Pets & Animals > Rodents & Reptiles How to breed mice

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Breeding mice is actually very simple, but they can also quickly over breed. Depending on your purpose for breeding you may just want one male and one female, however if you are breeding for snake food you may want many females per male. If you are planning on selling the babies as pets, you will not need as many females beca... More..

Pets & Animals > Dog Care & Health How to tell if your puppy has worms

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Most pups have worms, and there are a number of ways they get them. They can get them from the mother, from eating rodents, from fleas, from mosquitos (heartworm) and from other animals. Some worms cause pups (and other animals with worms)to have a "pot belly" appearance, however some worms, like tapeworm, causes them to appe... More..

Jobs & Careers > Health & Sciences Jobs Veterinary-related careers

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Growing up I always wanted to be a vet. I wanted to help animals in any way I could. However through the years I went from wanting to be a vet, to a vet tech, now will be graduating as a vet assistant. It took me a long time to figure out all the differences. Here I hope to let others know all the differences. Becoming a v... More..

Pets & Animals > Vets & Pet Health Determining if your dog is the right weight

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Sometimes a loving owner has difficulty really telling if their pet is the right weight. They may not notice that little extra fat as he may have always been that way. You can't always say even a purebred dog should be a certain weight because it varies with each individual as some dogs have more muscle and some are just buil... More..

Pets & Animals > Dog Care & Health First-time dog breeder's things to Know

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There is more to dog breeding than putting a male and female together. This will be an expensive, possibly heartbreaking, and difficult endeavor. First Steps The first thing before even considering breeding is to do mountains of research. I'm sure you have a breed in mind that you would like to work with. Please start wi... More..

Pets & Animals > Dog Training How to kennel train a dog

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Kennel training or "crate training" as it is also called is one of the best ways to housebreak a dog. It is not cruel and the crate should never be used for punishment. A crate is simply a place for your dog to sleep where he won't potty or get into trouble. It should be big enough for him to just be able to turn around and l... More..

Sports & Recreation > Hiking & Backpacking Wilderness survival: Finding water to drink

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There are actually many ways to find water in the wilderness whether you are in a desert or forest. First of all don't just go and find a lake or river to drink from as these are likely contaminated if not with chemicals then with parasites or both. Lake or river water also probably won't taste very good. However, if you happ... More..

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