What’s better than a commercial with gorillas in it?

Not much…LOL…

Check this one out:

I know…maybe it’s not real gorillas, but they did a great job and it’s funny!

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I hope you enjoyed this Primates post on Exotic Animal Lover! Until next time…

Live Exotically,

Kimberly Edwards

P.S. For more inforamtion on Gorillas, check out this amazing DVD from National Geographic:

Africa’s Wildlife Collection Gorillas and Great Apes DVD Witness birth, death, and the fight for survival in Africa’s heartlands.

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Awesome Gorilla Commercial is a post from: Exotic Animal Lover

If you’re looking for a more unusual common pet, then you’ll want to look for more “exotic” breeds of dogs, cats, birds or fish.

The Pharaoh Hound is a great example of an exotic breed of dog that is domesticated and a fabulous pet and part of the family.

Pharaoh Hound Puppies

Pharaoh Hound

History and origin: The Pharaoh Hound is an ancient breed of hound, going back to the Phoenician empire. They took these hounds with them when they set up residence at Malta and Gozo. They are medium sized and generally used for hunting by Egyptian nobility, they hunted everything from rabbits to gazelles.

Description: The Pharaoh Hound can weigh anywhere from 45-60 pounds and will stand about 21-25 inches in length. They have a beautiful coat, either red or tan that requires very little maintenance. Their eyes are amber and they are known to be very athletic and are able to move extremely gracefully.

About the breed: Documents show that the Pharaoh Hound is the oldest domesticated hound in recorded history. They were very important in Ancient Egypt and played a prominent role in the lives of kings and nobles. Their elegance, intelligence, and power made them very popular among different hounds. They are very affectionate, but cautious, they do not appreciate chaos of any kind around them. They have a high prey drive and you have to watch them around smaller animals because they will attack them. Therefore, they are terrible watch dogs. Pharaoh Hounds are site hounds and need to have constant exercise to remain happy and content. They tend to take a long time to train and you should never rush or force them to do anything. You need to have a high level of patience because if you push them they will become passive-resistant and panic. Pharaoh Hounds have a difficult time learning to “Sit” and “Come.” They tend to be very timid and to avoid this they need to socialize from a young age.

Feeding: The Pharaoh Hounds needs 1-1 ½ cans of branded meats (13.3oz) and it is important to give them biscuits or 3 cupfuls of dry food for an all around diet.

Ideal Home: As long as the Pharaoh Hound is getting enough exercise, they can handle living in an apartment. They thrive in a peaceful environment, and will not do very well with any sort of chaos around them. They are prone to snapping if roughhousing is going on around them.

Owners need to give Pharaoh’s Hound their own area in the home and need to be respectful of their space. Potential dog owners want to avoid the Pharaoh Hound if they are loud and overbearing or have other small pets around the house.Content written by Calvin Witherspoon of ohmydogsupplies.com, check out our complete assortment of car seat covers for dogs online.

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I hope you enjoyed this Dog Breed post on Exotic Animal Lover! Until next time…

Live Exotically,

Kimberly Edwards

P.S. For more great information on Pharaoh Hounds, you can check out this really helpful book:

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Adopting a Pharaoh Hound: An Exotic Dog is a post from: Exotic Animal Lover

What’s very interesting about the man o’ war is that it’s not just 1 animal.

It’s actually 4 different animals with different abilities and disabilities, which makes each part of the man 0′ war absolutely dependent upon the others.

They like to hang out at the surface of the ocean, due to the air-filled sac or air bladder that they use as a sail and to float -  that’s why it’s sometimes called the blue bubble or blue bottle.

The sail is tinged blue, purple or mauve, and can be up to 30 cm long and up to 15 cm out of the water. The group of animals secretes a gas into the sail for flotation, but it must stay moist, so can submerge itself or roll to keep wet.

This is also handy, as if they are attacked, they can release the gas and submerge to stay out of harm’s way.

