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We recommend you a bed you can do with rags (if you leave your bed, do not hesitate to be used to, so if you never give permission), buy dishes to give water, food and litter box.

At the time it reaches your home, will be very stressful for him, are what keeps stroking lot. Let him who walks through the house to get used.

You feed it kitten dry food for three times a day (you can also give cans) and milk is very important for their growth, when I grow just give twice a day.

Hold it clean his litter box (clean it every other day) cats are very clean but if you do not have asiado your plants will be in or around your home.

If you want to swim better than those from small and get used otherwise never leave.

You take it with the vet to be vaccinated disparate and what (must have your card).

Do not bother him much, although are very loving will get angry and can scratch you.

If you do not want to sharpen their claws on your furniture Buy her toys you can get at any pet store. Mantelo away wires to prevent them from playing with them.

The most important thing is that you treat with care because they are your responsibility, is very rewarding to see them grow up healthy and happy.

To think about before you get your new pet is the place to go to sleep and if you want to come into your home acoustical from small (if it is in the yard looking for a place not of the sun and covered of rain). But the early days and more if very small.

After your purchase is necessary as food to be for puppy food and water dishes, home, bed (you can also make your with rags or you can put a rug), collar and leash.

The first day is always difficult for the puppy, try not to overwhelm much, let him get used to it gradually.

If there are children at home teach them how they should treat it as it is a living being and not just any abuse (they do not pull you your ears, your eyes sting, that does not pull you legs etc).

When you start training, the patient did not hit him (use a newspaper enrolladlo, and have sound with it). Teach to do in one place.

Its power to be pup is three times a day thereafter (when grow) will be two times per day. Give milk, sometimes it is unavoidable give nibble of food although it is not recommended, if you do not like giving them anything not used to it.

By bathing the periods of time should be one month, if they are long whisker ceaseless to avoid entanglement. You also have to take a veterinarian to check, deworm and vaccinate (with vaccination papers) is very important.

If you do not want to destroy, cushions, clothes etc them, buy lots of toys, since it is inevitable to break things and it is normal because when teeth are changing very itchy and so much bite.

But most important is that you have the responsibility to care because it is like a child who depends on you, and you respond with your sweetheart.

Put his cage with a bed substrate or chip may well be (taking care that this is never cedar) or absorbent, which is a biodegradable material in contact with feces and urine absorbing inflation, this is more hygienic, helps prevent odors and is changed less frequently than the chip.

Having in its cage black PVC pipe about 26 cm. long with a diameter of 10 cm., is a good idea since the hedgehog can hide there whenever you want. The proper temperature for these pets is 23 to 24 ° C. or more. If the temperature falls below 15 ° C. may hibernate in the case of a domestic hedgehog does not happen because we have it indoors, but if for some reason came for a period to reduce the temperature below 15 ° C., should cover his cage. We must also take care that the temperature does not exceed 32 ° C.
Hygiene

Whatever material you choose for your bed, we must try, with the help of a shovel, changing daily tidy up the dirty parts. Hedgehogs are animals that do not have many health problems, are resistant. The care must be taken in them is to avoid currents and low temperatures. From time to time can give them diarrhea by over-eating, if this happens, trim off the diet and in one or two days the diarrhea disappear.

You must keep away from other pets hedgehog risk of contracting tick if you think that this has happened, a flea spray or powder cat will help. Management that gives the hedgehog is important. The first few times you try to grab it, it will bead and bristled their spines, a glove can assist us, but with constant handling (several times a week) the pet will get used. It should take lightly.

The constant use of it, will make it more manageable. If we put it on the floor with his short legs, it will run and give you the performance you need. Its owner must quickly learn to manosealo, since this is a very important stage of the process of socialization. At first, it is natural that close in a ball of thorns. This is a passive mode of defense. Usually after not hitting big risk, so it must be always some caution. Children should only take the hedgehog with adult supervision.

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Live in an apartment it is important before buying a dog as a pet, know the breed that can more easily adapt to these environments, and requiring less space.

This is usually breeds rather small. Sausages, Miniature Schnauzer, French Poodle, Doberman Pincher, Lhasa Apso, Pekingese, Maltese, Pug, Chihuahua, are some possible breeds of dogs that do not require too much space to do their exercises.

Some breeds, like retrievers, Labradors, beagles, and cocker spaniels, need lots of exercise, otherwise easily tend to obesity.

However, dogs must go for a walk every day. In addition to taking them to relieve themselves, walking in the park, running and jumping is very important for the health care of the dog, as well as to be in contact with another animal or vegetation.

But if you live in a small apartment with little space, and to evaluate the need for exercise for the dog must take into account other factors. For example, poodles, toys or dwarfs, are barking and have a high-pitched bark. This, in a reduced environment can lead to poor living with the animal (though, of course, always depends on the person).

One of the greatest pets that you can own is a bird. These remarkable creatures are breathtaking for those who enjoy them and it doesn’t matter if you have a place for them to fly and be free, at one point or another you will need to have bird cages for them to rest in. When you are looking into getting a place for your bird it can seem a little overwhelming with all of the options that are available out there. There are plenty of bird cages that feature a whole host of items designed to make your birds living environment and daily experience a pleasant one.

So when it comes time to actually choose from the variety of bird cages on the market there are a few things that you should take into consideration. To begin with as you are looking through the options keep in mind that this is going to be your little friend’s home. Because it will also be in your home you will want it to be something that will make you both happy.

