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Toy Poodle question for experienced dog owners? Please read it all, even though its a little long?

I am an 11 year old girl, and when my parents took me to Fred Meyers the other night, we saw a poodle (big sized) and love it. My dad is extremely allergic to dogs- im not sure if it is life threatening or not, but stays away from any dog. Well my older sister, my mom, and I all pet the dog, and didn’t smell a thing. So my dad pet her, and seemed absolutely ok. Now, I would absolutely love a dog, and I am ready for a big responsibility. All of my middle school teachers say I am the most responsible, and give me the hardest tasks. Also, I have proven my responsibility to my parents by taking care of my wonderful bets fish, my healthy golden hamster, and 2 cats. I have the job to care for all of our animals, meaning clean fish tank, cage, food water to all, and the cat box & brushing. Im not sure if a dog would fit nicely into our household, but it is worth a shot. I am looking into getting a toy poodle, so i can know what dogs are like before I go to bigger breeds like the standard poodle, (after i move out). i chose the poodle because i heard they were hypoallergenic. some say there is no such thing, but my dad seemed fine with the poodle, so i now say there is such thing. but my questions are:
1) How much would the toy poodle itself cost
2) About how much for food in 1 month
3) About how much would the small accessories cost together (brush, food &H2O dish, leash, collar, etc).

and 1 more question: do you think my parents might actually go for it? please be honest.

P.S. I haven’t brought this conversation up to them yet- I thought i would see your personal preference.
Ok im flexable so ill go for miniature poodle. also, to add:
what would the total cost be for all the supplies?

Oh and P.S.
My parents hardly let me get a hamster-I had to buy it with my own money.
Oey. what do you all think that the cheapest i can get any poodle is?

I would first of all like to point out that you shouldn’t buy a toy poodle to test out the poodle breed. Toy poodles are very fragile. They often have knee problems, problems with crooked teeth, leading to a bacteria filled mouth and bad breath if not brushed, and eye problems.

I am assuming that you have never owned a dog before, you need to consider the difference between a cat and a dog. Dogs need to be taken outside several times a day to go to the bathroom, they need to go on walks for at least 2 hours a day, they need to be trained to walk on a leash, because my experience is they HATE leashes at first, they need to be trained or you will end up with an out of control dog that will end up in a shelter, and the most important thing is that a dog requires more attention than a cat and can not be left alone unattended for many hours or they will tear up your house and go to the bathroom everywhere.

If you are in a very calm home than it might be the right pet for you, however every toy poodle I have ever owned has loved to hang out around my feet and without proper care can easily get trampled if you loose sight of them. Toy poodles are very playful and hyper, and they don’t seem to realize that they are as tiny as they are. They are, however, one of the most intelligent dogs you will ever meet.

Poodles are not hypoallergenic they don’t shed like other dogs and don’t release a lot of dander, which usually causes allergies. Other dogs that are similar to some allergy sufferers is the Bichon Frise and some cross breeds with poodles.

Keep in mind poodles have to go to a professional groomer at least once every 2 months or their coat will become matted and cover their eyes. Their fur never stops growing and is around $35-$60 each trip to the groomer.

Poodles in general are very expensive dogs around $500 often more for a well breed toy poodle.
Food will depend on the brand you buy.
Brush will be about $5, food and water dish anywhere from $10-$30 a piece, a leash is around $3, Collar around $3. However, it also might become necessary to buy your dog a sweater for winter after hair cuts, which can get pretty expensive.

If you still think that a toy poodle would make a good addition to your house hold, make sure that you understand the risks of toy dog ownership. Also a warning toy dogs are nippier than bigger dogs, harder to potty train, and they can easily break their small bones jumping off furniture.

Anyone good with grammar? Please help!?

