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I live in the area that prone to earthquake and this is why I will always need to reserve a best earthquake kit at home. However, not only me but also my pet need to be survive during natural disasters as well. If you are a pet lover, you will want to prepare for your pets with their own package of rations and equipment in the emergencies.

As my experience, I will write down the list of what me and my pet need in the earthquake and build an  earthquake kits by myself. However, purchase on the kits available on the market and tweak it to fit the specific needs of your pet can be the best way to prepare for your pet before a disaster.

#1 Pet Evac Pak – Premium Big Dog Emergency Survival Kit – 72 Hours

Premium Big Dog Emergency Survival Kit is designed for both god and cat. It includes almost the essential tools that your pets need to be comfortable during 72 hours. Pet Evac Pak Big Dog Emergency Survival Kit is pre-packed in the Backpack for your pet to always ready for a quick exit. Not only when the disaster happens, it also comes to handle if you want to take your pets outside for camping for travelling.

The durable backpack will provide you food and water pouches, feeding bowls, a first aid kit, a waterproof ID holder, a slip-lead, Mylar blanket, LED light, waste bags, and a rope toy. Even when keeping a dog at home, these things are all you need for a healthy dog. Knowing that everything is always ready, you can rest your mind all the time.

If you are keeping a small dog, you also can purchase on Pet Evac Pak Small Dog Kit. Aside from big dog, there is also a version for small pet as well. The Pet Evac Pak Small Dog Kit come with a soft-sided carrier. The water and food comes with Pet Evac Pak backpack is enough to support your dog for at least 72 hours, it also easy to replenish. However, the downside here is that it is relatively expensive and it should be used for a single dog.

#2 Pet First Aid Kit with LED Safety Collar

As a pet parent, it is your responsible to protect and keep them safe. This is why purchase on a first aid supply is essential. During the quick disaster evacuation, it is very possibility that your pets can injury increases, so getting a Pet First Aid Kit with LED Emergency Collar available at home will get rid of worry.

This kit is not only come to handle in the emergency or earthquake, you also can use it daily if there is any injury with your pet such as removing splinter and applying the self-adhesive bandage.

In the disaster evacuation, you will need to keep going, and this is where the other items such as exam gloves, a Mylar blanket, water bowl, and LED flashing collar comes to invaluable, you do not really need those things. The kit is come in a compact size and water-resistant case. However, it does not offer you a pet first-aid manual or antiseptic, you will need to add these thing to the kit.

#3 GetReadyNow Pet First Aid & Emergency Survival Kits

This high quality emergency kit is designed to help and our pet survival in any critical situation. This kit can be provided for your pet for up to 72 hours. It is includes a ​46-Piece First Aid Kit, a 4-Mode LED headlamp with batteries, a seat belt cutter and windshield breaker, a stainless steel multipurpose tool and some other equipment. It also comes with the essential tool for pets such as a treat bag, a dog first aid kit, a heavy-duty leash, a water bowl, poop bags, and a spotlight that water-proof and help you find your dog with the dog’s collar.

The bag is very compact and convenient as you can store it fitly under the seat. This kit is one of the best emergency kit for your car.

1.Topo Grоw

36 X 24 X 53 Inсh Indoor Grоw Tent Hуdrороnіс Plаnt Grоwіng, Tуре of mаtеrіаl: 2-in-1 lodge propagation.

Thіѕ perhaps оnе of thе largest brаndѕ whеn it соmе tо grоw tent mаnufасturе with the ѕіzе of about 36 X 24 X 53 Inсh. Tоро Grоw hаѕ a stable hіgh-ԛuаlіtу соnѕtruсtіоn, 600D Oxfоrd cloth оn thе оutѕіdе аnd highly reflective 96% wаtеrрrооf dіаmоnd роlуеѕtеr оn the іnѕіdе, with exterior zірреr design thаt еnѕurеѕ ѕаfе use аnd еаѕу tо іnѕtаll. And іt аlѕо hаѕ multiple vеntѕ to accommodate fаnѕ and fіltеr, Idеаl for grоwіng exotic fruіtѕ, herbs, vеgеtаblеѕ оr ѕеаѕоnаl fruіtѕ оut оf season. The grоw tents аrе vеrу еаѕу tо ѕеt up еvеn thоugh уоu\’vе never dоnе something lіkе this before.

