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Garlic Powder works well but be sure to clean out and wash his/her cage as well as yourself both before and after contact of both the bird and his papers     

dont get all animal abuse on me.

i personally do not fight my bettas, but it’s a tradition in thailand (seeing as this is the origin of the species) however… i had two females in a tank with a wall in the middle… my big one jumped the wall and the little one KICKED THE LIVING CRAP out of her!!! she had shredded remains of fin left… that have now grown back anyways… its kind of cruel, but then again we put them together.. we dont MAKE them fight its their mentality.

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no but i put two of them close to each other(seperated by glass) and look at them getting angry.
nice for taking photos!

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With all the new buildings and other areas being used instead of having as much trees and vegetation around the place, what can I do to help the wild bird populations from being extinct? I feed wild birds now, but is there anything else I can do?

Food (feeders)
2. Water (bird bath)
3. Shelter (bird houses)
4. Keep domestic cats indoors. This should probably be number one on the list. Outdoor cats kill millions of songbirds and other native animals every year. Cats are native to Africa. Anywhere else, they are a threat to the environment.
5. Respect laws that are enforced to protect our native wild birds.
6. Volunteer at a wildlife rehabilitation center. One of the best ways to get a great education about nature and wildlife.
7. Consider a career in wildlife conservation.
8. Support wildlife organizations (Audubon), and your local wildlife rehabilitators with cash donations.
9. Don’t poison the environment. Avoid the use of pesticides, herbicides, and other chemicals outdoors. Always choose environmentally safe products.

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Aside from what the first poster said (which is an EXCELLENT list I wouldn’t want to take away from), if you live in a house with a backyard, you could plant native plants. Native plants attract native insects, which attract native insect eating birds. The more vegetation you have that they can use (as cover, as homes, as food, as attraction for their source of food), the more space they have to thrive. Or even just beneficial plants, too.

For example, along with a feeder (for thistle, regular wild bird seed, hummingbirds, and suet), we also have a lot fo plants that attract insects and hummingbirds. I’ve seen Phoebe’s (which are insectivores), wrens, even woodpeckers at my house that I never saw before, and Robins love to dig around in the soil of our garden looking for worms.

1. No I don’t and you wouldn’t either if you gave them a chance.
2. OMG yes! and cat ppl get insulted when i get scared of their cats

   as to why? i dunno something in the eyes, the way they strut…the whole superstition thing about them…..both my siblings claim they saw a black cat in their room when they awoke in the mid of the night and everything in the house was locked…both were on different occasions

3. I definitely find cats creepy. I couldn’t tell you exactly why, but I think it is because they remind me of evil magic( you know black cats and witches).
4. I love cats! Had cats all my life! Never had a dog. Cats are so cool!
5. I find them intriguing! You never know what is going on in that head. And their eyes are just stunning! It is kinda creepy when they jump up and do the crazy cat run without any provocation, but hell, it’s really entertaining after the initial startle.
6. No I like cats but some can look scary if they have no ears or something or those hairless cats, those are creepy.
7. shave it.
8. No not at all….but I know someone who is…..lol

1. aging beagle named Katie

2. I have two beautiful kitties named Light and Dark. My avatar is little Darkie.

   FP

3. a samoyed dog sasha, a ginger cat garf and a hamster nibbles

4. I have a cat and his name is Max

5. i have a 2 pound maltese and her name is snowflake!

6. a kitty named nick

7. Ozzie.
   German Shep/lab mix.

8. Kitty - Sage
   2 Chinchillas- Preston and Mitchell
   2 Birds (English Budgies) - Jake and Joy

9. Goldilocks is my golden retriever
   Miss Whiskers is my fancy rat
   Micky & Mallory are my cats

10. Scottish Terrier (dog) named Ollie!

    (how is it actually possible for someone to give you a thumbs down on a question like this?!?……well i know it is possible but why would they?!?! i mean its not exactly a right or wrong answer…..)

11. Dog named Gypsy.

12. 3 Months Old just baught it today so happy but he hasnt eaten yet

    Type: Californian KingSnake
    Name: Loki

    Irish Guy

13. dog, mimi

14. I have two cats: Caesar and Sauron.

15. I have a cat and her name is Cat

16. i have two goldfish . Names: tweedle and dee

1. He is marking his territory. Or take him to the vet just to make sure. But I’m pretty sure he is just marking his territory
2. Well it COULD be just an aging cat thing, however urinary problems are common with male cats. He could have a bladder infection, or worse- kidney or bladder stones. I lost a male cat to bladder stones. Peeing around the house was the first sign of any problem, and by then it was too late. Some other health problems like diabetes and tumors can cause this too. If I were you, I’d take him to the vet right away and make sure he’s alright.
3. some one has come inside your house with another cat scent on their shoes, cats have a good nose, so your cat smells it and trys to out spray it with it’s pee!!Try cleaning some areas with citiral oil.
4. I won’t waste time with a lengthy answer, but.. this site here:
   http://www.hdw-inc.com/litterbox.htm
   Has plenty of information on your problem, just scroll down a little to “URINE MARKING AND SPRAYING” and read up on that.
5. Inappropriate elimination is often a symptom of urinary tract infection. The cat begins to associate the pain he experiences while peeing with the litter box, so goes elsewhere. He might also be trying to get your attention.

