They are funny, cheerful and intelligent. And incredibly charming! Stroke the guinea pig by the ear, watched the chinchilla bathe or the rabbit gnaws hay - and the charge of positive emotions is assured!
Stubborn such!
Chinchillas, unlike other rodents, live up to 20 years. Some willingly climb the owner in his arms or sit on his shoulder. And there are savages: if someone is persistently trying to cuddle the animal, he can bite his finger and even shoot the offender with a stream of urine. You got such a touchy touch? Do not be discouraged: you can make friends with her! Do not frighten the chinchilla with sharp movements, do not iron against the will. Gently talk to her when you walk past a cage or give food. Let her sniff your fingers: she must get used to your smell. If the chinchilla does not object, you can tickle her under the chin or behind the ears. Usually the animal is delighted with such caresses.
Advice. Choosing a chinchilla, pay attention to the fur - a measure of the health of the animal. The wool must be smooth, shiny and fit snugly to the body. Did she slip in the anus? Hence, the animal has an upset stomach caused by infection or malnutrition.
Care for chinchillas is simple. Place it in a spacious cage the size of at least 70x50x50 cm, set there a wooden shelf, a rest house, a trough, a drinking bowl and a bath with sand, where it will bathe. Chinchillas are not washed in water, but in fine clean sand, which is in pet stores. Fur after bathing becomes even more fluffy, and the mood of domestic animals - wonderful animals improves. Once a week, change the sawdust, poured into the bottom of the cage. Alas, the chinchillas can throw their feces around the room with their paws ... Remove the flowers, curtains, books, floor lamp from the cage: things can be chewed.
Sweetheart
Rabbit will be your great friend, if you are calm and balanced: he does not endure screaming and scandals. Sharp sounds can deprive him of peace (some pets in their hearts can even bite), and a strong fright - to bring almost to a heart attack. Therefore, if you during the marriages quarrel to make dishes, get anyone, but not a rabbit. Otherwise, he will forever remain in a faint-seated state of fear. And no matter how you later calmed him with hay, mixed fodder or oatmeal - favorite rabbit dainties - he will tremble like an aspen leaf.
Advice. Buy him a spacious cage with a plastic pallet. As a bedding, sawdust or straw is suitable. In his dwelling should be a mineral stone - in case of lack of vitamins the rabbit will lick it. Branches of trees are not out of place: in rabbits, incisors grow all their life, so they must be worn off. If the tree does not turn out, your eared friend will begin to "sharpen his teeth" about books, furniture and even ... the passage, if you, of course, release the animal to walk. But even a tree in a cage, alas, does not guarantee the safety of furniture and wiring ... Walking a pet, do not lose vigilance!
The very kindness
Guinea pig is a sweet creature. Calm, friendly ... With her you will not have problems, except for one: you will constantly have to pull out the children, who are anxious to squeeze her, because they can squeeze the unfortunate rodent to death! Guinea pig is so flexible that it goes sideways to herself. A cat can open a hunt for it, and a rabbit can drive a room or cage into a corner. Even a hamster is capable of giving her a completely undeserved wank! We will have to protect her from aggressive animals, and teach children to treat the rodent gently. Guinea pigs are drawn to people, and the more attention you give them, the more fun and intelligent they become.
Advice. Buy her a "flat" is more spacious, otherwise the mumps will get fat from idleness. Sometimes release it outside the cell. She eats everything, whatever you treat her. But to stuff the animal is horrible than horrible - there will be problems with the stomach. Buy in the pet shop ready food.
Too smart ?!
The most popular breeds of domestic hamsters are golden and Dzungarian. Hamsters are smart and intelligent. But it's better to start training pets at a young age - from a month to three. The adult hamster will not listen to your commands and will even "scary" squeak when trying to take it in their arms. However, unlike the obstinate chinchillas, the hamster lends itself to re-education. Having shown patience, you can make him kind and affectionate.
Council. By nature, a golden hamster is a loner, and it is not recommended to attach it to other rodents. Even in nature, these hamsters meet with representatives of the opposite sex exclusively in the case - to conceive heirs and immediately scatter.