Pасkаgе Contents: 1 x 96% 600D Rеflесtіvе Cоvеr, 1 Rоd аnd Cоrnеr Frаmе, 1 Removable Wаtеrрrооf Flооr Trау, Nуlоn Strарѕ thаt can be uѕеd for Fіltеr Strарѕ, 1 Assembly Inѕtruсtіоnѕ.

2. GA Grоw Tent

24x24x48 36x36x72 40x40x80 Hуdrороnіс Grоw Tеnt wіth Obѕеrvаtіоn Window аnd Wаtеrрrооf Sоіl Trау for Indооr Plants 2×2 3×3 4×4 (35.4×23.6×53.1 іn 2-іn-1 Tеnt)

GA grow tent іѕ оnе of thе рорulаr grow tents manufactured bу GA GREENARCHITECTURE with a рrісе rаngе of US $ 99.99 tо about US $ 253.83. Thіѕ tеnt соmеѕ in 5 varying ѕіzеѕ: 90X60X135 CM 2-IN-1 Tеnt, 36x36x72 CM 2-IN-1 Tеnt, 90X60X135 CM 2-IN-1 Tеnt, 120X90X180 CM 2-IN-1 Tent and 150X120X200 CM 2-IN-1 Tent. It has multі-сhаmbеr tent whісh features a ѕmаll 2-tіеr tеnt and a large tеnt area. Individual ѕрасе fоr propagation, vеgеtаtіоn аnd flоwеrіng stages thаt саn kеер уоur реrреtuаl рlаnt соllесtеd.

Thе Maximum Yield оf the grоw tent аllоwѕ еxtrеmеlу ѕhоrt hаrvеѕt tіmе by соntіnuоuѕlу grоwіng nеw рlаntѕ іn thе blооm chamber.  It рrосеѕѕеѕ a hіgh-ԛuаlіtу 600D саnvаѕ is tеаr rеѕіѕtаnt and dоublе stitched fоr perfect light blосkіng; Thе canvas is supported by ѕtrоng mеtаl роѕtѕ thаt are ѕресіаllу finished fоr a smooth іnѕtаllаtіоn. GA Tеnt blocks аll еxhаuѕt lіght аnd іѕ lined wіth 98% rеflесtіvе mуlаr tо іnсrеаѕе thе еgrеѕѕ еffісіеnсу of аnу grоw tent ѕеtuр (Keeps All Lіght In).

3. Hуdrороnіс Grоw

Tent wіth Obѕеrvаtіоn Window, Removable Flооr Tray аnd Tооl Bag for Indoor Plаnt Grоwіng

Amоng the lаrgеѕt brаnd wіth rеgаrdѕ to grow tеnt production іѕ thе OPULENT SYSTEMS, they y manufacture the hygroscopic grow tеnt wіth it рrісе ranging frоm US $ 84.99 to US $ 168.85. thе develop tent mеаѕurеѕ 32 “x32” x64 “, 24 “x24” x48 “, 32 “x32” x64 “, 36 “x36” x72 “, 48 “x24″ x60 ” аnd 96 “x48″ x80 ” реrmіttіng thе рlаnt tо grow tо thеіr peak’s.

Thе tent fеаturеѕ a premium-quality 600D саnvаѕ whісh еnѕurеѕ lіght blосkіng, аnd ѕаfеtу-dеѕіgnеd mеtаl pole ѕtruсturе that ѕuрроrtѕ light kіtѕ wеll іѕ easy tо install wіth саnvаѕ.

Furthеrmоrе, OPULENT SYSTEMS grow tеnt uѕеѕ 98% highly rеflесtіvе wаtеrрrооf mуlаr to рrоmоtе grоwth outlet efficiency and the hіgh-ԛuаlіtу zірреr design wіth blасk lining mаkеѕ a lіght-рrооf seal (Hіgh Growth Performance). It hаѕ a frіеndlу dеѕіgn wіth аn еаѕу and сlеаn window dеѕіgn thаt mаkеѕ it еаѕу tо look inside and hеlрѕ you mоnіtоr уоur рlаntѕ at аnу tіmе. Thе ѕtоrаgе bag is соnvеnіеnt tо kеер tооlѕ аnd accessories organized.

Hydroponic grow tents are quick and easy tо ѕеt up without tооlѕ, even іf you\’ve never dоnе anything like this before. The расkаgе includes еаѕу-tо-uѕе аnd professional іnѕtruсtіоnѕ.

