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  1. Prairie Dog Discussion
    Can anybody point me too a really good website about the proper care for a pet prairie dog -- diet mainly? What does everybody here feed their pd's? Is Prairie dog delight a good choice, there seems to be conflicting information. I read you should not feed stuff like this and stick with...
  2. Chinchilla Discussion
    I have a white ebony female and a **** beige male that have been ill. The female has lost a great amount of weight and is currently down to 436 gr, the male is about 530 gr. I suspected giardia, but nothing was found. The vet put them on sulfatrim and metronidazole. They have been off of it for...
  3. Prairie Dog Discussion
    I rescued a prairie dog 4 1/2 years ago. She was supposed to be around 4 or 5 at the time. I know she's getting older and I was just wondering when... when she might not be with me any more. I have grown to love her soooo much. She has started sleeping very deeply and I feel like a new mother...
  4. Prairie Dog Discussion
    I got off from work a little early and did a quick photo shoot of my girls. I don't have as many of Kasey because she's terribly camera shy. Karmen is much better and even got a little miffed when I put her back in her cage when I was done. :rolleyes: Here's a pic of both of them. Kasey is on...
  5. Chinchilla Discussion
    Hey guys! I got my baby chinchilla last night! A little standard gray girl. We decided to name her Bailey! She is so cute, and loves her new cage! I can't wait to post a pic, lol. The breeder we got her from said she would do a dust bath a few times a week, what does everyone...
  6. Prairie Dog Discussion
    Hey pd people, what is your pd's favorite snack? Mine come running when they hear the shredded wheat box rustling. :lol: What do you give your pd's for treats?
  7. Cats
    ohhh dear. Well new on top of my 5 gliders,4 tarantulas, 3 birds, 1 lizard, i now have aquired a cat. See this is not a good thing because i am allergic to cats...my grandmas mother is in the hospital and is most likely not comming back out, so now i have her cat, oh and my friend is giving my a...
  8. Chinchilla Discussion
    I was surprised to here some of the treats my customers were feeding their chins. I like to use natural treats with out chemicals. I use shredded wheat squares with no sugar, puffed wheat that is chemical free found in the plastic bags in the cereal isle. You have to read the ingredients...
  9. Prairie Dog Discussion
    I know we have a few other prairie dog people here besides me...How many do you have? Males, females, both? How old? How long have you had them? I have 2 females, Karmen and Kasey. I've had them for almost 2 years now and I love them dearly!! I think they're one of the most loving pets I've...
  10. Chinchilla Discussion
    My newest chin, pepper is sick! It's kind of weird though because it's very different from when my older chin was sick a few months ago. Pepper is eating and drinking normal from what I can see but all day yesterday he just layed around either in his ball or in his hay house by himself. When I...
  11. Chinchilla Discussion
    :bawl: I feel like such a mean mommy!! Here I am invading their space twice a day and scrubbing their cage shelves, wiping the caked poo off thier little back feet, and now I go and stick a needle in their back and let liquid flow under their skin!! :rubcry: For those of you I haven't been...
  12. Chinchilla Discussion
    Jade got Elvis home safe tonight - she has to handfeed him every 4 hours so let's all pray for poo so she doesn't have to take him back to the vet in the morning.
  13. Hedgehog Discussion
    I recently had two hedgehogs in the same family line (one age 2, the other age 1-1/2) die of fatty liver disease right after pregnancy. One died five days after her litter was born, and the other 4-1/2 weeks into nursing. Fortunately, I was able to save most of the babies, but I was pretty upset...
  14. Prairie Dog Discussion
    Just some advice for the soon to be new baby pds owners. Start your baby on a correct diet from the minute you bring him/her home. Healthy diets consist of: Timothy Based Pellets TONS of Timothy Hay, other hays can be added for variety 1 tbsp of dry dog food per pup per day - only feed...
  15. Chinchilla Discussion
    Elvis or Kiz have been having soft, sticky poos. I stopped all treats and reverted to pellets only, in addition to a piece of burnt toast. Anything else I can try? It started night before last and was still there this morning ... I also did a cage change so I could monitor them...
  16. Chinchilla Discussion
    Hi People! I just re-joined this forum today and I have a piece of bad news. For those who don't know me, I'm located in SIngapore, a country in South East Asia. It is summer time all year round for us here. Chins were newly introduced to ourcountry in 1997. I have 2 chins. One 8 months old...
  17. Prairie Dog Discussion
    I found this PD food by Oxbow - anyone use it? If not, what do you feed your PD? Oxbow Prairie Delight Prairie Delight, we believe, is a place to begin in formulating a diet which is more compatible for pet prairie dogs than those feeds currently being fed. This feed is not designed to be a...
  18. Gerbil & Hamster Discussion
    Hamster Bedding:The Good & Deadly kinds CEDAR BEDDING Bedding is a very important issue as well.Cedar bedding can cause upper respiratory problems in your hamster and should be avoided.It is hard to get petshops to stop using it and to quit selling to hamster owners.There are several good...
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