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How Do You Supplement Calcium for a Hwamei Bird?
Feed calcium-rich foods like sesame, soy, tofu, eggshell, fish bone, and shrimp shell; for severe deficiency add bird calcium powder or liquid calcium to drinking water. UV light or sunlight helps absorption.
Why Won’t a Small Bird Eat?
A bird may refuse food due to diet, health, or environment, such as monotonous poor feed or a noisy, dirty, or poorly heated cage. Illness like a cold or mouth disease also stops eating and needs a vet.
Why Has My Hamster Lost the Fur on Its Belly?
After a bedding change, belly fur loss with scratching is likely an allergy or skin disease. Stop the bedding, clean the cage, and soothe the skin; if that doesn't help, see a vet.
Back keeps balding and bare, frequent runny nose not fixed by medicine; 10+ months and not gaining weight (20g to 50g), not growing
Frequent back hair loss can be seasonal, nutritional, fungal or parasitic; cage allergies and parasite feeding also cause thinning and weight loss. Poor nutrition stunts growth. Judge by appetite and state; see a vet if the cause stays unclear.
Can I crate my cat while at work, out at 6:30pm and crated again at night?
Crating is not advised; cats love freedom and long confinement causes anxiety, depression and obesity. With 16 hours crated, only 8 hours remain for activity, which is not enough. Let it roam indoors with toys and a scratching post.
I found my hamster’s tail wet with soft yellowish stool containing white strands — are those worms?
Soft stool with white string-like matter strongly suggests internal parasites. Have a vet do a fecal exam and use the prescribed dewormer. Keep the cage and dishes clean to limit spread.
My hamster keeps sneezing and makes sounds like a runny nose — what’s wrong?
Hamster sneezing may be from a cold, allergy, or infection. With large temperature swings in many areas, keep the hamster warm in a comfortable environment to prevent colds. Check the cage for allergens like bedding, food, or treats, and keep the cage clean by regularly changing bedding and washing it. If sneezing persists, try a little isatis root powder drink mix with vitamin C.
What diseases do magpie-robins easily get?
Magpie-robins often get egg-binding, cystitis, bacterial enteritis, and stomatitis. Keep the cage clean, feed powdered rather than pellet food, and offer insects for nutrition.
How Good Is a Myna Bird as a Pet?
Mynas are smart and affectionate, learn to talk and perform, and bond with people, but need much daily care and can be noisy in tight spaces.
Hamster’s Leg Caught in Wheel, Bone Exposed and Necrotic
Exposed, necrotic bone needs urgent vet care, often fixation, amputation, or cleaning; at home, disinfect, trim, apply powder, and bandage with oral antibiotics.