Tag: nutrition


20
Mar 2023
How to Meet your Greyhound's Nutritional Needs

Tips for Feeding your Greyhound An athletic breed renowned for their sprinting abilities, greyhounds are surprisingly calm dogs that make for great pets, especially for those with little ones. With an average life expectancy of around 10 – 13 years, it’s important to understand what your furry friend needs in their diet to ensure they stay happy and healthy. With lean, muscular bodies that require daily exercise, it’s important to provide your greyhound with high quality food that’s rich in protein to match their active lifestyle. It’s important to note that greyhounds......

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09
Mar 2023
Evanger’s Nutritional Tips: Ferrets

Small and full of personality, ferrets require a lot of attention when it comes to their nutrition. With a short digestive system and fast metabolism, ferrets should be fed many meals a day (one meal around every 3 – 4 hours). Don’t let their ravenous appetite fool you, because if there’s any pet that has digestion problems, it’s the ferret. Without a cecum in their digestive tract, ferrets are unable to process complex carbohydrates, and thus they should not be consumed. That means anything with fiber should also be completely avoided. Other......

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07
Mar 2023
Evanger’s Nutritional Tips: Hedgehogs

With a propensity for obesity, it’s important that hedgehog owners know how to best meet the nutritional needs of their prickly pal(s). Luckily for hedgehog owners, there’s a wide selection of healthy treats to pick from. Fruits such as apples, pears and bananas and vegetables like peas, corn and carrots are all great choices. Insects like earwigs, maggots and beetles are a favorite snack of hedgehogs, also being a great source of chitin. Chitin plays a key role in the hedgehogs’ natural diet, playing a role in their digestion similar to that......

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06
Mar 2023
Evanger’s Nutritional Tips: Large Lizards

With many different species, it can be hard to understand the nutritional needs of your large lizard(s). While each species has different nutritional needs that must be met for a well-balanced diet, it’s generally a good idea to avoid feeding your lizard live mice. This practice can often lead to pet lizards being injured by the mice; an event that can be easily avoided by serving pre-killed mice. This is much more humane for the mice, and they can be easily stored in the freezer without taking up too much space. Like......

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