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		<title>Turtles as Pets: Is a Turtle the Best Pet for Me?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 21:35:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Learn a few important facts about turtles and turtle care BEFORE you get a turtle as a pet.]]></description>
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		<title>Mini Crabs as Pets</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 13:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keri K.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mini crabs (like fiddler crabs or red claw crabs) are not simply neat additions to a freshwater aquarium, but specialized crustaceans that require a little different habitat and care to thrive and be intriguing pets.]]></description>
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		<title>Pet Info &amp; Pet Care Tips at Your Fingertips</title>
		<link>http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/2010/09/pet-care/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mi K.</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Small Pets / Ferrets]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[All pet owners want to take good care of their pet. Learn about a priceless site that offers free pet info &#038; tips for good pet care.]]></description>
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		<title>Have Yourself a Crabby Little Christmas</title>
		<link>http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/2009/12/hermit-crabs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/2009/12/hermit-crabs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keri K.</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[hermit crab care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hermit crabs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Holidays]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/?p=3248</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While hermit crabs may only be a few dollars apiece, providing them with a proper home takes time and more money. These charming little creatures are not “throwaway” pets, and can live for upwards of twenty years with the right care! Learn more about their needs.]]></description>
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		<title>Snakes on a Blog II &#8211; The Shedding</title>
		<link>http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/2009/11/snake-skin-shedding/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/2009/11/snake-skin-shedding/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keri K.</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[ball python]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[milk snake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Snake Skin Shedding]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/?p=1505</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Did you know that a snake's shed skin is not a reliable indicator of the snake's true length? Learn a little more about my snakes' process of ecdysis, or skin shedding.]]></description>
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		<title>Dinner for Two: Gut Loading Crickets for Leopard Geckos</title>
		<link>http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/2009/11/gut-load-feeder-crickets/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/2009/11/gut-load-feeder-crickets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith G.</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Feeder Crickets]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/?p=2683</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By gut loading feeder crickets for 24 hours before you feed them to your Leo, you will be letting the crickets fill up on beneficial nutrition which will then be passed on to your leopard gecko when it eats those crickets.]]></description>
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		<title>A Paludarium, part 2</title>
		<link>http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/2009/10/paludarium/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/2009/10/paludarium/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keri K.</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/?p=1751</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In part 2, read about some of the changes I made to my office "water garden terrarium," including adding fish and new live plants.]]></description>
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		<title>A Group of Geckos</title>
		<link>http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/2009/10/geckos/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/2009/10/geckos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:30:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keri K.</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Eublepharis macularius]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/?p=1268</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Leopard geckos are one of the few lizards that, with limitations, can be housed as a group. Learn about my lizard family of eight female leos and how they interact (or don't).]]></description>
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		<title>A Paludarium, part 1</title>
		<link>http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/2009/09/paludarium-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/2009/09/paludarium-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 14:30:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keri K.</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/?p=1219</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For three years, I’ve shared my cubicle with a small jungle. That’s not a reference to my coworkers, or the mess on my desk, but a paludarium.
The word paludarium stems from the Latin words &#8220;paludal&#8221; (relating to marshes) and &#8220;arium&#8221; (a place of, or connected to). That is, an environment that combines both water and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;ve Only Got Eye(lid)s For You</title>
		<link>http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/2009/09/ive-only-got-eyelids-for-you/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dfs-pet-blog.com/2009/09/ive-only-got-eyelids-for-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith G.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Reptiles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leopard Gecko]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I mentioned at the end of my first post on Leos, albeit with a pretty tacky joke, that leopard geckos have an interesting trait that separates them (Eublepharis macularius) from most other species of geckos. And no, it&#8217;s not their inability to sell you car insurance.
Unlike many other species of geckos, leopard geckos lack &#8220;sticky [...]]]></description>
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