PETCO - WHERE THE PETS GO!!! 

OUR FAVORITE PLACE TO ADOPT FREE PETS

WE HAVE ADOPTED SOO MANY PETS FROM PETCO!
It's amazing all the wonderful pets that we've adopted from PETCO. They come with cages, food, and all. Sometimes owners are unable to take care of pets, or their children aren't taking care of them, or they are moving - so they bring them into PETCO and they in turn find them GREAT homes. We have been soo blessed to be able to adopt some wonderful hamsters, gerbils, and guinea pigs here.

PETCO

PETCO'S WEBSITE

STORE LOCATOR

PETCO'S STORE LOCATOR

CURRENT CIRCULAR

PETCO'S CURRENT CIRCULAR

WINCHESTER AQUARIUM & PET CENTER 

OUR FAVORITE PET PLACE!!!

WINCHESTER AQUARIUM & PET CENTER WEBSITE

Got A Question? Come in and ask one of our experienced, knowledgeable employees or call us at (540) 667-8198 or email info@petcenteronline.com

Hours:
Monday-Friday 10AM - 8PM
Saturday 10AM - 6PM
Sunday 12NOON - 5PM

Location:
190 Costello Drive
Winchester, VA 22601

CATS - OUR FAMILY 

SAMANTHA GIRL

We have had Samantha for 18 years! When she was a wee lil' kitten we found her at my parents house under a broken down car. We believe that she is part Simease, as she has always been very skinny and is very long. She is a VERY affectionate cat and loves to be with us! We are BLESSED to have her for soo long!

CATS - OUR BEST FRIENDS CATS 

CUBBY & SEBASTIAN

We just wanted to share some pictures of our best friends cats! Aren't they CUTE!!!

AZURE CHINCHILLAS 

BASIC AILMENTS

AZURE CHINCHILLAS

Anorexia/Lack of Appetite
Abdominal Pain (Bloat)
Colds/Respiratory Infections
Constipation
Dental Problems
Diarrhoea/Soft Droppings
Eye Problems
Fits/Convulsions
Fur Chewing
Fur Slip
Heat Stroke
Infectious Diseases
Injuries
Mastitis
Milk - lack of
Post-Operative Shock
Ringworm
Shock (after any form of accident or injury)
Skin Problems
Teeth
Fur Rings
Intestinal Parasitic Infections
Fractures

CHIN CITY 

CHIN CHAT - DISEASES & ILLNESSES

CHIN CITY

VERY HELPFUL INFORMATION

CUDDLY CRITTERS EXOTICS 

Health Care & Common Chinchilla Illnesses

CUDDLY CRITTERS EXOTICS

THIS WAS THE MOST DETAILED INFORMATION I'VE FOUND SO FAR FOR HELPING SICK CHINCHILLAS.

Our Chinchilla Girl, Chilly, became ill over the week-end starting on Saturday. We went to say hello to all our Chins and she was laying on the bottom of her cage making gritting noises with her teeth. She was also grunting. It's very difficult to find someone to treat your chinchillas on the week-end, as most vet emergeny clinics don't see exotic animals. We took her in this morning to a wonderful doctor who is trying everything to help Chilly. The x-ray showed that she has something called bloat. It is quite bad. They have done many things this morning and afternoon to try and help her. The vet told me today that chinchillas can't throw up and burp like us or other animals, so it's very hard for them to get rid of trapped gas. We are trying our best to find what caused this, as we have 4 other chinchillas. We will keep you posted. Please pray that she gets better! She's such a sweet girl!!!

SMALL ANIMAL CHANNEL.COM 

IS MY CHINCHILLA SICK?

SMALL ANIMAL CHANNEL.COM

Is My Chinchilla Sick?
Use these clues to help identify chinchilla illness.
By Marty Hull, D.D.S. and Amanda Martin

CHINCHILLAS 

CHILLY, MILLY, BILLY & BABY BOYS: WILLY, PHILLY, & DILLY

NOTES:

On Monday, September 8th, 2008 Millie had an emergency visit to our vet. She had been in labor the night before, so I stayed up with her all night long. She looked fine on Monday morning & then I checked her again and she had something coming out of her mouth and noticed a baby crowning. We rushed her to our vet, Dr. Kay, & she had to take the babies out with forceps. She had three lil' baby boys and they all were born dead. I took Milly home and she died not an hour after we got home. It's the MOST heartbreaking thing I've ever had to go through. I still can't believe it! :(

On Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 Millie had two tiny baby chinchillas. One made it & one passed away. He's such a cute lil' boy.

