Articles tagged:exotic pets

Posted: Mon Jan 30 5:58 a.m. by Lyssa Alexander, DVM AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Ferrets can make great pets when they are well-cared for and have an enriching environment

Owning ferretsas pets is not legal in all states, but they are very nice pets. They are easy to handle and fun to play with. Their scientific name is Mustela putorius furo and they are in the weasel family (similar to minks). They were first domesticated by people many hundreds ...

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Posted: Wed Dec 7 4:45 p.m. by Lorrie Shaw AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
As sugar gliders gain popularity, is emphasis on understanding their physical and ethological needs enough?

Sugar gliders are a hot commodity: they’re small, unique and seemingly easy to care for, and that's attractive to a lot of people. The cute factor is clear, but what makes them unusual is their ability to do what you don't expect a furry creature to be able to: move ...

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Posted: Thu Dec 1 5:26 a.m. by Lorrie Shaw AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Area vet tech students taught valuable skills during exotic animal workshop

A group of students from Baker College gathered around a Green Iguana named Tyson that handler Mark Creswell had retrieved from her enclosure during a recent workshop at Great Lakes Zoological Society's 'A World of Discovery', a conservation and rescue center for exotic animals in Ann Arbor. After the animal ...

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Posted: Sun Feb 13 5:45 a.m. by Debbie Ann Community Contributor
Pot-bellied pigs make great pets, if they have the right care

The "Year of the Rabbit" started on Feb. 3.  February is also “Adopt a Rescued Rabbit Month.” Every day is the "Day of the Rabbit" here at Great Lakes Rabbit Sanctuary, but lately it seems more like the "Year of the Piggies." A few weeks ago, an urgent call came in to ...

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Posted: Tue Jul 13 12:01 p.m. by Jen Eyer Director of Audience Engagement
San Francisco considers ban on pet sales

The doggie in the window may soon be a thing of the past in San Francisco. The city's Animal Control & Welfare Commission heard testimony last week on a proposed ban on all pet sales except fish. The measure is an effort to reduce the number of unwanted animals — ...

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Posted: Fri Jun 25 9:01 a.m. by Jen Eyer Director of Audience Engagement
Friday Pet Blogging: A gallery of fuzzy faces

Welcome to this week's installment of Friday Pet Blogging! Here is a gallery of photos that readers submitted of their pets this week. To see names and hometowns, doubleclick on the slideshow and view it on Flickr. To participate in Friday Pet Blogging and enter the contest, e-mail a new ...

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Posted: Mon Jun 21 11:37 a.m. by Jen Eyer Director of Audience Engagement

A 3-year-old cat from Ann Arbor is the first winner of AnnArbor.com's weekly Friday Pet Blogging contest. Mufasa's owner, Paula Therese Papay, will receive a gift basket loaded with cat goodies from the Humane Society of Huron Valley. Every week from now through August, HSHV will give a gift basket ...

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Posted: Fri Jun 18 11:14 a.m. by Jen Eyer Director of Audience Engagement
Friday Pet Blogging: A gallery of fuzzy faces

Welcome to this week's installment of Friday Pet Blogging! Here is a gallery of photos that readers submitted of their pets this week. To see names and hometowns, doubleclick on the slideshow and view it on Flickr. To participate in Friday Pet Blogging and enter the contest, e-mail a new ...

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Posted: Mon Jun 14 12:41 p.m. by Jen Eyer Director of Audience Engagement
Share photos of your pet and enter to win a gift basket!

AnnArbor.com is partnering with the Humane Society of Huron Valley to spice up our Friday Pet Blogging feature. Every week from now through August, HSHV will give a gift basket filled with pet supplies to one winner, drawn at random from all the entrants for that week. The items have ...

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Posted: Fri Jun 11 11:41 a.m. by Jen Eyer Director of Audience Engagement
Friday Pet Blogging for June 11, 2010

Welcome to this week's installment of Friday Pet Blogging! Here is a gallery of photos that readers submitted of their pets this week. To see names and hometowns, doubleclick on the slideshow and view it on Flickr. Want to see your pet on AnnArbor.com? Anytime during the week, email a ...

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Posted: Fri Jun 4 11:21 a.m. by Jen Eyer Director of Audience Engagement

Welcome to the first installment of Friday Pet Blogging! Here is a gallery of photos that readers submitted of their pets this week. To see names and hometowns, doubleclick on the slideshow and view it on Flickr. Want to see your pet on AnnArbor.com? Anytime during the week, email a ...

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Posted: Wed Jun 2 9:58 a.m. by Jen Eyer Director of Audience Engagement
New 'Friday Pet Blogging' feature will highlight photos of readers' pets

Do you have a photogenic pet? Do you love to take his picture? Do you want to see it on AnnArbor.com? We do, too! That's why we're launching a new feature called "Friday Pet Blogging." It's a riff on the longstanding blog meme Friday Cat Blogging, but our version isn't ...

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