Why do hummingbirds chase each other at the feeder instead of using it at the same time?
As far as birds go, hummingbirds are among the most territorial of all. They have been known to claim an entire flowerbed as their own, and even lay claim to three or more feeders, flying from one to another over and over again to chase away any who dare enter “their” territory. They have been known to defend an area up to a quarter acre in size. This is just a natural characteristic of hummingbirds.Male hummingbirds are very territorial for several reasons. The male is trying to defend his feeding territory. The male hummingbird does not want his territory to overlap with other male hummingbirds. A male hummingbird will defend his territory aggressively by doing a high speed bluffing charge attack or he will engage the rival in a physical battle, often “spearing” his competition with his beak.Another reason a male hummingbird is so fiercely protective of his territory is due to the desire to attract a mate. Before a female hummingbird agrees to mate with the male she is not allow in the territory and will be driven away from there. Once the female agrees to mate, she is given a”free pass” into the territory. This is extremely important to the female hummingbird because when she is sitting on her eggs or chicks she needs easy access to a nearby food source so she is not gone for too long or the offspring may die.All you can do is hang enough feeders, preferably each out of direct line of sight of the others… around the corner of your house or behind a bush. A male hummingbird is the Mighty Mouse of the avian world.On the other hand, this characteristic is very much dependent on the personality of each individual bird… the extent of its “alpha-ness”. Many feeders are shared by multiple males. Also, if a particular feeder is visited by a huge number of birds, even the most alpha of males may eventually be overwhelmed in trying to defend, and will eventually realize the futility of his efforts.
Chilean Rose Tarantula ?
I don't recommend that you feed your tarantula mice. They're like junk food for spiders, and they're hard for the spider to consume. There are bones and cartilage in mice that aren't in other bugs like crickets, cockroaches and super worms. Your spider probably won't eat for a long time. Usually I feed mine (a 6 inch female) one or two crickets per week. But sometimes she goes for months without eating which is also normal. The male when he is mature will have longer legs and be slightly thinner through the body than the female. He will also have hooks on his two front legs. You can more accurately tell the sex of a spider by examining its exoskeleton from its last molt. On the interior of the abdominal cavity there will be two flaps visible if it's a female. Or you can take the shed molt to a breeder or other expert to have it examined under a microscope for a definitive sexing. Your spider will be healthy if you feed it smaller bugs, keep its water dish filled and mist lightly every third day (Rosea's prefer a drier habitat). It's important that you not allow it to become dehydrated, and signs that your spider is unwell would be a shrunken abdomen or loss of body hair other than on the abdomen (hair loss on the abdomen is normal).
My ferret eats a lot but is really bony and skinny...what is wrong?
I can feel all of my ferrets' ribs... and one of mine is gigantic. Just because you can feel their ribs doesn't mean that they are too skinny. How much does he weigh? About 2-3lbs is the average for a male ferret.1.5lbs is small for a male but not unheard of. If he is smaller than that, then it's possible that he is sick and is losing weight, or you aren't feeding him a high enough quality food. With low quality food, ferrets have to eat more in order to get the same nutrients as higher quality foods. He might be getting full without getting all of the required protein/fats/etc.
What is the weirdest food you have eaten and actually liked?
I ate chicken butt all through my childhood. Obviously there was just one butt every time a whole steamed chicken was served, and I was the only one who ate it. Sure, everyone likes chicken heart, gizzard and liver, but the butt is somehow a no-go!"Do you want the butt?" My aunts would say. Snigger snigger. Even my grandma used to laugh at me. Eventually I stopped due to the shame...Picture source: What’s up, chicken butt? (the best roasted chicken recipe ever)My family also occasionally enjoys rice mixed with lard and premium soy sauce at Tai Wing Wah, a popular restaurant in Hong Kong. Lard makes the rice incredibly fragrant! There seems to be a trend online for making lard at home, where apparently "the right way" of making it means that there is no pork smell and the lard is snow white - great for flaky pastries. On the other hand, the lard at Tai Wing Wah is murky brown but it's sinfully good. (Edit: my dad told me that the pig fat at the restaurant is actually the drippings collected from their Chinese roast pork, which explains why it's especially flavourful!)Picture source: Tai Wing Wah's Walled-Village Cuisine 大榮華圍村菜, Wan Chai Hong Kong: LUCY LOVES TO EAT
Will a dog eat itself to death if you give it twenty pounds of food? Or will it get full and walk away at some point?