On Saturday, February 02nd, 2008 we discovered two lil' baby chinchillas! Milly is the proud Mommy! They are sooo cute!


We bought our first chinchilla, Chilly, at our Friends local Pet Store. She is such a sweetie and sooo cute! She lets us pet her head and neck and quickly runs to greet us, especially if she sees that there is something in our hands. We went for another visit at the Pet Store and noticed that one of her sisters was still left and she was ALL BY HERSELF! Our Friend, the owner, let us have her for a great deal! Her name is Milly! At first we didn't know if they would get along - even though they were siblings - but they are doing great and really love each other. We have found that the best thing for them to eat is the Chinchilla food that we buy at our Pet Store. We also give them Premium Sweet Timothy Hay. They LOVE running on their wheel! They are on it all night long! LOL

Our Sweet Girl, Chilly, passed away from something called the bloat in May. We miss her very much, as she was our most congenial chinchilla. We learned something new when she was sick. Chinchillas are unable to burp or to throw up. This makes it extremely hard for them to get rid of excess gas. We did everything possible to get her system going again, but it just didn't work.

CHINCHILLA LINKS 

http://www.sunseed.com/index.html

SUNSEED WEBSITE

HERE'S LOTS OF INFORMATION ON CHINCHILLA CARE!

Great Stuff On Amazon About: CHINCHILLAS 

Here Are Some Books That Looked Really Interesting To Us

The Chinchilla Handbook (Barron's Pet Handbooks)

by: Sharon L. Vanderlip DVM

Amazon Price: $11.69 (as of 01/09/2009)

A New Owner's Guide to Chinchillas (New Owners Guide)

by: Audrey Pavia

Amazon Price: $11.01 (as of 01/09/2009)

Chinchillas (Complete Pet Owner's Manuals)

by: Maike Roder-Thiede

Amazon Price: $7.99 (as of 01/09/2009)

Guide to Owning a Chinchilla (Guide to Owning A...)

by: Anmarie Barrie

Amazon Price: $7.95 (as of 01/09/2009)

CHINCHILLA (Pet Owner's Guide)

by: Broomhead, Kirkiewicz

Amazon Price: $9.95 (as of 01/09/2009)

DOGS - OUR FAMILY 

MAGGIE & CHOPPER

Maggie Reich (From Bill, Stacey, Josh, & Ben On 07/06/08) -Our sweet Maggie Girl left us this evening at 5:47 PM! She will be missed more than you can know! I've been thinking of the great times we had with her! We were blessed to have her for 14 1/2 Wonderful Years. Thanks to everyone who emailed to check on her and for all your prayers! It means the world to our family! Much Love - Bill, Stacey, Josh, & Ben

M - agnificent
A - dventurous
G - reat
G - entle
I - ncredbile
E - xtremely Loyal

We will miss you with all our hearts our Sweet Maggie Girl! You have brought more joy to our lives than we could ever of imagined! Thanks for being such a loyal friend, companion to your Daddy, friend to Chopper Dog, and for loving us all unconditionally!!!


OH BOY - where do I start! We have two wonderful dogs named Maggie & Chopper. We adopted Maggie from a lady who found her, her Mom, & her brothers & sisters under a broken down barn one day. She was the runt of the litter and we fell in love with her immediately! Maggie is a Collie Mix breed. She is now 13 years old and still can jump over our fence when she feels like it! She loves her Daddy! Wherever he is - there she is! She is very loyal and a Faithful Companion to each of us!

Chopper is our 6 year old Beagle/Shepherd Mix. We adopted him from the SPCA in town. He is sooo CUTE and loves to howl with his Momma!!! I swear he sings - I LOVE MY MOMMA! He is the most affectionate dog I have ever seen or had! He thinks he's a cat, and tries to lay right on top of you to be close to your face. He's scared to death of rain, thunder, lightning, and fireworks. Bless his heart - when he hears any of those things he shakes like a leaf and wants to be as close to any of us as possible. He is his Momma's BABY!!!

DOGS - OUR FRIENDS, THE MOORE'S DOGS 

BELLE, CJ, & WAGNER

These three are the cutest lil' dogs ever! Each one with its own unique personality! Our son, Josh, loves carrying CJ around with him! It's soo cute!

DOG & BABY GIRL 

THIS IS REALLY CUTE!!!

