Pets - 30 July 2007

I just bought a guinea pig today from a petstore well, she was in a cage w/ a guinea pig from her litter & 2 other guinea pigs from another litter.

Well, she's old enough to leave her mother (Obvisouly) but, I was wondering if there is any chance my guinea pig could get pregnant. They didn't tell me how old she was and they didn't know when I asked. So, I'm a little stuck.

Well, my other question is that how can I tell if she's a male or female? They checked her gender & they said we "believe" she is a female but we aren't %100 sure. Well, thats another I have to know if she is pregnant or not.

I'm not sure if this will help or not but, her nipples are quite large. As big as my almost 4 (On August 1st) month old kitten.


I'm very confused & if she is pregnant, I'll be very excited & I know they have extremely hard births which me & my boyfriend will have the funds to take her to the vet.

2007-07-30 14:25:59 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Rodents

Lately my goldfish has just been sitting at the bottom of the tank. It looks like he's dead but when I feed him he swims right back to the top. But he struggles to stay at the top of the water so he just sinks back down like a stone? What could possibly be wrong with him?

2007-07-30 14:25:55 · 3 answers · asked by notredunks 1 in Fish

I bought a baby ball python a few months ago and I have been having issues feeding him. I have other snakes so it's not like I don't know how to feed them. My friend's herp vet told him that he can feed his snake pureed dog food and baby food with nutrients. How exactly do you feed a snake dog food?

2007-07-30 14:25:24 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Reptiles

my bearded dragon is 12 wks old and when keep still it moves one arm in the air in half circle movements it does not do it all day but does it about 8 times a day, does anyone no why?

2007-07-30 14:21:51 · 5 answers · asked by vixenbush 1 in Reptiles

And how quickly does it work? I have an adult cat 4yrs old.

2007-07-30 14:19:16 · 7 answers · asked by sgregory1522 3 in Cats

well i guessed right and she was about to be due but when she gave birth she only gave birth to 3 fry and about 20 eggs..so whats up with the eggs...dead? or what?

2007-07-30 14:14:48 · 2 answers · asked by bobby08dtp 1 in Fish

i have some mystery snails in my tank to kept the algae under control which they have the problem is there algae growing on there shell whats a safe way to remove it of there shell

2007-07-30 14:08:42 · 5 answers · asked by goldfish 2 in Fish

I currently have a 45 gallon freshwater tank with about four small to med size African Cichlids. I have found another home for the fish, and I want to convert my tank to brackish water and house two green spotted or figure eight puffers. Since the water is already cycled and in good condition, can I just add marine salt to make it brackish? Or do I need to clean out the tank and start all over?

2007-07-30 14:03:20 · 5 answers · asked by BPL 2 in Fish

My cat just had kittens and I wanted to check on them and weigh them to make sure they are alright, but my friend told me that if I touch them that she will kill or neglect them. Is that ture?

2007-07-30 13:58:30 · 25 answers · asked by Brwneyz1 2 in Cats

The part where the genitals are (supposedly called the vent) is connected by very thin tissue. It's impossible for me to separate the anus from the genitals to determine its gender.

There's no way I can afford a vet at this point in time (I'm trying to pay for my first apartment) but I'm really worried that something might be wrong. The tissue looks like it could tear easily (like when you have your ear pierced and you leave the earring out for a while and you have to re-poke through that back layer of skin) but I don't want to hurt my rabbit.

Thanks for your help.

2007-07-30 13:58:29 · 10 answers · asked by Red August 2 in Other - Pets

i got him like a month ago and he looks very healthy and strong, however his stomach is pretty big. he lives in a 72 gal. tank w/ 6 clown loaches,6 neon tetras, 6 phantom tetras, 1 gold nugget pleco, 1 gold spot pleco, 1 albino brushmouth pleco, 6 ottos, 1 platinum angel, 2 blue german ram cichlids and all of them are normal size. i feed my fish twice a day.

and my red tail also grows a tad bit like a quarter inch or something since we got him

2007-07-30 13:58:27 · 4 answers · asked by br1an767 3 in Fish

I took my dog for a five mile hike with me the other day. Well long story short he didnt do to well and started to get dehydrated and signs of heat stroke. Well He made it home fine but when he got home he threw up a couple of times. I wet him down to make sure he would cool off quick. The next day I see that he is having trouble walking and using his back legs. any possible answers?

