Pets - 10 November 2007

Can someone please explain to me what was going on?

A female sparrow was holding onto the back and neck of a male sparrow very tightly with her beak. He looked like he was trying to get away by hopping around frantically along the ground as he dragged her along.

Another male sparrow was hopping along after them with his wings out, tail down, and head turned up, looked like he was in a begging pose.

Eventually the first male got away from the female and flew away. The 'begging' male hopped towards the female, wings down and all.

She lunged at him and held onto his neck as he fell onto his back and was trying to fight her off. He struggled around and got out of the bite and flew away with her chasing after him.

Uh... so what was that all about? o__O
Can someone explain this behaviour to me, thank you. :)

2007-11-10 14:21:43 · 3 answers · asked by chocoboryo 6 in Birds

my kitty just sneezed like 7 times in a row is that bad?

2007-11-10 14:19:23 · 10 answers · asked by Delgado2010 3 in Cats

I am thinking about going to the local humane society tomorrow and adopting a cat or two, my friends that are cat owners are recommending that I get two, so I am not up all night, but the question I have is: should I get a male and a female or two females, I have previous experience as a female dachshund owner and cat sitting female cats, so I don't think it will be too hard for me to adapt to one female cat, but with dogs they recommend that you go with different genders as you introduce new pets into a home.

Wasn't to sure how this works with cats and especially adopted ones.

Any advice would be great! Thanks

2007-11-10 14:15:13 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

to cycle my tank is there anyway to do it at my house i dont mind taking my betta out for a day or two and btw its a 10 gallon tank and theres a heater filter a plant and a decor. Im wondering how do i cycle it before my fish dies. Btw he is extremely healthy right now so i dont want to ruin it

2007-11-10 14:14:20 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

2007-11-10 14:12:34 · 9 answers · asked by Cindy 1 in Fish

I have 15 in my tank and two of them are digging holes in each of the back corners? My husband was laughing and said they are trying to excape....know this isn't true, but what is it?

2007-11-10 14:05:21 · 12 answers · asked by Rein 5 in Fish

Also what does it mean when a bearded dragon bobs it head up and down??

2007-11-10 14:00:13 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Reptiles

2007-11-10 13:59:09 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Reptiles

2007-11-10 13:57:07 · 10 answers · asked by BOLSEYE 1 in Fish

I have many types of lizards and I am running out of space in my room for their tanks. Do any of you know about a shelving unit I can purchase to hold several tanks at once? Most of my lizards live in 10-long tanks.

If not, then how do other people with many reptiles arrange their tanks in their house?

2007-11-10 13:50:35 · 3 answers · asked by seeingidog 3 in Reptiles

Just wondering if anyone knows any good web sites with good deals on aquarium goods, besides petsmart and petco

2007-11-10 13:46:23 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

2007-11-10 13:41:17 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

i love my dog sammy he is 12 years old and healthy and happy. but i want to show him i love him what are some ways and please be more specific than just spend time with him please

2007-11-10 13:39:48 · 10 answers · asked by mistoemegan 2 in Dogs

If I were to wrap a grenade in steak, and throw said grenade at a crocodile.Croc eats it, what will happen?

This is all figuratively speaking.

2007-11-10 13:39:01 · 12 answers · asked by GBI 1 in Reptiles

The sack has already started comming out, and she is having contractions. has anyone here ever helped deliver this breed of pups?

2007-11-10 13:36:10 · 8 answers · asked by Scrappy52 6 in Dogs

2007-11-10 13:35:55 · 11 answers · asked by Cindy 1 in Cats

DOES ANY ONE IN OOLTEWAH WANT A HAMSTER? MAYBE IF IM ALLERGIC TO HIM!

2007-11-10 13:35:44 · 4 answers · asked by I am a free girl! Peace_!~***~!_ 2 in Rodents

i have looked over several protein skimmers and i dont understand why the drain tubes in the collection cups dont allow the collected waste to return to the tank .i'm trying to design and build my own....my self made wet-dry trickle is working out great.....can anyone point me in the right direction here?and to thse that answered my questions about my stressed sebea anenomea thanks squishy is eating solid food and doing well...light was the answer..........i find building my own filters is a great way to understand the mechanics of the issues,its fun,creative..................and i'm a cheap s.o.b.

