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Archive for February, 2012

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.

Some accidents can occur that require immediate attention and action. It happens that the tarantula gets hurt in the abdomen due to left for example. If the damage is small can be treated covering it with glue (due out in the next change of skin).

If the damage is large can be fatal to your tarantula. One other situation that can be verified is that the tarantula is placed in the dead position (legs up and closed in itself). In these cases it may be dehydrated and penalties must be kept in a container with water. In all these cases always recommend that you scroll to a veterinarian specialist in this animal species.

observations

Tarantulas have all the virtues, make no noise, no smell, can go weeks without food, take up little space, do not pay patent, do not transmit diseases … and live long, up to 30 years, so many followers won in the last times.

As in all spiders, females are more stout and skinny males because males of tarantulas must be nimble and walk and walk, looking for females and avoiding hazards with its long legs. As the sperm almost no place, have the small abdomen. Females, however, are more sedentary, living in caves, they must accumulate food and contain numerous eggs of good size, which occupy much space in the abdomen are strong and fat.

Adult males are copulating machines: life is short, have few reserves and are bad hunters, they can not replace many forces. Females live as long – 5, 10 or more times than males, and adults – in nature there are many more females than males. As might be expected in some animals that live and mate many times, the copulations are short: a few minutes.

The reality is that they are vulnerable to various diseases and ailments, some of them, transmissible from bird to human and can cause death of the pet:

Coccidosis: coccidosis symptoms in animals are loose stools, sometimes with blood, reduction of weight and appetite and excessive salivation produced by the peak presented symptoms once the bird can die within four days if not taken urgently to the vet, if we have more canaries must keep them away from sick animal as this disease is contagious and is transmitted between canaries when the bird drink water or eat food contaminated by the saliva of another canary coccidosis suffering. To avoid this we must clean daily feeding, watering and the rest of the cage.

Cobacilosis: Unlike the aforementioned condition, this can be transmitted from human canaries. The animal can get it by eating and drinking contaminated products and symptoms such as green and soft stools, loss of appetite and weight, and very sleepy. To prevent it in this case hygiene is also important so the advice above, we must clean the cage every day, feeding and drinking troughs

Salmonellosis: This is another disease that can happen to the pet owner. The bird is acquired when in contact with other carriers of salmonella as flies, rats or pigeons and other animals. They may also spread by consuming food or water infected with the disease. The symptoms are diarrhea or very soft stools, if you have this emergency must carry the animal to the vet because the disease can kill and infect us. To prevent this we must maintain optimal health of the cage and accessories.

Most of the stallions had a history of robust cross Norfolk Roadster. Crusaders have been two: the horse drive fast, which would become the French Trotter and the Anglo-Norman, subdivided into the saddle horse and the horse traction. The first was the prototype of the Selle Francais.

Of the existing race, 33% had Thoroughbred horses as parents, 20% had the Anglo-Arab, 2% and 45% French trotters Selle Francais stallion.

• description

At first, it is a jumper, but is also designed to run as AQPSA. Many engage in short runs of full-format and contests. It is tough and agile.

Long, elegant neck, forearms powerful, suitable for large rooms and Show jumping. Pass wide and characterized by a flexible agility.

• temperament

Optimal temperament, calm and serene.

Actually, it is known to have been used by the Romans. The Sorraia horse is a Portuguese origin, considered the ancestor of Iberian breeds such as the Andalusian and Lusitano. Your complexion looks pretty basic to the Tarpan, the horse extinct Indo-European in the nineteenth century. The Berbers of North Africa are probably responsible for increasing the size of this horse, but still maintain a low height.

Ruy D’Andrade has been who has “discovered” this race, circa 1920, when he found a wild herd uses the Sorraia river, a tributary of the Tagus, which originated the name of the breed. After the discovery, D’Andrade family is dedicated to the preservation and development of these horses. However, the rarity of the breed is maintained and is only beginning to export some specimens, especially for Germany. There is only little more than a hundred horses Sorraia worldwide, 90% in Portugal.

• description

It is a robust horse but in stature, the Sorraia. It is considered that the determinant of short stature is not fertile soil Sorraia Voucher.

• temperament

Bravo and independent, the Sorraia has a very distinctive temperament. They manage to be good riding horses, but we must deal with his strong character.

• utilization

The Sorraia has been used by local farmers for light work in agriculture. But besides the “seal” work horse, the Sorraia is manifested also suitable for other equestrian activities.

• fur

Its primary key is gray, but you can also find copies bays. Another feature of the Sorraia is a thin stripe down the back to darker. Sometimes you can see by these stripes on the legs and also more rarely in the body, which we call “cebruras”.

Currently, they are still used as aphrodisiacs in China, and Brazil are killed to serve as amulets, ornaments and miracle cures, among other things. Although pets are delicate and difficult to maintain, many people look at these fascinating marine fishes to decorate their aquariums. But be careful when deciding to purchase one, a lot of attention to other than seahorses from or where sensitive ecosystems are in danger of extinction, because if we would not be contributing to the destruction of a habitat. Keep in mind that more and more rare, since their populations are cleared for sale in tourist areas. In other coastal areas of the world, the real danger to the fish catch is not predatory but pollution. Pollution affects the microscopic algae that serve as starting in the food chain, these being the food of zooplankton. The seahorse that feed on the latter are terribly hurt.
Features

Seahorses, or seahorses belong to the family of syngnathids (word of Greek origin meaning “jaws together”) and the order of Gasteristeuformes. It is a unique type of vertebrate, related to the pipefish, which accounts for about 35 different species. Are tiny marine fish that is present in almost all oceans of the world, near the shores, seagrass beds in warm, calm water. However, currently is threatened with extinction because of their large habitat is to capture specimens of the species for sale tourism.