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Gerbils love to spend much of their time running in their wheel and this activity is a good form of exercise and entertainment for them. In order to enriching the lives of gerbils and prevent some serious diseases of gerbils, it is worth to spend your time for proper research best gerbil wheel.

When choosing a gerbil wheel for the first time, it is important to consider the style and design of it to ensure that the wheel not only suits your cage setup but also pleasant for the pets.

#1 Gerbil wheel style

There are two main style of gerbil wheels: the traditional ferris wheel-shaped design and the flat, saucer-style wheels. With the traditional wheels, you can choose the separate wheel and place freely in the cage or get the cage mounted designs, which included with the cage. They are come with solid-surface and wire construction.

I do not recommend the wire construction wheels as the gaps between the rungs can get gerbil’s tail caught in between them. This is not only dangerous but also extremely unpleasant for the pet. Choose a solid wheel, one that your pets can’t get tangled up in.

Luckily, saucer style wheels usually provide a naturally flatter and usually solid running surface, which you can rest your mind to offer your pets.

#2 Material

There are many gerbil wheels are made of plastic. This is because plastic is cheap material, easy to clean, lightweight. However, plastic is not a suitable material to for gerbils wheels as they love to chew and they tent to chew everything surround include their wheel. what you will notice is that when your gerbils are not using their wheel, they might chew on it. So, your gerbil may unintentionally eat plastic.

There is one more safer material that is wood. Wood is the perfect chewing material for gerbils. You also do not need to worry if your gerbils chew their wooden wheel, at least they are not ingesting something bad for them.

#3 Size

Gerbils can’t run enough in a wheel that’s too small for them. An ideal size for a gerbil wheel is about seven or eight inches in diameter. This will ensure your pets have enough space to run without having to be at an uncomfortable angle and twisting their body or arching their back.

There are lots of manufacturers that create different types of UVB bulbs with four different types have been widely known are compact fluorescent bulb, metal halide bulb, the linear fluorescent bulb, and the mercury vapor bulb.

However, there is the drawback of UVB bulbs for reptiles is that all UVB bulbs have life span. Even you get the best uvb bulb for chameleons and they still turn on and emit white light, it not means that they emit enough amount of UVB that your chamelons need. But how do you know when is the time to replace the UVB bulbs? This post is about how to test UVB bulb.

#1 UVB bulb life time

Overtime all UVB bulbs will start emitting less UVB & eventually emit no UVB. Mercury Vapor bulbs have been growing popular steadily over the past several years. This is due to their long lifespan of around 12-18 months, much longer than other types. Linear Fluorescent bulb and compact Fluorescent bulb should be replaced after every 6 months.

Because of it we all need to mark when the UV bulb was purchased so we should replace it when the time is up.

However, there is alway the case that you may how long the UVB light has been used previously and unsure what brand the bulb.

#2 How to test UVB bulb

First, you have to turn off all the bulb in the room where you place the chameleons cage, includes heating light & full spectrum light. And only turn on your UVB bulb. Make sure the UVB bulb is warmed up. Wait for about 3-5 minutes until the UVB is warm.

Using a sheet of office white paper and place under the UVB bulb. Do not place too far, the distance should be around 12-15 inches from the bulb to the paper.

If your UVB bulb is still working good and emit enough amount of UVB, the paper should show blue/purple spectrum on the white paper. On the other hands, if the paper remains only white light  the bulb might be replaced or expired.

In the case if the paper shows light purple spectrum that means it’s still emitting UV but it was weaker, it is better to replace your UVB bulb.

However, this is just very simple and basic test, I would like to recommend that you should follow the bulb’s expiration date.

It is obvious that natural foods are always better to provided your red eared slider. You need to ensure that they have a proper diet that supports a healthy, long-lived, and strong turtle. However, in some pinch cases, when you ran out of best food for red eared slider or you may be able to find a snack in your pantry that you think your turtle will love.

While in captivity, they are likely to feed on just about anything you feed them, but repeated use will likely lead to nutritional problems for your pets. These flowing are some canned foods that you should or should not feed your slider.

#1 Canned Pet Foods

Canned foods for dog and cat can be digested by turtle. However, feeding canned pet foods for slider will decrease the water quality in turtle tank. These foods are unthinkably messy, and guaranteed to turn the water cloudy. To avoid this, you should only offer a small amount if food at a time and ensure that your slider eat all the food you give them.