2007-07-30 13:58:04 · 12 answers · asked by nolaughmatr 1 in Dogs

2007-07-30 13:56:44 · 4 answers · asked by cappling 1 in Fish

After all the suggestions I got, the vet still couldn't find anything wrong with Alix. Over the weekend I ended up taking her to the emergency room. The kept her and performed a minor procedure to fix her prolapsed rectum. She is still in the hosptial. There are no parasites present and she is active and back to her old playful self. She is even eating and drinking again. The problem is she still has explosive green diarrhea. The vet says she can't figure out what is causing the diarrhea. They have her on two antibiotics, but they don't know what they are fighting.

Are there any vets or vet techs that might be able to give me some ideas about what might be the cause of diarrhea when there aren't any parasites present?

2007-07-30 13:56:42 · 2 answers · asked by Fletch 1 in Cats

i just recently got a havanese/ mini poodle mix.. she's black w/ a tiny bit of white.. she' s2.6 lbs and 12weeks old.. but when she's older.. what would dog would be cute to breed her w/ if i did?

2007-07-30 13:54:15 · 15 answers · asked by Sydney S 2 in Dogs

2007-07-30 13:54:00 · 3 answers · asked by danny 2 in Reptiles

i also want a website with pictures.

this would be EXTREMEMLY helpful!!

2007-07-30 13:51:42 · 4 answers · asked by ♥i'm her♥ 3 in Dogs

We have fleas and the problem is progressing fast........We have a cat and we have tried spraying him and putting collars on him..............it is not really working.........we realize that we have to not only get rid of fleas off the cat, but also out of the house to keep them away from our life for good!!!!!!! But we are in a tight money situation....................which doesnt even leave us with money for weekly food shopping.................how can we get of fleas FOR GOOD
without spending anything or more than $$$$10-20???........I need answers and quick!!!!!!!!!PLEASE

2007-07-30 13:49:36 · 8 answers · asked by Lee K 2 in Cats

Whenever i clean the tank the fish always die after like a half hour. I don't know what the problem is and i've tried to figure out what the problem is, but i can't. So does any 1 know what to do?

2007-07-30 13:43:20 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

What are the differences in neutering a dog at an early (puppy) age as opposed to an adult dog? Will a dog that is neutered as an adult still be agressive towards other male dogs?

2007-07-30 13:39:57 · 4 answers · asked by dukey1 1 in Dogs

we got our cat about 4 years ago and few months later we got her spayed. now she seems to have pregnancy signs. is it possible that she's pregnant?

2007-07-30 13:39:09 · 11 answers · asked by R 1 in Cats

im worried

2007-07-30 13:38:38 · 3 answers · asked by bclittlebear 1 in Fish

We just got a 10 week old mini dash and it shakes constantly. Is this normal??

2007-07-30 13:34:29 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

my male betta blew a bubble nest and my female laid eggs.Were can i find a special fry food called microworms?

2007-07-30 13:31:11 · 3 answers · asked by linda 1 in Fish

can i use a lightbulb instead of those bulbs at Petco?

2007-07-30 13:28:51 · 6 answers · asked by Erick 4 in Reptiles

i dont know why my filter won't start automaticlly. i had to pour water into the top to make the thing to actually start running, is there something wrong? also that the side where water goes into the tube and up to where it went through the filter, that side is somehow leaking.. is it normal? is my tank broken? thanks!!

2007-07-30 13:27:50 · 3 answers · asked by please help 1 in Fish

I have a 39 gallon tank and i'm not sure what type of fish to get. Here's a list of what i would like. Are these compatible? And is the tank big enough for all of them?

1 male betta
1 red tailed shark
1 male swordtail
2 female swordtails
3-4 gold barbs
1 silver dollar

Thanks!

2007-07-30 13:24:59 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

my Guinea pig is shedding when i play with her then put her back in the hutch my shirt has hair on it. Is this bad?

Is it normal that the guinea pig sometimes scratches behind her ear is this okay?

2007-07-30 13:24:59 · 5 answers · asked by Peace<3 2 in Reptiles

ive had a cheesy background on mine for a couple years and ive finally decided that its not foolin me or the fish and DOESNTlook good you really cant even see it because of the way the glass mirrors so it just looks dark and drab. what other options do i have, could i paint the back with just regualar latex paint? creative ideas for a non ceesy backdrop in my aquarium would be appreciate.

2007-07-30 13:23:49 · 10 answers · asked by None 4 in Fish

i want to know if anyone knows how to stop this from happening. with out hurting the animal! Every morning i go to take the kids to school and the cat has sprayed over my car again!!!!!! Is there some kind of natural spray i can get or make to help get rid of it?

2007-07-30 13:22:34 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats