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How can I get rid of fleas without dangerous chemicals?
My cats, dog, and ferrets all have fleas! What is the best way to get rid of them without exposing my pets to dangerous chemicals?
Since I have the different animals, it's important to me that if your suggestions aren't supposed to be used on one…
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Why do cats act like their food bowl is empty when there is still food left?
So my cats - well, one more than the other - will whine and meow at me in a certain manner that I have come to recognize as, "There is no food in the bowl." When they exhibit this behavior, I automatically check the food bowl. Sure enough, there…
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How do I determine the age of my turtle?
I recently adopted a yellow-bellied slider, and the people who had her said that they had been keeping her for about 10 years, when they adopted her from a rescue house. I don't know how old she was when they adopted her, and I don't hold any hope…
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My turtle cracked his plastron
We took the turtle out of his tank for a second. He ran off the bench so quickly that we couldn't catch him falling. He fell on the floor, cracking his plastron. I'm trying to take him to the vet, but they're not open yet.
I put him back into his…
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Why do dogs lick faces?
Why do dogs lick people and other dogs in their faces?
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How should I teach my cats to use a cat door?
I've just installed a cat door in our basement, to let the cats get into a room that we've been using for storage. Ultimately, we intend to move the cats' litter boxes into that storage room, which is why we installed the cat door.
None of our cats…
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Is chocolate harmful for dogs?
There's all this fuss over feeding dogs chocolate and how it can be harmful and even fatal.
I had never heard of this growing up and we never had a problem all the years we had dogs, but looking back I cannot remember a time any of our dogs would've…
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Should I feed my cat milk?
My cat seems to enjoy a bowl of cow's milk. I have noticed some runny stools, since I have been giving him milk. Could the milk be causing this?
We are thinking about getting another cat (as a kitten), would it be advisable to feed the kitten milk…
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What does it mean when the skin on my cats' backs twitches?
I've noticed this behavior on two of my cats, and I don't believe it is feline hyperesthesia (neither exhibit any of the other symptoms commonly associated with the condition, and the back twitching does not seem random).
Instead, I believe it is…
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How often should a hermit crab tank be cleaned?
I have three pet hermit crabs, and they live in a 10 gallon fish tank. How often should I clean this hermit crab tank? How often should the sand be replaced?
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Cats fight over who sleeps further up on the bed
I have 2 cats, who enjoy sleeping on the bed with my wife and me, but during the night we notice that they both start at the foot of the bed, and creep up, leapfrogging each other to be higher up and closer to our heads. This occasionally erupts…
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Why is my dog so afraid of me?
It has been a year now since this happened.
I returned home from work (I go outstation for work) after a few months.
I found him so scared that he always tends to stay away from me. He shivers when I go to touch him.
Moreover I find his attention…
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How do I euthanise crickets?
I have some excess feeder crickets that I no longer have a use for.
What is the most humane way to get rid of them?
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What is wool block in rabbits?
My rabbit has lost it's appetite and isn't drinking much, she is losing weight. I'd been feeding her a diet of rabbit pellets and carrots, and ensuring she has plenty of fresh water.
The vet said she has wool block and that it should be ok if I…
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How should I feed sturgeons during winter?
We currently have two sturgeons in our pond. I heard that they are active during winter and need to be fed.
How much do they need (in relation to their weight or number)? How often and at which time of the day should I feed them? Do I have to use…
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