Gastrointestinal stasis, dental diseases, parasites, urinary infections and metabolic bone disease: let's take a look at the main problems that can affect our animals and some advice on how to prevent them.

The ideal condition would be to enclose a portion of the garden (burying the net to avoid escapes) with many plants, hiding places and shaded areas. A bowl of water must never be missing, which must be changed daily and be large enough to allow the animal to take baths...       

Closely related to the guinea pig, the chinchilla originates from the mountainous regions of the Andes, at an altitude of 3000-4000 meters. There are two species, C. brevicaudata and C. laniger, which differ in the anatomical conformation of the tail, neck and ears...

In the collective imagination snakes have always had a negative role, considered "slimy beings" by most people. Snakes are in fact fascinating reptiles, characterized by having an "elongated" anatomy, which have adapted to...

The dwarf rabbit is an extremely delicate animal and its correct management, especially food, will be essential for well-being and for the prevention of diseases. For this reason it is important that from an early age the rabbit receives an appropriate diet ...

Council Directive 92/65/EEC, otherwise known as the Balai Directive, is a piece of EU legislation that exists to cover the export within the EU of all animals, semen, ova and embryos not covered by species-specific legislation.

The species most frequently found available as pets are the golden hamster or Hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) and the "Russian bear" (Phodopus campbelli).
Hamsters have as  anatomical 

characteristics cheek pouches, which they use to gather collected food in order to...

The domestic rat (Rattus norvegicus) has only recently been enjoying great success as a pet: very intelligent and with an individual personality, they have a rather short life expectancy on the other hand...

Rabbits, like other pets, need to be vaccinated regularly to protect them from life-threatening diseases. Even if your rabbit lives with you in the apartment, the vaccination is  anyway highly recommended. This because these diseases could be transmitted by mosquito...

The food for parrots that can be found most frequently in pet shops are represented by mixtures of seeds (millet, sunflower and pumpkin seeds). In recent decades it has been noted that pet parrots which were given a more "natural" diet...

The Sugar Glider (Petaurus breviceps) is an arboreal, nocturnal, syndactyl marsupial native to the tropical forests of New Guinea and the eastern coasts of Australia. They are social animals, constituting colonies of 6-10 specimens, and build their burrows...

The African hedgehog is an insectivorous mammal. The two most common species are the European (Erinaceus europaeus) and the African (Atelerix albiventris).

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The African hedgehog...

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The domestic guinea pig (Cavia apera porcellus) belongs to the Caviidae family, suborder Hystricomorfa, and originates from the mountainous regions of the Andes, in South America, finding wide acceptance as a pet given its characteristics as an extremely sociable animal ...

Originating from the arid areas of Africa, India and Asia, they are also called "desert rats" by virtue of their adaptations to live in these environments, through urine concentration (to preserve the body's water reserves) and elongated feet to enable them to run on sandy soils...