As you can see, they have tentacles that dangle below in the water, which is most often about 1 meter long, but can reach up to 150 feet long…Whoa! That’s about 50 meters for those who use the metric system.

Each one of their tentacles has venom-filled stingers, which help the man o’ war catch fish continuously, called nematocysts. Then, they have special cells that contract and release, and contract and release to drag the prey up towards their digestive polyps. Really amazing.

However, there are some fish that live symbiotically with man o’ wars, as they are immune or nearly immune to their sting.

Many people think Man O’ War are jellyfish, and they are not. This is important to note and be able to decipher, as if you’re stung by one, the treatment is much different that with that of a jellyfish.

If you find one on the beach, it usually means there are thousands nearby, as they swarm together.

Stay away from them though, as they give an extremely powerful, painful sting! In fact, they’ve been known to close entire beaches down due to their presence.

Their sting can kill small fish and shrimp. However, for a human to be stung by one is excruciatingly painful!

As mentioned earlier, there are some fish immune to their venom, and believe it or not, blue bubbles have predators too.

Loggerhead turtles have skin that is too thick to be affected by the venom and often feed on them. Sea slugs and violet snails make meals out of man o’ wars slowly, but surely. Also, female blanket octopi will rip off the tentacles and later use it for protection against their predators.

This means that the tentacles, even though separated, retain their stinging abilities. Therefore, if they wash up on the beach and look or are dead, they are still very poisonous and can really hurt you!

They leave red, whip-like welts on your skin lasting about 45 min. However, if that venom happens to make it to your lymph nodes, there will be much more intense pain that lasts a lot longer.

You never know, but you could be allergic to the venom and have other different effects such as fever, shock and trouble with your heart and lung function. People have died from stings, although very rare occurrences.

* Tip: When removing animal from your body, if you are stung, use another instrument, so as not to sting your fingers and hands as well, intensifying pain and problems. Find a stick or something else to use.

Immediately flush area with salt water, not fresh water. Follow that up with hot water around 45 C or 113 F because that will make the poison less potent.

Then, you need to apply an ice pack, which keeps the swelling down and reduces the activity of the toxins in your body. This will in turn slow the speed of the venom moving through your body as the cold will constrict blood vessels.

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I hope you enjoyed this Invertebrate post on Exotic Animal Lover during Great Barrier Reef Month! Until next time…

Live Exotically,

Kimberly Edwards

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Portuguese Man O’ War – Even on the Gold Coast of Australia is a post from: Exotic Animal Lover

The majority of them live in Northern Australian waters…

I’ve had the amazing opportunity to see them out in the wild in Shark Bay off of Western Australia. Fantastic creatures! What an awesome blessing! (I know the video below is of dugongs in Shark Bay, but it will still tell you a lot about them and how they live…)

Dugong bodies are fusiform, which means they are wide in the middle and taper off at both ends.

Their front limbs are more like paddles than fins. It’s tail is similar to that of a dolphin, being “fluked”.

Dugongs graze on seagrasses, which means they stay close to coastal shores, and use a sharply down-turned muzzle, specially adapted to this type of feeding.

Conservation Status:
The Dugong is a Vulnerable Threatened species of animal.

Why?
For thousands of years, they have been hunted for meat and oil, and their hides have been used by many different cultures for various reasons.

They are still being hunted, their habitats are substantially degraded, and they often get trapped in nets, not to mention being hit by speedboat propellers, as they stay close to shore to feed.

Apparently, it’s rare to find a dugong, or a manatee for that matter, that doesn’t have some kind of injury or scar from speedboat propellers.

Natural population killers include parasites, predators like sharks, killer whales and crocodiles, as well as storms.

Dugongs can live 70 years, and have a very slow rate of reproduction, which makes it difficult for the population of the species to increase.

What’s Cool About Dugongs?
They have small hairs all over their bodies, which allow them to sense the features of their underwater environment.

Females are larger than males and are just under 3 meters long.