In addition to this, you need to also have in the back of your mind the location that it will be kept. Although there may be somewhere that will look better then others, it may not be suitable depending upon the bird. You might want to consider checking out the space for a few minutes at different points of the day. Does it get hot, or cold at many long period of the day? Does it sit in close proximity to a heater, or ventilation?

After you have figured out where is the best location for bird cages in your home, you can now decide what the right size for your bird is. Ultimately you will likely want to get the largest size bird cages that you can afford, however you may be limited in what you can actually do. It is good to remember that even if you have a small sized bird, you don’t want to keep it in to small of a cage. The reason for this is because it can eventually have an effect on your bird’s happiness. Try and get the biggest cage that you can so that they have room to freely move about.

One of the most important things that you can do when trying to find the right kind of bird cages to use is to do some good research regarding your particular bird. Get to know what they need and don’t like. In addition to basic research, check out user forums and review sites to find out what other people’s experiences are. Having a bird for a pet can be a very rewarding experience but choosing the right bird cages out of many different ones available can be difficult unless you know a little about your new friend.

The French authorities have developed a program called “Bear Program” restocking bears of the Pyrenees bears entering this species in some areas of the Pyrenees.

Have already been integrated 5 bears in the mountain region. These bears come mainly from Slovenia have been monitored to see the degree of adaptation to their environment. Unfortunately one died in 2006.

Last April 24 was detected in a bear released in May 2006 near the town of Arbas, in the company of two bears. Is calculated from the two bears were born during the winter and after a long hibernation began their tour of their new habitat.

During the winter time the authorities had stopped to hear the call Hvala Osa (“thank you” in Slovenian). Now the mother and her two cubs rest and recover from winter.

Noted for their ability to vocalize and emit squeaking noises when interacting with other geckos and their ability to climb, thanks to the possessing adhesive pads on the soles of the feet and fingers, allowing them to climb smooth vertical or ceiling has vertical pupils and eyelids lobed transparent. Their lifespan is 8 to 10 years.

Require a large terrarium (aquarium), and like the iguana needs to climb trees and plants, with a substrate (leaves, silica sand) that must be changed every 30 days.

As with iguanas and tarantulas also have to buy a cover with holes to promote ventilation. The right temperature is 27 º to 32 º C (buy a thermometer), with an average humidity (with a spray, dip only one side, buy a moisture meter) using a hot plate, below the substrate (covering 25% the surface of the cage), so you have both options (hot and warm weather) that favors the change of skin.

When molt, it begins to turn white and sometimes stop eating one or two days, the geckos are carved into the logs and rocks to help and you can sprinkle a little water (especially at the ends) but that does not love (be careful not to bite you).

Buy a cave as a hideout for your terrarium (you can buy in a pet store or manufacture you), as I mentioned with the iguana need heat to be movable, or incandescent light bulbs red, can be used day or night , you should avoid bright light because the geckos are nocturnal.

Their food consists of small insects like crickets, silkworms, you must feed every 15 days and you should change water daily (in a saucer). The size of prey should not be longer than the size of his head and half as wide as this.

Need calcium which can be given through the water (calcium substrates) or sprinkled on the insects.

Although there are some of these spiders easier to hit and which are recommended for most experiments owners (as or Aphonopelma Grammastola chalcodes rosea). However, do not forget that even more “friendly” when they feel threatened tarantulas never loath to shoe!

feeding

There are no specific rules for feed tarantulas, just give them three or four small insects like crickets a week and its growth will be quite healthy. These insects can be kept at home without much work. Just need a ventilated box with some forms of cache, and branches to treparen a diet which includes carrots, potatoes and apples. There are also mixes crickets sold in pet shops estimation. In adulthood, tarantulas become carnivorous.

If 24 hours after placing a cricket on the tarantula terrarium has not killed and eaten, you have to take the cricket there. Do not force the spider to eat too much because they have a very own metabolism that forces them to eat many times.

accommodation

Tarantulas do not need that much space for a terrarium is sufficient. The fund may be made ​​of clay, with about 4 cm in height to allow the spider dig. Always have a container with fresh water and, depending on the species of tarantula spray with water two or three times a week. To decorate the cage need to know if the tarantula is terrestrial or trees. If a tarantula tree, with branches providence structure so that she can climb and build its web. Also place some kind of cache in clay can be bought in pet shops estimation.

The after captured stray dogs should be placed in care for 5 days. If after that time no complaints about the animal, the municipality decides Canine Control animals passing the batch for adoption, and the passengers on the lot for sacrifice.

Dogs that are to be adopted, must have the luck that someone wants to give them home within 4 to 5 months, after which they also enter the lot to sacrifice.

The article mentions that so far this year only have 195 dogs up for adoption, so that 90% of dogs end up being killed, bringing the number to the impressive amount of about 400 dogs weeks.

The dogs killed are first sedated and then are given an electric shock of 220 volts.

Deputy director of the UN Convention on Migratory Species pointed out recently that global warming threatens the migratory habits of many animals such as birds, turtles, dolphins or whales.

Global warming disrupts the biological clocks of these animals. Many of these species then begin their migration at the wrong time or not at the start because they do not perceive the passage from one season to another. In this way threatens the reproduction of many species that require certain conditions to their reproductive process, such is the case for example of the Monarch Butterfly coming to Mexico to play.

Climate change definitely affects all species and more to migratory species. The increase in sea level will also be a factor in the disappearance of many species will be sentenced to life their natural habitats or breeding.