Seahorses are the only ones, among the fish, have the head at right angles to the body. Their bodies are laterally compressed skin and a skeleton composed of bone annular rings, also known as plate armor or bony scutes, which give rigidity to the trunk. The pectoral and dorsal are very faint and have a fan. No ventral fins and caudal. The dorsal drives the horizontal displacements, lies on his back and shakes about 3 ½ times per second. The pectoral drive the vertical movements. They have a prehensile tail that can be threaded around the stems to provide anchor marine, and usually wound to the abdomen.

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However, which can cause more work when you adopt one, is to build a terrarium comfortable and secure. But if we want to preserve their health is necessary that this is clean, keep good light, and that food and water in the be fresh. If we do, this can bring a number of health problems in the reptile.

Ocular infection is an example of these problems. If the animal does not eat foods with vitamin A or change the water regularly, at risk of having an eye infection that must be eliminated with a solution misses a 3% boric acid and the rest of distilled water. This liquid must pass through the animal’s eyes twice daily for swelling is gone from his eyes or keep them closed longer all the time. If you do not see any improvement within 5 days of applying the solution, we must urgently take the animal to a veterinary practice.

Poor diet can not only bring this problem, but also the mascot stomach disorders accompanied by diarrhea and constipation.

Like humans, if the turtles are near drafts, you can catch cold. So we must locate your terrarium in a remote area of bursts. The aqua terrariums can also compromise the respiratory system of the pet if the water and the environment have many degrees of difference, so it is desirable to maintain this temperature difference to a minimum. If we do the pet may have symptoms such as mucus, loss of appetite and activity, open-mouth breathing and swim sideways. As with the eye infection, if we see no improvement after 5 days, the animal must be taken to the vet, as this can develop into pneumonia.

They have strong claws to climb and dig and characteristic ringed tail. They live in forests and tropical regions of South America and in Mexico where ESON often caught for sale as pets.

These gregarious animals are victims of their sweet appearance they might think they are domesticated, nothing further from reality: the coatis and badgers are wild peculiar criatras contumbres are ‘destroyers’, they are excellent holes and biting. Resulting chaos in captivity and in particular suffer a lot.

Its scientific name is Nasua Nasua and is protected by Mexican law under the category of ‘threatened’.

The fighters received this nickname because it is a very territorial fish with both male and female with the same species. In countries of origin of the species is used as fighting cocks, bet amounts of money for the victory of one of the opponents.

He is a member of the Gourami family (family Maze) on the order of Performer, but was ranked among the Anabaptist. It is native to Southeast Asia, streams and can be found in Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam and Laos. In the wild, Siamese fish inhabit stagnant water or slow-moving, including floodplains and rice paddies. Siamese fish are often called simply by its generic name, which in this case is treated as a common name “betta“.
Features

The Siamese fighting fish is of small size which has a very flexible body and has the characteristic of the respiratory organ Anabaptist the Labyrinth. This organ is used to take air directly from the surface. This is because they live in waters with very little presence of oxygen.

The natural color of this betta is dull brown, with blue-green iridescence and dots of red, green or blue in rows. The fins of wild specimens are relatively short, but breeds in captivity have developed long fins, and brilliantly colored.

It is an elongated fish flattened sides. The long fin is very long and the tail, almost circular. Abdominal fins have a saber, the dorsal, starts from the back half of the back. The Betta Splendens grow to a size of approximately 6 cm, and manage to live approximately 2 years. Males are much more colorful and accompany the body color of the fins. The female is slightly smaller and has less developed fins.

Avoid fanning because they produce oxygen balls seahorses swallow, mistaking food which makes them float on the surface to die.

They need to be planted aquarium algae, or coral petrified plant stems that allow them to curl up in them and monitor the environment for hunting. And is that the Seahorses are slow stalker who require live food, to move, to get his attention. Also, take time to devour its prey, this is the reason why it is not advisable to put them together with other fish more lively and restless, as they eat their food.

Temperature: 23 º -25 º C
PH: 8.3 (alkaline)
GH: 1,025 No.
Feeding

The ideal food for seahorses are juveniles living live bearers (guppies, platy, xiphos, molly and mosquito fish), but provide this daily diet is expensive and complicated. A cheaper alternative is to offer live brine shrimp. You can try to accustom them to the fresh food dauphin frozen mysis and cyclops with tweezers or leaving them in a stream to be agitated. Although this does not mean we can stop them fry.

Attention to the mistakes … horses do not eat plankton, and this can be a deadly mistake, leaving it to die of starvation for the poor seahorse.
Care

Reproduction in the hippo campus is truly amazing, and if taken care of, we can assist your ritual as it is played with relative ease. Seahorses are monogamous. The mating season is spring and summer months, the determining factor is the amount of daylight they receive.

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