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Gabe Montano - 2012-10-10
My family and have a chinchilla his name is Eddie, he's two to three years of age. Just wondering if we get a new chinchilla if he would fight with it or maybe hurt it.

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Clarice Brough - 2012-10-11
They are social animals, but when introducing adults be sure you go slowly or they can fight and possibly hurt each other seriously. They will need time to get use to the scent and look of each other before they will become new friends.

Dona - 2011-04-22
Has anyone had any problems with their opossum becoming lethargic(sleepy acting)? It has happened a couple times now but does not last more than a day.

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Charlie Roche - 2011-04-22
Attached (click on the link for opossum) is some information regarding your little critter there. An opossum is not normally letargic - If your opossum is leathargic, not moving around, sleeping, non responsive, he is probably sick and it could result in being serious. He should be placed on some antibiotics so you probably need to take him to a vet. There are also different kinds of opossums and many are nocturnal. What kind do you have? Also is he lethargic in the nightime and daytime? Some opossums are lethargic by nature - so it sorta depends on what type of opossum you have. Better safe than sorry though. So if you opossum hasd changed behaviors, his feces is different, any odor to him, more lethargic than normal than you had best take him to a vet.

Anonymous - 2012-10-05
I went to the vet to ask the vet's advice about my mouse today and I can't decide what to do. My mouse's name is Poppy and is about 15 months but had her less than a year, and her ear is bleeding a lot and she keeps scratching it all the time. A skin condition. She is still eating and active, and we asked the vet what we should do. She said that they could give her an injection and that might work-but is that the best thing to do? Mice are really small and an injection might make her worse or kill her. Should I take her to the vet or just wait a while? Please help, I need some advice. I hate seeing my mouse in a lot of pain and want to do the best thing for her.

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Jeremy Roche - 2012-10-05
What did he say is cause=ing the skin infection? Is it a steriod or an antibiotic he wants to inject?
Anonymous - 2012-10-06
steriod i think
Jeremy Roche - 2012-10-06
If the mouse can be kept seperate ask the vet if there is a topical solution.

glen - 2012-10-04
I say that guienea pigs are the sweetest, heart-loving creatures.

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glen - 2012-10-04
Awsome if theres any girls I'll take it

Ella - 2012-10-04
Hi! I have a 19-year old chinchilla and because of his age I'm constantly prepared for him to die in the near future. My male chinchilla used to have a female companion, unfortunately she died this spring 20 years old. My male have this past week been acting strange, in the nights he is constantly digging so that all the bedding is put in a big pile while half of the cage (of where he've moved his bedding from) is empty. Some say that it is because they are too hot but he never lay in the empty spot, instead he's laying in the pile? He is also moving his foodbowl and throwing food out of it, although he also seem to eat much more at the same time. I need to fill the bowl more often than I used to. He has been acting this way the past 1-2 weeks now, according to my family his female companion used to behave the same way her last week before she got sick and just sat in a corner not moving nor eating, should I assume that my chinchilla will die soon because of the new behavior? :( Sure he is 19 years old so he's reaaally old, but he's had his ups and downs and has always gotten better...

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Charlie Roche - 2012-10-04
There is no way to know. He might just be having a good time. He's eating more, essentially excercising more, rearraging his habitat - possibly just having fun. Or possibly they know when the time is and they put all in order but I would look at it like he is just having fun.

alyssa joseph - 2012-10-03
Today my hamster made 3 babies and she is still too fat. Is she going to have more?

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Charlie Roche - 2012-10-04
They will have as many as 6 pups so she could be having more - probably.

Marie - 2012-10-03
Hi Charlie Sorry to bother you again its me Marie with Snowball he is starting to poop around the house and not in his cage like we trained him. Over the last few weeks we started training him to come into the living room and have his freedom around the house but now it seems since we did this he is pooping and peeing wherever he wants how can I stop him from doing this he never did it before... Thank you so much have a great day!!!Marie

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Charlie Roche - 2012-10-03
Best guess here is you need a litter box in the cage but you also need one outside the cage. If the bunny is loose - it is not going to want to go back in the cage - like sending a child to his room. So put one just outside the cage. Introducing the bunny to the house - you have to let the bunny do that on his own. You would open the cage door and the bunny would come out and hopefully slowly explore returning as needed to litter and food. If you pick him up and bring him into the living room - how can he know the way back. I'd just start over with a litter on the outside of the cage and let him explore on his own. That's a best guess - though that is how my daughter did it and her bunnies have the run of the house with the cats and dogs and birds.

Anonymous - 2011-11-16
We have a giant, he is a great big HUG!

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Charlie Roche - 2011-11-17
I just think those guys are great. Love to hug one.
Anonymous - 2012-01-18
I have a flemish gaint rabbit and he is a great pet, and up 2 20lbs. He is 7 months old
Irene Low - 2012-03-26
Hi, I am living in Singapore, and have 2 champagne d'argent. Am interested to get one giant flemish. Does the farm where you got your giant, import to Singapore. What is the cost of one?
Thanks.
JOHN VERNON - 2012-09-29
Singapore is not a suitable place for such an animal. It is far to hot with very high humidity and also you would need to have a large property which is not common in singapore. It could be quite inhumane to keep flemish giants in such conditions. Differing opinions sought and welcomed.

tzsharn - 2012-09-28
I have a male mouse (Maxi) he is fluffy wavy fur an has had mites before. I have got rid of them with a mite spray that I'd use on him an his bedding, but now outta no where he has started to get this gunky stuff in one of his ears, and I think he might be getting mites again cause he had a lil spot under the same ear come back. I've cleaned him up with warm salty water an the mite spray but the gunk has come back? I really want to no what it is an what I can do to stop it coming back??

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Charlie Roche - 2012-09-29
Fun - no it isn't fun. What you have to do is get rid of the mites on the little fella and throw out all bedding and wash cage and toys - all at the same time. Then change the bedding - I'd use Carefresh and put it in the freezer for 24 hours before you use it. Also freeze the food for 214 hours before you use it. The mites are most likely coming in from the bedding or the food. You might have to do this twice - once for the mites and again about 10 days later. Freeze bedding and food before using. Here is a link which should help also - hints etc for helping to gt rid of mites.

http://www.ehow.com/about_6661922_mouse-bedding-mites.html

Kristian - 2012-09-07
Hi I live in Melbourne Australia, are there any lion head rabbit breeders here?? looking for a partner for my mini lop

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Charlie Roche - 2012-09-08
From what I have been told, there are not a lot of breeders in Austalia. The country became overrun with rabbits and eating crops so they had to control the polulation. Look for any bunny about th ame size.
Kristian - 2012-09-10
damn.. I really wanted one of the lion heads because they look so cute :( I guess ill have to settle for another mini lop

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