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How to Care for Your Fat-Tailed Gecko

Fat-tailed geckos are becoming increasingly more popular and are starting to be bred more. Even though you can get imports at a lower price, they will probably have internal parasites, will be rough-looking and sometimes will be missing tails. To preserve wild populations, captive-bred choices are the better option....

By Allan's Pet Center 8Nov 0 Comment Allan's Pet Center, Diet, Expanding the Life of Your Goldfish, Goldfish, Tank, Water quality

Expanding the Life of Your Goldfish

We have all seen them, whether it was an aquarium, a dentist’s offices or even the carnival: the common goldfish. Though these fish are associated with small fishbowls and living only a handful of months, the common goldfish can actually live up to 10 to 25 years if taken...

By Allan's Pet Center 8Nov 0 Comment Allan's Pet Center, Crested gecko, How to take care of your crested gecko

How to Care for Your Crested Gecko

Crested geckos, or Correlpohus ciliatus, are originally from New Caledonia. The gecko makes an ideal pet for beginners, as it has easy, simple requirements. The crested gecko has become a captive bed and is a standard pet in the pet industry. Many feature new color morphs. Size and Life...

By Allan's Pet Center 25Oct 0 Comment Allan's Pet Center, Hand-taming, Pet rat

How to Bond with a Pet Rat

Bonding with a pet rat takes time and patience – and lots of treats! In the end, it is worth it. As rats are social, intelligent and curious rodents, the goal is to get the rat from being inside its cage to playing outside its cage for about an...

By Allan's Pet Center 23Oct 0 Comment

How to Care for Your Bearded Dragon

Considered one of the best pet lizards, the bearded dragon, or Pogona vitticeps, is known for being handy and tame. The bearded dragon exhibits interesting behaviors, particularly when chasing crickets during feeding or with “arm waving,” where a female – and sometimes males – may lift a front leg...

By Allan's Pet Center 23Sep 0 Comment

How to Introduce Fish to a New Tank

Many of us before have come home from the pet store, from which a beautiful new pet beta fish was purchased. Out of pure excitement, the little guy was thrown into a new tank almost immediately. The fish seemed fine at first, but just a few hours later, it...

By Allan's Pet Center 21Sep 0 Comment Allan's Aquarium, Allan's Pet Center, amphibians, Milk Frogs, Pet Care

How to Care for Your Milk Frog

Also known as the Mission golden-eyed tree frog and the panda bear tree frog due to its contrasting, black and white coloration as juveniles, Amazon milk frogs (Trachycephalus resinifictrix) are an enjoyable and easy frog to keep as a pet. While not as common as the more familiar White’s...

By Allan's Pet Center 11Sep 0 Comment Allan's Aquarium, Allan's Pet Center, Jackson's Chameleon, Pet Care, Reptiles

How to Care for Your Jackson’s Chameleon

For pet owners who are more drawn toward tamed and mild, the Jackson’s Chameleon, aka Chamaeleo jacksonii xantholophus is the perfectly docile creature for you. Aside from their demeanor, this reptile is everything but mild. Availability, Size, and Lifespan Because these interesting yet beautiful looking creatures are so manageable...

By Allan's Pet Center 19Aug 0 Comment Allan's Aquarium, Allan's Pet Center, Pet Store, Reptile Care, Russian Tortoise, Terrarium, Tortoise Enclosure

How to Build the Perfect Russian Tortoise Enclosure

Russian tortoises are one of the more popular reptiles to own as pets because they thrive in extreme temperatures. But many owners of this species have a difficult time finding or creating a tortoise enclosure that would satisfy both pockets and of course, the tortoise. Given their natural ability...

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How to Care for Your Fat-Tailed Gecko

Expanding the Life of Your Goldfish

How to Care for Your Crested Gecko

How to Bond with a Pet Rat

How to Care for Your Bearded Dragon

How to Introduce Fish to a New Tank

How to Care for Your Milk Frog

How to Care for Your Jackson’s Chameleon

How to Build the Perfect Russian Tortoise Enclosure

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