Blogs & Pet Care Education

05 June 2023
Gutloading Mealworms & Feeder Insects

If your feeder mealworms are chock full of good vitamins, minerals, and nutrients, your pet will be too. You are what you eat!. Feeder...

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05 June 2023
Ground Squirrel Information

RICHARDSON'S GROUND SQUIRRELS / Original source of information - http://research.uleth.ca/rgs. Richardson's ground squirrels are known by a variety of names, including gophers, prairie gophers,...

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05 June 2023
Grey Squirrel Information

The Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis), or the Grey Squirrel, depending on region, is a tree squirrel native to the eastern and midwestern United...

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05 June 2023
Food for Captive Squirrels

Are your looking for a healthy, easy to feed diet for your pet squirrel? Exotic Nutrition's Deluxe Squirrel Diet is the recommended pellet diet...

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05 June 2023
Five Signs of Chinchilla Illness

5 SIGNS OF CHINCHILLA ILLNESS. Loss of appetite, refusal to take treats, lethargy and listlessness. Change in consistency of droppings or lack of droppings....

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05 June 2023
Five Myths About Hedgehogs

1. Hedgehogs are related to porcupines: False. Hedgehogs and porcupines are very different. Hedgehogs are classified as insectivores and porcupines are rodents. Hedgehog "quills"...

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05 June 2023
Find an Accredited Exotic Pet Veterinarian

Use the USDA "Find an Accredited Veterinarian" Public Search Tool here: https://vsapps.aphis.usda.gov. . Ready to Shop? Shop By Pet or Shop By Category. Got Questions? Browse more free Blogs or Contact Us with any inquiries regarding...

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05 June 2023
Feeding Short-Tailed Opossums

Provide your Short Tailed Opossum with fresh water daily in a water bottle. For younger opossums that are not too strong, one without a...

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05 June 2023
Feeding Hedgehogs

. In the wild, a hedgehog is opportunistic and will eat many things, but the majority of their diet comprises insects. Our suggestion is...

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05 June 2023
Feeding Mealworms to Sugar Gliders

When adding live mealworms to your Sugar Glider's diet, it is strongly suggested to add a 'no-phosphorus' calcium supplement to the food, such as...

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05 June 2023
Feeding Degus

Wild Degus mainly live on bulbs, tubers and bark. Since these foods are not readily available to the typical Degu owner, Exotic Nutrition has...

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05 June 2023
Feeding Bluebirds

Lots of birders love to feed their birds mealworms, but live mealworms can be a challenge to find locally and an even greater challenge...

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