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Giant Pandas – Giant Cute

29 Oct 2008By
Seriously, what’s cuter than a giant panda?panda, giant A baby giant panda! LOL If you haven’t seen this video before, it’s must-see! Too funny & waaaaaaay too cute! Conservation Status: The giant panda is on the endangered species list! Scientific Classification: Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Ursidae Genus: Ailuropoda Species: A. melanoleuca Adult males can weigh up to Yup, that's right! I have always wanted to start an animal refuge of my own...If you would like to help me start my animal refuge, please Click Here! Live Exotically!AKPC_IDS += "639,";Popularity: 3% [?]Social Bookmarking
Category: Animal Behavior, Animals of the World, Asian Animals, Bears, Endangered & Extinct Animals, Endangered Species, Mammals  Tags: , , , , , , ,  2 Comments

What Bedding Is Best for Hedgehogs?

27 Oct 2008By
As you all may remember, I own an African Pygmy Hedgehog…It’s the 2nd one I’ve owned, in fact. When you are choosing bedding for your little critters, you need to keep a few things in mind: * Comfort * Smell * Dryness * Safety * Price I use corn cob bedding, after trying so many different kinds over the years. I found that cedar and pine shavings start to smell awful quickly! Also, they just hold the water and can harbor mold a lot easier. Plus, I didn’t feel that it was very comfortable to sleep in. Why Do I Use That? * Our hedgehog can move them around easily, [ ... ]
Category: African Animals, Animal Tips & Tricks, Great Animal Products, Mammals, Unusual Pets  Tags: , , , , , , ,  4 Comments

Improve the Environment & Reduce Your Waste Using This Service

26 Oct 2008By
Okay, I found the coolest “new”, free service online today! It’s called Freecycle.org and it is helping communities all over the globe! How? “It’s a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns. It’s all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills.” How cool is that? VERY! If you save are working to save the planet, you’re working to save animals, their habitat and the pollution that kills them! Basically, almost anything, whether big or small, that you want to get rid of that is “lightly used” or unused, that you [ ... ]
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Amazing & Free Animal Photos

24 Oct 2008By
Have you been looking for free animal photos you can either use online, for a project or business campaign? Check out 123rf Search and Win for some fantastic photography of every kind, even for those of us who are animal lovers. Photo left: Spotted lizard c/o 123rf.com Isn’t that lizard a beauty? It is difficult to find public domain photos readily online, ones that you have full use to, but with the images on 123rf, they have a huge collection of free images to use, as well as paid images, if you so desire to use them. Plus, you could win 1 of 10 packages [ ... ]
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Our New Pair of Apricot & Black Oranda Goldfish

21 Oct 2008By
We welcome our new pair of oranda. I’ll bet you’ve never heard of apricot oranda before, and I had never seen anything like them before. They were actually labeled orange and black oranda and were in a tank full of them, except these two weren’t the typical orange or “gold” color. They are clearly apricot in color and stood out to me! Of course, loving unique animals, I fell in love right away. I left the pet store and ran a bunch of errands for most of the day, but could not get these two off my mind. So, What Did I Do? I drove right [ ... ]
Category: Asian Animals, Fish, Unusual Pets  Tags: , , , , , ,  6 Comments

Treats for Your Fish?

15 Oct 2008By
This past week, I went into one of our local pet stores and noticed something I had never seen before. I noticed they had thin slices of zucchini in the tanks for the goldfish…I didn’t look at the tropicals. I had to ask…They said they give them a treat in each tank every day. Sometimes thin slices of zucchini, cucumber or oranges. Since then, I’ve been “treating” my goldfish with something tasty every couple days. * Tip: Slice the vegetable as thinly as humanly possible, so that they can actually eat it, and easily. It may be of use to you to use a [ ... ]
Category: Animal Nutrition, Animal Tips & Tricks, Asian Animals, Fish  Tags: , , , , , ,  Leave a Comment

Apparently, I’m a Goldfish Freak!

09 Oct 2008By
Who knew? I didn’t realize that I would be a goldfish freak! I didn’t know I’d get addicted to all of the brilliant colors and crazy mutations of different sub-species of goldfish. I have a goldfish wishlist – I’d love a bright orange Bubble-Eye, a chocolate brown Pom-Pom with vibrant orange puffs, a gorgeous colored Celestial Eye, and a blue Oranda! I need a bigger tank…LOL! When you go into a good pet store and look at the community goldfish aquariums, it is simply awesome with glitters of so many different colors. What’s even neater is that when I get these amazingly colored and unique sub-species, [ ... ]
Category: Asian Animals, Fish  Tags: , , , , , , ,  2 Comments

Awesome Ground Cover For Aquariums

03 Oct 2008By
When I was setting up my aquarium, I couldn’t find a gravel I liked enough for the bottom. So, I went looking at glass beads, and couldn’t seem to find what I was looking for. Either they weren’t pretty, or there weren’t enough to cover the bottom of my aquarium. I perused the craft aisle at the dollar store and found an amazing alternative! Have you seen the plastic Ice Crystal Gems that people use for in the bottom of vases with flowers in them? They look like just that…ice crystal gems! I bought 20-some-odd packages (they’re small – about 125 pieces/package) of sky [ ... ]
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