Pets - 2 July 2007

My four years old budgie appears bored all the time since his cage-mate died. He is not as active and as curious as before. He has lots of toys but he doesnt spend any time playing with them anymore in the recent months. In comparison to his cage-mate, who died, he is very timid. Before he used to come out of the cage and fly around the room, but now he is often afraid of leaving the cage. Other than getting another bird, what can I do to bring some fun into his life? Is there some kind of game or activity, or some sort of inventive toy that parakeets tend to love?
Thanks.

2007-07-02 09:48:24 · 19 answers · asked by Calico23 2 in Birds

2007-07-02 09:47:52 · 37 answers · asked by marie a 1 in Dogs

We have a small house dog that keeps going under the bed and crapping there. We let both our dogs outside regularly, and we can't keep them out all day or night.
What can we do to keep the dog from doing his business under the bed?

2007-07-02 09:44:04 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

He does go to the vet tonight.

2007-07-02 09:38:22 · 14 answers · asked by chicoandbaby 2 in Dogs

2007-07-02 09:37:48 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

My nieces dog got into the garbage and ate the muscles she had from a few days ago. How sick could she get. She has been just laying around all day today ever since she ate them.

2007-07-02 09:31:17 · 5 answers · asked by Barb 1 in Dogs

My mom said I could get a dog but i don't know if I which one I should get please help me i don't know which one to get!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-07-02 09:28:58 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

My 7 month old Brittany has seperation anxiety. If someone in our family gets up and walks into another room, she has to follow. If we go upstairs (where she isn't allowed) she cries until we come back downstairs. When we leave her home alone (not for more than 2 or 3 hours at a time) she freaks out. We crate her when we leave, but tried leaving her in the bathroom with her crate and she ruined the door knob. How can we make her feel better about us leaving? It makes it hard for us to run errands because we feel horrible that she gets so upset.

2007-07-02 09:25:06 · 9 answers · asked by Amy G 2 in Dogs

my baby ball python spends most of theday on the cold side of the cage. for the warm side the cage is about 83-85 degrees and there is a under tank heater on the warm side. the cold side is about 80 degrees. the cage i use is a 20x10 10 gallon. is it normal for the snake to spend the whole day on the cold side? or am i doing something wrong?

2007-07-02 09:23:02 · 6 answers · asked by greenfot1 1 in Reptiles

I am guessing that most of you that are posting about how wrong horse slaughter is are either teens or non-informed people.

Horse slaughter houses have closed down in the US. Now, if the horses are sold for killer buyers, they are shipped to Canada and Mexico, which is still very little due to the paperwork needed to get horses across the border. So let me reinterate to you all that don't understand. Very small amount of horses are being slaughtered.

Now, for those of you that are doing your happy dance because the houses were closed, let me tell you what I see.

Starving, broken legged, sick, diseased horses going through sale barns and no saleing. So that means, that horse gets loaded up thrown back into the same condition it came from and dies a slow painful death. Tell me please, how that is any better than what they suffered at the slaughter houses?

Also tell me please, your proposal to fix this situation that you all have so carelessly created? I'm waiting...

2007-07-02 09:20:44 · 24 answers · asked by Mulereiner 7 in Horses

I WANT one. At the pet store, I can pick them up, and they are like cats, sleep alot, but when awake, they are playful! I like to think of them as snake-like cats!

2007-07-02 09:20:25 · 11 answers · asked by Mr. Heel 2 in Other - Pets

2007-07-02 09:19:34 · 21 answers · asked by jonathan d 1 in Cats

He's a four month old chihuahua and we have two younger kittens. He's constantly bothering them. I think he's just playing, but he's too rough. He also takes other items and tries to destroy them and sometimes he'll bite at me if I try to stop him.

2007-07-02 09:19:07 · 9 answers · asked by CheyChey 1 in Dogs

My brother-in-law wants a Crimson Kingsnake. We live in Indiana...does anyone know if we can find one around here????

2007-07-02 09:18:47 · 1 answers · asked by dizzybee15 3 in Reptiles

It's getting over 100 degrees here and I worry about my dogs when I'm at work. They're in a dirt floor dog pen outside with alot of shade, water in a bucket attached to the pen (so it won't spill, I add a big chunk of ice to it too, and I also order 3 MiraCool dog pads. My dogs are healthy golden retrievers and one border collie/great pyrenese. I have no neighbors, so no one is around to check on them and I can't leave work to check on them either. The pen is large, and they also have a house they can go in and out of at will. The entire pen and the house is under lattice for shade. Anyone have any ideas on anything else I can do to keep my dogs safe in this heat? My husband doesn't want them left in the house for fear of fire.

