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  1. Before I worked for the company I had hamsters from there that lived a healthy long life and I've had all 4 of my rats from there. 2 of my ratties are now old girls and have tumours, but I'm sure you're aware that all rodents are prone to tumours.
  2. What do you think happens? I'm not sure whether you're hinting at 'bad things' happening to animals that have been there a long time, but you are wrong. In my store we had 4 degus who had been there for a few months. Many people ask but aren't aware that they need to be in at least a pair and that they need a decent sized cage or tank set up. They also aren't aware of the health implications surrounding diet etc One of our guys managed to strip the end of his tail off and was promptly taken to the vets and kept in to have a half of his tail amputated The vet bill was over £100 and it was happily paid to have him back to full speed. He was bonded back in with his 'chums' and then eventually sold as a pair to some lovely clued up people.
  3. I'm a manager for PAH and we seem to be seeing this a lot just recently. We had a guy come in the other day and although I shouldn't judge there was something not quite right about him. He seemed very jumpy and edgy, and I was wondering whether it was drug related. Anyway, he's got an American Bulldog who has just had puppies (3 weeks old). He was wanting to buy them the frozen chicken meat we sell (Natures menu). He said he was trying them on JWB puppy food and they weren't interested. I was with a young lady who works for me and she has also done rescue work with dogs. We tried to advise him and said we wouldn't reccommend that he starts to feed them just the frozen chicken meat. he got a bit stroppy and said his mate had advised that and he also breeds the American Bulldog. We tried to advise him a bit more and he was having none of it. I asked him if he'd had the bitch on a quality puppy food leading up to the birth and he said no. I told him that he should have done and he got on his high horse again. At that point I had to just let him get on with it. American Bulldogs have become 'popular' in the arera where I work and I just believe that this man had bred his bitch purely for the money and not read up about anything relating to health, bloodlines or anything. It makes me so mad.
  4. Hi, Yep, the quality of the JWB cat is as good as the dog complete. As you already know because of the dog, it's good, hypo allergenic, and very nutritional.
  5. Get a big low sided box and fill it full of hay so the rabbit can have something to dig into. Hopefully it may save your carpet
  6. Have you considered going to a rescue centre for a staffy as there are lots looking for homes? If the owners are allowing you to take the dog at 7 weeks then that is not right. The dog should be at least 8 weeks old before it leaves its mum.
  7. The rat nuggets come in under £2 for a 1kg bag. They are good and do contain a good balance of nutrients for rats. You can subsidise their diet with chicken, beef, eggs scrambled or hard boiled. It's good fun to hard boil an egg, allow to cool, prick it with a needle a few times and then give it to them to play with before they break in and eat it Fruit and veggies are also good for rats.
  8. Mine have never needed clicker training. The tap, tap, tap of the biscuit barrel lid on the side of the barrel works for mine (treats). Greedy little devils that they are With regards to the size, just bear in mind that I wouldn't allow 2 to go into anything less than a Freddie cage. They do need a lot of room. Some people think a large hamster cage is adequate and it isn't, so something like a budgie cage wouldn't be suitable.
  9. Or......you could look on ebay as they seem to have a lot of rat cages at really good prices.
  10. http://www.ideas-4-pets.com/pages-productinfo/category-159_259_354/product-722/products-for-small-animals-cages-for-chinchillasferrets-rats-squirrels-etc-rodent-cages-doghealth-3-tier-indoor-ferret-chinchilla-rat-cage-dh.html
  11. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=330200647708&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=014 For the money, this cage is fantastic. Wish I'd thought to get something like this rather than the Jenny I have.
  12. Is there a limit that you want to pay?
  13. Lotti, I'll get you some links off the rat forum that I am a member of. They have posted some fab cages and not at too expensive a price at all.
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