Mummy, I Just Won A Goldfish!

While we would always advise you to obtain your pets from a reputable pet store or breeder, many parents over the years have found themselves the surprise owner of one or more goldfish. Whether a well-meaning relative or friend has taken your children to the fair or they’ve visited with a friend, suddenly being faced […]

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How to Look After a Goldfish

Looking after a goldfish properly is no easy task. Much of the commonly-held advice about caring for goldfish is painfully wrong and has led to numerous goldfish over the years passing away much sooner than necessary. Fortunately once you understand a few simple rules you’ll find that looking after goldfish successfully can be both simple […]

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The Most Unusual Pets you can Keep if you Live in the UK

Many of us love to have a pet in our lives. They provide companionship, love, and entertainment. Traditionally, dogs and cats fill the pet-shaped spaces in our lives, but more and more people are turning to exotic pets. There are currently over 13,000 different exotic pet species being kept in the UK and 4000 wild […]

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Unusual Pet Laws From Across the Globe

A pet is more than just a pet, a pet is part of the family and so when you travel or move abroad it’s only natural that you want to take them with you. However, aside from the usual pet laws about animal welfare some countries, even the UK, have some rather bizarre pet laws […]

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Caring for Black Moors in an Aquarium

Black Moors are a variety of goldfish with a unique and characteristic appearance. Firstly, they are sometimes alternatively known as “telescope goldfish” on account of their protruding eyes. Secondly, they tend to have a round, stubby and almost “cute” body – a long way from the sleek, streamlined outline of a standard goldfish. They also […]

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The 10 Best Pets for Allergy Sufferers

Particularly for children, the concept of not having a pet because you are allergic is unfathomable. When your friends are gloating about their new puppies and kittens, you are left staring longingly at the latest Andrex advert. However, armed with some medication and a bit of knowledge, allergies do not have to mean a pet […]

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Looking After Koi Carp

If you have ever seen orange and yellow shapes moving below the surfaces of ponds, chances are you have clapped eyes on a koi carp. They are a striking breed of large ornament fish, hailing from China and Japan. Koi carp are often a patchwork quilt of colours, their bodies containing yellows, blacks, oranges, reds […]

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What Are The Best Pet Snakes For Beginners?

There are over 2,900 species of snake in the world, and while only a small proportion of these snakes are regularly available as pets that still provides a vast range of options. Unsurprisingly of course some of these species are far more suitable for beginner snake keepers than others. Generally there are a number of […]

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