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LEARN Guides for new pet owners

Guidelines For New Puppy Owners

The first few months of a puppy’s life are very important – for both of you. Here’s ten top tips for perfect pups!

Owning a Pet Ferret

Ferrets make interesting pets. However, they are higher maintenance than cats or dogs and are banned from being kept as pets in some areas.

Feeding Your Bird

One of the great myths about owning birds is that all they need to eat is seed. This is no more true of birds than it is about us. So what do we feed our birds?

Keeping Eastern Long-necked Turtles in Captivity

The most common turtle kept in Australia is the Eastern Long-necked Turtle. While they are often very small when purchased, they may live for up to 40 years and grow to the size of a dinner plate.

CARE Keeping your animals healthy

Taking Care of Your Dog’s Ears and Eyes

Checking your dog’s ears, preferably once a week, is an important part of the grooming routine to prevent ear infections. Eye care is also important.

The Benefits of Pet Health Insurance

Pet insurance offers you peace of mind. If your pet is involved in an accident or suffers a sudden illness, the medical costs can range from several hundreds to thousands of dollars.

Common Diseases of Pet Guinea Pigs, Rats and Mice

Find out more about some common problems that can affect your pet guinea pig, rat or mouse.

Queensland Itch in Horses

Horses are often hassled by an itchy, annoying skin condition known as ‘Queensland Itch’, ‘Sweet

TRAIN Understanding your pet's behaviour

Five ways to help your pets cope with fireworks

Fireworks can be a spectacular addition to many of our annual celebrations. But sadly they can cause serious distress to our pets.

Cat Spraying and Elimination Problems

Is your cat doing ‘nasties’ everywhere in the house except in their litter tray? House-soiling behaviour, or inappropriate elimination, can have many causes.

Travel Turmoil: Travelling with Dogs in Cars

Dogs misbehaving in the car can drive you around the bend! Solving travel turmoil with pets means working out ‘what’s wrong’ first. This is not as difficult to cure as you may think.

Pheromonatherapy for Anxious Pets

Like humans, individual cats and dogs respond quite differently to stress. What might seem like a minor change could be very upsetting.