A parakeet or a budgerigar is an excellent parrot for someone that lives in an apartment. They are not loud. They have sweet dispositions and make wonderful companions. The scientific meaning is song parrot with wavy lines. They are quite capable of learning to talk. Parakeets are easy to train.

The new exotic pet series for children continues. The first segment was So You Want a Goldfish; this is the second part of Children’s Pet House, Let’s Setup Your Goldfish Tank. Next week we will have fun with an experiment. Make sure your child has an empty soda pop container and lid.

How to pick out a pet snake, what snake should you decide on, how to house, feed, keep your snake at the proper temperatures, humidity, or molting - everything snakes. Is a beginner snake a milk snake or a reticulated python?

The first article about goldfish written for children. This is a new Exotic Pet BallaOnline Feature – Children’s Pet House.

Pets that are especially susceptible are exotic pet ferrets, pet cats, pot-bellied pigs, Micro-pigs, and pet turkeys. The ferret would be my biggest concern; the ferret is very vulnerable to the flu virus including human flu viruses

Many times we have exotic pets because they fascinate us – we simply enjoy them, get pleasure from watching them, benefit from observing them doing their “own thing.” There are many animals you won’t find a book on how to take care of them, let alone how to keep them healthy, happy, and alive.