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Western Box Turtle
The Western Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata) is a vividly patterned, arid-adapted box turtle of the North American grasslands. It takes about five years to mature, leans more toward insects than other box turtles, and unfortunately adapts poorly to captivity.
White Java Sparrow
The white Java sparrow is a captive white color form of the Java sparrow (Padda oryzivora), developed in Japan. The chick is grey-backed and turns snow-white as an adult, with red bill and feet. Gentle and people-friendly, it is a popular beginner hand-tame bird, though temperamental toward other birds.
Crested Myna
The crested myna (Acridotheres cristatellus) is a common and uniquely Chinese cage bird, all black with a yellow bill and feet and white wing patches that form a figure-eight in flight. Highly intelligent and a great mimic, it is a favorite talking bird.
Hill Myna
The hill myna (Gracula religiosa) is a close relative of the crested myna. Its song is loud, melodious and rich in tune, and it mimics other birds well; with training it can imitate human speech and learn simple songs, making it a popular talking-bird pet.
Leiothrix argentauris
The Leiothrix (xiang si niao, or 'lovebird' of the bird world) is a small, vivid-plumaged songbird kept in pairs. Two species are kept — the silver-eared mesia (Leiothrix argentauris, sweet call) and the red-billed leiothrix (bright red beak). Omnivorous and bath-loving, it needs fresh air, draft-free indoor housing, and a varied diet. Lifespan 4–5 years.
Dutch Rabbit
The Dutch Rabbit is a small, distinctly marked pet rabbit with a white inverted-V on the face and a sharp color split between front and back. Gentle, smart, and nearly odorless, it needs timothy hay, a chew stick, steady 25–32°C, and a wire-free, dry cage. Lifespan about 5–7 years.
LionHead Rabbit
The LionHead Rabbit is a small, gentle pet rabbit named for the ruff of long fur around its head that looks like a lion's mane. Originating in Belgium and bred in the Netherlands and US, it is sturdy and clean, needs daily coat care and a wire-free cage, and lives 5–7 years.
Standard Gray Chinchilla
The Standard Gray Chinchilla — the original 'Totoro' — is a vegetarian rodent from the high Andes of South America. Gentle, clean, nearly odorless and long-lived (8–10 years), it needs a cage, dust baths, constant chewing material, and careful protection from heatstroke.
Goldfish
The goldfish (Carassius auratus), native to China, is the world's oldest ornamental fish with more than 125 varieties. This guide covers its taxonomy, body and head shapes, care, tank environment, and feeding.
Western Pond Turtle
The western pond turtle, also called the California pond turtle, is a broad-headed, relatively secretive freshwater turtle native to the U.S. West Coast. An accomplished swimmer that loves basking, it is a protected species usually available only as captive-bred stock.