I came home from work one day to find my dogs had broken into the cabinet and eaten an entire week's worth of food in one sitting. There was a shredded bag, a couple areas covered with puked up dog food, and two dogs lying on their sides as if they were in A LOT of discomfort. I cleaned up the mess, trying not to yell because if you don't catch a dog in the act yelling at them accomplishes nothing. Then, I got my dinner and went to the living room only to hear my dogs whining and pushing their bowls around because it was almost six o'clock, their normal time for dinner. I'm speculating that it's possible for a dog to eat itself to death, but more likely it's just going to be sick and then ready to eat again after that.Edit: People have pointed out to me that it's possible for a dog to die from bloat from eating too much of something or something it shouldn't have eaten. I agree that it's NOT a good idea to give dogs free reign of food unless you're 100% sure you have a "grazer" but still think, overall, the majority of dogs will vomit as a means of self-protection than will die from overeating.
I want a pet Tarantula.?
First and foremost, kudos to you for doing what you can to get over your fear. It is a true mark of character for someone to fight to overcome something like that. :) My suggestion would be to get a species that is handleable as far as Tarantulas go and not known for biting. Try a Chilean Rose hair Tarantula. They are generally quite docile (I had one as my first spider when I was only five years old, and she never showed any aggression whatsoever, and was great with being handled), are easy to care for, interesting, hardy, are very inexpensive, and are pretty slow moving as far as Tarantulas go. When handling Tarantulas, the trick is slow, steady, confident handling and knowing how to read your spider's body language, which is something that you will learn as you get to know your pet. :) Here is a link to a youtube video that talks about the best Tarantulas for first time keepers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lC3Lv3v_AnY And here is a care sheet for Chilean Rose hairs. http://exoticpets.about.com/cs/tarantulas/p/chileanrose.htm I hope this helps, and if you have any further questions at all on the subject; please feel free to message me and I will be more than happy to assist you. :) Good luck!
Very weird exotic animal that lives in a cage?
try a reptile. Blue Tounge Skinks are awesome. get about 2 feet. and i absolutely adore them. they can eat a high quality wet dog food along with crickets, superworms, and eventually pinkies.
What is a good, small, indoor pet?
Hi I see many ideas out here so far... Some good ...some not so good. You want something small for a reason.. Id guess easy to care for.. wont die easily, not tooo expensive,, easy to feed and find the food for it like at a local store... and so on... Sooooooooooo Fish of course..but pretty boring and actually if you end up with a tank/water issue can be time consuming. Turtles are good.. not too expensive... you can handle them, can get food at any per shop , walmart etc.. Small snakes like Corn snakes are ok as well,..but food can be harder to get.. youd want to check that out first You can get tarantulas and things like Madagascar hissing cockroaches if you like those things... easy to care for.. but not all that cuddly! Lizards, small ones can be ok.. but you do need to make sure you have a place to get the food and read up on them first. Mice.. they are ok but tempermental Same for Gerbils Hamsters are way more relaxed,, cute , you can hold them,, play with them.. cheap tp feed and food is everyhwere.. grocery stores etc... Be careful if you get 2 they are not opposite sex as they breed quickly! Birds... not the best as far as care sincec they are sensitive to many things like drafts, cleaners, smoke, etc... Rabbits and Guinea Pigs are good but both require more time and space than you Porb want to deal with. Whatever you decide to get.. Be certain you read up on it first,.Makes ure there is a place to get its food before you buuy it and have everything set up for it before you bring it home.. AND Make SURE you locate a VET that will not only treat the animal you are getting but knows how to treat it before you get it.. THe time to be looking for a VET is NOT after its sick... Also just because a VET says he will treat it does not mean he know HOW.. so ASK. Good Luck Take your time Wismom
Do bugs die falling from a great height?
bugs of smaller sizes usually do not die despite falling from say a 10 th floor or such heights. Most bugs simply don't have enough weight and mass to cause them to hit the ground hard enough to suffer injury. In addition, from an insect's point of view (this usually pertains to flying insects, but also accounts for falling bugs), the very atmosphere itself is thick and viscous. so they float rather than fall. In a vacuum, a bug might fall hard enough to suffer death or injury, because without air resistance all objects will fall at the same speed - even bricks and feathers. But, like the insects, if there's air, that will slow the feather's descent much more so than the brick. However, if you had a really huge arthropod (the group which includes both insects and spiders) like a giant bird-eating spider which has legs that can span a dinner plate, something like that *might* be heavy and large enough that it would go "splat" if it fell from a great height onto a hard surface.