Pets - 20 June 2007

My 4 year old desperately wants a lizard, and we're considering getting him one. I would be the one taking care of it, but I want something that he can help with. Something that isn't likely to bite or hurt him (although I know there's always a risk of that with any animal). I would also like something that is fairly easy to take care of. I'm willing to do all the necessary research and put in the effort, but I've never had a lizard before. I would also prefer something that doesn't require live food, but that's negotiable. Any suggestions?

2007-06-20 14:53:04 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Reptiles

I have a pleco, betta, and 8 small neon tetras that all get along VERY well with absolutley no problems. I bought an angel fish yesterday and the man at the pet store said they should get along fine. I was watching my fish this evening and i noticed that my betta was VERY unsettled he generally just floats around the top or he will stay near the school of tetras. I watched more closley and realized the angel fish was following him around and nipping his fins. My betta fins have colors in it I have never seen before in a betta. They are BEAUTIFUL, as you may or may not be able to tell I am not willing to let my betta(who I love and adore the tank revolves around him and what mixes well with him) get his beautiful fins shredded. I also am not going to be able to take him out of the tank since I A) don't have any distilled water and B) don't have a tank to put him in. Is my angel fish just nasty or is this normal behavior? I have him caught in the fish net and it is set so it can't

2007-06-20 14:48:37 · 14 answers · asked by Visio 2 in Fish

i always thought you could keep a goldfish in a fish bowl. now, i read that you have to have a filter and stuff. i dont really want to buy all that stuff for a fish! my daughter wants a goldfish but i cant buy all this filter stuff! what do i do?

2007-06-20 14:46:36 · 14 answers · asked by Hey Love...♥ 2 in Fish

2007-06-20 14:45:29 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

2007-06-20 14:43:17 · 12 answers · asked by skylarrr 2 in Dogs

hi, i purchased "Tetra Vacation's" 14 day vacation feeder
the directions stated that i should drop apprx 3 "blocks" of this
but when i took a look at it
it was all one giant circular piece
what do they mean by this?

2007-06-20 14:41:43 · 4 answers · asked by FishyQuestions 2 in Fish

http://www.cichlids.com/uploads/tx_usercichlids/22_1.jpg but having allot of trouble with them

2007-06-20 14:41:35 · 3 answers · asked by juanevegatorres 1 in Fish

Ok I got 4 gupys the other day..2 males and 2 females...one of my females is half black and silver and she stays down on the gravel alot just kinda hovering there.I dont think she is pregnant but I cant really see seeing she is black and I cant tell if there is a black spot behind her or not.Ne one have ne ideas on this?? Thanx!

2007-06-20 14:39:36 · 6 answers · asked by ((^}Jesshorty^{)) 2 in Fish

Im starting a dog walking buisness and i am willing to do it for 6$ for a big dog and 4$ for a small dog for an hour. I am 10 years old and i have been with dogs for many years. Is that too big of a price or too low? And i want to be able to take their dogs to the park, how much more money should i pay for the park?
Please help me out,
and thank you!!!

2007-06-20 14:36:31 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

i have always thought you can just keep a goldfish in a fish bowl and clean it often. but, i just read you cant keep it on a bowl. whats going on??

2007-06-20 14:35:42 · 20 answers · asked by Hey Love...♥ 2 in Fish

She is two months old. Its a female. She wouldn't eat her dinner. I feed her three times a day and I gave her plenty of water. She was fine this morning. I fed her and in 30 minutes I walked her and she did her business. Later that afternoon I fed her, but not as much as the same as the morning. She ate her lunch and I walked her in 30 minutes after her lunch. She didn't poop, or pee during after lunch walk. She just stood in one shady spot and laid there for a few minutes. I wanted her to have more exercise so I gave her a little push, but she wouldn't budge. At dinner time around 8, just now. I gave her some food, she ate only a little, and didn't want to eat anymore. So I decided to give her some water, and she drank it all. After she finished and sat there and did nothing. She so of made a croaking sound like when we, humans have hiccups. I tried to walk her just now and she wouldn't move. She just laid there, and she looks restless. Is anything wrong with my husky????

2007-06-20 14:31:32 · 13 answers · asked by vincentchan16@sbcglobal.net 2 in Dogs

2007-06-20 14:28:35 · 8 answers · asked by shannon k 1 in Dogs

2007-06-20 14:27:47 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Reptiles

and she likes to bite when she's playing...sometimes she plays too rough....and sometimes she'll even growl at us...what do i do? i dont want her to grow up to be mean....

2007-06-20 14:25:35 · 7 answers · asked by Itsjustme 5 in Dogs

If there is anyone out there who has been in my same situation as me you know how frustrating this is!!! I just got a new puppy and right b4 i got her they did a "home made ear crop" on her!!! I DID NOT DO THIS TO HER.
I got antibiotics and ear cream BUT i need to know some AFTERCARE advice. Please help and I DON'T want to read about how HORRIBLE ear cropping is!!! If your gonna post me crap like that Ill just delete it. Thats NOT what I asked for.
Like I said if there is anyone out there who has been in my same situation as me you know how frustrating this is!!!
Thank you KJ

2007-06-20 14:25:05 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

My beagle has been doing this weird coughing/snorting/breathing thing, which most people (including the vet) tell me is reversed sneezing and nothing to worry about. When I look up the symptoms online however, they come up for reverse sneezing and collapsed trachea, which does need to be treated. If anyone knows how to tell the difference between the two I would appreciate the input. Thanks!

