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From Lianne McLeod, DVM, Former About.com Guide to Exotic Pets

Bird and Gender Bias

Sunday July 30, 2006
Have you ever met a bird that seemed to prefer either women over men or vice versa? About's Guide to Pet Birds Alyson Burgess, explains that this sort of ... Read More

The Crabbage Patch

Friday July 28, 2006
What a neat site - and you gotta love the photo on the main page! This is a relatively new hermit crab site, and it features some very ... Read More

Fuzzle

Thursday July 27, 2006
Fuzzle is a blog of adoptable pets in San Diego County. While it is slanted largely towards dogs, there are frequently small furries like guinea pigs and chinchillas featured ... Read More

Bird Anatomy

Saturday July 22, 2006
Birds are quite a bit different in their anatomy than other pets, and sometimes the expressions used to refer to birds are confusing too. Our Pet Birds Guide has ... Read More

Why You Can't Believe Everything You Read

Friday July 21, 2006
Some people don't do their research very well. Case in point: back in June, a story appeared in the Southern Illinoisian about a pet store selling baby red eared ... Read More

Maybe He Was Cold...

Friday July 21, 2006
But fortunately, Houdini, a 12 foot Burmese python, managed to unplug the queen-sized electric blanket before swallowing it whole! The python had the electric blaket in his cage for ... Read More

What Was He Thinking?

Tuesday July 18, 2006
What could inspire to put your 6 foot long boa constrictor in your mailbox in order to scare your mail carrier? That's what a man in a Detroit suburb ... Read More

RIP Harry Potter, the Hermit Crab

Tuesday July 11, 2006
Or maybe it should be RIP Sirius Black? How bad of me to not even be able to tell them apart! Anyway, it is a very sad day indeed ... Read More

Zoo Concerned about Abandoned Pets

Monday July 10, 2006
The Franklin Park Zoo in Boston is drawing attention to the problem of buying exotic pets that turn out to be unexpectedly difficult to care for in the long term. ... Read More

Hero Rabbit

Monday July 10, 2006
In Michigan, a rabbit named Colby alerted a sleeping family to a fire in the home. His erratic behavior woke up his owner, who saw a glow from flames ... Read More

Biting Birds

Friday July 7, 2006
If you are having problems with a pet bird grabbing you with his or her beak, have a peek at this Q & A by our Pet Birds Guide, Alyson ... Read More

Toadville

Monday July 3, 2006
Sherri Osborn, About Guide to Family Crafts, provides several cute ideas for attracting toads to your garden in "Welcome to Toadville." She offers cute idea for creating elements that ... Read More

The Guinea Pig Way

Saturday July 1, 2006
I came across this little flash animation that features a "singing and dancing" guinea pig with a herd of backup singers thrown in. It is kind of silly, but ... Read More

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