Even if a chinchilla seems to be getting along with another pet, it should never be housed with anything other than another chinchilla. The main reason being diet. Chinchillas need to be fed a chinchilla-specific pellet and the other animal should ... more

in some species the male and female are of different colours, often called sexual dimorphism though it should more properly be referred to as sexual dichromeism by the shape of there body a female is long and a male is ... more

A female guinea pig's oestrus (heat) cycle lasts 16 days. She will only be interested in liaising with the boar for about eight hours during this time. Female guinea pigs get on quite well with their boar-beaus, so the easiest way to manage the ... more

The only kind of mange that hamsters can get is also transferrable to humans- watch out! In fact, the hamster is more likely to have caught it from a human in the first place than another animal. Did you ever hear of "crabs" in health class in ... more

It's perfectly normal! Some lop eared rabbits can take up to eight months or longer to drop their ears. My bunny had one ear that stuck up while the other dropped, if she had lived longer it's likely that ear would have dropped eventually. There's ... more

Hello, I own a Rescue Shelter for rabbits and I also breed and show rabbits. I have delt with many aggressive rabbits and let me give you a few tips! 1)Rabbits aren't born mean. Ninety-nine percent of aggressive rabbits have a behavioral problem, ... more

Bonding can take a long time with some rabbits (can sometimes take a couple months to fully bond a difficult pair). If there's no fighting, you will be successful, have patience and introduce them slowly. This is very normal behavior in the early ... more

Yesum~ Once she has the babies she may become over protective and chase the male way, or the male may attack and kill the babies when mommys away(both have happened in my case). Also it causes more stress on the mommy then needs be. She should be ... more

Rabbits and chickens can live together just fine in a garden environment; both me and a close friends have chickens and rabbits. I used to have three standard sized chickens and one rabbits that would share the garden with no problems; and my ... more

Things they shouldn't have - foods and drinks high in sugar; caffeinated products; dried fruits (although some people do give their ferrets raisins, however they should be given very, VERY few raisins, I say just stay away from them); most cereals ( ... more