Small Pets

Making a worm farm, like an ant farm, can be an exciting science experiment for young children. It isn't hard to create the right conditions to keep worms healthy, so this can be an excellent...

Like many insects, ants live in colonies with a queen. Purchasing or building an ant farm is a good way to learn about insect colonies and teach your children about them. An insect colony is easy...

This is an easy guide on how to make an efficent toilet for your hamster that your hamster uses. It means you only have to clean out the cage once a week, and keeps the cage smelling clean. This...

As hard as you try, it's inevitable that one or more of your pet gerbils will eventually get loose. Catching gerbils is not as hard as it would seem. They are naturally curious, and unlike some...

Both children and adults will enjoy caring for inchworms, watching them build their chrysalis and then emerge as a moth. Inchworms are very easy to care for and provide a learning experience for...

Catching your bugs to feed a pet like a turtle or a frog is a great way to save money. And the outdoors has a plethora of bugs available. But catching bugs may be harder than you think.