Archive for November, 2009
My niece is 6 and wants a bird. I was wanting any suggestions about what is the best bird to get as a first pet bird. I was thinking about a parakeet because I had them when I was younger and enjoyed them. This bird(s) will be kept at her grandparents so she can enjoy it on her weekend visits. Is it better to get 2 birds so they can keep each other company or will 1 be ok by itself?
First off, she is MY niece, not my child!
And yes, I have asked her grandparents about it! And there IS a reason why she can’t take it home, her mother would feed it to the cats or let it go, that’s how smart and caring she is.
She had a baby bird and it died and she doesn’t know it yet and she’ll be crushed when she comes back in a few days to an empty cage. So I’m getting her a bird for her birthday if she wants another one.
I know she probably won’t be handling the birds, we were never able to handle ours much. They’ll mostly be for her to watch and take care of.
I’d choose a parakeet (budgie) rather than a love bird. If you want a bird that you can handle, I’d suggest only having one and provide it with toys to entertain itself (providing that someone takes it out for some bonding time on a regular basis). Two birds will tend to bond to one another and most likely won’t want to have anything to do with you. But If you only want to watch the birds, then having a pair is nice as they would have companionship.
Also, (just as a suggestion) instead of buying one from a pet store, if you’re in a more populated area, there are many birds that are hand tame already that need a good home that can be found in local papers and rescue organizations…sometimes for free or at a discounted price including cages/accessories…
It is a pet supplies store with a cat shelter in back.
PLEASE TELL ME SOOON!
You have to be at least 14 to work.
I’ve wanted a pet squirrel for awhile, i heard they were vicious, but i heard that flying squirrels are generally friendly, i wanted to get one, i need the supplies and the animal itself, i don’t want to scare it so i don’t want to ship, and i couldn’t find a store online in ct, or a breeder, if you can help that would be great, thanks
CT is in the northeastern united states, its near new york new jersey, massachusetts and ne hampsher
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It is illegal to own a Flying Squirrel in Connecticut.
Further, there are no breeders in the New England Area.
The few breeders that are in the USA will not sell their animals to people who live in other states where it is illegal…so no one will sell you an animal because you live in CT.
Sugar Gliders are very similar to a flying squirrel and they are legal in CT.
I’m looking for some great pet stores (family owned, locally owned, small chains) that specialize in fish, aquariums and supplies. I love all fish, but I have only dealt with freshwater.
I live in Baytown, but it doesn’t matter which side of Houston it’s on. I’m just tired of Petco and Petsmart and the little pet shop we have here which is awful.
Thanks so much for your help!
Let’s see, it kind of depends on what you’re looking for. I’ll list a few of my favorites:
Houston Aquarium Warehouse in Stafford is a great place for discus and many other harder to find fish suitable for planted aquariums like rams, apistogrammas, tetras and small exotic plecos.
http://www.houstonaquariumwarehouse.com/
Xtreme Fish and Pets off of Bellaire has really good prices on live stock and dry goods. When the owner starts noticing that you’re a regular, he may start giving you random discounts. Great place for odd balls, you really don’t know whats going to be in the store week to week.
http://www.xtremefishpets.com/
While you’re in the area, might as well stop by City Pets off of Beechnut. They also have great prices and a lot of supplies for planted aquariums and are a distributor for ADA who make Aquasoil and other great planted tank supplies. There the only fish store in Houston that I know that you can get ADA blackwood.
http://www.citypets.com/
Fish Ranch II off of 59 and Larkwood has decent freshwater and marine livestock. Prices are reasonable. They’re kind of undergoing construction right now, but they got some good stuff including hard to find inverts like shrimp.
http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&q=fish+store+larkwood+houston&fb=1&view=text&latlng=10458669973666767009
Finally, the most beautiful fish store I’ve been to is Fish Gallery by Kirby and 59. It’s a very high end store, with pricey fish, but their state of the art facility usually has pretty healthy and beautiful fish. Large place with plenty of supplies, fresh water, marine and tons of plants.
http://www.thefishgallery.com/houston.html
They’re reasonably close together, so if you started early enough and brought an empty cooler to hold fish, you could spend a day going on a fish store crawl.