Gerbils are generally smaller and slimmer than hamsters, with longer tails covered in fur. Unlike hamsters, they are diurnal, ...

If you have young children, chances are you get weekly, if not daily, requests for a pet. While a family cat or dog is a right of passage for many, it can be a lot of responsibility for children who ...

Dear Heloise: My granddaughter, Bobbi, recently received a dwarf hamster for her 9th birthday. He is a zippy little escape artist! To keep him safe when she wants to play or cuddle with him, she sits ...

Shock among hamster owners: The pet is cold and stiff. The desperate question arises: “Is my hamster dead, or are these signs of hibernation?” In the wild, their counterparts survive winter in ...

Spot-clean: Use cat-friendly wipes and dry shampoos (like this one) to tackle specific areas, like dirty paws or faces. You ...

The symptoms of dementia in cats, like confusion and sleep problems, mirror those experienced by humans. Increased ...

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Figure 2: Photomicrograph (10× objective) of an affected skin biopsy sample taken from the hamster in Figure 1 stained with hematoxylin and eosin. Differential diagnoses for cutaneous bacterial ...

Dear Heloise: With the increase in power outages, we have started filling plastic containers with water and keeping them in our freezers. This way, when the power goes out, ice is already in place to ...

EADaily, September 9th, 2025. Western correspondents "caught" Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping talking about... immortality. It ...