Small Pets

Rose-haired tarantulas, otherwise known as red-haired tarantulas, are fascinating and easy to care for. From Chile, these spiders prefer dim light, mild climates and little food. Even the habitats...

Nightcrawlers, a type of earthworm, are hermaphrodites just like other worms, but they still need to mate with another nightcrawler in order to reproduce. There are two main kinds of...

Pet owners commonly use wood shavings as bedding materials for their ferrets, gerbils, rabbits, rats, and other small pets. Hardwood shavings can work well as bedding, but softwoods such as pine...

Live mealworms make an excellent, protein-rich food for small animals, birds, and some types of fish. They are not actually worms, but the larvae of the darkling beetle. Raising a mealworm farm...

Choosing a safe bedding for your small animal will keep your pet healthy and happy. Not all animal bedding is appropriate for small animals such as hamsters, rats, gerbils and chinchillas. These...

When you house reptiles and rodents in terrariums they require a bedding substance to line the bottom of their habitat. Bedding provides the animal a sense of security by mimicking their natural...