But the Dzhungar hamster will not mind if you add another hamster to the cage. Due to its tiny size, the Dzungarian can be kept in a large jar or aquarium. Hamsters for happiness do not need much - grain, water, a house and a wheel, like squirrels, in order to get plenty - and they are happy!
Rodents have a lot of advantages: they occupy little space (which is actual in the conditions of a city apartment), they can be easily thrown to relatives during the holidays, and leaving does not require much effort. But the gnawing brotherhood has one serious drawback - they are active in the dark and drowsiness during the day. Trying to re-educate them is useless: nature has made them so! Therefore, you will have to get used to the idea that at night your hamster or chinchilla will "make a rustle" in the literal and figurative sense of the word. The only way to fight is to put the cage away from the bedroom, for example in the hall or in the kitchen. Just be sure to keep the cage out of the draft: rodents can not stand it!
I really like aquarium fish - discus. Tell me, how difficult is it to contain them? And do I have to start such pets in an ordinary city apartment?
Discussions can be kept in a normal home aquarium. True, these fish will require a large volume of water, at least 50 liters per adult specimen 20 cm in size.
Remember that discus - schooling fish, so it is better to keep in the aquarium is not one individual, but the whole group. The water temperature should range from 26-31 ° C, the pH range from 5 to 7, and the water hardness from 3 to 7C. Water in the aquarium must be constantly supplied with oxygen, for this you will have to purchase a special apparatus in the pet store. Feed discus moth, specially prepared for fish minced meat and pellets, which are also sold in specialized pet stores.
I drove my breed dog to the veterinarian for preventive examination. The dog is cheerful, cheerful and healthy. However, the doctor somehow appointed my dog a massage. Tell me, why do they do it? What massage techniques should I pay attention to?
More often medical massage is used as an addition to the basic procedures for diseases of the musculoskeletal system (paresis, paralysis). The basic techniques used by the masseur are kneading, effleurage, stroking. But massage can be done and healthy dogs. By the way, dachshunds often have problems with the spine, if the dog is very mobile, likes to jump over obstacles. Shorthair dogs (Greyhoun-dames, levretkas, whippets and again dachshunds) massage can be done in a suede glove worn on the arm. The direction of movement should correspond to the anatomical arrangement of the muscles. The procedure time is from 5 to 30 minutes.
For healthy food
The cat eats only Whiskas and Kitiket, occasionally cottage cheese, milk, fish. When he was castrated, problems began on the urological part. They say it's because of the food. How now to accustom a cat to a normal food?
Castrated cats are indeed at risk for the emergence of a dangerous chronic disease - urolithiasis. To prevent possible problems, be sure to do a urine test every month. Based on the results of the analysis, a special therapeutic feed is selected. The type of food depends on the type of crystals in the urine and its pH. And to accustom to a new feed of a cat it is necessary gradually, mixing it in habitual meal. In addition, if your cat likes dry food, do not forget about enough water in its bowl.
Should I buy a "sugar squirrel"?
We want to have a possum or "sugar squirrel" - a wonderful little animal. But we do not know how to care for him, what are the conditions for creating a pet, so that he feels good?
The possums are a wild species of domestic animals - wonderful animals that live in Australia, weighing 95-160 g and up to 21 cm long. To be honest, this is not the best choice for a beginner lover. For a comfortable life they need a spacious aviary (80x100x90 cm) with driftwood for climbing and houses in which they sleep during the day. Feed on animals with fresh juicy fruits (not less than 10%) and insects. It is useful to add calcium and vitamins to their diet. In nature, they live in groups, but with a single content they begin to feel so sad that they can even get sick. Accustomed to the tavern of the animal is quite difficult. In addition, they have a specific, rather stable odor (to avoid this, males after 1 year are better to castrate). In nature, possums lead a nocturnal life: in the daytime they sleep in a shelter, and at night they actively move and make a lot of noise. Are you ready for 12 years (exactly how much they live) to listen every night to the twittering, clicking and cracking of these beautiful creatures? Therefore, before you get such a pet, think carefully.