Scientific Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Sirenia
Family: Dugongidae
Subfamily: Dugonginae
Genus: Dugong
Species: D. dugon

For more information on how to save the Dugong, check out: Save The Dugong @ Greenpeace.org
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I hope you enjoyed this Mammal post on Exotic Animal Love during Great Barrier Reef Month! Until next time…

Live Exotically,

Kimberly Edwards

P.S. For more information on plans to save the Dugong, check out this awesome and information book:

Dugong: Status Report and Action Plans for Countries and Territories

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Dugongs Are an Extremely Vulnerable Species is a post from: Exotic Animal Lover

Sawfish are in the ray family and are known by their long, saw-like snout. They are often called “Sharks with Swords”. Actually, the “teeth” on their snout aren’t really teeth at all…LOL

Know what else is special about that snout?
It is electro- and motion sensitive with tiny pores that detect the slightest variations, so it allows the sawfish to hover over the ocean or riverbed floor and detect their prey’s heart-beats below the sand or mud. Very handy!

Not to mention, they are motion sensitive to make it easier for them to catch fish swimming by them in murky waters.

They also can slash at quick-moving prey and pierce them with their saw-teeth, and rake the ocean floor or riverbed to find buried prey.

They are known to live in the tropical waters off of African, Australia and the Caribbean, especially near places where fresh and salt water meet, like rivers feeding into the ocean. They pretty much only like shallow, muddy waters, and are often viewed far upstream.

They’re nocturnal animals meaning they sleep all day, and hunt and play all night long! (Twisted Sister would have loved these guys…LOL!)

What Else is Neat About Them?
Sawfish give birth to live young with soft, little snouts.

Conservation Status:
Every species of sawfish is critically endangered! International trade is completely banned. It is illegal to capture sawfish in both Australia and the United States.

Why are they Critically Endangered?
They often get stuck in fishing nets, accidentally by fishermen. However, there are people who capture the sawfish for their prized rostrum or snout, as well as their fins and liver oil for medicine.

What Do You Do if You Accidentally Catch a Sawfish?
Never remove it from the water. Release it as safely and as quickly as possible to reduce stress and injury to the sawfish and to yourself.

Then, report the sighting and let them know where you were located.

To report a sighting, or for more information on How You Can Help Save the Sawfish: Go Here!

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Kimberly Edwards

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Have You Seen a Sawfish? is a post from: Exotic Animal Lover

Abyssinian Cats have almond shaped eyes, but with colors such as green, gold, copper or hazel. Large ears standing at alert are typical, and cats that are shown have large tufts of hair at the tips.

Their coat is bright and short, silky and dense, owing similar markings to that of the African wild cat. Colors include reddish brown or “ruddy”, cream, red, blue and fawn in coloration, but can more rarely include silver, lilac, tabby and tortoiseshell.

Each hair of their coat has a base color, then 3-4 bands of color, the lighter color being at the root of the hair, and the darker color or “ticking” at the tip.

Apparently, this cat breed is a few thousand years old and comes from Ancient Egypt. However, today’s Abyssinian in America, has been rumored to have had 3 Abyssinians of Libyan descent introduced into the gene pool.

They are touted to be quite loyal and intelligent, extroverted, but willful as well. Not so much a lap cat, they are more concerned with exploration and playtime. They enjoy heights, but don’t often take risks that are seen as unnecessary, making them prudent.

However, without daily activity and attention from their human family, they can get depressed and very bored.

By nature, they get along well with other cats and are frequently reported to live beyond 20 years of age.

Get the domestication of a house cat, but with the exotic look of a wild animal with an Abyssinian kitten.

For more information on cat care, check out CatChannel.com

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Kimberly Edwards

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Bring the Exotic Home with an Abyssinian Cat is a post from: Exotic Animal Lover

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“I’d like to comment about my “service” today at the N*&^%$# F@#$% [my city] location of Petcetera, of which I am a very loyal customer, that was inexcusable. (I have 5 dogs, 1 hedgehog (from a competitor’s store), 4 goldfish and 1 pleco – which I purchased at this Petcetera, and the aquarium). Honestly, I’m in the store a few times per week and almost always make a purchase upon visiting the store.

