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• Rabbit breeds28 profiles
• 🐹Guinea pig breeds14 profiles
• 🐹Hamster species5 profiles
• Pet birds24 profiles
• Small mammals9 profiles
• Reptiles & amphibians24 profiles
• Fish & aquatic pets23 profiles

Care guides

• RabbitsHow to keep a pet rabbit healthy and content: companionship, space, a hay-based diet, teeth, gut stasis, flystrike and when to see a vet.
  • Happiest in neutered pairs
  • Hay should be most of the diet
  • Not eating or pooping is an emergency
  Read the 9-minute guide
• Guinea pigsHow to care for guinea pigs: companionship, space, a hay-based diet, vitamin C, teeth, temperature, handling and the health signs to watch.
  • Keep at least two
  • Need vitamin C every day
  • Weigh weekly to spot problems early
  Read the 8-minute guide
• HamstersHow to care for a hamster: species and living alone, cage size, deep bedding, the right wheel, diet, teeth, wet tail and when to see a vet.
  • Syrian hamsters live alone
  • Deep bedding for burrowing
  • Wet tail needs a vet urgently
  Read the 8-minute guide
• 🐦BudgiesHow to care for budgies: company, cage size, safe flight time, a varied diet beyond seed, household hazards like PTFE fumes and signs of illness.
  • Social — keep with other budgies
  • Seed-only diets cause problems
  • Non-stick pan fumes are dangerous
  Read the 8-minute guide

Tracking in Petopedia is for dogs and cats today. Small pets are on the way — in the meantime, a weekly weight in a notebook is one of the best early-warning tools you have.