http://www.ideas-4-pets.com/articles Sun, 11 May 2008 17:04:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Now that spring is here and summer is fast on its heels, animal lovers are thinking about purchasing a rabbit for their children to care for and play with.  This is a wonderful idea as rabbits are sociable little creatures and with the right care and attention make lovely pets for ... http://www.ideas-4-pets.com/articles/rabbits-in-summer/ There has been so much on television recently about keeping hens and chickens that the sales of chicken coops and poultry houses has shot up. Here at ideas-4-pets we have had trouble keeping up with the amount of orders for chicken coops over the past couple of months.  However, we now ... http://www.ideas-4-pets.com/articles/best-poultry-housing/ I have just come back from putting my dog in the dog kennels before I go away on a week's holiday.  What a traumatic experience - for me not my dog !! My little Yorkie loves going to the dog kennels as she is welcomed with open arms by the caring ... http://www.ideas-4-pets.com/articles/dog-kennels-3/ I read the other day that a pair of orange-winged amazons had set up home in the wall of a Church near Hull and that their noisy squawking is now waking the neighbours up in the morning. Amazons are popular pets which can live to 50 or even 60 years old with the right ... http://www.ideas-4-pets.com/articles/parrots-as-pets/ Have you ever seen such a massive choice of rabbit hutches and guinea pig hutches on the market today? You can purchase rabbit hutches in all types of shapes and sizes - although you should always try and purchase the largest you can afford as it is cruel to keep a ... http://www.ideas-4-pets.com/articles/hutches/ I read an article recently about a neglected dog who had been found in a dirty house somewhere in the North of England.  The poor dog was a long-haired daschund and had not been cared for properly by its owners.  Not only was the dog underweight as it had not had ... http://www.ideas-4-pets.com/articles/grooming-your-dog/ Dog cages can be useful when you first get your new puppy.  Puppies get everywhere when they first come into your home and this is not always a good thing.  Just like babies, puppies need to be toilet trained and also need lots of sleep, so a cage can be an excellent ... http://www.ideas-4-pets.com/articles/using-a-dog-cage-as-a-training-aid/ Did you know that small animals can get dirty and can also suffer from matted coats if they are not groomed regularly. Keeping their rabbit hutches or guinea pig hutches pristine clean can help to prevent this happening and brushing your small pet regularly will also help tremendously. Guinea pigs can sometimes suffer ... http://www.ideas-4-pets.com/articles/grooming-small-animals/ Some people don’t want to leave their rabbit outside in a rabbit hutch with an outdoor rabbit run, they much prefer to keep their rabbit indoors, which is fine.  Just make sure that you provide your rabbit with a suitable rabbit hutch or rabbit cage indoors and either purchase an indoor rabbit ... http://www.ideas-4-pets.com/articles/training-an-indoor-rabbit/ We all know how stressful moving home can be and this is no different for our pets.  Moving house is both exciting and scary and dogs not only pick up on our own vibes but are also experiences new sights, smells and places of discovery. If your dog was used to ... http://www.ideas-4-pets.com/articles/moving-home/