   So your first step is to have the cat evaluated by a veterinarian. If you notice he is straining a lot but not producing much (may seem constipated), then it is urgent enough to find an emergency vet after hours. Male cats sometimes get blocked up, and then it is only a matter of hours before it is too late. If he is not completely blocked up, then it can wait until morning - but make sure to get him in to see the vet tomorrow.

   Here is a link to a good article on how to solve litter box problems, in case it’s not a medical issue http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/our_pe…

6. He is marking his territory.
7. is he spraying or urinating?

   the first thing that comes to my mind, especially with an older cat is kidney issues or diabetes. it could also be a urinary tract infection. if this is a new thing for him to do, a trip to the vets is a good idea. if its not a medical issue they can advise you on what to do for behavior problems.

   how are is appetite and water intake?

If you want to study law, you should major in English Literature and learn how to interpret literature works because you’ll do a lot of interpretation in litigation and testimonies. Studying law involves a lot of reading and it’s hard work. This is what some real lawyers told me including some Air Force and Marine Lawyers who were Officer Selection Officers at my college. So English literature is the one you should be majoring on nothing else except maybe for those who are engineer and science majors that are in those majors to be patent lawyers or environmental lawyers.
I’m not going to tell you how to get into the Academy because I never went there, other people in this thread who’ve “been there and done that” said it best. But I do know that it is very, very, very hard to get into there. You have to be like a valedictorian in your high school, score very high in the SATs, and played sports throughout high school. If you’re an enlisted servicemen, you have to be an outstanding NCO leader among your enlisted peers and score very high on the ASVAB. Not just any average Joe Shmuckatelli off the street can get in. My cousin is an enlisted Marine and is trying to get into the Naval Academy via NAPS (Naval Academy Preparatory School)
As for being a pilot, that’s not really true that you have to be an engineer to become pilot. I know the Air Force and NASA prefers pilot candidates to be engineers and science majors. But I’ve seen some Navy and Marine Corps pilots who were not engineers but liberal arts and business majors. There are high school dropouts in California, Washington State, and Alaska who are civilian bush pilots (the people who put out wildfires). You don’t need a science degree to fly a plane, maybe knowledge of basic physics and meteorology. They’ll teach you everything you need to know in civilian flight school or military flight school. Check out these websites for becoming a military pilot:
http://www.airwarriors.com/forum/…
http://www.fighter-pilot.org/
http://www.fighter-pilot.org/forum/…

Put the newcomer in a room with the door closed. This way, both of the cats can get to know each other because what they’ll do is play footies with each other underneath the door. They can get used to each other’s scent this way. Or put the new kitty in a cat carrier and let them go nose to nose that way. Only when you’re sure they’ll get along is when you can leave them alone together. Otherwise, the older cat could attack the kitten. The older cat is the one who should have the run of the house since it’s his “territory”. He feels threatened right now because another cat is invading his territory. More than likely, they will eventually get along, it just takes time. This is the way I did it with my cats and it took a few days of having to keep the new cat in a room by herself but it did work.

We had a male who would do the same thing. We couldn’t break him of his curiosity regarding the new, climbable, thing in the house.

After the tree fell over a couple of times I decided to simply prevent the fall-overs of the tree and just let him get it out of his system.

What I did was screw the tree stand to the floor. Most stands, whether they’re the 3 legged type or the full round base will have holes in them for just that purpose. Falling Xmas trees has been a problem for a long time so the manufactures design their tree stands with that in mind.

After he climbed it a few times he simply quit doing it. Yes we had to pick up a few balls and straighten out some garland but it wasn’t a big deal.

Putting a screw(s) through your carpeting will not harm anything and it will not show after you remove the screws. The flooring under your carpet is most likely sheathing (plywood) anyway, so it’s no big deal to put a screw in it. (However, if you have carpeted over a hardwood floor you may want to think twice before screwing that tree stand down.)

I use the 1.25″ or 1.50″ sheet-rock screws for this. They are very pointed and fairly coarse threads so they pass through the carpet fibers and the backing with ease and enter the underlying sheathing quite easily. You can use most any screws, but I’ve found these to work very well.

You can get small boxes of them at Home Depot, Lowes, or any building supply center and hardware stores.

Hope this helps.

Counteract Violence with Knowledge…educated yourself about the situation at hand and seek out peaceful, collaborative and empowering alternatives. Violence spawns from an attempt to recover what one believes was pilfered. Whether this was money, land, dignity, etc—violence is only a temporary fix to secure these lost assets and rational, intelligent avenues to make the self whole yield the most sustainable results.

Counteract Anger with Understanding…pause, listen and truly hear the angry voice. Anger is frustration and becomes louder because no one will listen. Often anger can be diffused significantly when given a passive audience. You do not have to agree with the position to support the human behind it.

Counteract Hate with Love…hate is toxic. And perhaps my answer is cliché, but in my personal experience…it is the only way. Every individual is human (with good parts and not so good parts) applying this ideology inhibits the reciprocation of this hate. Hating the hate gives it an excuse to hate more, but by loving the hate…the diseased cycle is starved