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What Skin Diseases Affect Puppies and How to Treat Them
In hot seasons like summer, besides heatstroke, watch skin problems. Dog skin diseases have many causes needing different treatments. Today we explore the types and treatments.
The Difference Between Feline Folliculitis and Ringworm
Feline folliculitis and ringworm are two different skin diseases, with different infection sources, symptoms and treatments. Folliculitis is not contagious, while ringworm is contagious and can even spread to humans. Next we share knowledge about feline folliculitis and ringworm.
Common Dog Skin Diseases and Treatments
Maybe it is the thick coat—dogs' skin always has small problems. Minor, but uncomfortable, and severe itching is misery. Here is a summary of common dog skin diseases and treatments.
Which Fish Are Suitable Tank Mates for Arowana?
Arowana is large, territorial, and aggressive, so pick tank mates carefully. Relatively safe choices are tiger fish, flying phoenix, stingray, crown cichlid, and Black Spade A silver dollar - mostly bottom or mid dwellers that rarely clash with the upper-swimming arowana. Avoid very small mates that could be eaten.
Secrets to Bringing Out Your Arowana’s Color
An arowana's base color is determined by genetics and cannot be changed, but proper measures can help bring out its color. Here we share some secrets to enhancing your arowana's coloration, so yours grows more beautiful under your care.
When Is a Frog-Eyed Gecko Fully Grown?
A frog-eyed gecko is mature when its body length reaches 15 cm, with a total length up to 17 cm. Its lifespan is generally 8 to 10 years with good care.
Oriolus
The Oriole (Oriolus), also called 'oriole' or 'golden oriole', is the subject of many poems and is very famous. Females are mainly distributed across the tropical Eastern Hemisphere except New Zealand and the Pacific islands. They breed in eastern China and migrate south to India in winter.
Crossbill
The Crossbill, also called the crossbill or green crossbill, currently has three subspecies. Its most distinctive feature is the crossed upper and lower mandibles, used to pry open pine cones and extract the seeds.
Golden Arowana: Morphology and Breeding Methods
The golden arowana comes mainly as the crossback and the red-tailed golden, which look alike when young but differ as they grow — the crossback's gold crosses the fifth scale row and shines brighter. Choose healthy, pure-line broodstock (one male and one female) and keep the tank completely quiet during spawning, since disturbance makes the male withhold sperm and the fish may eat the eggs.
How to tell male from female of the ornate uromastyx?
Sex can be told by body color; the lizard is about 30 to 40 cm long and only males are brightly colored. Adult males have blue stripes and yellow spots; females are light brown with dark-yellow spots. Some females show false-male traits.