Have you always looked at the lizard, frog, or beetle in the shop and wondered if you could provide a good home for it? Have you been wanting a companion who will listen to you sing and hear about your long day? This course aims to teach you how to consider each pet and what types of questions to think about and ask before bringing a pet home. While you might find a dog or cat will definitely know you’re singing out of tune, a millipede won’t care at all, making them a fantastic choice.

This course will cover the following basics of animal husbandry:

• Amphibians, Insects, Reptiles:

- The type of habitat to choose

- A type of pet that can live in that habitat

- The types of food to feed it

• Aquatics

- The type of aquarium to choose

- Common fish to keep

- How to choose what to feed it

- How to maintain your freshwater aquarium

• Cats and Dogs

- How to prepare for your mammal

- How to care for your mammal

- Basic dog care and training

- Where to find your new pet

• Microscopic pets

- What to feed Pyrocystis & Sourdough

- How to care for Pyrocystis

- How to care for Sourdough

About the Expert

Jessica Child is an animal lover living in Colorado who cannot help but collect and learn more and more about the animal husbandry hobby. She has been keeping cats, dogs, and fish since she was a child, and began keeping amphibians and reptiles as an adult. Her newest friends include a St. Bernard / Pyrenees puppy to keep her Labs busy. She has also recently picked up more millipedes and beetles. The beetles are still grubs, munching away every slice of apple offered to them when they’re not eating leaves.

In between hunting down extra snacks for these pets, she takes time to find good fried chicken, tacos and salsa, and bread.