Am I being a worrywort, or am I right to be concerned about the heat and my dogs?

2007-07-02 09:15:00 · 21 answers · asked by Mary G 3 in Dogs

What is the most important thing or things that you would tell someone who is considering it? (i.e. questions to ask, etc.)
Or if you have a good story of buying/selling (gone wrong or right).

2007-07-02 09:11:43 · 3 answers · asked by oli_jes 2 in Other - Pets

my red eared slider turtle is almost 3 years old and it has something on its left eye, it looks like mucus covering the whole eye ball but they eye is not closed and out of the 3 years weve had the turtle we have never seen anything like this .. we called a pet store and different people gave us different opinions .. one said it could be molting? .. one said it could be the early stages of blindness? .. the the other said it may not have enough calcium in the water? .. does anyone know what im talking about from own experiences or whatever? if you do please help me

2007-07-02 09:07:03 · 5 answers · asked by Mel 2 in Reptiles

She's about 20 lbs. and in very good health and I just thought it might calm her down a bit when we fly. I'm going to the vet next week and I'll ask her as well but I'm just curious if anyone has any experience with this.

Thanks!

2007-07-02 09:06:10 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

I have a approx 20 gallon tank:

1 molly

1x male 1x female swordtails

1x male guppy 2x females

1x red tailed black shark

If you no any other good fish for my tank please tell me im thinking maybe about neon tetras is this a good chioce....

2007-07-02 09:02:30 · 9 answers · asked by Animal_mad_jake 3 in Fish

how do i get him 2 stop?!

i try locking him in a room till he calms down. but once he comes out a few minutes later he starts again.

he goes CRAZY!!!!! HE JUMPS EVERYWHERE, MOVES THE RUGS AND RUNS AROUND LIKE CRAZYY! HOW DO I GET HIM 2 STOP!and is VERY annoying!!! it gives me such big headaches! help me!

please help meeeeeee!

2007-07-02 09:02:08 · 13 answers · asked by ♥DeLiCiOuS♥ 3 in Dogs

what fish do you think is prettier?

a)Bettas
b)Goldfish
c)Gourami

or What is your opinion:

2007-07-02 08:59:23 · 15 answers · asked by ramirez071091 1 in Fish

advice for potty training
he's a yorkie and he's 2 months.

2007-07-02 08:56:50 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

Is it ok to swich up your dog's kibble from one flavor or brand to another?

2007-07-02 08:55:50 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

Just got a fish tank, and it has started clouding up already, the tank has a filter and has 3 goldfish in it, what can i do to stop it clouding up?

2007-07-02 08:54:55 · 21 answers · asked by J S 1 in Fish

The puppy started eating puppy dog food about 3 days ago, he has been trying to go to the bathroom and cannot. I am getting really worried. His belly feels really big and he has been trying for a couple days.

2007-07-02 08:53:49 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

my dog keeps eating grass and 15 min. later, he throws up grass! my other dog eats grass somtimes too but he doesn't throw up. what should i do?!

2007-07-02 08:50:56 · 17 answers · asked by ♥Golden Retriever Rocker♥ 2 in Dogs

2007-07-02 08:50:53 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

I have a four-month-old Pembroke Welsh Corgi puppy that I kept out of my last litter. I have not had a puppy for a while and I know a lot more about conformation now. The breed standard calls for a short loin. This puppy has a long loin and very little rib. My question is will this correct its self? Is this normal? Like I know that puppies often have over sized hocks or too much dome between the ears, and this often corrects its self.

I will have some one look at her soon. I just wanted to see what I could find here.

Thanks

2007-07-02 08:40:42 · 6 answers · asked by conradpem 2 in Dogs

what vegetables/fruits do tiger barbs eat?

2007-07-02 08:39:39 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

I have a three yer old famale cat and since I have had her she has not gained any weight and she throws up her food. What should I do. The vet said that there is nothing wrong with her. I think that there is.

2007-07-02 08:39:01 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats