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First steps with a new pet: choosing, preparing your home and your first days together.
10 guides in this selection
For beginners
How big a leopard gecko enclosure should be, warm and cool side temperatures, which heating to use, whether it needs UVB and which substrate is safe – step by step, with sources.
For beginners
A hutch isn't enough – a pair of average-sized rabbits needs at least 3×2m of space available around the clock, daily exercise and the company of a compatible, friendly rabbit. Concrete figures from RWAF, RSPCA and PDSA.
For beginners
The right dog is the one that fits your everyday life, not the one you like in a photo. A guide to six lifestyles – flat and a job, runners, a family with children, older owners, a first dog, a house with a garden – with breeds from our directory, the MSD, VCA and RSPCA rules on activity, time alone, coat care and cost, and a one-week dry run.
For beginners
Where to adopt a dog or a cat in Slovenia and Croatia, how the shelter procedure works (questionnaire, meet-and-greet, contract), what it costs, which duties you take on and how the first days at home should go.
For beginners
A parrot cage is measured in wingspans, not litres: MSD gives 1.5, the Purdue University veterinary hospital gives two. This guide collects the minimum dimensions by species, the rules for perches and bar spacing, the risk from zinc and kitchen PTFE fumes, and how long a bird must spend outside its cage.
For beginners
Most pet-shop cages are too small for a hamster. The right size, how much bedding for burrowing, which wheel and what to avoid – a complete guide to a happy hamster.
For beginners
From choosing the size and equipment to a fishless start: a step-by-step guide to setting up your first aquarium right the first time – and avoiding the most common beginner mistake.
For beginners
Which fish forgive beginner mistakes, which need a shoal, and which needs no heater at all? Ten proven species for a first aquarium, with links to detailed profiles.
For beginners
The real question is not which breed is prettiest, but which one fits your daily life. Five questions to ask yourself before buying or adopting, so that both you and your dog end up happy.
For beginners
Moving is a big stress for a kitten. With a prepared safe room, a calm first day and gradual exploration of the home, you ease the transition and lay the foundations of a confident cat.
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