When you buy their first kitten she is so small, so cute and so cuddly that you just want to nurse her and play with her all day.  As you kitten gets a bit bigger and more curious she will want to roam around the house and look in every room to see what potential playthings she […]

The most frequently asked question I think we have is “what size dog kennel should I buy for my dog?” It’s a difficult question for ideas-4-pets to answer outright because we haven’t seen your dog and there are even differences in sizes within the dog breed.
Some dogs are smaller than others for instance - females […]

Rats make excellent pets as they are highly intelligent, social animals and although they enjoy the companionship of humans, they thrive in - and need - the company of other rats.
They will usually survive on their own but your rat would have a happier and more interesting life if he is kept with other rats.  Ideally, two […]

Chinchillas
The chinchilla originated in Peru and can be found in the wild from southern Peru and Bolivia, to southern Chile. Chinchillas possess the thickest fur coats of all mammals, which is considered to be highly prized.
Due to the value of their coats, chinchillas were hunted in South America almost to extinction but the chinchilla is […]

Chicken keeping has had huge media hype recently with famous chef’s appearing on TV programmes and also writing articles in newspapers.  It seems that more and more people are now choosing to keep their own hens, which is great.  But before rushing out and purchasing some chickens we at ideas-4-pets advise you to read up on […]

All children love to have a pet and some of the most popular pets are the rabbit and the guinea pig. Many parents feel that this is a good “starter pet” for their children which is fine so long as the parents make sure that their children know that rabbits and guinea pigs need as […]

A dog cage can be really useful when training a new puppy. Dog cages come in all sizes to suit your particular breed of dog and they can be purchased with one door, two doors or even three doors so that access to the dog cage is easy wherever you decide to site the cage.
Dog […]