2007-06-20 14:23:46 · 5 answers · asked by Laura P 1 in Dogs

My 3 puppies ( yikes, i know) have learned how to pee on the puppy pads, but when it comes to pooping, they go everywhere EXCEPT for the pad.
Some people would say to put the dogs in the fence during the day to help with the indoor mess. But my dogs are NOT outside dogs. They are snow dogs with LONG thick hair and it is 100+ degrees out here during the day. So that wont work
Does it have something to do with the fact that they are all boys? or is it the breeds? ( 1 is a Siberian Husky, 1 is a Giant Alaskan Malamute, and 1 is a pomeranian) Why can't they use the pad for number two? I have even tried putting down several pads.
What can I do? I am tied of having to scrub the floor.

2007-06-20 14:19:06 · 9 answers · asked by Siberian_Husky Lover 3 in Dogs

A little boy has a puppy who just truned 8 weeks old. They got her at 3 or 6 weeks old. Today she throws up and he just say that oh she fine she does all the time. I ask about her diet he said it doesn't need to be changed. When he left I was with a friend she said that they don't give her the amount of water she needs. She even drinks what comes out of her. He me left with her just go see a friend when he came back i told she threw up again he said ok looked at her the left. I went to go get her leash and go find him when I found him he was just about to play ping pong! What should I do? Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-06-20 14:16:44 · 37 answers · asked by jessie 2 in Dogs

My new kitten is a ferile cat, who I am fostering/possibly keeping. She had diarrhea when I first got her from milk feeding. Now she has diarrhea again, wih blood in it, I think it could be from switching her dry food to a different dry food.

Is it possible this switch of food could cause bloody diarrhea?

Is it possible it is something worse like Coccidia, or not because the diarrhea has stopped once before?

2007-06-20 14:16:06 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

My Quaker Parret got his foot caught in between the bars of his cage while I was at work. There is blood all over his cage. I am not sure if he was trying to bite the bars or bite his foot to get it loose. There is alot of blood. He is acting really wierd, not talking or flying. There is no vet open around here what do I do?

2007-06-20 14:14:41 · 5 answers · asked by Diana B 2 in Birds

We wipe his eyes down with a warm washcloth every couple of hours but the fluid is still coming out. I'm not sure if it's an eye infection or what. The cat is only about 8 weeks old. I was wondering if there are any home remedies that could be used, and if not, i guess it's on to the vets.

2007-06-20 14:10:25 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

I'm getting an american eskimo puppy and I have a large swimming pool. Are american eskimo's swimmers?

2007-06-20 14:07:06 · 8 answers · asked by Janet 1 in Dogs

Is there anything that can get the smell of cat pee out. My cat sprayed and everything I use doesnt seem to get the smell out.

2007-06-20 14:01:15 · 13 answers · asked by HUBBS 2 in Cats

We have a American Red Nosed Pit Bull. She is 70 lbs. and could stand to lose 10-15 lbs. She is very lazy, and usually eats once during mid-morning and again before she goes to bed. I try to limit her food, but it is hard to monitor because we have another dog. She has a large backyard to run around in. She is outside off and on for about 8 hours a day. The other dog is under a year old, they play all day long. She likes to sleep about 12 hours through the night. If I leave her outside in the heat for a long period of time, she comes in and pants for about 20 minutes. Thanks...

2007-06-20 13:58:54 · 25 answers · asked by malibu30 2 in Other - Pets

this lady wants me to buyher supposedly pure bread chihuhua it doset look like it i dont want to blow 250 on it if is not it dosent look pure bread look at the ears
hears the link look at the pics http://stlouis.craigslist.org/pet/355203739.html

2007-06-20 13:55:41 · 23 answers · asked by shelby92793smile 2 in Dogs

I know I've probably misspelled "anemone." :) My daughter is dying for a saltwater tank (I'm thinking 30 gallons, max) and some clown fish. My knowledge of clownfish is pretty much limited to Nemo. Do they get along with one another? Are they better off alone? Do you need one of those anemonme things for their home? What's the care involved with that? We've had a freshwater tank with goldfish... how much harder would you say saltwater will be? She's been talking about getting clownfish for over a year (since we gave our other tank to neighbors when we moved cross-country and I promised her we'd get another fish tank after we moved). Well, it's a year later and I was hoping she'd forget, but alas...
Any advice is much appreciated.

2007-06-20 13:52:23 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

I have a hamster with a large growth that has taken over one of her hind legs. She seems to be quite uncomfortable and just hides in her little house all the time. She is 2.5 year old chinese dwarf hamster. I don't usually take rodents to the vet, but if I took her, I'm thinking they'll probably euthanize her. I don't want this to happen, but it might ease her suffering. I'm not cruel and I care about this little hamster, which is why I'm asking the question. I'm just curious if anyone else has had this problem, or for some reason had to have a hamster put to sleep. Is it pricy? I just have no idea. Please help.

2007-06-20 13:52:11 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Rodents

Someone dropped the dog off at our house, and he is soo skiddish, but already has become quite protective of us. I just wish he would let us close enough to pet him and love on him. He wont even come close if we are offering food, so we have to just leave it where he can get it and leave or he wont eat.

2007-06-20 13:51:23 · 16 answers · asked by Jen 3 in Dogs

2007-06-20 13:47:57 · 24 answers · asked by ragincajun87123 2 in Dogs

I had to put my beagle down on Monday , I was so upset, don't understand how this could come on so quickly she was fine then all of a sudden she's gone.

2007-06-20 13:45:32 · 7 answers · asked by pr jazz squirm 2 in Dogs