The average lifespan of a pet rat is between 2 and 3 years. However, genetics, husbandry and love will ultimately determine how long your pets live. Animals bred from healthy parents will live longer than those bred from weak and sickly animals, and animals fed a healthy diet and kept in clean cages using the proper bedding will live longer than those fed junk food who live in dirty cages on pine or cedar. Love and attention can sometimes play a big role in how long your rat will live.

Naked mole-rats cannot be kept as pets. They must live in large colonies, and they have fairly strict temperature and humidity requirements. They are high-maintenance animals and can live from ten to 30 years. Removing them from the wild in Africa is expensive, risky, and disruptive to the habitats of naked mole-rats and other animals. Naked mole-rats are kept and bred in highly controlled enclosures in some universities and zoos. Under no circumstances should they be kept as pets.

You can get a pet rat from a breeder or a pet store, or as a rescue from a shelter, other rescue organization, or individual. See our Acquiring page for more information.

Pet rabbits can live between 7 and 12 years. To extend the life of your pet rabbit, consider neutering or spaying.

Pet rats live for about 2-3 years. Several factors can impact how long they live, such as health--both their genetics and how well taken care of they are-- as well as their diet, living conditions, and even how much love and affection they are given.

The prefered choice of housing for rats is a large cage as it offers climbing opportunities, ventilation and an ideal environment for adding such things as hammocks, tubes and extra shelving. If you have baby rats, make sure the bar spacing is not so great that they can squeeze themselves out! The bottom tray of the cage can be filled with a paper-based litter such as CareFresh or BioCatolet or hardwood shavings such as Aspen (not Pine and Cedar) or re-usable cotton towels.

Well I guess that depends on who you talk to--Most farmers who are in the egg producing business will say 2 years. Those who are in the meat producing business will say 6 months--Those who keep birds as pets (with names) or who are not interested in maximum production of eggs, will find that chickens can live up to 8 or 10 years.

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I am sure the answer most of us want to hear is - -Forever!!! But to our dismay, the answer is never that simple. For the dog owners out there; they can expect their pet to live between the ages of 11 & 13 years. There are some differences between larger and smaller breed dogs. Studies have found that larger breed dogs can expect a slightly short life span. The average cat lifespan is 12 to 16 years.

I would advise against this. Hamsters are very territorial. I have heard stories of hamsters who immediately attacked a mouse or rat when they met.

It could take just a few days to a couple of months for complete healing of the infected areas. The length of time will depend on what type of mange your pet has, the length of time that they had the mange mites, the strength of their immune system, and how bad the sores or any infected sites are.

In a humid environment, over 60% of newly hatched fleas can live without a host for 2 months. In a cool, dry environment, only 10% will live without an immediate host. Humidity is the key to flea survival.

You'd think that would be a simple question, with a simple answer. Unfortunately, every source I've found gives different information: Britanica Online says the lifespan of a domestic cat in captivity is 21 years (in context, this seems to be the maximum age of the vast majority of otherwise healthy cats!!!). The Tidycat website once indicated that the average Russian Blue lives 18 years (I couldn't find a reference to persian lifespan). On the HomeArts Ask the Vet website, Dr.

The average life span of most giant breeds is about 8-10 years. I know of Danes living to 10-12 years, but right now unfortunately that is the exception rather than the rule. There are a few health problems which afflict the Great Dane breed: growth problems (HOD, PANO and OCD), hip dysplasia (OFA and Penn-Hip tests), and bloat/GDV/torsion are primary concerns. Wobblers, thyroid problems, and problems with the eyes (CERF test) also appear in the breed. Se our HEALTH links for more info:

Lice may live for several weeks on a person, but they rarely live more than 48 hours when removed from a person's body.

This varies with the mosquito species and the time of the year. Some species may only live for less than a week, while others can live for several months over the winter months. (BACK)

As long as they wish. Millions of years if they want to. And their physical bodies are forever young, because they can regenerate any cell in their bodies at will.

http://www.sciencenet.org.uk/database/Biology/Original/b00054d.html says that the life span of spiders can vary from a few months to 20 years.