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Train your pet rat to play basketball

How to train your pet rat to play basketball

Train your pet rat to shoot hoops! This video demonstrates the steps you need to teach your pet rat this cool trick. All you need is a "basketball hoop", rat treats, a ping pong ball and an ...

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Handle and restrain a gerbil for injections

How to handle and restrain a gerbil for injections

Gerbil lover? Well, see how the professionals handle and restrain the little rodents. You don't have to be giving an injection to learn the handling procedures for gerbils. These videos can be used for your ...

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Safely catch a bat

How to safely catch a bat

They're not kidding. My parents had to extract a bat from their bedroom when I was a baby. The story doesn't go as smoothly as this video would lead you to believe. But, nobody got rabies.

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How To Clean a Gerbil Cage

Clean a Gerbil Cage

Owning a gerbil is delightful, but as well as holding and cuddling you must clean their cage too. Every week or two is about average, but if ...more

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How To Make Your Gerbil Happy

Make Your Gerbil Happy

Do you ever see your gerbil sitting in the cage, looking sad? This article explains how to keep your gerbil happy!

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How To Breed Gerbils

Breed Gerbils

Gerbil pups depend on you completely for their care. It can take a lot of time, patience, and money to care for and feed them. If you want ...more

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How To Build a Bat Box

Build a Bat Box

Do you have bats in your vicinity? Perhaps bats in your home that you would prefer to move elsewhere? Build a bat box for those little ...more

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How To Care for a Hamster

Care for a Hamster

With the right amount of care and love, hamsters can be a wonderful pet, and your best friend. Buying a Cage For safety reasons, make sure ...more

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How To Care for a Pet Rat

Care for a Pet Rat

Mice too boring for you? Maybe you should try having a pet rat. They make great pets! They're sweet, smart, friendly, social, and active--as ...more

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How To Choose a Hamster

Choose a Hamster

Are you sure you want a small, furry hamster? If so, read on. Follow the steps in order. Test the friendliness. Stick your hand in the cage ...more

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How To Choose Good Cages for Hamsters

Choose Good Cages for Hamsters

If you are getting a hamster,or have a hamster,here is how to choose and make sure it's cage is a good one. Read on. Make sure the bars are ...more

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How To Decide if a Ferret Is the Right Pet for You

Decide if a Ferret Is the Right Pet for You

Ferrets are fun and interactive animals, often described as perpetual kittens. But to be a responsible owner you should first decide if they ...more

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How To Feed Wildlife in the Autumn

Feed Wildlife in the Autumn

Your beautiful backyard harvest display can also double as food for wildlife! Below are the best ways to maximize an autumn harvest that ...more

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How To Get Your Hamster Out of a Tube

Get Your Hamster Out of a Tube

Every hamster owner with tubes in the cage has probably known a moment when their furry friend has become stuck. Here's how to free them ...more

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How To Have Fun With Your Hamster

Have Fun With Your Hamster

Does your hamster seem to stare at you with beady eyes pleading "Play with me!"? If s/he does, then this article will tell you how to play ...more

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How To Have Your Small Animal Make Friends

Have Your Small Animal Make Friends

Does your small animal look lonely or bored to you? Does it look like he/she wants to see someone that possibly looks like them self? Well ...more

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How To Help a Pregnant Guinea Pig

Help a Pregnant Guinea Pig

By the time you begin to realize your guinea pig might be pregnant, she'll be about ready to give birth! Here are some ways you can help ...more

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How To Hold a Guinea Pig

Hold a Guinea Pig

Guinea pigs are fun pets, but are more social when held a lot. If not properly held, they can be seriously injured from struggling to get ...more

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How To Litter Train Your Ferret

Litter Train Your Ferret

Litter training a ferret is easy, with a little patience and understanding. When you first bring your ferret home, (or if your ferret has ...more

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How To Make a Dangling Guinea Pig Toy

Make a Dangling Guinea Pig Toy

Is it a ghost? A jellyfish? An upside down pineapple? Regardless, your guinea pig will love this woollen toy that dangles from the roof and ...more

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How To Make a Home for Your Hedgehog

Make a Home for Your Hedgehog

Hedgehogs are very energetic pets and need a large area to roam around in. This article will give information to keep your favorite pet ...more

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How To Make a Simple Rat Toy

Make a Simple Rat Toy

Rats and other rodents need to gnaw on things to keep their teeth sharpened down, so they don't go through their head. If your rat(s) need ...more

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How To Make Guinea Pig Food

Make Guinea Pig Food

How to make food for a guinea pig instead of buying it. This way, you can decide for yourself what your pet will get in which quantities ...more

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Creepy Crawler Ant Robot

Wow, this robot has incredible movement. "A-Pod is an ant inspired hexapod robot with a 2 DOF abdomen (tail), a 3 DOF head with large mandibles. 6 legs with 3 DOF each. Total 25 servos ...

Remote Control Your Lawn Mower

Time to make those lazy Sunday afternoons even lazier. Instructables member johndavid400 has posted a full HowTo on modding your lawn mower to operate via remote control. " ...How to make your ...

Why Buy a Car When You Can Build-It-Yourself?

BBC show Top Gear has built a homemade electric car in just 18 hours: the Hammerhead Eagle i-Thrust. According to Autocar,  "...the Hammerhead Eagle i-Thrust is a road legal car/shed that ...

Obama! Are You Eating that Chicken Wing Correctly?

Yes, there is a right way and a wrong way to eat a chicken wing. And yes, Obama likes chicken wings just like everybody else does. Here's how you do it, courtesy of Food Wishes (also, here's several ...

SPLAT! Art Made from Everyday Household Items

Tom Friedman. One of my very favorite contemporary artists. Friedman injects the wonder into the humdrum. He creates magic from the unsuspected with his incredible sculptures assembled from simple ...

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