Pets - 27 December 2007

ive alread got 2 cories and 4 black skirts.
im gonna get a 29 gallon tank next year so i was planning to get 3 balloon mollies 3 angelfish and te rest that ive got now
and can you please help me what other small fish i should buy.

2007-12-27 10:25:23 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

2007-12-27 10:22:26 · 9 answers · asked by orange sky 6 in Dogs

I have a Flame Gourami that is starting to look fat and she is in a tank with 1 paradise Gourami. There used to be a red Dwarf gourami and another flame gourami with her but, they both died a couple of weeks ago, Could she be pregnant? How long are they pregnant? Are they livebearers or do they lay eggs? These are my only Gouramis, so I have not researched the spawning of them yet, can you help?

2007-12-27 10:21:42 · 5 answers · asked by junie101278 3 in Fish

2007-12-27 10:21:26 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Rodents

my calico cat is loosing her hair on back of backside and around her neck is there anything I can do?

2007-12-27 10:20:18 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

I have 2 male cats, 1 I have had since 2nd grade ( a maine coon) and 1 (a black cat) we've had since last year in May. Sometimes stray cats come into our yard and 1 time I was in my backyard playing with my black cat (the one I think is gay) and a female cat came along and he hissed at her. Don't know why because he's a wild and playful cat, and he's usually a nice cat. Whenever he sees my older cat, he chases him around the house and sometimes it looks like he's trying to bite his tail or something. Every chance he gets he tries to catch my older cat. Are those signs that show he's gay or is he just trying to play with him?

2007-12-27 10:20:13 · 4 answers · asked by Purple Monkey. 2 in Cats

so me and my boyfriend live together with his sister and brother and law...the have a cat a dog(pug) and a turtle...none of these are my pets...i want a dwarf rabbit i had one as a kid and it was small quiet and easy to take care of...my boyfriend seems to think other wise...since this isnt my house it his i dont want to just bring one home...how might i convince him that they are not stinking diffcult anmials to take care of?

2007-12-27 10:14:08 · 7 answers · asked by ilovesurga 1 in Other - Pets

In the spring, I purchased an RES and a tank setup. I'm now looking at upgrading the tank setup so that she has plenty of swimming & basking room (ideally, multiple basking stations). However, money is a slight concern (starting my Master's in the spring), so I've been looking at alternative ways to give my RES an indoor, apartment friendly habitat.

Alternative in the sense that I've been combing the local Classifieds pages, Craiglist, ebay and FreeCycle for deals on tanks. I've also considered large (28 gallon) rubbermaid containers from Lowe's. I live in a small town in the Florida Panhandle, so the aforementioned resources didn't have too many listings regarding what I'm looking for.


Does anyone have any other suggestions of where I can look for good deals on tanks?

2007-12-27 10:10:33 · 4 answers · asked by JessiC 3 in Reptiles

I've always wanted a python, and now I'm old enough and I'm seriously considering it. I have 2 cats and a big dog, and I really love animals. But I've always somewhat considered it mean to have that big of an animal in a small contrapped area... is it? What are some things you can tell me that I would need to know if I wanted to get one?

Any help appreciated. Thank you.

2007-12-27 10:09:22 · 7 answers · asked by EmilyJune 5 in Reptiles

he is a kitten and he love to eat them... but is it safe?

2007-12-27 10:00:44 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

i just rescued a feral kitten. She has roundworms i believe. She has a huge pot belly. I bought hartz rid worm paste for cats and kittens and the instructions are horrible. It comes in a syringe and the dosage is according to the pounds, but it doesn't tell you how often to give this paste to kitten. I've never wormed a cat before and i don't know if you are supposed to give this paste daily or just that one time. I've been checking her stool and i can see little white specs and i also found a live round worm (it was white and spaghetti like and still alive). I don't know if the paste worked and if the worms were killed. What should i look for? If the paste works, would she pass the worms in her stool? should i be seeing a lot of them? Should her belly swell down immediately? she still has a pot belly. I gave her one dose for a 2lb kitten only one time and i just want to know if i continue giving this to her daily till the syringe runs out or if once is enough. please help

2007-12-27 10:00:04 · 3 answers · asked by rodent_tamer 1 in Cats

He is a Siamese cat.
His brother is a very skinny cat, who hardly ever gets to eat because he is always guarding the food-dish. Is there anything that I can do? The one who guards the dish if very over-weight.

2007-12-27 09:59:33 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

At the riding school where I ride we go out on trail rides every so often (I think we are trying to do it once a month in the new year) and it is a heap of fun, except when my horse gets a fright and spooks...
I usually ride a big bay, and he is an absolute gem in the arena, and every time we go out he listens and he is good. But the last time we went out a big kangaroo (I rekon he was just under 5 foot) jumped out of the bushes just infront of me. My horse flipped and kept jumping sideways to get away, and the kangaroo was freaking out and basically had no where to go until he jumped over a fence. I stayed on, but after that my horse spooked at everything (including the wind through the leaves...) I ended up leading him for a little bit and took him away from the group to calm down cos he was making the other horses nervous and some of them are quite young and the riders were haveing a bit of trouble...
How can I help this horse when we are out on trails?