TALKING DOGS - THIS IS ADORABLE!!! 

FINCHES 

NEWS: I heard some very LOUD noises coming from one of our finch cages on 10/07/07!!! We have three new baby finches. I will post pictures as soon as I can safely take their nest out of the cage. This is their parents first clutch, so I don't want to disturb them too early. THEY ARE SOO CUTE!!


Well - where do I start! My Sister-In-Law was moving and needed to find a new home for her finches. I volunteered to find them homes and ended up keeping them all! She gave me 3 boys and 1 girl. The boys were all picking on the girl, so I put her with the prettiest boy finch. Not too long after that - we had our first clutch of three baby finches. The Mommy got egg-bound and passed away about a month ago. It broke my heart and I learned an incredible amount about giving them supplements in their water to help from preventing this to happen again. I put two of the girls from our first clutch in with my two other boys. We now have two new clutches of baby finches! The fist ones had three and I haven't been able to see how many we have in our second clutch! They are sooo cute! It's been fun watching this new batch try to fly! I find finches to be very relaxing to watch and have really enjoyed having them!

FINCHES SINGING 

LOVE THE FINCHES & THE SONG!!!

FINCH LINKS 

http://www.finchinfo.com/index.php

FINCH INFORMATION

Everything you need to know about finches.

Great Stuff on Amazon About: FINCHES 

Here Are Some Books That Looked Really Interesting To Us

The Zebra Finch: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet

by: Matthew Vriends

Amazon Price: $10.36 (as of 01/09/2009)

The Guide to Owning a Finch

by: Rod Fischer

Amazon Price: (as of 01/09/2009)

Finches As a New Pet

by: Morgan Kelvey

Amazon Price: $6.95 (as of 01/09/2009)

The Complete Book of Finches and Softbills: Their Care and Breeding

by: David Alderton

Amazon Price: $19.77 (as of 01/09/2009)

Finch Handbook, The (Barron's Pet Handbooks)

by: Christa Koepff, April Romagnano

Amazon Price: $11.69 (as of 01/09/2009)

GERBILS 

OLI, CHESTER, MOMMY, KIP, & NAPOLEAN

OUR SWEET GERBIL BOY, KIP, PASSED AWAY ON 01/16/08 AT AROUND 3:00 PM. HIS BROTHER, NAPOLEAN, WILL BE VERY LONELY & SAD WITHOUT HIM! HE HAD A LONG & HAPPY LIFE & WE'LL MISS HIM!

OUR SWEET GERBIL BOY, CHESTER, PASSED AWAY ON 11/07/07. HE WAS ALL CURLED UP IN HIS FAVORITE HOUSE! WE'LL MISS HIM VERY MUCH!!!

.Our Gerbils are Chester, Oli, Napolean, Kip, & Mommy! Recently, Oli passed away and we are VERY sad, but sadder than us was his brother, Chester! He is very lonely without him. We adopted Chester & Oli From Petco. Kip & Napolean are brothers, too. They are both white. They are full of energy! We also have their Mom - hence the name "MOMMY" They were trying to find a home for her at the pet shop, so we adopted her. She is also white.

We feed them Hamster/Gerbil Food, Carrots, Apples, and other snacks. A wheel is a must for Gerbils - as they love to be active ALL NIGHT LONG! hee hee

Gerbils love chewing on toilet paper & paper towel rolls! They love to be busy.

BABY GERBILS IN NEST 

THEY ARE SOOOO CUTE!!!

GERBIL LINKS 

http://www.members.nanc.com/~mhaines/gerbil.html#section6.2

GERBIL INFORMATION

Everything you need to know about gerbils.

HOW TO SPOIL YOUR GUINEA PIG 

THIS IS A WONDERFUL LENS - 5 STARS

HOW TO SPOIL YOUR GUINEA PIG LENS ON SQUIDOO

So, you've brought a guinea pig (or two) into your home.

Have they taken over yet?

Anyone guinea pig owner will tell you that they very quickly wrap their human owners around their little front paws -- turning them into slaves who go out of their way to provide their guinea pig masters with everything they could possibly want. After awhile, you don't notice, much less mind, that you're treating yourself to fewer lattes at Starbucks or a few less new books from Barnes & Noble. The furkids are happy -- that's all that matters.

THE CRITTER CONNECTION 

THANKS FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR GUINEA PIGS!!!