I really want to get a good mark on this copy and paste then change all the mistakes PLEASE!
Hamsters
HAMSTERS RULE!
Great I bet you’re not sleeping now.
Honorable judges, teachers and students my speech is on hamsters and I hope you enjoy it! The most common kind of hamsters are the Syrian hamsters or the golden hamster!
This hamster was first found in 1797 but was not considered a new species. A guy named Robert Waterhouse named it at 1839.

The first name for this animal was Cricetus Auratus then changed to Mesocricetus Auratus witch in my opinion sounds like a baaad kind of stomach flu!
Then was after changed to Syrian!
After scientists have looked and done experiments with hamsters they found out that there pretty nice and they kept them as pets then at 1940 it was put into stores not many people bought them though.
Not until 1945 they figured out they were friendly and by 1960 they were a big hit and everyone was buying them……………HAMSTER MANIA is what you could call it!

Before 1940 everyone hated hamsters almost like rats but unlike rats hamsters only lived in the cleanest kind of houses rats go in any house they find! Hamsters are the cleanest kind of rodents witch I told you how they only go in clean houses you can tell! Hamsters clean themselves 8 times daily! Don’t let your parents hear that.

Keeping hamsters as pets:
Hamsters are great pets that are nice to have
BUT hamsters only live 2-3 years if your good to them you have to think of this before you get one! If you are getting a dwarf hamster think of this they are smaller than regular hamsters and they only live 1-2 years but this is your decision!
Now when you chose to get a hamster you have to decide the breed you would like to get!
Here are the common hamster breeds:
Golden hamster
Cream colored hamster
Teddy bear hamster or long haired Syrian
Albino Syrian
Banded Syrian hamster (this one is my hamster)
Winter white hamster
Russian dwarf hamster
Albino Russian hamster
Chinese dwarf hamster

The best kind in my opinion are Golden hamster, cream colored and banded hamster!

Keeping your hamster happy and healthy
Cage:
When your putting your cage some where be careful where you put it because they could die or be very uncomfortable put the cage nowhere near sunlight, heaters, TV’s, radio’s, or fridges!

Food:
Hamsters will eat anything you give them so be careful! So you must give your hamster a healthy diet some vegetables and fruits everyday. hamsters love fruits but don’t give them to much because it could cause diarrhea witch usually does not happen with vegetables!
There main diet is just seed food! Mostly avoid citrus fruits witch could kill your hamster and there eyes would swell up and they would turn into wildebeest……. No I was joking about that but it is very bad and they could die from it no junk food ether! Do not give your hamster stuff like meat, fish, butter, eggs and sometimes milk what I mean by that is you may give your hamster milk but only like once a month!

Toys:
Your hamster loves to play with toys and it keeps him busy for quite some time!
Without toys your hamster becomes a very dull and gets bored and sleeps to pass the time! So you can avoid his toys just imagine yourself only eating and sleeping like it? NO NO you don’t so get your hamster a toy if you can afford one for yourself you can get one for your hamster! Now don’t cram to much toys in their cage this is what you do you save up your money then buy a lot of toys then change the toy every week!

Water:
There should ALWAYS have water in his bottle fill it up every day and when on vacation buy another water thing for him or get some one to come to your house to fill it up for you! To keep your hamster extra healthy every 2 days
empty the bottle get very hot water fill it up in the bottle half way then shake it this is healthy because it cleans the bottle would you want to drink out of the same cup all your life? NO and if your out in the crowd whispering to your friend I want to drink out of the same cup all my life without washing it…….yeah then your really weird.

What you need to know about hamsters before getting one:
Hamsters can not live in a cage with another hamster they will fight to the death!
They probably will bite you
You have to clean there cage once a week
If it’s a dwarf they have to be played with all the time and if they don’t they become un tame!

Well I hope you learned something about hamsters and if you didn’t well then I’m wasting your time now aren’t I?

There now please really help me!!!(sorry for it being long)

I tried to answer but it wouldn’t let me post the corrections. Send me an email message, maybe it will let me post one back to you. I think it was too long to post here. :\

Want to pet/hold my dwarf hamster but he keeps running away!?

My girlfriend and I bought a robo dwarf hamster from PetSmart about 2 weeks ago. We chose the most active of the ones on display. He seems healthy and all, but the problem is, he won’t let us touch him, even a little. Every time we lay a finger on him he scurries away. I’ve seen photos of people holding dwarf hamsters in their hands so I know it is possible to "get closer" to them. Any advice on how to though?

Up until yesterday my hamsters were the same way. What I realized is they don’t like being picked up straight from their cage. I suggest: have your hamster crawl into its ball [if you have one] and then hold your hand out so that it will crawl onto your hand. If you do not have a ball, a nice clean baseball hat would work. Just let the hamster crawl into your hat and hold your hand level with the edge; he should just crawl into it.

I hope this helps you! It worked with both of my little dwarf hamsters.

=D

Should I Get Two Russian Hamsters? PLEASE Help!!!?

Okay. Here’s my problem. I’m 15, I’ve got 2 syrian hamsters, boy & a girl which live in my room and are a year old. They’re obv in seperate cages. One cage is just a single floor, with a wheel, a little house on the floor, its plastic bottom with metal bars(which my syrian loves to chew lol). the other is a bit bigger with a ladder and another plastic floor on the top. its got a house on the second floor, a wheel, and a tube going down to the bottom aswell. i want to replace the smaller cage with a new, better cage. I’ll have a cage left over.
I was thinking of getting two russian hamsters to take up the new cage. I have no problem with affording the upkeep, and time isn’t a problem.
I just don’t know whether they will keep me awake at night with 4 hamsters in their wheels, and if the new hamsters will take too long to tame and whether it will be too much effort and time to keep them all happy and healthy and clean.

With all this information taken into account, do you think I should keep the cage spare, or get the two new russian dwarf hamsters. And which cage should I put the dwarfs in if I do choose to get them?

Thanks V Much. p.s – how do i stop my hamsters chewing the bars of the cage. Thanksss!!!! xxx

If you get to russian hamsters you should get an extra cage anyway as 9/10 times they will fight.

I know people say that they can live together, but I have actually experienced it and they have always ended up being put into different cages, one actually killed another.

You can’t use a syrian cage anyway as they are much smaller and will be able to fit through the bars
To stop them chewing on the bars rub lemon or orange juice on them.

I would say ever keep it spare or get ONE other hamster

Hope I helped

Corn snake, Bearded dragon or Other? HELP!?

I really wanted a snake, but on doing some research i’m not so sure.
I spoke to a reptile breeder/owner who recommended a corn snake, if i was to choose a snake.
I really liked the idea of having one, then i read up on bearded dragons who have some qualities that sound better. I am basiccally looking for the easiest one to care for as this is my first ever reptile, I would like to be sure of what I need to do before I go ahead and buy it.

I have heard lots of things such as;

Beardies being aggressive,
but more fun.
& Corns being easier to care for,
but boring.

I would like some advice (from someone experienced) on which one would be easier to care for.. Time isn’t really an issue as I am in school, and apart from when I go out with friends I am in all the time.

So there is a few things I would like to know;

To do with;
Temperature, Feeding, Shedding, Handling, Lighting (For Both)
What size Viv’s are suitable?
Do beardies bite often?
Are corn snakes good to be around young children?
Can you have more than one corn snake in one viv?
What are the essentials you need in the Viv?
How often do you clean/change the Viv and water?
Which is more expensive?
How much do you spend on each, in a month? (Food & Bedding)
At what age do you increase the size of the Viv?

I HAVE researched all of these things but have got some very mixed answers so would like a straight forward answer on what you do/think to keep yours healthy. & none of these thins would be a problem, just curiosity as I would rather know what I need to do properly before I go ahead and buy it.

Do you know of any pets that will be easy to look after.(preferably reptiles) I don’t really want a normal everyday pet like a dog, cat, hamster, fish etc.

