Category: Our Care Guides

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Common fish diseases and how to defeat them

This article is a guide to help you defeat a fish disease before your fish are harmed from it. there are hundreds of diseases that fish can get, but there are only a few that are really common. Some steps can be taken to reduce the possibility of your fish getting a disease. Following these [...]

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Information on King/milk snakes

Rating: Intermediate. Kings/milks are easy to care for Food: They eat frozen/thawed mice. Juveniles eat once every 7 days and adult eat once every 10 days. As a milk/king snake grows you should only feed them pinky or fuzzy mice sizes as their heads do not reach large enough to be able to safely eat [...]

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Information on Ball Pythons

Rating: Ball pythons require an intermediate experienced snake keeper. In general they are very docile, easy to take care of, and do not have high heat requirements but because of their reputation of being picky eaters its important to never ignore the humidity they need or they will go through long periods of not eating. [...]

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Information on Emerald Tree Boa

Rating: Advanced! Emerald Tree Boa’s are recommended for advanced snake owners only. It is no rumor that they are the most beautiful pet snakes and owners are very pleased with keeping them but because of their aggressive temperament and reputation for regurgitation that are tough to care for. Food: They eat frozen/thawed mice. Once large [...]

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Setting up a new aquarium and tank cycling

tank cycling it something that all new aquarium owners should do with a new aquarium that was recently setup so that it is safe for fish. Setup the aquarium and add all of the water.  There are two ways to properly cycle a tank. Cycling with fish Wait 48hrs after you have put the water [...]

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Bringing home your new small animal or bird

This is a guide that you should follow to care for your new small animal. The animals this guide refers to is mice, rats, hamsters,  degus, ferrets, rabbits, guinea pigs, and all bird species. The first step is to set up the cage, fill their water dish, put in all accessories that you would like [...]

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How to properly add fish to your aquarium

Adding fish is the can be stressful to fish causing disease. Many people what the the best way to introduce fish to your aquarium minimizing the risk of disease and fish loss. Below is the best possible way. Verify that the water temperature is at the proper level. Move decorations/plants and relocated them in different [...]

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Fish Compatibility Chart

Our store all labels for fish are marked with green, yellow, blue, and red dots to indicate their personality. Like all life sometimes fish can be unpredictable but the dots are meant to be a typical rating for the species of fish.   The green dot indicates that this fish is typically peaceful in a [...]

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