Open the guideBeginner30 min
Setting up the guinea pig's home and diet
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.
Rodents
Animiyo guides
Non conventional species
Non conventional pets hide illness until late stages and depend on precise environmental parameters. These guides give the reference values and the checking procedures.
9 guides
- Open the guideBeginner15 min
Build a hay and vegetable diet for your rabbit
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.
Rabbit - Open the guideIntermediate25 min
Setting up and checking a reptile's UVB lighting
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.
Reptiles - Open the guideIntermediate20 min
Check the teeth and nails of rabbits and rodents at home
In rabbits and rodents the teeth grow for life. A regular home check catches early the problems these animals hide until the very last.
RabbitRodents - Open the guideBeginner25 min
Weighing a bird as the earliest sign of illness
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.
Birds - Open the guideBeginner15 min
Spotting an emergency in rabbits and rodents before it is too late
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.
RabbitRodents - Open the guideIntermediate45 min
Terrarium thermal management: measure, calibrate and check
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.
Reptiles - Open the guideIntermediate30 min
Keeping the water quality right in your aquarium
A method to measure water parameters, read the nitrogen cycle and do safe partial changes, with the signs that call for an immediate intervention.
Fish - Open the guideBeginner90 min
Setting up and monitoring a rabbit's living space
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.
Rabbit