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A Dedicated Black Widow Enclosure
I live alone in a one-bedroom apartment and keep a black widow spider as an experienced invertebrate keeper. Her enclosure originally occupied my desk, but I disliked having it beside cables…
We Moved the Bookcase Before Bringing Home the Snake
One Children’s python · Small apartment When we started planning for a Children’s python, we thought the hardest conversation would be convincing my partner to share our apartment with a sna…
What My ockatoo Taught Me About Quiet Mornings
Living with a parrot in a small apartment is mostly a lesson in routine. My cockatoo lives with me in a 32 m² flat in Melbourne. Her cage is only where she sleeps. During the day she is on a…
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What can you do when a neighbour’s smoke enters a home with ferrets?
Hi, can you help? Smoke from a neighbouring apartment can be worrying when you share your home with ferrets. If it drifts in through a window, ventilation grille or gaps around doors, what p…
How do you plan a ball python enclosure in a small apartment?
I’m researching a Children’s python as my first snake, but I live in a small Melbourne apartment and want to plan beyond the baby stage. I’ve found different enclosure-size suggestions onlin…
A jumping spider in a small flat
A pet jumping spider in a small flat—where should a beginner start? I live in a small Adelaide flat and am interested in keeping a jumping spider. Before buying one, I’d like to understand t…
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