Canned foods that are contain cut meats are better to feed than chopped or pureed meats. Your pets will accept almost any particular flavour, but fish- or poultry-based foods are probably the best choice.

#2 Dry dog and cat foods

You can provide a small amount of dry, kibble dog or cat food for red eared slider on an occasional basis. It is always better feeding high quality, meat-based dry foods as they contain much more nutrients than those made mostly of wheat, corn or rice.

Some types of kibble are too large for turtle to swallow, you may have to break them into smaller pieces. Ensure that you offer them with the food smaller than the gap between their eyes.

#3 Canned fruits or vegetables

If there are any canned squash, green beans, peas, apples, pears or carrots in your pantry, you can rest your mine to provide your pets. Like any other canned food, you just need to ensure these products are not contain added oil or salt and rinse them before offering.

Acidic fruits and vegetables, including hot peppers (green bell peppers are safe) or citrus fruits, as well as pickled fruits or vegetables are not appropriate for turtles.

Having the best survival pants is one of the most critical elements of your plant to explore wildness. Apart from your shoes, the paint also interacts the most with environment. Many people make the mistake and have misconception about the types of pant to use as survival pant.

Some normal pants that not specially designed for survival instinct, it could be a bad idea to find survival clothing. Here are some pants that you should avoid when it comes to survival.

#1 Jeans

Jeans and joggers not designed to against a lot of environment elements that you encounter in a survival situation. They are quite easy to rip as they are caught in briars, thorns, and brush. Not only that, jeans are not water-resistant in the slightest, which can make you very hot in the warmer weather. It even can make you sweat and hypothermia in colder environments. Most survival pants undergo a special treatment and have a special coating, which will allow them to repel water.

Survival pants are designed to be soft, lightweight, flexible, breathable, while the jeans will restrict your movement more than the survival pants. The breathability encourages air circulation for your comfort when wearing survival pants.

Another thing that makes survival pants different from jeans that is many survival pants offer a padding or an extra layer in the knee and buttocks areas, where are usually contact with the hard ground.

#2 Camo survival pants

We all know that camo color will makes you feel more powerful and easier to hidden among the trees and. However, it is not a good ideal to wear a camo survival pants, you should be careful with your choice. In a survival situation, there is maybe the case that you are lost in the territory areas of someone or the military base.

People are conditioned to think that camo is a sign indicate possible expertise, training, well equipped. In other words, you may get trouble. You should choose the olive green or black pants, which helps you bend well in nature and do not cause any misunderstanding.

#3 The pains that are not suitable for the environment

Not all the survival pants are the same. Some pants are designed especially for hot and humid condition, while the others are better for cold and wet. It is best to look for pants that are designed for the temperature and environment you live or you intend to go for the trip.

Our Growers Choice Seed Bank review was a fairly easy one to write. First, their website was quite easy on the eyes and nicely organized.

Grower’s choice doesn’t claim to be the best online seed bank usa. In fact, they only carry 40 strains of cannabis seeds. However, all their seeds are fully feminized, and the genetics of every strain are examined in a lab.

Grower’s choice is so confident about the cannabis seeds they sell that they offer a guarantee that at least 90 percent of their marijuana seeds will germinate. That is a refreshing change from many seed banks who take no responsibility for whether the seeds they sell are good or not.

Another thing that is a little unusual is that Choice Seed Bank has a loyalty program. You get 250 loyalty points for signing up, 250 points for writing a review, and 10 points for every dollar you spend. Getting 250 points qualifies you for a $5 discount.

Although headquartered in Spain (cannabis seed banks that ship to usa, one of the rare seedbanks from this country) Grower’s choice has a warehouse in the United States and all U.S. orders are shipped from there.

It typically takes around 7 to 10 days to receive your order by U.S. Mail, which costs an additional $9.95 but all orders are trackable.

Payment is allowed by mail, ACH electronic Checks, bitcoin, and via Zelle within the United States. Zelle allows the use of a Visa or Mastercard without any fees attached.

Another thing we like about Choice Seed Bank is that their product descriptions are particularly detailed.

Have you ever gone to a seed bank website and seen a product description only 4 lines long and are clearly written by a breeder? Not with Choice Seed Bank.

Pick a product and you will find perhaps 4 long paragraphs written just about the strain. Then click strain details and you will find full information about the strain such as the THC level and flowering time. Lastly, click on reviews and ratings and you will find dozens of customer reviews on the strain you are considering buying.

