Pets - 5 November 2007

i have a 55 gallon salt water tank alraedy up and running. i want to get a small nano tank (20 gallons) and have it purely for coral and live rocks.. my question is, can i just take water from my 55 gallon tank, live rock, and corals and just put it into the 20 gallon tank from the start? or am i going to have to let the water cycle before i add corals?

2007-11-05 23:47:55 · 8 answers · asked by zasshi 2 in Fish

This is for show people that keep intact male dogs in the home. Have any of you used one of the belly band thingy's with your male to keep him from hiking in the house? My friend's beagle, Cody, stayed with his handler over the weekend at her house while she drove back and forth to the dog shows with him. She bought one, and put it on him. He is a hiker! He has gotten me on the leg outside at a show before. LOL I guess he just looked down at it and left it alone. Have any of you had luck with this to keep the males from hiking inside? Before all of you ARA people get on here, you can not neuter a male if you are showing him in AKC conformation, so don't even suggest a stupid statement like that. Cody took Best of Breed on Sunday, he was dumped on Saturday which could of been a major, and then took BOB on Sunday for 2 points. So he is up to 7 points so far. WeFuss will have another champion that was bred at their kennel very soon!

2007-11-05 23:28:16 · 10 answers · asked by bear 2 zealand © 6 in Dogs

...transfer onto human hair?? I know that they can live in and around carpets etc. in the home, but do they also live on human hair?

I went to my friend's house yesterday. and her dog had fleas - not many, as the dog had been washed and groomed only last Sunday and flea treatment also put on 2 days ago. I'm just worried if I could get them?

2007-11-05 23:18:24 · 24 answers · asked by Shazza 2 in Dogs

Do you know, if this is effective in treating bacteria and parasites and parvo in house pets? I just read this article, and I do not know, if I believe it.http://www.northernwatchdog.com/colloidal_silver_handbook.htm

2007-11-05 23:16:32 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

2007-11-05 23:14:36 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

We live in the UK and we have a problem with cat fleas we have tried bob martins stuff (powder and spray) and the spot on stuff that you put on the back of your cats neck. He also has a flea collar but we are still being attacked by fleas apart from getting rid of the cat (only joking I would not get rid of him) what other product could people recommend please. Thanks for any help.

2007-11-05 23:04:46 · 21 answers · asked by antanddoc 3 in Cats

I AM THE ZEBRA LADY AND I HAVE BEEN ON THE NEWS FOR MY ZEBRA COLLECTIONS.BUT BEAWARE OF MY ZEBRAS

2007-11-05 22:35:20 · 1 answers · asked by ? 1 in Other - Pets

Not long ago near my house, there was a ***** who gave birth to five puppies. They live under the car (because they are stray dogs) Two of my friend say that they want to rear the puppies. One of them rear two puppies and another one, named Angus rear three puppies! But after one day, my friend who rear the two puppies, want to abondon the two puppies that he rear, he gave the puppies to Angus. Angus father own a pet shop. Angus sell all the puppies except one, he rear that one. He sell for RM100 each! My neighbour saw Angus's father shop sell the puppies and they scold me for being cruel because its me the one who take those puppies to my friend!
I'm so sad and embarass... what should i do??

2007-11-05 21:24:40 · 7 answers · asked by lilywei_33 1 in Dogs

How do I go about training our new family member and correcting their "accidents" and bad behaviors? Do I have to crate train them as well? It seems like everyone is these days but the one dog i previously owned, didnt need one and id like to keep it that way.

2007-11-05 21:21:39 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

mum had pups last night & unfortunately we had to have 1 put to sleep and since then mum is being very aggressive towards the rest, i worry that she is going to kill them herself.shes a saint. She tried biting one (not nipping) in the early hours,she wont let them feed, wont clean them etc, is hand raising my best option to keep pups safe. .

ps not a dog breeder, assc, please read last question for more details. thanks

2007-11-05 21:16:10 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

I have a dog, whose breath smells out of tihs world...it's really bad, I don't know whether he goes outside and eats dead things or poop...but his breat is unbearable, and he knows that we can't stand it cause when he wants something he will come up and yawn in our faces...thats his way of getting what he wants i guess...what can we do about his god-awful breath plz help.

2007-11-05 21:02:06 · 10 answers · asked by Heatherette 1 in Dogs

I have a spotted green puffer that's about 3 inches long. I was wondering how often should I get shrimp and snails for him to eat? Should there always be some in his tank? Or would that cause him to overeat?

