The Critter Corner

Welcome to our personal zoo. Hope you like animals, because we sure do. We've had to give up our pets due to various reasons including some pregnancy complications, but we still love them and keep in touch with those that have adopted them. Each section also includes links to sights with more information on that animal.

Ferrets:

Our six ferret babies -- Taz, Coffee, Daphne, Tia, Gretchen, and Beelzebub -- were adopted by a wonderful woman named Lynda Reid, in Kansas. They are happy and healthy as ever, and no doubt keeping her on her toes. All but Coffee are rescues animals -- either coming from Ferrets, Etc in Denver, Colorado, or from the pet store where I used to work (we took in animal that the owners didn't want to keep anymore).

Ferret Central: If you need to know it about a ferret, you'll find it here. FAQs on care, medical problems, how to deal with biters, etc. Lists of shelter operators and veternarians that are familar with ferrets. Basically the ferret-owner's jackpot of information.

Dogs:

Eddie, our Australian Shephard/English Pointer mix who came from the Denver Dumb Friends league, is living with Kirk's parents currently, and it looks like they're going to keep him permanently. He's had a few dominance clashes with their dogs, but is settling in OK. Shadow, the blue merle Australian Shephard puppy we had to sell, but he went to a family with three acres of land and two other dogs, plus children to keep him company and seems to be doing quite well.

Index of /hypertext/faq/uset/dogs-faq/ rec.pets.dogs: Informational Dog-Related Web Sites: Probably the most comprehensive list of dog care and breed FAQs you might find. The first is a list of FAQs usually posted to rec.pets.dogs, the second a list of information websites also posted there. You'll find more practical care stuff in the first list, more breed specific sites in the second.
Austrialian Shepherd HomePage: All about the Aussies, the history, show standards, what kind of dogs they are, etc. Good way to decide if they are the dog for you.
American Pointer Club, Inc.: Some information on Pointers and this AKC sanctioned club dedicated to them.
Denver Dumb Friends League: If you're planning on getting a new pet, consider adopting a homeless animal. These are often great pets, and definately need love and care. If you're in the Denver area, the Denver Dumb Friends League is a great place to go to find a pet.

Gerbils and Rats:

Kirk and I have enjoyed keeping both rats and gerbils, and recommend both as first pets, especially for children. All of our rats have now passed on, and we have stopped breeding gerbils do to lack of time (human children can do that to you), but still recommend them highly. I find these links the most useful, but more gerbil links can be found on this Gerbil Webring.

Gerbil FAQ: All about the care, keeping, and breeding of gerbils with a very basic overview of gerbil coat color genetics. Written by your's truly, Michelle Haines.
The Gerbil Club of Missouri: The only gerbil organizatin in the United States, that I know of anyway. It says Missouri, but they allow anyone in the US to be a member. Maybe one of these days we'll rename it the American Gerbil Society. :)
The National Gerbil Society: A British gerbil society. This page has lots of great links and information, including a second home of the Gerbil FAQ. Some of those links are also here.
The Rat and Mouse Club of America: An organization dedicated to the care and breeding of rats and mice. Good information and suggestions for stuff like safe cages.
RMCA FAQs Page: The Rat and Mouse Club of America FAQs page, with a nice list of various rodent FAQs. Handy thing to have if you're searching for information on these critters.

	This Gerbil and Jird Ring site is owned by Michelle Haines. Want to join the Gerbil and Jird Ring?
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Birds:

Our four birds, two cockatiels and two budgies, have moved to the University of Wyoming Learning Resource Center. It's essentially a children's library. The kids learn a lot about the care of birds, and the adults around make sure the kids learn to treat the birds with respect. Spice and Snow are a mated pair of 'tiels; a cinnamon male and a white-face female respectively. They do lay eggs occasionally. Sky and Cindy are the budgies; a pied cobolt male and a double-yellow factor Harlequin female.

Both of these are national organizations dedicated to the domestically kept Australian Cockatiels. Information, FAQs, and links.
The American Budgerigar Society: A national society dedicated to the domestically kept Australian Budgerigar. Information, FAQs, and links.
Me & My Budgie: A good source of FAQs on the budgies written primarily for the beginning bird keeper. Very nicely done.

This page last updated on July 14, 1998.