& Is there any good pet shops in the UK (London) or trustworthy websites to buy my pet off?

Thankyou.

well, my bother has 2 corn snakes, 1 male and 1 female and they are ok but yes really boring. they are really tame snakes to own but poo all over , whereas a bearded dragon isn’t, i own 2 leopard geckos and i am at school and don’t really lark out but they are kind of boring but fun to have and when feeding it is fun to test them to see how they eat and how fast and high they are able to catch their food. if you like awesomeness i suggest a bearded dragon or leopard gecko and if you want coolness and chill out time i suggest a corn snake as wen i comes to feeding time it makes u say one word WOW! and as for chilling you can kick back and have the snake on you and if it goes away you can catch it as its long.

*temperature is easy for bearded dragons, just have it on 70-80 Farenheit and snakes the same but they need cooling stages, feeding for snakes is usually once or twice a week and bearded need to be fed like everyday or so with a bowl of lettuce and wax worms and some crickets/locusts/meal worms etc and shedding is usually the same time with both (i don’t really know when), handling, try not to handle them too much maybe beardys once or twice a day and snakes once every other day as they can get annoyed and when you feed snakes you gotta leave them for 24 hrs before you next handle and lighting is a heat bulb for both.
* about a 3 foot viv is good for 2 snakes ( my bro has a 4 ft viv and has 2 corns) and for a beardy about a 3 ft for 2 as well.
*no beardys don’t bite , they will if you intimidate them but they will warn you by puffing out their beard but if it does this all the time try and let it get to know you and spend some time with it. and snakes well corn snakes are really tame snakes and have never bitten me or my bro before.
*yes corns are good to be around children they are a really good children pet
*corn snakes and bearded dragons need a heat bulb, bark for snake and sand or bark for bearded dragon, some vines or wood to climb on and some fake plants and a hide , a water dish, a meal worm dish (obviously not for snake) and rocks (for snakes to shed as well)
*about every month ot so for both.
ermm id say adult bearded dragons are more expensive whereas you can buy baby hatch lings for £10- £15- £20! and snake about 25 for baby snakes and price changes on their ages.
snakes for about 10 mice i think its about £6 + and bedding about the same (depending on how big your viv is) sand is very cheap for beardy’s and food is about £1.50 for crickets or locusts or wax worms etc. all depends on how many reptiles you have in one tank and how big it is and how big your reptile is.
a good 3 ft viv will do for how long you want it to you can go lower but it will need more exercise outside of the viv and you can increase the size wen ever you want! leopard geckos are really good as a house hold pet as they live up to 20-25 years and grow to about 20 cm or more and bearded dragons can get really big but get real lazy and silly tame which is good and corn snake goes to about 3-4 foot long i think and bigger! hope i helped and would much appreciate best answer

How to tame hamsters?

I have 2 of the cutest Chinese hammies in the world.(besides the one that died yesterday) :’(. Anyways, they are both REALLY fast like they can zoom across the cage in 1.5 milli second. When I try to hold them they have soo much energy, that they try jumping out of my hands. How can I get them to calm down, and let me hold them. But for 12 points(answering the question(2 pts)and recieving best answer(10 pts), pick some cute names for a hammie besides truffles, snowball, or anything like that also no people names like jessica, or chloe. Here are guidelines for a best answer chosen by ME:
1) Use correct puncuation and capitals .,()?;:"! when needed
2) Give cute names for a adorbale hammy
3) Give extra tips
4) If you would like, some tips on making a happy, healthy hammy that will live a long time.
Thanks again!!

Chinese hamsters are known to have alot of energy, It often isn’t the easiest thing to train them, but here are some tips I learned from a breeder. It helps alot to take them out atleast once a day, not for too long though or they may get restless. about five to ten minutes is best. Take them out when they are awake only, or they may become upset that you woke them up. Try to take them out separetaly, so they can each have your undivided attention.