Last night, I went into the store to look at the new shipment of fish they receive every Thursday to decide upon any that I liked, and to return 1 item.

I was helped by an EXTREMELY helpful and sweet cashier and a Fabulous on-duty manager (I believe), but am unsure of their names. The manager assisted me in the fish area and we got to talking about the pets I have at home, one of which is a hedgehog.

She was excited to hear that I am a hedgehog enthusiast and have had them over the past 10 yrs. She was excited because at that location, they’ve had a hedgehog for over 2 months, who no one ever wants to look at.

I was happy to hear about it because it is difficult to find them, and I usually give up even looking because I’m stuck looking at gerbils & mice all the time.

So, she took me over to see the animal and in fact, I assisted her and the other employee and taught them about how to handle hedgehogs…They didn’t know how to pick it up.

She was happy I liked the hog, so she asked if I would like to take him home since he’s been at the store for so long (over 2 months), and no one has been interested in looking at him or taking him home.

I said that I would, except not for $130.00. She asked if I would tell her what I paid for my other hedgehogs, and the first one I had was $50, but that was about 12 yrs ago now. My newest one, I just bought this year and she was only $80.00 at a competing pet store chain in the city. Usually, the females are more expensive than the males are.

She asked for my name and phone number, because she had contacted another manager last night to tell her to contact head office to see if there could be a price change, just so they could adopt the animal out and find it a home, plus they didn’t really know how to handle it.

The hedgie is an African pygmy albino with red eyes. (I think this may be another reason as to why people may not be interested in it, as albinos are often misunderstood and “scary” to others). The hedgehog I have at home is an albino female African pygmy hedgehog, and I was happy to find another albino.

I tried to sex the animal last night, but was uncertain, as it is very shy and scared from not being handled.

So, this morning, I was leaving the house for an appointment and called the manager on duty at Petcetera, S*&%$ was her name, to leave my cell number in case she got any information about the hedgehog today.

She sounded, on the phone, as though she didn’t really want to help me or even try, and told me she didn’t know about it in the first place. Reluctantly, she told me she would email head office, but was very unhappy to even have to do that.

After my mother’s doctor’s appt, I took her in to also see the hedgehog, as well as the other animals, and to hopefully buy some treats and toys for her 2 dogs in the meantime.

When I entered the fish section of the store, browsing, I overheard the independent fish caretaker say S&%$#’s name, the manager, so I introduced myself officially, as I had spoken on the phone to her earlier.

I asked her if her name was S&%$#, to be sure, and she reluctantly said she was. I introduced myself and asked her if she minded that I took a look at the hedgehog. She asked another employee to assist us.

This employee, with short, dark hair and female in her early 20s, was Super helpful and was doing whatever she could to assist us. I am unsure of her name.

The big question was to find out if it was a boy or a girl, as no one had any clue last night or today, and didn’t offer to look it up, so as he has not been handled much, he’s scared and curls up in a ball. When I lifted him in the air, he didn’t want to cooperate so someone could see what I was describing to sex it.

So, we needed something clear/see-thru to allow him to open up and we could observe from the bottom. The employee found something and the 3 of us, my mother included, proceeded to sex the animal, which is a male, by the way.

The manager came over, S&%$#, very upset that we had the animal out of the cage and I was handling it, although she was not interested in assisting us in the first place and was not even friendly in the least bit.

About 1 minute later, the manager, S&%$#, sends the independent fish caretaker (who I think is an independent contractor at that), to come over and ask if I was the one she was supposed to send the email to head office for. I said yes I was, shocked that she would ask that, as I introduced myself and explained the entire situation when I entered.

The fish lady proceeded to tell me, 1 min after the manager gave us heck for viewing the animal, that head office replied to the email, that couldn’t have been sent but 30 minutes prior, and that they wouldn’t budge on the price of the animal…Strange, as S&%$# was 1 aisle over in the fish area…???

