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Maroon-bellied Parakeet
The Maroon-bellied Parakeet (Pyrrhura frontalis) is one of the most common small conures, about 24–26 cm long, with 3 subspecies. Easy to breed and affordably priced, it adapts quickly to owners and is a good choice for beginners, though it can be aggressive toward other species.
Painted Conure
The Painted Conure (Pyrrhura picta) has 9 subspecies and lives in forests and forest edges of Venezuela, Brazil, and neighboring countries, mostly around 600 m elevation. A small, attractive conure, it is a decent pet but sensitive to temperature changes and needs a clean environment and a varied, nutritious diet.
Superb Parrot
The Superb Parrot (Polytelis swainsonii), also called the Barraband Parakeet, is an elegant long-tailed parrot from southeastern Australia. Protected by law and with high import losses, it is uncommon as a pet and does best in a spacious aviary rather than a small cage.
Peruvian Satin Guinea Pig
The Peruvian Satin guinea pig differs from other guinea pigs mainly in its coat, which grows toward the head and covers it, with a satin-like sheen. Its habits and diet are much like ordinary guinea pigs, but it is more delicate and prone to disease, so it is kept mainly as an ornamental pet.
Dark-eyed Self White Guinea Pig
The Dark-eyed Self White guinea pig, like all guinea pigs, is lively, gentle, and chubby, easily startled and prone to squeaking. It loves a dry, clean environment. Also known as the white black-eyed Dutch pig or cavy, it is a common and easy-to-care-for small pet.
Edwards’s Fig Parrot
Edwards's Fig Parrot (Psittaculirostris edwardsii) is a larger fig parrot whose sex can be told from plumage—males have red chest and belly, females blue-purple. It lives in humid lowland forests and feeds mainly on figs, nectar, insects, and fruit, and is easier to breed than smaller fig parrots but has high chick mortality.
Holland Lop
Naturally gentle, with coat colors in self, agouti, broken, copper-iron, and orange wide-stripe patterns. The Holland Lop weighs about 2-2.5 kg, ideally about 1.4 kg. It loves dry conditions, is timid and easily startled, likes quiet, tolerates cold but fears heat, is active at night, likes to burrow, and same-sex individuals fight.
Pet Ferret
Want to keep a pet ferret? You should know its habits. Here is a summary of pet ferret behavior for you.
Mini Hedgehog
The pet mini hedgehog is bred from the common hedgehog and the African 'four-toed hedgehog'; it does not hibernate, is small, and is not cold-hardy. These little ones will surely win your heart—their wobbling walk and habit of poking their nose everywhere are adorable. So how do you keep a mini hedgehog?
White-collared Yuhina
The White-collared Yuhina (Latin Yuhina diademata, English White-collared Yuhina) belongs to the white-eye family, genus Yuhina; a large (17.5 cm) smoky-brown yuhina with a fluffy crest, a large white nape patch joining a white eye-ring and posterior brow line. Distributed in western China, northeastern Myanmar, and northern Vietnam; a common montane resident in Gansu, Shaanxi (Qinling), Sichuan, western Hubei, Guizhou, and Yunnan. Except in breeding season mostly in pairs or alone, otherwise in small flocks of 3-5 to over 10.