2007-11-05 19:45:10 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

How do you determine how many is TOO many??
My mother in law lives in a mobile home (3 bedroom, 2 bathroom) with her husband, and 2 others. She owns 5 cats, and takes care of at least one neighborhood cat (so technically 6, but one she doesn't own). Her cats are all indoor/outdoor cats, so many of them do not act domesticated, and instead they act like wild animals. She loves her cats though, and takes good care of them. She is unemployed, and spends every penny of her inheritance (a small amount) on spoiling them with canned cat food and milk. The fleas that are taking over her house don't seem to bother her. She always has excuses. I know that she probably has some kind of mental condition, and she seems to think that most people say that 5 cats in a small home is normal. They rip up curtains, carpet, screens...etc. Also, their house often smells like a kennel! I personally think it's disgusting. What is your opinion?

2007-11-05 19:35:43 · 19 answers · asked by Brasilia 1 in Cats

I will pour them onto the floor outside and she will eat around or only from one side so that what is left looks very neat. My other cat just eats wherever. This has only started recently. She was a stray but has been here for at least six months now. I have noticed this for the past week or so. I now know which pile she ate from. Is this the start of OCD?

2007-11-05 19:15:54 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

i have a tropical aquarium that consists of a plecostomus, algae eater, guppies, swordtails, glass catfish, flounders, gobies, and puffers. i keep the water at a constant 70 degrees. they recently started getting ick-like spots, starting with a swordtail. i started treating the ick with medicine but it only got worse. one by one, fish seem to catch it and they're dead within 24hrs. it's been about a week since i started treating it and in the last 48hrs i've lost 8 fish. help before i lose more :(

2007-11-05 18:53:32 · 4 answers · asked by strrares 1 in Fish

has your toy breed ever had to have a c-section? if so how much did it cost you?

2007-11-05 18:51:38 · 7 answers · asked by Angela 2 in Dogs

I have 3 angel fish and 3 black widow tetra's, and when i turn my light on, its as though they are stunned and just stay at the bottom, when i turn my light off, they are back to normal.

2007-11-05 18:50:41 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

I want to start breeding dragon gobies but I can't find anything on the net about breeding them. I've owned them for several years and know a lot about them but just don't know anything about breeding them. Does anyone have any knowledge about this or can anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks.

2007-11-05 18:04:48 · 4 answers · asked by songbrd0020 2 in Fish

My boyfriend just got a kitten, it's a boy.

He asked me for help to name it.

Any suggestions?

2007-11-05 18:04:09 · 20 answers · asked by ★☆✿❀ 7 in Cats

i'm looking for one that requires little maintenence and it needs to be atleast 4 gallons. i'm also hoping it won't be too, too expensive. if you know of one please supply the brand and where i can purchase it.

2007-11-05 18:02:17 · 4 answers · asked by Elizabeth 2 in Fish

she is vomiting and she is getting smaller but i dont know what is wrong with her? she is just vomiting up water and mucaus but she is acting fine other than the pucking and sleeping all day.

2007-11-05 17:58:11 · 9 answers · asked by Julie e 1 in Dogs

2007-11-05 17:52:08 · 4 answers · asked by Pup 3 in Fish

Can I treat for Ick while cycling? Will that make things worse? What should I do?

2007-11-05 17:51:25 · 2 answers · asked by Pup 3 in Fish

hey i got 7 apple snails for 4 months now and they wont breed all of my other snails are breeding but not my apple snails why

2007-11-05 17:51:16 · 2 answers · asked by Steven B 2 in Fish

Bought cat from animal shelter ... gave it a flea bath... and brushed it out with a flea comb... and it didn't seem to work very well.

2007-11-05 17:08:39 · 18 answers · asked by abradford12 1 in Cats

She got her tiny claw stuck in between the metal slider I put on the cage that locks in the fun tubes on the side of the cage. Her tiny claw could have been stuck there for god knows how long and she was trying to bite her hand off or bite it out. I gently poked her hand free but her claw was pulled out of her hand and I think she started to bleed a little bit. Will she be okay? What should I do? She is also very old (over 2 yrs) and has possible tumors on her butt. I feel so bad for her!! Help!!! She kept on licking her hand to clean it and walked slightly with a limp!

2007-11-05 16:55:38 · 8 answers · asked by greendancingshooz 1 in Rodents

2007-11-05 16:54:12 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

Hi, I have black beard algae, and it's horrible. I have already cut back on light and feeding, so I don't know what else to do... I have a 100 gallon tank with Gold Severums and blood parrots in it also a catfish and a plecostumus. I was wondering if there were any fish that could live (without being eaten) that could eat the black beard algae. Thank you lots! I also have a 20 gallon tank with barbs in it that has black beard algae.

2007-11-05 16:33:18 · 4 answers · asked by shadowkat4646 3 in Fish

does anyone know of any tankmates of a black ghost knife fish any suggestions would help thx.

2007-11-05 16:33:08 · 5 answers · asked by spike_1920 1 in Fish

2007-11-05 16:33:07 · 17 answers · asked by mspac1368 1 in Dogs