Now, that may be the case, but I have a suspicion that she just didn’t want to assist us. In fact, I even doubt that she sent an email to head office, let alone already received a reply regarding the situation.

I don’t understand why she couldn’t come and assist in adopting the animal out, that has been in the store for over 2 months, and no one knows what to do with or handle…They’re scared of it.

Clearly, I am a loyal customer, going out of my way to get the necessary information I need to make an informed decision about purchasing an animal.

I have never had a problem here or anywhere else at a Petcetera, and every employee has always been very helpful and kind…I am a very friendly person to boot.

Nonetheless, as a manager, it is necessary to be helpful, welcoming and friendly. I am a business woman, owning and running over 65 websites [now about 68]. I know about business and how to treat customers. Not only that, I’ve run my own mystery shopping company in the past.

This was not good customer service on S&%$#’s part today. Not only that, it was a poor example to her employees. It is not okay to speak to people in that manner.

S&%$# was very ignorant, unhelpful and very unwelcoming. I also thought it was rude that she sent someone else over to explain the situation that I explicitly spoke to her about, as she is the manager and in charge, nor was she even busy.

My mother was so put off by the whole experience that she refused to purchase several products she was going to buy there, and wanted to leave the store.

I thanked the sales associate that helped us, as she went above and beyond the call of duty to help us, as did the SAs last night. I have a sneaking suspicion that she will get in trouble for assisting us in viewing the hedgehog today, which is unwarranted.

I did not appreciate how I was treated today by S&%$#, the manager, and still hope to adopt the hedgehog, as he is friendly and sweet when handled correctly.

From now on, I will be telephoning the store prior to visiting to ensure that S&%$# is not on duty, as I don’t want to deal with her again.

Perhaps, she could use some specialized training.

I would appreciate a response to this matter,

Kimberly Edwards
Owner, Founder & Author of http://ExoticAnimalLover.com
& http://TerrierLover.com”

* Note: The sales associate’s name was scrambled, for purposes of being kind.

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I usually really dislike it when people complain, but I really don’t ever complain like that…I’m super easy to get along with and I just don’t understand this.

I still wouldn’t have shared this letter and made you privy to it; however, it has been 1.5 months now with not even an automated response that they received my letter or anything!

So What Happened?
Nothing on their end, as you know.

Also, the day before I purchased the hedgie, I asked another sales associate if they could check how old he was for me in the back. That sales associate said they have no such records and that she could not.

When I went in to purchase the hedgie, the super helpful manager at Petcetera from the night before assisted me, and I asked her if she could find that information.

Guess what happened…She called me later on the next day with all the information I needed…Go figure! She rocks and should get a promotion for her stellar customer service.

As for me, I’ve only been back once, and that was to adopt the hedgehog. I waited 2 days for a response, and since I didn’t get one, I felt it was more important to bring him home and give him a happy place to live, than to stay at Petcetera, where they were making no real effort to show him to people or sell him.

His name is now Krinkle, because when they hiss, they sort of krinkle their noses up!

He LOVES Kokonut Kreampuff and they’re hitting it off, just as a great couple would!

What About Shopping at Petcetera?
I haven’t shopped there since I went back to purchase the male hedgehog, and DO NOT intend to again either.

* NOTE: Petcetera should not be confused with Petco or PetSmart, as I have never had ANY bad experiences at the latter 2 stores…

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No Response to My Petcetera Complaint Letter is a post from: Exotic Animal Lover

Scientific Classification:

European Eels are a snake-like fish that’s usually between 1-1.5 meters in length.

They partake in a 3-year long migration, originally spawning in the Saragasso sea then heading towards Europe.

By the time they enter estuaries in Europe, they are considered to be “glass eels”, I suppose because they are see-thru mostly.

When they enter those freshwater estuaries and river systems, they undergo a pigment change, where their underbellies turn yellow, making it more difficult for predators to notice them when swimming underneath them.

They are also covered in a slimy coating, which is believed to protect them from changes of salt-content in the water.