2007-11-10 13:33:32 · 4 answers · asked by stvc1961 2 in Fish

I adopted a Hurricane Katrina rescue kitten from an evacuee family whose pet had kittens in their motel room. I got "Cheetoh" an orange tabby at 4 wks, he was hand fed and seemed to have a wonderful personality. By 3 mo. he showed a bit of agression, but I dismissed it to fear of strangers since I live alone. He was so loving, he would suckle on the corner of my housecoat until he went to sleep. He was 7 mos., already nuetered when he attacked me from behind. I was horrified, having to fight my darling off with a sofa cushion, and I called his name thinking he would snap too. When the attack stopped, I had been bitten over 20 times, had several deep gashes and Cheetoh was sitting in the corner with the craziest look on his face! I did have company that night, briefly- which he seemed to ignore. Shortly before the attack, I had been holding him at the front door, he had never been outside since i got him. It took 2 policemen, & 1 aspca ofcer to contain him. Did he revert back to feral?

2007-11-10 13:29:56 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

Whats the best way to potty train 10 week old brother and a sister cocker spaniel ?

How long will it take ?

2007-11-10 13:24:57 · 6 answers · asked by [♥]&basically im fallin for you; 1 in Dogs

Can a vet spay a female dog when she is pregnant and kill all the puppy fetuses? This is something I've wondered about for a while.

And no I do NOT have a pregnant female dog that needs an abortion! Haha.

2007-11-10 13:21:33 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

My dogs nipples are getting really big and she is really quiet now, is she pregnant? She is 2 years old

2007-11-10 13:16:45 · 6 answers · asked by Jess 1 in Dogs

2007-11-10 13:15:21 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

I'm asking about a Domestic Cat Tail.

2007-11-10 13:13:58 · 12 answers · asked by M45goi89 3 in Cats

pick up cat & dog hair... Mine is losing suction, and I am going to buy a new one tomorrow..? Need one that is good on BOTH hardwoods AND carpets : )

Please keep it in the $150 - $175 range....
BTW - I'd love a Dyson, but $400+ ?? ...BUT I can't afford that one! Thanks! : )
Nicole

nndow2001@yahoo.com

2007-11-10 13:13:25 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

2007-11-10 13:12:48 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Birds

Her name is Oreo. She used to be the most energetic and playful kitten She would get excited over her catnip toy and a shoe lace. She would eat like crazy when she was hungry then groomed herself. Lately she has been cold and always sleeps We keep her warm but we think the problem was her flea collar. Ever since we put it on she stopped running around and ate little. The collar is off now and she's doing better but still looks sad. I know she had diarrhea but now she does very little in her litter box. I keep giving her to eat but she just smells it. Do you think she needs someone to play with? She used to play with my younger brother's cat Simba and once in a while her sister Domino comes over...Please help! Thanks!

Oreo
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/
m261/Victor1492/Oreo11.jpg

Simba
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/
m261/Victor1492/Simba.jpg

Domino
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/
m261/Victor1492/Domino.jpg

2007-11-10 13:06:11 · 10 answers · asked by Victor Frias 2 in Cats

My kitten Zeus, I just recently noticed has two sets of canines coming down on top. Where normally the top canine teeth come down there is an extra canine coming down. The bottom canines are completely normal though. He eats fine and it doesn't seem to be bothering him. Is this a normal thing to be happening?

Just in case I didn't get all this described normally, Zeus has a total of four top canines (two on each side) and the normal ones are fine.

2007-11-10 13:03:30 · 9 answers · asked by Trixies Mama 7 in Cats

2007-11-10 13:00:02 · 2 answers · asked by trevor 2 in Fish

After we went to Illinois, my dog say a cat and she went up to her and the cat hissed and "barked" My dog ran peeing up the stairs. And now whenever she sees a cats, "Nope, not going there"!!!! Is there anything to help????

2007-11-10 12:57:05 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs