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9 Pet Hamster Care Tips for Beginners

Did you recently welcome a hamster into your family? Here are nine quick care tips to memorize.

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What is my Bunny Saying? Decode Your Bunny’s Behavior

Learn what bunny behavior means and understand the noises your bunny makes with these expert tips from Kaytee Pets.

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Back-to-School Small Animal Pet Boredom Busters

Back-to-School Small Animal Pet Boredom Busters

Enrich your pet’s life with these boredom busters for small animals. Kaytee Pets offers toys, accessories, and fun tips for a happy pet.

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I just bought a small animal or pet bird and want to know what the best cage or habitat is for it?

Kaytee CritterTrail Complete Starter Kit

Best Habitat

You must first decide how much space you have available for your small animal or pet bird. Once you have done this, we recommend looking at a few possible habitats you like and then checking the measurements of those you have selected.

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All About Pet Chinchilla Dust Baths

All About Pet Chinchilla Dust Baths

Why Do They Take Dust Baths? Chinchillas take dust baths as a way of self-cleaning their coats and to protect them by eliminating extra oils and moisture.

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How do I convert my small animal from a pelleted or seed based diet to a processed food like exact Rainbow?

Convert to Processed Food

When introducing your small pet animal to a new food, avoid sudden changes of diet to prevent digestive upsets.

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What is my Guinea Pig Saying? Decode Your Guinea Pig's Noises

Decode Your Guinea Pig's Noises

Have you heard your guinea pig make a chut? Or purr? Guinea pigs use a variety of noises to communicate.

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Can I feed my small animal a product formulated for a different small animal?

Feed Different Foods

We recommend feeding your bird or small animal a food that has been scientifically-formulated for your particular bird or animal.

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How to Bond with your Small Animal

Forming a Friendship with your Furry Friend

It’s time to bond and form a relationship with your small animal. Just like people, each small animal has their own unique personality.

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Grass Hays - What are the differences?

Grass Hay Differences

Hay and grasses such as Timothy, Brome, Alfalfa, etc. are naturally grown, sun dried, and harvested.

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How to Assemble a CritterTrail Starter Habitat for your Hamster, Gerbil, or Mouse

How to Assemble a CritterTrail Starter Habitat for Your Hamster, Gerbil, or Mouse

This CritterTrail Starter Habitat, right out of the box, includes nearly everything you need for your pet’s home.

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Do you have a product satisfaction guarantee?

Product Guarantee

Kaytee takes pride in the quality product that we manufacture.

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Caring for your Pet Rabbit

Caring for your Pet Rabbit

This guide takes you through everything you need to know, from general care, diet, and housing to ensure you provide the safest and most comfortable home for your rabbit.

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Should You Get a Pet for Easter?

Long answer short: no. Getting a pet is a big responsibility because of its unique care, the cost, and many other factors that new pet parents don’t always consider.

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Why is there such a difference in the color and/or appearance of the Timothy Hay?

Timothy Hay Appearance

Hay and grasses such as Timothy, Brome, Alfalfa, etc. are naturally grown, sun dried, and harvested.

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Tips for Pet-Proofing Your House

Different animals each have unique characteristics, making it hard to call any home completely “pet-proof,” but using these tips can help keep your small animal or pet bird safe, healthy, and happy.

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