As mentioned above, gerbils are classified in the order Rodentia, typically characterised by a pair of continually growing incisors on the upper and lower jaw. These grow by several millimetres a...
Behavioural first aid advice is for the prevention of further harms. It should protect the welfare and safety of both the equine and its human connections. Having a good working knowledge of natural...
A rabbit's natural diet consists of very tough, fibrous foods of low nutritional value — they have a very diverse diet consisting of hay, grass, bark, and roots of many types of plants. Such low...
Compared with cats and dogs, rabbits are fragile. They have very powerful hind limb muscles, but their skeleton makes up a relatively low proportion of their bodyweight. In the home, this means that a...
Research shows that animals undergo physiological changes, including increased heart rate and cortisol release, that are associated with negative feelings such as anxiety or fear (Gregory, 2004)....