets