Pets - 20 August 2007

Vick to plead guilty to dogfighting charges
The offense is punishable by up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine, although federal sentencing guidelines most likely would call for less.
"Mr. Vick has agreed to enter a plea of guilty to those charges and to accept full responsibility for his actions and the mistakes he has made. Michael wishes to apologize again to everyone who has been hurt by this matter."
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2007-08-20 08:09:16 · 15 answers · asked by ayflau 4 in Dogs

I have a 180 gallon aquarium with African Cichlids right now. I have a friend looking to find another home for some of his Jack Dempseys. I would like to take them, but I wasn't sure if they'd be okay with Africans since they are South American. All the fish are relatively the same size. Any adivce?

2007-08-20 08:08:29 · 5 answers · asked by go4astrike 2 in Fish

This is a lab/pit mix we have had at work since he was a pup. He needs a yard and people to play with all the time though. So we have been trying to find him a good home. We even put his profile up through petsmart but no luck yet. He's a year old.

2007-08-20 08:08:25 · 8 answers · asked by plasmabrain 2 in Dogs

he wieghs 17 pounds?

2007-08-20 08:05:50 · 3 answers · asked by LizzieH 1 in Cats

Ok, I know rats are awesome and have had them. But my brother was feeding two of those tiny white feeder mice to his lizards... they wouldn't eat them so I took them in as pets! I hate seeing animals suffer. Anyway my main question, do they get bigger or do they stay a little bigger than the end of someones thumb? How long do they live? Are they similar to rats? Now I know how to care for rats! I just couldn't leave these guys! Thanks!

2007-08-20 08:03:33 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Rodents

I need good names for my 4 mollies:

Molly #1: Black male. Shy, graceful, sweet.

Molly #2: Dalmation lyretail male. Aggresive, leader, fast.

Molly #3: Silver/white female. Curious, spazzy.

Molly #4: Dalmation lyretail female. I just got her today, but she is friendly, a curious pecker.

Help name for 2 points!

2007-08-20 07:57:43 · 8 answers · asked by ツ & ♥ 3 in Fish

I have a live plant and I dont know if my fish like it or not please help

2007-08-20 07:45:40 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

2007-08-20 07:40:03 · 8 answers · asked by Belle 1 in Fish

2007-08-20 07:37:48 · 5 answers · asked by meame11 1 in Fish

I have an 8-month old spayed Calico female kitten. She is usually a loving and tame cat, but lately she is becoming aggressive. She won't stop biting and scratching me and my husband. We've tried telling her "NO", we've tried squirting her with water.

How can we train her to stop doing this? My husband says if she keeps this up we will have to get rid of her but I don't want to do that because I am attached to her. She has been here most of her life, from 7 weeks old on.

What tips can you give me to get her to stop this nasty behaviour?

2007-08-20 07:35:10 · 3 answers · asked by Annie 3 in Cats

Okay, I'm outside my house sitting on my porch minding my own business when I see this squirrel. Naturally I take no notice of it, but then he starts staring it me, like he's crazy or something. I look around to see if he might be staring at somebody else, but it's me. I go inside after a minute or two, and there he is, looking through the window. I see him at the store, outside my job, he's everywhere. I took a vacation to my friends house in Wisconsin, and there he was, the same damn squirrel. Do you think I should contact proper authorities?

2007-08-20 07:31:08 · 22 answers · asked by thepbass 2 in Rodents

if your bala shark is male or female and what do their eggs look like?

2007-08-20 07:30:56 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

There are 2 small,bony kittens that stop by the house on a regular.They need to nurtured for they're underweight.How can I get them to trust me?

2007-08-20 07:30:22 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

He is a crowned Betta and is a blueish purple, indigo, but has some red on his fins, which looks pinkish.

2007-08-20 07:28:06 · 38 answers · asked by American Eskimo Luver 3 in Fish

I recently moved homes and am now living in a ground floor apartment, the apartment has a communal door. Hence my cat can't get used to this way of living as he is use to a big house with a garden, he keeps running away and getting back to the old house. What can I do to get him used to living here.

