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What Do Guinea Pigs Eat and How to Care for Them
Guinea pigs are easy to keep, but new owners should learn the right diet and care: what to feed, how many meals a day, and so on. Here are the key points of guinea pig care.
Brazilian Turtle (Red-Eared Slider): Form and Habits
The Brazilian turtle (red-eared slider) is a freshwater turtle kept for food, health and looks. It is colorful with red and green head stripes and a red patch behind the eye, lively and fast for a turtle. It eats mostly animal food, prefers quiet clean water, is sexually dimorphic (males have longer thicker tails and a concave plastron), and is oviparous, mating May–August and laying 3–4 clutches a year.
Caring for a Roborovski Hamster
The Roborovski (or 'father' dwarf hamster) is tiny and timid, so it needs a warm acrylic cage, a calm adjustment period, and a varied but careful diet — avoid loquat, peach and spicy food. Watch for cheek-pouch inflammation and clean the scent gland regularly.
What Environment Suits a Pet Turtle?
Turtles are semi-aquatic, cold-blooded animals that breathe with lungs and live in lakes, ponds and rivers — active and feeding in water by day, foraging on shore at night, and very timid. Below 10°C they hibernate in mud or burrows until water rises above 15°C in April. They eat a wide diet (feed about 5% of body weight), and their color shifts with the habitat as natural camouflage.
Why Is Your Goldfish Sitting at the Bottom and Not Moving?
Many things cause a goldfish to sink and stay still — wrong medication, poor water, new-environment stress, wrong temperature — but it may also just be hiding or sleeping. This article details the reasons.
Red Arowana: Morphology and Color-Enhancement Tips
The red arowana's most distinctive feature is the red patch on its gill cover; juveniles are silver with pink scale edges and turn golden-red as adults. Color develops in stages and responds to environment, temperature (26–30°C) and diet — astaxanthin and carotene help, while young chili-red arowanas should avoid color-enhancing foods until their green base deepens.
Types of Goldfish: A Guide to Common Varieties
Goldfish have been bred into 300+ varieties grouped into four body types — grass, wen, dragon-eye, and egg. Each type includes familiar favorites such as comet, oranda, black moor, and ranchu, differing in fins, eyes, and head growths.
The Body Structure of a Hamster
Many people love hamsters but few know how their bodies work, such as that hamsters have poor eyesight. Here is a close look at hamster body structure.
Why Do Goldfish Lose Buoyancy (Swim Bladder)?
Lost buoyancy (swim bladder disorder) is a common goldfish disease many owners meet. Signs include the fish lying on its side or upside down, floating at the surface or sinking to the bottom. This article focuses on the common causes of swim bladder loss in goldfish.
Cat Sinusitis: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
Cat sinusitis is common, usually from bacteria, viruses, fungi, or irritants, causing sneezing, nasal discharge, congestion, breathing trouble, snoring, red watery eyes, poor appetite, and lethargy. Severe cases show blood-tinged, foul-smelling discharge and may lead to brain complications. Treatment depends on cause and severity: bacterial cases need antibiotics, viral cases antivirals, plus nasal flushing and a cleaner environment.