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Jeff

I have a bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems and over 10 years of experience working in IT. I have a wife and two children and love taking them to the zoo to see all the animals. I grew up with dogs and fish and now have two dogs and two cats. I've also played guitar for almost 20 years and love writing music, although it's hard to find the time these days.

Hedgehogs are popular pets because they’re easy to care for and work for people with allergies. But if you’re planning to keep a hedgehog, you need to think carefully about the housing setup to guarantee that your little pet is safe and comfortable. These cute animals are low-maintenance but have special needs when it comes …

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Have you ever thought about adopting a pet hedgehog? It can be tempting because they’re cute and they don’t take a lot of space in the house. They’re also quite friendly by nature and can be lovely pet companions. Can their odor cause an issue, though? In other words, do hedgehogs stink? Is a foul …

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For more than 60 years’ sea monkeys have been fun, novelty pets. They look nothing like monkeys, and their popularity has mainly been attributed to some rather creative marketing strategies. Fully grown Sea Monkeys are approximately half an inch in length. They are sometimes advertised as able to reach an inch in size, but claims …

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Gerbils are great pets that many people love to keep in their homes. If you already have one gerbil, then you might be thinking about buying another. Introducing a new gerbil to the habitat can be tricky in some ways. Ordinarily, you would want to use a split cage to introduce new gerbils. What if …

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Compared to dogs or cats, keeping a hedgehog as a pet can be more challenging since information about its behaviors isn’t as readily available. Unlike these conventional pets that pretty much everyone knows shed hair/fur, most hedgehog owners wonder “do hedgehogs shed?” Hedgehog shedding, better known as hedgehog quilling, is a normal process for these …

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Raising a hedgehog can be an excellent decision for novice owners, but there are a few things that you need to take into consideration if you’re raising this little and unusual pet. Luckily, hedgehogs are easy to care for and don’t require much training. All you have to do is to pick the proper enclosure …

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