Often these little pocket pets develop allergic reactions to the shavings used as bedding in their cage. Cedar shavings are the more irritating than pine, and dusty shavings of any kind make for poor bedding. Try eliminating all shavings and providing cotton batton for a bed with only paper towel as a substrate. You can shred some paper towel to provide privacy and softness.

Patients are often surprised to learn all the things that can make them lose their hair. At the top of the list, in my practice, are grooming problems. This includes home permanents (which should be outlawed), too frequent or too rare touch ups, tight braids, hair weave glues., and permanent color done at the same time as the permanent wave. Other causes of hair loss include anemia, thyroid diseases, lupus and other connective tissue diseases.

There are many different types of hair loss and the causes differ. If you check the Hair Basics section (see link above) you will probably be able to identify the type of hair loss from the descriptions. In some instances the causes are related to a medical condition and you should see a doctor if you are unsure of the type of hair loss that is affecting you.

The laundry list of possible causes of excessive scratching is quite long. Parasites are certainly at the top of the list (fleas, ticks, mange, etc.) However, there are many other causes which can be much more difficult to diagnose. Allergic, bacterial, fungal, metabolic, neoplastic, and even psychological disorders can cause pruritis, the sensation that provokes the desire to scratch, rub, chew, or lick.

Not necessarily. Healthy birds will molt (exchange feather coats) once or twice a year. Other causes of feather loss include skin disease, poor nutrition, fighting between birds, and feather picking. If there are bald patches or other signs of illness, your bird should see a veterinarian.

A scratching dog is probably one of the most common reasons why people seek veterinary care. The scratching could be caused by a number of conditions including fleas, ticks, allergies to grasses, trees, pollens, etc., mange, food allergies, endocrine problems, and skin infections to name a few.

Yes. Ordinary hair dye can be used to colour the hamster, though the effect works best when the dye's colour is the same as the original colour of the fur.

Most living creatures have little mechanisms in their bodies for fighting off anything that invades them. They also have warning systems to tell us something is not right. When we get stung or bitten by a bug a very complicated reaction gets set off which is partly warning, partly healing. Swelling, redness and itchiness are all part of this reaction. With head lice we need to get bitten many times before we feel the itchy bit, some people don't get itchy at all.

Really, this is up to you, depending on your experience. If you are a total beginner a Syrian is most certainly recommended. Syrians Hamsters are very hardy hamsters so they are more suitable for beginners and younger children. On the other hand, some dwarf hamsters are fast and hard to handle. Russian Campbell hamsters are sociable and it is recommended they live in a large cage with the same sex species in which to keep him or her happy.

No a hamster should never be cleaned with water. Hamster are very fragile and can easily become ill. You can however give your hamster a dish of chinchilla sand in which they can roll around in and help clean their fur. Make sure it is sand and not dust, dust is too fine for a hamster. Firstly close all doors in your house then place a pile of food in each room and check regular to see if any has gone missing. If you notice any gone you'll know the hamster is in that room.

There is no possible way to tell the age of a hamster. If your hamster is lively, his coat is very neat, he's not bald or anything he will be quite young. But remember, when buying your hamster/s ask how old they are, so you will always know.

In your local pet shop, you should be able to buy a dry hamster mix, that will be a fine diet for your hamster as long as there isn't too many sunflower seeds in it. Too many sunflower seeds may cause your hamster to become overweight. A list of fruit and vegetables that can be eaten is listed here.

They should be handled at least daily, for at least 10 minutes. Especially dwarfs because if not handled regular they will become untame again.

Scratches more easily if set in a design where there are lots high polish areas. Before platinum made its comeback in the early 90's most platinum rings were finely hand engraved and/or set with pave diamonds. So there were very little high polish areas.

Be sure to go through all the steps above to see if there's something you could change. Know that when you're growing long hair and not used to the way it looks in a brush or comb, a few hairs may suddenly look like a lot. Also know that some scalps will compensate for the extra weight of your hair by thinning out, and that some thinning is natural with aging. If none of this applies, it may be a medical condition.

Your pet canary may be moulting. This is a normal process that usually takes place once to twice a year. He will replace many worn out feathers with new ones during a period of approximately three weeks. Your canary may stop singing during this time as he requires all his energy to grow his new plumage. You might notice him scratching himself more than usual in order to open the protective keratin coating that surrounds new feathers as they grow.

There are some deciduous orchids but generally orchids should not lose a lot of leaves at once. Some leaf loss of old foliage in natural, especially in autumn but excessive leaf loss will usually indicate that the plant has been kept too wet. Orchids do not like to be kept too wet, should not be allowed to stand in water and should therefore always be watered from the top and left to drain.

When your ADSL modem or router loses line synch it means that its not able to talk correctly to the DSLAM at the exchange (the other end of your phone line). There are a number of reasons why this could be happening. Here are some things you should check before logging a fault with our helpdesk. These are in order of how you should check them, if one solves your problem then you need not progress to the next. Check that your ADSL modem is 'talking' in G.DMT mode.

Since your cat brings you so much joy, you decide to buy him/her the softest and most luxurious scratching post you can find. You take it home and kitty gives you a blank stare, like only a cat can, and walks away. Your idea of what is ideal and your cat's idea may not be the same. Cats like rough surfaces that they can shred to pieces. The best scratching posts are those covered in sisal and they are sold by Woodruff (www.woodruff.com).

Many steps can be taken to help reduce scratches on a wood floor. First, you can put throw rugs down in any high traffic areas such as in entryways, in front of your sink or refrigerator, or down a highly traveled hallway. One of the best things you can do is dust, sweep or mop on a regular basis to keep any dirt or debris from collecting on the surface or the floor. You can also put felt pads under the legs of any chairs or tables.

Don't worry that is perfectly normal. Hamsters don't always absorb all the nutrition in food they eat first time around so to get all the nutrition they need they will eat their own poop.

Hamsters are nocturnal meaning that they like to sleep during the day and wake up in the evening or night.

There are 5 types that are kept as pets: Syrian, Campbell's, Winter White, Roborovski and Chinese. There are lots more but these types aren't kept as pets.

Hamsters don't need to be cleaned, they can clean themselves with their paws. You can help them though by providing a dish of chinchilla sand.

Hamsters are nocturnal, meaning they like to sleep during the day. Hamsters will sleep most of the day and will usually wake up for a couple of hours during the evening.

Fruits and Vegetables can be feed once or twice a week in small quantities. Too much can lead to diarrhea or wet tail in Syrians.

You need to get your hamster to a vet asap. There they will prescribe a medicine that will cure the disease. Some pet stores will sell a product called Dri-tail, which they say will cure it but in actual fact it won't. This medicine isn't strong enough and will just cover the symptoms.

No, Black Bear's and Teddybear's are a nicknames pet stores sometimes give to Syrian Hamsters. Syrian hamster are solitary, meaning that they like to live alone and don't like the company of another hamster. Caging them together can lead to serious fighting or even death!

First of all, congratulations on your weight loss! Men and women who've suffered obesity and lost weight often possess a large "apron" of skin and fat on the abdomen. Thankfully, this condition can be corrected with an abdominal lipectomy, a procedure which removes not only surplus tummy skin, but also "love handles" and excess back flesh.

Everyone loses between 50 - 100 hairs a day, and about the same amount will grow back! The hair normally comes out during washing, combing and brushing, etc. Since curly/wavy hair (unlike straight hair) does not get combed out everyday or on a regular basis, when you do comb or brush your hair, it seems like you are losing a lot of hair, but in fact, it is the total of one day or any number of days that the hair has not been brushed.