2007-12-27 09:58:46 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Horses

it hasnt scabbed and its on the tip of her tail that was cut and not well cut

2007-12-27 09:54:43 · 9 answers · asked by crazbluntz 1 in Dogs

I'm in the process of adopting a 4 month old golden retriever / lab mix from the humane society. She seems to be in great health. One thing that concerns me though is that her tail seems shorter than I would expect for her age and breed. The tip of her tail doesn't quite come down to her knees when she's relaxed. The tip of her tail feels like it's bent at an extreme angle. I'm more familiar with labs than I am with golden retrievers, so I'm not sure if this is normal or if maybe the tip of her tail somehow got broken and it's stunting growth. I plan on asking the shelter about it (as well as my vet), but I'm concerned NOW and am wondering if anyone might know something that can put my mind at ease. Thanks!

2007-12-27 09:53:33 · 14 answers · asked by ? 3 in Dogs

what do i need to know to insure that she will not run away or get lost?

2007-12-27 09:52:17 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

will it be a nice looking horse almost like an andalusian? are there any pictures of one? thanks

2007-12-27 09:49:50 · 3 answers · asked by thomas l 2 in Other - Pets

We make resolutions for ourselves all the time, but what about our dogs? Are you going to take your puppy to obedience class, retire your best breeding b*tch, or do you hope to finally earn a title in something you've been working with on your dog? Perhaps you just want your dog's butt to hit the ground when you say "sit." Do you have any resolutions or plans?

2007-12-27 09:49:26 · 19 answers · asked by a gal and her dog 6 in Dogs

My mom today was seriously thinking about getting a puppy for my home. Now i can take care of it and all (I am 13 btw) and i promised to run with it everyday for an hour (i am an athelete). The only problem is that my mom said that you have to be home every two hours to take care of the puppy. My parents are at work when i am at school.... So the dog on average weekdays would be alone for about 5 hours, but as soon as i get home, i would exercise it. Is there anyway to get around the not home problem? My dream was to get a dog and it is only possible if you guys help me to find an answer.

Thanks for the help,
-BK

2007-12-27 09:47:41 · 17 answers · asked by BK 1 in Dogs

k, well obsoiusly im not going 2 buy a bale of straw or a package of shavings everyday , so should i buy one every like week and renew the stall?

2007-12-27 09:43:42 · 35 answers · asked by Sasha Girly Girl 1 in Horses

2007-12-27 09:40:48 · 4 answers · asked by locustthicket2000 1 in Cats

I had to take my pit to an e-vet on x-mas because of a GI problem we had been dealing with. The dr on call ran alot of tests including tests I had done at my vet days before and ruled out. If I had not kept calling I don't think they would have kept him on the IV fluid that I brought him in for.
For $650 they kept him 20hrs and managed to undo almost everything my vet had done. He was wormed even though he was nausiated and had 2 negative tests for worms then they wanted to redo x-rays my vet had already done because he was vomiting! They stopped his antibiotic and put him on another for 20 hrs.
To add insult to injury when we got him home and cut of the tape where the IV had been we found the IV still in.
I was wondering if anyone has any advice and or expirience with e-clinics and have you ever heard of a clinic demanding money before services especially ones we didn't want or need and some that were actually harmful?
Thanks

2007-12-27 09:39:39 · 12 answers · asked by jfos 1 in Dogs

I think different nicknames are funny! I think dog lovers probably have about 10 different nicknames, plus maybe a song or two.
What are yours?

2007-12-27 09:34:48 · 27 answers · asked by ashley4frogs 3 in Dogs

when i am kissing him on his face and rubbing him, sometimes he will take his big, fat head and crashes it right into mine like a ram. why does he do this?

2007-12-27 09:33:00 · 10 answers · asked by do no harm 1 in Cats

like when you are watching TV what is your cat thinking? or when your dog sees you going into your car what is it thinking?

2007-12-27 09:30:23 · 4 answers · asked by Terrier KIng 3 in Other - Pets

I recently took in a stray kitten about a month ago. She is now around 4 months old. She hardly eats anything. As far as dry food goes she wont touch it at all. I've taken her to the vet for her shots ,,deworming and defleaing and she seemed to get a clean bill of health
She eats if i'm lucky 9 ounces of wet food in a 24 hr period. I give her a 3 ounced pouch of wet food in the am and at dinner time i give her a 3 ounce pouch and a 3 ounce purina kitten food,,,most of the time she will finish that by the next morning....i dont think this is enough but i cant force her to eat. Shes so small. Any suggestions?

2007-12-27 09:23:10 · 7 answers · asked by sunshine10 5 in Cats

He is VERY cute, tan and white he is really smart

2007-12-27 09:20:48 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Rodents

2007-12-27 09:19:59 · 0 answers · asked by Anonymous in Reptiles

the poodle is older and they just got a labador and would like to know why the poodle keeps snapping at him besides trying to show her domince

2007-12-27 09:09:45 · 4 answers · asked by bettyb 5 in Dogs

what temp does a viv need to be for a baby beardy it is normaly 85-95 in there is that to hot??
thanks

2007-12-27 09:02:33 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Reptiles