Keeping Turtles Provided by Your Pet Magazine Turtles are becoming increasingly popular as pets and, if properly cared for, these fascinating creatures can become long-term companions. Commonly known as penny turtles', veterarian Dr Paddy Batch says this is aread more...

Can You Overfeed a Goldfish? Provided by Your Pet Magazine Originating in China, Goldfish have been domesticated for many hundreds of years. Today, at least one of the plentiful varieties can be found swimming around a tank, giving their owners a sense of joy and tranquillity,read more...

The Miniature Horse Provided by Your Pet Magazine The exact origin of the miniature horse is unclear. However, it is agreed that these tiny ponies have their origins in Europe in the 1600s when King Louis XIV had a private zoo at the Palace of Versailles where he keptread more...

Snakes Alive Provided by Your Pet Magazine The snake's sleek, slithery appearance has fascinated people for thousands of years. While the thought of an encounter with one of these ancient creatures is enough to scare the wits out of some of us, for others theread more...

The Mexican Walking Fish's Special Powers Provided by Your Pet Magazine When it comes to odd little pets, few creatures are more peculiar than the axolotl, which is also known as the Mexican Walking Fish. With a long, slimy body growing up to 30cm and a mane of large feathery gills, they areread more...

Save the Guinea Pig Provided by Your Pet Magazine Cavies, rodents of the Caviidae family, are commonly known as Guinea Pigs. They are a popular pet because of their size and extreme cuteness, but each year, hundreds are abandoned or found neglected. Kylie Timmins findsread more...

Keeping Chooks is Worth Crowing About Provided by Your Pet Magazine Chickens make great pets but it's important that people do their research first. If you basically go out and buy a chicken without first researching the topic, you are in for some problems. Chickens are pretty hardyread more...

Acupuncture and Your Pet Provided by Your Pet Magazine Animals are thought to have been treated by acupuncture for approximately 4000 years in China and it is one of the oldest and most tested health care systems still in use today. It is based on the concept of qiread more...

Bait the rat, not your pet Don't be fooled by advertising packaging that says it's "safe to use around pets". Rat Bait poisoning is a lot more common than what you probably think. We constantly have people coming into the clinic with their half deadread more...

Your Pet's Basic Needs Keeping a pet is fun and exciting but lets face it, there was no manual supplied when we bought them. You might be at a loose end when it comes to knowing that your pet has everything it needs. As our pets cannot talk, it sometimes becomes aread more...