There’s a new designer pet called the Micro Pig. It measures just 8 inches from nose to tail and weight 9 oz. at birth, about the size of a teacup. Jane Croft, formerly a veterinary nurse, left her job to breed pigs and came up with these micro sized pigs. When full-grown, the micro pig […]
Stick insects are one of the most popular insects kept as pets. They can hide in plain sight on the branches of the plants they eat since they are camouflaged. There are almost 3,000 species of stick insects and the easiest to care for are the Indian, or laboratory, stick insects. The Australian spiny leaf […]
Do you remember hearing about those creatures called Leeches? Well, they’re making a comeback in the world of medicine. And they’ve been proven more effective and safer than some modern therapies for vascular problems, wound care, arthritis and inflammation. Medicinal leeching was used in ancient times and even up to the 19th century to treat […]
