Bird toys are a running cost, not a one off. What my caique actually plays with, why foot toys beat hanging toys, and the one thing I talk people out of buying.
Best Parrot Toys in Australia: What My Caique Actually Plays With Read More »
Fish filters are the most returned item at the pet store I work in, and they are almost never faulty. The filters I recommend, and the mistakes that make good ones fail.
Best Aquarium Filter in Australia: What a Pet Store Worker Actually Recommends Read More »
What it is actually like to live with a caique in Australia. What he eats, why foot toys beat hanging toys, the bedtime routine that keeps him quiet, and the honest bits.
Living With a Caique in Australia: My Honest Experience Read More »
Three rabbits kept outdoors in Australia. Why bonding is the thing nobody warns you about, why hay has to be most of the diet, and what has actually gone wrong.
My Three Rabbits: Bonding Fights, Hay, and a $3,000 Vet Bill Read More »
Three shrimp tanks, years of keeping them, and the counterintuitive thing that works: almost no maintenance and no chasing water parameters.
My Shrimp Tanks: Why Doing Less Is What Keeps Them Alive Read More »
The same handful of mistakes come through the door every week. The betta in a jar, the itchy dog nobody feeds differently, and the two products I talk people out of.
I Work in a Pet Store: The Mistakes I See Every Week Read More »
Last updated: 18 August 2026 · 12 min read I run five tanks at home: four shrimp tanks and a 40 litre indoor pond with tropical fish in it, including a betta, a bristlenose and tetras. I also sell aquarium gear at the pet store I work in, so I see what fails and what
Fish Tank Setup in Australia: What I Run, and the Mould Problem Nobody Warns You About Read More »
Last updated: 18 August 2026 · 10 min read If you are on the east coast of Australia, paralysis tick season has already started. PetSure’s claims data shows cases climbing from August, peaking through October and November, and not easing off until around February. I sell tick prevention at the pet store I work in,
Paralysis Ticks in Australia: The Season Has Started, and What One Costs Read More »
Last updated: 18 August 2026 · 11 min read Quail are the most underrated backyard bird in Australia. They take up a fraction of the space chickens do, they lay from about six to eight weeks old, they are quiet enough for suburban blocks, and hardly anyone writes about keeping them properly here. I keep
Keeping Quail in Australia: My Setup, and the Mistake That Cost Me Birds Read More »
Last updated: 17 August 2026 · 11 min read I keep six Isa Browns in a homemade coop in the backyard, and I sell poultry gear at the pet store I work in. Chickens are genuinely one of the easiest animals to keep and one of the most rewarding, and there are two or three
Backyard Chickens in Australia: My Setup and the Mistakes I Made Read More »