THE CRITTER CONNECTION WEBSITE

The Critter Connection, Inc., is a non-profit group dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of abandoned and neglected guinea pigs. Located in Durham, Connecticut, the rescue was started in early 2004 when its founder, Cindy Kuester, realized that abandoned guinea pigs in our state had nowhere to go.

Cindy and her rescue have already placed more than 500 abandoned guinea pigs into new homes. We have several dozen more pigs that are currently looking for new permanent homes.

Please take time to browse our Web site, learn our story, and check out our adoption postings. If you're interested in helping out, but are unable to adopt a pet at this time, we also welcome donations of money, food, and supplies. You can find more information on our Adoptions and How To Help pages.

GUINEA PIG TRICK 

THIS IS NEAT - INSTRUCTIONS TO TEACH YOUR PET!

CAVY CAGES - YOUR GUINEA PIG'S HOME 

AWESOME SITE - CHECK IT OUT

CAVY CAGES WEBSITE

Bigger is better! For the health and well-being of your guinea pigs, beyond the minimums, provide as large a living area as you can manage. Cubes and Coroplast (C&C) cages are an easy and inexpensive alternative to the small cages used by breeders and those sold at pet stores. Follow the minimum cage size standards of 7.5 or 10.5 square feet and you will see your own guinea pig's behavior improve significantly. Enjoy the new antics of your happier, healthier, and perkier guinea pigs in their proper environment.

EXOTIC PETS 

http://www.exoticpets.about.com/cs/guineapigs/a/gpsfeeding.htm

EXOTIC PETS

There is some AWESOME information about guinea pigs on this site!

GORGEOUS GUINEAS 

THIS IS A REALLY CUTE WEBSITE!!!

WEBSITE LINK

About Gorgeous Guineas

Gorgeous Guineas started in 2003 by Chrissie Slade who is a qualified (human) Aromatherapist.

When Karen at Reading Guinea Pig Rescue took in 17 guineas with bad Fungal skin problems, Chrissie decided to try and help them with some nice gentle Aromatherapy products, rather than using the traditional harsh dips and shampoos stuffed full of chemicals.

All the guineas concerned made full recoveries from their skin problems, and the rest, as they say, is now history.

Over the past 4 years our range has expanded greatly after starting with just 3 products. Many of the requests we've had for new products have come from our customers or from the guinea pig rescues that we work with.

Our mission in life is to educate humans about the importance of guinea pig pampurring, and to help every guinea to become gorgeous with nice clean skin and the healthy shiny hair that they deserve.

We're proud of our products which are the world's first and only range of Aromatherapy products designed especially for guineas. Over the past 4 years we've helped many hundreds of guineas to become gorgeous again after they have suffered some of the most horrible skin problems imaginable.

Thanks go to our dedicated band of product testers who run guinea pig rescues in the UK and the Netherlands. Gorgeous Guineas products would not exist without their help and feedback, as well as suggestions from our customers.

GUINEA LYNX 

http://www.guinealynx.com/emergencymedicalguide.html#malocclusion

GUINEA LYNX

Here's an awesome source for information on your sick guinea pig!

JACKIE'S GUINEA PIGGIES 

CUTE POEMS & DRAWINGS ABOUT GUINEAS

WEBSITE LINK

THIS IS THE CUTEST SITE!!!

HAMSTERS 

Our hamster, Popeye, passed away in July. He was the sweetest hamster and we will miss him very much.


We have adopted sooo many hamsters from Petco & Petsmart. They have brought us LOTS OF JOY! They have such cute lil' personalities and love attention. The sad thing is that their life spans are soo short. The longest we have had a hamster is about 3 years. We were just happy to be able to give them GOOD homes and love and care for them!

We feed our Hamsters regular Hamster Food from Walmart. We also give them apples, romaine lettuce, and carrots from time to time. We keep their water bottles full with fresh water. They also love chewing and playing with toilet paper rolls.

WHY IS JOHN316 MY USER NAME? 

JOHN 3:16

• "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him, should not perish, but have everlasting life."
  
  WOW - this verse says it all! God was willing to give His only Son to die on the cross for our sins, so that each of us would have the opportunity to accept Jesus into our hearts & accept the free gift of salvation. We just have to ask Him! If we ask Him & believe with all our hearts - He promises us a home with Him in heaven when we die. It's so easy that even a child can accept this gift. If you're reading this & accept Jesus into your heart - please sign my guestbook & let me know!
  
  God Bless You!
  Much Love - Stacey