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caterpillers

by sydney

Oct 19, 2008

what do caterpillers eat?

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BruinGirl Leaves.

The type of leaf depends on the type of caterpillar. Do you know what type of caterpillar you are looking at?

On 10/19/08, sydney wrote: > what do caterpillers eat?

Oct 19, 2008

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Sick Betta

by Jen

Oct 24, 2008

Hi I have a betta fish (Asa) who seems to have been declining in health for awhile now and I'm not entirely certain what to do for him.

Over the summer he seemed to swim less and less and was just kinda hanging out in the bottom of his tank. He still was interested in eating fish food when ever it was presented. As August and September pa...See More

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country hicks Hi, not sure what is wrong with your fish but I hope he is still swimming around.

I too have a beta fish (two of them actually) and one of them is changing colours just like yours did. Sushi is his name. He too is an electric blue colour but is now turning what appears to be black? The other morning I could have sworn he was dead, as he wa...See More

Nov 8, 2008

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Kinderbear My fish was lethargic and changing colors -- simple solution -- I cleaned his bowl, putting in bottled water, and put him in direct light. He changed back within 48 hours -- and swims like crazy, and is very active. Before he sort of "floated" near the top of the bowl -- parents and children often would tell me he was Dead!

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Nov 9, 2008

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Adult Madagascar Cockroaches

by Kathy Zalenko

Nov 29, 2008

I have two sets of adult cockroaches that I would like to rehome. Two are female and two are male. I've had them for a little over a year, taken them to the kids classrooms to show them off, and have had alot of fun with them. Now I would like to pass them on to someone else that would get some enjoyment out of them.

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Donna Dunn On 11/29/08, Kathy Zalenko wrote: > I have two sets of adult cockroaches that I would like to > rehome. Two are female and two are male. I've had them > for a little over a year, taken them to the kids > classrooms to show them off, and have had alot of fun with > them. Now I would like to pass them on to someone else > that would...See More

Jan 17, 2009

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Medications to use for Velvet in my Betta?

by Jaci

Dec 15, 2008

Hello! My little guy has been struggling with Betta for a week or so. At first, I treated him with maracide and the velvet started to go away. However, I had forgotten to keep him in the dark so it came back. He has a heater and is in the dark, but the velvet is spreading. The maracide doesn't seem to be working. He is in a 1/2 gallon tank so I can...See More

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beta dying

by fishie

Dec 29, 2008

we bought the fish about a month ago and for Christmas my mom put him in her room and it was cold in there.So we were reading some comments and thought the cold was the problem.

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rabbit has dark urine...

by rosa

Dec 29, 2008

Does anyone know anything about this kind of thing? Never happened before. Thanks!

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never mind

by bailee

Jan 2, 2009

never mind my hamster is not dying he just has a skin disease and could be geting old i think that he is only 1. the only way i can know for sure is if i take him to the vet

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Betta Fish hungry, but can't grasp food

by Phebe

Jan 6, 2009

My betta has not been able grasp his food, for several weeks. He is hungry and very responsive, but very rarely gets a bit; perhaps one every 3 or 4 days. He used to always enthusiastically and proudly snatch his food, swim away chomping on it and then be back for more. Now he tries, but the pellet just floats away, when he tries to grasp it. I hav...See More

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Phebe On 1/06/09, Phebe wrote: > My betta has not been able grasp his food, for several > weeks. He is hungry and very responsive, but very rarely > gets a bit; perhaps one every 3 or 4 days. He used to always > enthusiastically and proudly snatch his food, swim away > chomping on it and then be back for more. Now he tries, but > the pe...See MoreOn 1/06/09, Phebe wrote: > My betta has not been able grasp his food, for several > weeks. He is hungry and very responsive, but very rarely > gets a bit; perhaps one every 3 or 4 days. He used to always > enthusiastically and proudly snatch his food, swim away > chomping on it and then be back for more. Now he tries, but > the pellet just floats away, when he tries to grasp it. I > have switched from his usual Biogold to 2 other betta > pellets, peas which he really wants, but has the same > problem with, dried shrimp and Daphnia (sp?) - which > disintegrates, as soon as it melts. His water and every > other aspect has been checked. We will get some live blood > worms, or what ever the pet shop thinks is best, asap. > Swishy always comes to greet me. I see no signs of trouble > anywhere on him. Help?

Hi! My betta has recovered! My computer crashed and I lost all my data, or I would have re-contacted someone in Hawaii, that wrote me, with the same problem. Even though the freeze dried Daphnia(?) disintegrated, it may have helped, as I left his water, dirtied with it, for 2 or 3 hours, a couple of different times. Perhaps enough got into his system, to start clearing him out. I believe that his problem may have been from ingesting fuzz-type bits, from the surface of his water. (The top of his bowl is now loosely covered, in case that had been the problem). Swishy started eating again, when I started squeezing up all the pellets from around the edge of the water, and his pea bits off of the bottom, with a turkey baster and then squooshing them back out, into the water. He got all excited and immediately attacked a piece, and gobbled it up! For many days, he had not seemed to be able to grasp food, though he tried, but with out energy. Now, every 2 days, I take out his "plant" and rock, to give him lots of room, put in an assortment of food and suck it up with the turkey baster and then squeeze it out. He loves it! There will be several bits swirling around for him to pick from, and he will vigorously snatch one, and chomp. Then after a couple of minutes, and after he has taken a gulp of air from the top, which he has always done between bites, I do the turkey baster routine again, and again he eats! After about 5 times, he slows down and has obviously lost interest, so then I just use the baster to remove all the left over bits,(betta food and pea bits) and replace the water with fresh (treated) water, at the same temperature - which is kept on the same heating pad, as his bowl is now. His water temperature stays around 75F. The fresh water in the separate container is often not the same temp, so I just run the outside of the jug under hot or cold water and it very quickly will change the temp. I have been using a digital meat thermometer to check. I use the interior of frozen, thawed peas that have soaked in a bit of his own water. Swishy has always loved the inside of peas and as they have kept him eating when other things haven't, I will keep them, in the things that I offer to him. Just wanted to offer up all this info, in case it can help another Betta owner in distress!

Jan 23, 2009

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Adult Madagascar Cockroaches

by Kathy Zalenko

Jan 12, 2009

Hello, I just wanted to let you teachers out there, or friends of teachers, that I have 2 pairs of adult cokroaches that I'm readt to find homes for. Two females and two males. We've had alot of fun taking them into my kids classrooms and teaching people about them, so if someone else would like to have these interesting pets, please let me know!

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Donna Dunn I would be interested in all of them. My son had a MHCockroach as a pet that recently died, and I am looking for replacements. I am not a teacher but have friends that are if they can only be passed to teachers. Donna

Jan 17, 2009

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Kathy Zalenko On 1/17/09, Donna Dunn wrote: > I would be interested in all of them. My son had a > MHCockroach as a pet that recently died, and I am looking > for replacements. I am not a teacher but have friends that > are if they can only be passed to teachers. Donna > Hi Donna, I don't mind that your son owns them as long as he knows how to tak...See More

Jan 17, 2009

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