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Breed: Wiltshire Poll Sheep Temperament: docile Cost: $200 (pet) $600 (breeding) Lifespan: 10 years Maintenance: low Recommended for: semi-rural settings History: The Wiltshire Poll (Wiltipoll) is a little out of the ordinary. Wiltshire’s are wool-shedding...
25% of pets are affected by allergies, which can make their lives uncomfortable and miserable. Dr. Chris Brown discussed why pets get allergies and how best to prevent and treat them. Environmental allergens: Pets can become ‘hypersensitive’ to a substance they...
Breed: Australian Mist Temperament: intelligent, friendly Cost: around $450 Lifespan: average 12 years Maintenance: low Recommended for: most everyone – families, singles and elderly History The Australian Mist (formerly known as Spotted Mist) is the only...
Pet owners don’t like to admit that their dogs and cats have fleas. In fact, fleas can be very hard to see, particularly in dark coated animals. Dr Chris Brown demonstrated an easy method of detecting fleas that doesn’t cost anything and can be done at...
Greyhounds Breed: Greyhound Temperament: docile, placid Lifespan: 12-14 years Maintenance: low Recommended for: families Greyhound Adoption Program (GAP) Within the greyhound racing industry, up to 20,000 new dogs are born each year. These replace those dogs...
Toadstools Sarah Munday, of Camberwell in Victoria, wrote to ask Don what to do about all the toadstools in her garden. Sarah thinks that the toadstools are poisonous and she is worried that her young brother and sister might eat them. Don said that as a...
Breed: Burmilla Temperament: extroverted, social, playful Cost: from $650 to around $850 Lifespan: 15 years plus Maintenance: low (short hair) medium (med-long hair) Recommended for: families and elderly GROOMING: Once weekly CHILD COMPATIBILITY: Gentle and...
Breed: Sphynx cat Temperament: playful, inquisitive Cost: $2000 Lifespan: 15 years Maintenance: medium Recommended for: funky feline lovers BREED: Sphynx cat COSTS: $2000 desexed, vaccinated and micro-chipped. Feeding $10/wk. GROOMING:...
BREED: Land Hermit Crabs Coenobita variabilis COSTS: Crabs $7-$30. Tank set-up $100-$200 MAINTENANCE: Low, though higher than one may expect. LIFESPAN: Several months to years. GROOMING: Nil CHILD COMPATIBILITY: High. TEMPERAMENT: Non-responsive to humans. Social with...
Creating your own backyard frog pond is a great weekend DIY project, and you can make it as big or as small as you have room to croak! Building a backyard frog pond isn’t rocket science, and it is great fun. You can use any type of container that holds water: a...