{"id":153,"date":"2024-10-14T11:54:53","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T16:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/?page_id=153"},"modified":"2025-04-30T13:43:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T18:43:18","slug":"pet-care-guides","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/pet-care-guides\/","title":{"rendered":"Pet Care Guides"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2025\/04\/pet-care.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"pet care\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2025\/04\/pet-care.jpg 700w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2025\/04\/pet-care-480x274.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 700px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-732\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_cta_0 et_pb_promo  et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_dark\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_promo_description\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Do Your Research<\/h2><div><p>The inclusion of an animal in this resource is not a recommendation of this animal as a pet.<\/p>\n<p>These care guides should provide the basic information you need to care for an animal, but we always encourage you to do your own research.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"899\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2025\/04\/laws.png\" alt=\"Many of the animals in these care guides are banned in certain countries, states, and provinces. Check your local laws and regulations.\" title=\"laws\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2025\/04\/laws.png 1024w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2025\/04\/laws-980x860.png 980w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2025\/04\/laws-480x421.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-729\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Select the type of animal you are looking for information on.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_2\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/small-animal-care-guides\/\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2025\/04\/icon2.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"icon2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2025\/04\/icon2.png 500w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2025\/04\/icon2-480x480.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-716\" \/><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_1  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Small Mammals<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_3\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/lizard-care-guides\/\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2025\/04\/icon11.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"icon11\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2025\/04\/icon11.png 500w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2025\/04\/icon11-480x480.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-720\" \/><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_2  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Lizards<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_4\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/freshwater-fish-care-guides\/\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2025\/04\/icon9.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"icon9\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2025\/04\/icon9.png 500w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2025\/04\/icon9-480x480.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-724\" \/><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_3  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Freshwater Fish<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_5  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_5\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/large-animal-care-guides\/\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2025\/04\/icon1.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"icon1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2025\/04\/icon1.png 500w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2025\/04\/icon1-480x480.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-718\" \/><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_4  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Large Mammals<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_6\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/snake-care-guides\/\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2025\/04\/icon12.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"icon12\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2025\/04\/icon12.png 500w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2025\/04\/icon12-480x480.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-721\" \/><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_5  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Snakes<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_7\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/saltwater-fish-care-guides\/\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2025\/04\/icon8.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"icon8\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2025\/04\/icon8.png 500w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2025\/04\/icon8-480x480.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-725\" \/><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_6  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Saltwater Fish<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_6  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_8\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2025\/04\/icon7.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"icon7\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2025\/04\/icon7.png 500w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2025\/04\/icon7-480x480.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-717\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_7  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Exotic Birds<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_9\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/turtle-care-guides\/\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2025\/04\/icon10.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"icon10\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2025\/04\/icon10.png 500w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2025\/04\/icon10-480x480.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-722\" \/><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_8  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Turtles<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_10\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/aquatic-invertebrate-care-guides\/\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2025\/04\/icon4.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"icon4\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2025\/04\/icon4.png 500w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2025\/04\/icon4-480x480.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-726\" \/><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_9  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Aquatic Invertebrates<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_7  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_11\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2025\/04\/icon5.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"icon5\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2025\/04\/icon5.png 500w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2025\/04\/icon5-480x480.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-719\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_10  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Domestic Birds<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_12\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/amphibian-care-guides\/\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2025\/04\/icon6.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"icon6\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2025\/04\/icon6.png 500w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2025\/04\/icon6-480x480.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-723\" \/><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_11  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Amphibians<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_13\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/terrestrial-invertebrate-care-guides\/\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2025\/04\/icon3.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"icon3\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2025\/04\/icon3.png 500w, https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1768\/2025\/04\/icon3-480x480.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-727\" \/><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_12  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Terrestrial Invertebrates<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_8  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_13  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>How Do We Choose Care Guides?<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_14  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>We pick our care guides based on a few criteria. All of the care guides that we list are evaluated based on these criteria.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_tabs et_pb_tabs_0 \" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"et_pb_tabs_controls clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"et_pb_tab_0 et_pb_tab_active\"><a href=\"#\">Accuracy<\/a><\/li><li class=\"et_pb_tab_1\"><a href=\"#\">Fullness<\/a><\/li><li class=\"et_pb_tab_2\"><a href=\"#\">Motivation<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_all_tabs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_tab et_pb_tab_0 clearfix et_pb_active_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_tab_content\"><p>We evaluate each care guide for it's general accuracy of information. We do not include care guides that spread misinformation, even if the majority of the care guide is correct. We try to pick care guides that show a solid understanding of the animal.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_tab et_pb_tab_1 clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_tab_content\"><p>We pick care care guides based on their fullness of information. All animals are complex and a few paragraphs of information simply cannot provide you with all the information you need in order to care for them.<\/p>\n<p>This is also why we provide multiple care guides for each species.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_tab et_pb_tab_2 clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_tab_content\"><p>When selecting care guides, we always pay attention to who is writing this care guide and for what purpose. We avoid care guides that might have motivation to be misleading. For example, care guides that are written by companies that sell animals would be motivated to present their care as easy and appealing, even if it is not.<\/p>\n<p>We also try to pick care guides from a variety of sources and presented in a variety of mediums.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_9  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_15  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Can't find information on the animal you're looking for?<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_0_wrapper et_pb_button_alignment_center et_pb_module \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"et_pb_button et_d4_element et_pb_button_0 et_pb_bg_layout_light et_block_module\" href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/ask-a-question\/\">Submit a Question<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_divider et_pb_divider_0 et_pb_space\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_16  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>I found a care guide from somewhere else. How do I know if it's a good one?<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_17  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>We have a guide on how to evaluate any care guide for any type of animal. Check it out!<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_1_wrapper et_pb_button_alignment_center et_pb_module \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"et_pb_button et_d4_element et_pb_button_1 et_pb_bg_layout_light et_block_module\" href=\"\">Click Here<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5169,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">This list is a compilation of care guides on common pets from hamsters to snakes to parakeets.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Just click the link for the type of animal you are looking for.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">These care guides have been carefully chosen based on a few criteria.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list {\"ordered\":true} -->\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Accuracy of information<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Fullness of information<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Lack of bias<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ol>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">These guides come from a variety of sources and mediums. We highly recommend that you look at a variety of sources when you are researching pet care and encourage you to use sources other than what we have linked. However, the resources provided should be enough for you to provide basic care for your pet.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">There are care guides available for most animals that are commonly kept as pets, but that does not necessarily mean that we recommend all of these animals as pets. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Don't see the animal you're looking for? <a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/ask-a-question\/\">Submit a question<\/a> to let us know and we'll add it!<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Small Animals<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Note: Small Animal is a category that refers specifically to mammals that are commonly kept as household pets.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/small-animal-care-guides\/\">Link to Small Animal Care Guides<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Large Animals<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/large-animal-care-guides\/\">Link to Large Animal Care Guides<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Amphibians<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This includes frogs and salamanders<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/oddduckpond\/amphibian-care-guides\/\">Link to Amphibian Care Guides<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reptiles<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} -->\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Snakes<\/em><\/h4>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- 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