Conservation Status:
The European eel is Critically Endangered! If you capture one in the water, please don’t remove it. Release it as quickly as possible.

Their numbers have declined by at least 90%, possibly up to 98%, since the 1970s.

Why?
It is not for certain, but all of these factors contribute somewhat to their demise: overfishing (an important food source), parasites, man-made river barriers, changes in the Gulf Stream, North Atlantic Drift and North Atlantic oscillation.

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I hope you found this Fish post informational on Exotic Animal Lover! Until next time…

Live Exotically,

Kimberly Edwards

P.S. For more information regarding the European Eel spawning and migration, check out this book:

Spawning Migration of the European Eel: Reproduction Index, a Useful Tool for Conservation Management

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European Eel Numbers Plummeted by 90% is a post from: Exotic Animal Lover

It’s a living, breathing animal, and it is precious! In fact, it is often called precious coral when it is red or pink in coloration.

The coral that is of red or pink “skeleton” is often used in jewelry making and sculpted art. It is soft and opaque making it ideal to use as beads or cabochon-type settings.

In fact, the coral is the word used to describe the color of the coral too…

It is mostly made up of calcium carbonate, similar to the material pearls are made of and is considered a precious gemstone.

Originally, this species was found in the Mediterranean Sea and is found on non-sedimentary, rocky seabottoms and prefers dark environments.

Scientific Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Subclass: Alcyonaria
Order: Gorgonacea
Family: Coralliidae
Genus: Corallium

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Coral is an Animal! is a post from: Exotic Animal Lover

I feed her 2 different staple foods, and then supplement her diet with different fruit, vegetables, nuts and seeds.

Sometimes, I consider those supplements as treats, but when I really want to treat her, and give her some great nutrition while I’m at it, I give her meal worms and crickets.

I know, I know…For many of you, that sounds disgusting, but she LOVES them!

Mind you, they are not alive and you don’t have to touch them…just shake a few into the bowl!

I don’t keep Kokonut in a closed cage or aquarium, so live crickets are out of the question…they’d be chirping all over the house after they escape!  It is an open air cage with heavy gauge wire small enough that she couldn’t fit through, with a plastic bin-type bottom.

She could have been sleeping the entire day, but when I put these “treats” in her bowl, she’s out like a flash to devour them!

I prefer to get her the freeze-dried meal worms, that aren’t wet, but there are times I can’t find them anywhere either.

I haven’t seen crickets that way yet (freeze-dried), so they come in a can too.

For Kokonut, I get the smaller sized crickets, if I can, but she’s not picky…

…Just a few, and she is getting adequate protein and other nutrients she needs and absolutely loves!

Wanted to share that little tidbit with you!

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I hope you enjoy this Exotic Pet Nutrition post on Exotic Animal Lover! Until next time…

Live Exotically,

Kimberly Edwards

P.S. Here is the exact brand of meal worms I feed my hedgehog:

Exo-Terra Meal Worms – 1.2 oz. Exo Terra canned Mealworms are a convenient way to feed mealworms to reptiles. The worms have been cooked in the can to maintain nutritional value, flavor and aroma. This also softens the mealworms for easier digestion and breaks the bonds between the collagen protein to make it absorbable by reptiles. Collagen is an important fiber that aids in building bone, cartilage, skin and claw structures. Canned mealworms have the same nutritional value as live mealworms but are easier to digest. $3.99

P.P.S. …And the exact brand of crickets I feed my hedgie:

Exo-Terra Crickets – Large – 2.4 oz. Exo Terra canned Crickets are a convenient way to feed crickets to reptiles. The crickets have been cooked in the can to maintain nutritional value, flavor and aroma. This also softens the crickets for easier digestion and breaks the bonds between the collagen protein to make it absorbable by reptiles. Collagen is an important fiber that aids in building bone, cartilage, skin and claw structures. Canned crickets have the same nutritional value as live crickets but are easier to digest. $7.09

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Hedgehog Treats Galore! is a post from: Exotic Animal Lover