Animiyo guides
Non conventional pets hide illness until late stages and depend on precise environmental parameters. These guides give the reference values and the checking procedures.
22 guides
A guide to welcoming a ferret by grasping what makes it different from rodents and rabbits, and to building an environment and a day that respect its nature.
An undersized tank, no UVB and dirty water are the three most common causes of illness. Here is how to build a setup that holds up over the years.
A chinchilla is not a large hamster: it fears heat, jumps high, gnaws everything and washes in sand. Here is how to build its environment and its day.
A hamster is a solitary, nocturnal animal, more delicate than it looks: correct housing and a steady routine prevent most of its problems.
A parrot is an intelligent, social animal: the cage is not a prison but a safe base, and enrichment is what turns it into an environment rather than a box.
The mistake that kills the most fish is not a disease: it is adding fish to a new tank before the filter is alive. The nitrogen cycle comes before everything.
A tortoise hibernation should not be left to chance in the garden: prepared badly it is dangerous, managed methodically it is safe and natural.
In a rabbit the gut must never stop. When it slows, only hours separate a manageable problem from an emergency: knowing what to watch for each day is the first line of defence.
In most cases a sick fish is a symptom of a sick tank. Here is how to read the signs, use quarantine and know when a fish vet is actually needed.
A guide for anyone who brings home an axolotl and discovers it is not a fish: cool water, weak flow and a substrate that will not harm it make the difference.
A guinea pig is not a hamster or a small rabbit: it has needs of its own. Space, company, hay always available and vitamin C are the pillars of correct care.
A healthy snake depends almost entirely on its enclosure: the right temperature, humidity and hides matter more than any accessory. Here is how to set them up.
A practical guide to preventing metabolic bone disease in reptiles: the balance of calcium, vitamin D3, UVB and temperature, and the early signs not to ignore.
A rabbit is not a rodent and does not eat like a hamster. Here is how to build a hay based ration, with the right greens and pellets kept in their place.
A UVB lamp wears out without going dark. A reptile can have visible light and yet a UVB output that is no longer enough: the check must be done, not assumed.
The guinea pig is one of the few mammals that cannot make its own vitamin C. Here is how to cover the daily need through diet and head off scurvy before it appears.
In rabbits and rodents the teeth grow for life. A regular home check catches early the problems these animals hide until the very last.
A sick bird stops looking sick for as long as it can. Weight changes first, which makes a kitchen scale the most useful home diagnostic tool there is.
Prey species hide suffering until the last moment. Here are the time thresholds, the normal parameters species by species and the facts to gather before you call.
A reptile digests, heals and moves at the temperature you provide. Here is the nine step calibration, the values by species and the weekly checks worth recording.
A method to measure water parameters, read the nitrogen cycle and do safe partial changes, with the signs that call for an immediate intervention.
For a rabbit, housing is not a comfort detail: it decides movement, teeth, gut function and the ability to hide pain. Here are the measurements, the zones and the daily checks.