2007-08-20 07:26:26 · 6 answers · asked by nicecupofteanicecupofcoffee 2 in Cats

When they hatched the parents were putin the fry in their mouths and putin the fry on a tube(there were about 40 of them) but i woke up the next morning and they were all gone. Could they have fell from the tube because the parents were protecting them from the other fish. (the other fish are on the other side of a divider so couldn't get to the fry) and the fry weren't free swiming. PLZ HELP

2007-08-20 07:25:27 · 6 answers · asked by iugiwonka 1 in Fish

I've got this parrot Jerry here, and every somebody comes over he says rascist remarks to them, and all my guests get really offended. You should have heard what it said when I asked "Polly want a cracker?". I've tried talking to him but he just acts immature and repeats everything I say. What should I do?

2007-08-20 07:24:54 · 8 answers · asked by thepbass 2 in Birds

fish you have ever bought

2007-08-20 07:19:15 · 9 answers · asked by Ashleys 1 in Fish

After using the following in an answer, I decided to pose this as a question.

Does anybody have variations of this answer? Typing the same sentence day in, day out is getting monotonous, but I can't NOT give this answer to someone whose dog is in pain, crying for two weeks, has had diarrhea for 3 days, has only had one pup and she's still big, etc. etc.

I am losing my faith in humanity. And my eyes have rolled so far back I can see behind me.

TIA.

2007-08-20 07:17:55 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

2007-08-20 07:17:50 · 10 answers · asked by animal_artwork 7 in Dogs

i dnt kno wut to feed em and it dont look like they are eating

2007-08-20 07:16:01 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

Our chihuahua named bella is yellping in when she is just sitting their?
We have a 1-1/2 year old chihuahua her name is bella when i was holding her today she starrted yellping like she was hurt. She has never been droped or steeped on and she has been doing this for 2 days we were hopeing it would stop Please Help she is the world to us

2007-08-20 07:14:05 · 6 answers · asked by soccergoalie4life 1 in Dogs

It looks as if she has scabs but she gets more and more often and they turn darker and darker help ill be bringing her to the vet but i would like to know what it is really quick!

2007-08-20 07:12:10 · 10 answers · asked by Devin R 2 in Cats

so i got 2 hairless rats, 2 days ago. and i've already started holding them, because they have just BEGGED for attention 24/7 since the second i got them home. they let me pick them up, they let me pet them, they let me put their lotion on (since they're hairless and their skin needs special attention). they "groom" me, etc....
but what are some ways i can play with them? oreo is my active little explorer. he never sits still, and enjoys running all over me, including trying to get inside my shirt/pants! (typical boy...lol). but jack is slightly calmer. he likes to run all over too, but he also likes to cuddle, and just lay down on me.
what are some things i can do with them, other than just letting them run around on me? do they actually have fun doing that?
links are welcome, but give me some of your own ideas too that you do with your rats or rodents!!

2007-08-20 07:09:52 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Rodents

I am a new owner of a 10yr old male cockatiel. I have had him for two months an sence day one he has biten us. He also land on our head and pulls our hair. We dont force him out of his cage or make him go anywhere. He come to us and just bites, he hasn't broke skin yet but he keeps biting harder. He dose know how to step up, but will bite the entire he is on you r hand. We have gotten to the point that we only use a perch to put him in his cage. We cant use treats to reward good behavoir because he wont eat anything but seed, evrything esle he throws out of his bowl. What can we do? I would really like to live peacefully with him,but we can't handle his biting, I dont want to get rid of him.

2007-08-20 07:06:54 · 5 answers · asked by candycorn0911 1 in Birds

Give the size of them the feeding etc etc

And I give them the same food?
And I can put in the same tank?

2007-08-20 07:02:19 · 6 answers · asked by ? 2 in Fish

My husband says i'm feeding her more food than she's drinking water. I can't take her to the vet because she's real hyper and she weighs 65pnds, my husband the one who usually handles her but he is away on business and i don't know how to make things better for her. help please.

2007-08-20 07:02:10 · 15 answers · asked by Grace F 1 in Dogs

I tried looking it up on Google but did not find the answer I was looking for. (I have a ramshorn snail) How often do they lay eggs? How many days does it take the eggs to hatch? Can they hear? Can they see? How do you keep them from over coming your tank? Is it humane to kill them by scraping the eggs off? and how long do they live for?

2007-08-20 07:01:42 · 3 answers · asked by ♪♥ ♥♪ 3 in Fish

I was just wondering cuz im getting a new dog if not could u suggest one.

2007-08-20 07:01:39 · 29 answers · asked by KkGirl 1 in Other - Pets

Anyone know any online feeder fish stores. I need large feeder fish for my crawfish 2+in.

2007-08-20 07:01:18 · 3 answers · asked by socksrocks55 2 in Fish