If you feed them in the morning, instead of giving them food in their bowl, put your hand in their cage with the regular amount of food in your palm. Hold your hand flat and still. Wait for the hamsters to come to you. They usually won’t eat strait out of your palm, but if they pouch it in their cheeks that is good too. This exercise lets the hamsters begin to trust you. They will learn that you provide food for them.

I also once read about putting a treat on your shoulder and sitting with the hamster on your lap (you may need to move the treat closer to the hamster). Have the hamster climb around on you to find the treat. The hamsters will become familier with you and start to recognise your scent. If you want even more techniques I would suggest looking at Also to get rid of some extra energy you can buy a hamster wheel at most pet stores.

As far as names go, here are some I’ve come up with. I would also suggest looking at websites that list dog names, some of them also work for hamsters.

- Trouble

- Cream Puff

- Cosmo

- Jazz

- Rascal

- Spunky

- Mittens

- Hazel (is that a human name?)

- Nibbles

- Speedy

- Daisy

- Stripe

- Cheerio

- Star

- Peaches

- Fudge

- Snuggles (for two Snuggles and Cuddles)

- Cinnamon (for two Cinnamon and Sugar)

- Snickers

- Taz

- Bear

- Teddy

- Baby

- Buster

- Cappuccino

- Mocha

- Chip

- Bean

- Bambi

- Muffin

- Oreo

- Skipper

- Twinkie

Easy 10 Points! If It Safe To Mix Baby Formula In Hamster Food?

My baby brother is about 7 months old, and he drinks baby formula. It’s the powder stuff that you mix in water to get milk similar to a mother’s milk. You know, to help the baby get used to drinking something other then it’s mommy’s milk. ANYWAY!
I wanted to know if it’s healthy for hamsters. It’s baby food, and babies have smaller more delicate bellies than hamsters, so I am almost positive that it is, but I just want to make sure!

I WILL CHOOSE A BEST ANSWER!

OK, only good answers people, any rude, negative answers will be reported!

I would not recommend feeding that to your hamster because it is too high in vitamins and mineral that your wish to do better for the hamster will actually be causing an overload in its body.
In sort, your hamster does have a very sensitive stomach, thus the addition of a new formula will irritate the lining of thier stomachs and intestines.
In addition, hamster food is designed with balance of vitamins and minerals in mind, thus unless there is a serious problem with your hamster and you have been advised by a professional that it needs it, I would just stick to the regular food with supplement of fresh fruit and veggies!

Good luck!

I just got a new rat and I have lots of question!?

I just got a new rat friend for my 5 month old female. I brought her home and set her up in a separate cage because I know I am supposed to quarantine her for a couple weeks. I have some questions though.
What exactly is the quarantine for?
How long should the quarantine be?
The new rat is about 2 months old and seems very healthy. She did sneeze a few times (I know about Mycoplasma) but I don’t know if it was just normal sneezing as I’ve had rats just simply sneeze before.

Also, I’m trying to choose a name for her. My first rat is named Temudjin. For the new rat I’m deciding between Coco, Ella, Elphie, and Daisy. I also have a hamster named Simba. What do you think?
I got the new rat at Petland. I got two other rats including my current one at Petland as well but a different location and they have been very healthy.

You should quarantine for 2 or 3 weeks, and basically you’re just looking for any sign of illness in the new rat during this time. Make sure to wash your hands and change clothes after handling the new rat so you don’t spread anything to your old rat.

The sneezing is likely normal, when a rat comes to a new environment they tend to get the sneezes. Just monitor that and make sure it doesn’t get worse.

After the quarantine is up you can slowly introduce them. Don’t just put the new one in the others’ cage. Let them get to know each other in a neutral zone, like the bathroom or bath tub. That way neither will feel dominant there. Do this a few times, and if they seem to be getting along you can then try to put them together somewhere your old rat normally plays. After they get along THERE you can try to put them together in the cage, but make sure to clean it thoroughly, wash everything, and keep a very close eye on things. :]