Have you been looking for free animal photos you can either use online, for a project or business campaign?... Photo left: Spotted lizard c/o 123rf.com... Until next time Photo left: 5 beautiful flamingos c/o 123rf.com Live Exotically, Kimberly Edwards P.S. If you sign up with my referral banner below, and you win one of the prizes, I win the same prize too!... Technorati Tags: animal photos , free photos , free images , Wacom Bamboo , 123rf , stock photos Yup, that ' s right!... I have always wanted to start an animal refuge of my own...If... … View Post »

They were actually labeled orange and black oranda and were in a tank full of them, except these two weren t the typical orange or gold color... I left the pet store and ran a bunch of errands for most of the day, but could not get these two off my mind... I didn t have the heart to break them up, so they both came home with me... My guess is that the one with black markings on his lion-head is a boy, and the one that has no markings on her head is a girl Problem is, we don t have names yet... As most of you know, we name ALL of our animals with K names... So, we want your help with name suggestions for these beautiful apricot & black oranda Our 3 other fish are named, Kalypso (red-capped lion-head oranda), Kalico (calico ryukin), Mr. Klean (pleco/sucker fish) Be Kreative and be Klever people!... I have always wanted to start an animal refuge of my own...If... … View Post »

This past week, I went into one of our local pet stores and noticed something I had never seen before... I had to ask They said they give them a treat in each tank every day... Sometimes thin slices of zucchini, cucumber or oranges... * Tip: Slice the vegetable as thinly as humanly possible, so that they can actually eat it, and easily... Since Goji is the new miracle food of today, I thought it would be especially healthy for them... Try it with your fish too!... I have always wanted to start an animal refuge of my own...If... … View Post »

I didn t know I d get addicted to all of the brilliant colors and crazy mutations of different sub-species of goldfish... I have a goldfish wishlist - I d love a bright orange Bubble-Eye, a chocolate brown Pom-Pom with vibrant orange puffs, a gorgeous colored Celestial Eye, and a blue Oranda!... I can hardly wait until Spring when I can figure out which sex my goldfish are... Until I get a larger aquarium, I d better not get more goldfish than I have already, so I ll just have to admire the beautiful goldfish at the pet store when I buy food for our animals, and grow my wishlist!... Until next time Live Exotically, Kimberly Edwards P.S. Check Out the Ultimate Guide To Gold Fish With Mind-Blowing Information Seen Nowhere Else: Goldfish Secrets... Technorati Tags: fish , goldfish , bubble eye goldfish , celestial eye goldfish , chocolate goldfish , pom pom goldfish , blue oranda , aquarium Yup, that ' s right!... I have always wanted to start an animal refuge of my own...If... … View Post »

When I was setting up my aquarium, I couldn t find a gravel I liked enough for the bottom... So, I went looking at glass beads, and couldn t seem to find what I was looking for... Have you seen the plastic Ice Crystal Gems that people use for in the bottom of vases with flowers in them?... They look like just that ice crystal gems!... I got them home, put them in a colander and scrubbed them with a brush, soap and warm water... The fish are able to stir them up to get food that dropped to the bottom, and the pleco in the tank can burrow to hide from the big fish and daylight... They hold the live plants in place too!... I have always wanted to start an animal refuge of my own...If... … View Post »

Kalico is about 3 long, not including his beautiful fan tail!... Kalico is a wonderful addition to our little aquarium, and I hope you enjoy hearing stories about him for years to come!... Technorati Tags: calico ryukin , calico fish , goldfish , ryukin , calico , fish , aquarium , freshwater fish , cold water fish , Asian animal Yup, that ' s right!... I have always wanted to start an animal refuge of my own...If... … View Post »

A pleco fish is a bottom-feeding/algae-eating fish typically acquired for freshwater aquariums originally from South America... Well, the girl that loved them loved them for all the reasons I mentioned above plus they are laid back fish They ll find a small crevice or spot to hide during daylight and chill out... The first girl never felt she had this problem with her plecos at home... I got 1 very small pleco, the smallest one I could find, to assist with the cleaning of the tank while I was away... * By The Way: The pleco did a wonderful job no algae in site 1.5 weeks later!... Tiger Pleco - L002 The Tiger Pleco is a suckermouth catfish that has an olive to tan body with black diagonal stripes... Their main diet consists of wood, so having driftwood in the tank is essential... I have always wanted to start an animal refuge of my own...If... … View Post »

When I arrived in Dallas the other day, we went over to my husband s dad s home where there was a small, brown snake in the living room on the carpet... I told my husband not to disturb it in case it scurries off, then you won t know where it went to... Knowing that this was not something we wanted to take of directly, I told my husband to call animal control immediately... It was a rubber snake I was amazed at how life-like it looked as it was brown with muddled markings and slightly shiny sitting in an even more life-like position... I guess it is a toy for their dog, and a trick for unsuspecting guests LOL It wasn t an impossibility, as this snake was of a small size, brown markings and indicative of a snake that could be in these surroundings They live in a suburb only about 1-2 yrs old with a creek and wooded area in the back of their property... It is ALWAYS better to let professionals take care of snakes, especially in the Southern United States, as there are a number of venomous snakes that habitate these parts Call in animal control or similar entity to take care of your problem... I have always wanted to start an animal refuge of my own...If... … View Post »

which is equal to that of a medium sized dog... First off the amount of food involved I fed little Snaggletooth Zoopreem, a Purina dry pellet food, mixed in with raw turkey... This cost me less than $10 per week to keep him fat and happy... I made sure he had a large litter box (2) in each room of the house and removed anything from the shelves/tops of tables or cases that I didn t want knocked off and broken... I also made sure to provide him with a fully enclosed outside run where he had access to trees and grass and plenty of space to play... If you have heirloom furniture in your home you don t need a lynx... You need to check with your state or province to see if you are even able to own a Lynx... Several rescue organizations are overloaded with exotic cats that people saw and thought, Oh man, I would love to own a lynx or tiger... … View Post »