Our only problem with Grower’s Choice Seed Bank is the price. At around $10 per seed, they are a little pricey. But apparently most customers don’t mind.

However, Grower’s Choice has a 53 percent poor or bad review rating on our favorite review site, so we would urge caution and reading reviews from several sources before you buy.

Bedding for leopard geckos is absolutely important when you decide to keep them because the bed bedding can lead to the risk of skin disease, irritation, impaction and even death for your pets. This is why you should take your time to carefully choose the best bedding for leopard geckos.

These following are our recommendations about 2 safe bedding for leopard gecko: Critters Comfort Coconut Reptile Bedding vs VIVA Choose-A-Sheet* Paper Towels.

 #1 Non-toxic Material

There is nothing worth considering than the health of your leopard geckos, so it is important to choose the leopard gecko bedding that safe for them. Carefully check before buying to ensure the bedding does not contain any harmful toxins.

Critters comfort coconut bedding is made of 100% refined organic coconut coir. It is natural and has no risk of chemical to harm your leopard geckos.

Although Viva paper towels, not a natural material and not specifically made for leopard gecko it does not mean that it is harmful. Paper tower is also the safe option to use as bedding especially for baby leopard gecko since there is no risk of impaction from this bedding. It is cheap and available everywhere that you can easily find. It also confirms an odor-free.

#2 Absorbent and maintain humidity

These things are absolutely needed to consider when choosing a leopard gecko substrate. The best bedding will good at absorbing urine and odor. If it is not, the leopard gecko’s cage will have bed smell of their waste. Good absorbent bedding means that it is also good at maintaining humidity as well.

Critters comfort bedding has the incredible ability to absorb of coconut coir, so it superb odor control. This bedding can be able to retain and break down moisture as well.

The feature of paper towels is it can hold humidity very well. Maintaining moisture that beneficial for pets but it is not really good at odor control.

#3 Easy to clean and replace

The outstanding point of VIVA paper towel is that it is easy to replace. Once your leopard geckos release their waste, you can simply replace this paper towel sheet. This work is much easier than replacing the loose substrate.

Besides, replacing the entire bedding means that there is no pieces of waste are left in the cage. So there is no chance of the bacteria survive and you can easy to keep the tank very pure with this paper towel.

However, the drawback when using paper material is that it is cannot last for long. You will need to replace it more frequently than other materials.

Critters coconut bedding can be spot cleaned daily and replace it for once per month. This bedding is more stable than a paper towel; you do not need to change it constantly. It establishes a perfectly hygienic ground for your leopard geckos.

If you have never owned an aquarium yourself, it will be a difficult task to buy all the fish tank equipment at any aquarium supplies near me. Luckily, there are a lot of starter kits out there, which includes everything you need to set up and prepare your first fish tank.

Here are the top 2 picks of the best aquarium starter kit worth considering: GloFish Aquarium Kit Fish Tank vs Aqueon 15 Gallon LED Kit.

#1 Size and shape

Many beginners tend to get started with a small tank since it is costless, easier to find a place to put them. But the fact that the larger tanks are more stable, easier and less complicated to maintain. We recommend that you should go with a 10 or 20 gallons tanks at first.

GloFish Aquarium Kit Fish Tank is the 20 gallons tank and the dimensions are 24.2″ L x 12.5″ W x 16.2″ H. It is larger enough to keep not only a variety of fish but also for adding some decorations, plant and substrate.

Aqueon LED aquarium kit is the 15 gallons tank that measures 13,75”L x 13,625”W x 25”H. This tank has a stylish design, not a traditional horizontal shape. It provides more vertical space for your fish. Its shape also does not create a large footprint, which makes it an easy fit for many placements.

#2 What’s in the kit?

Aqueon 15 Gallons aquarium has almost essential equipment you need to get started. It includes a low profile hood LED lighting that sits seamlessly over the aquarium frame, Pro Power Filter and medium filter cartridge as well as fish food, a soft mesh net, a water conditioner, thermometer.

Glofish aquarium kit also includes all you need for success: the LED hood, Tetra mini UL heater, Tetra Whisper 20 filter, GloFish 13″ LED light stick, a GloFish yellow anemone, 2 plant multipacks, fish food and water conditioner and detail instruction.

#3 Features

GloFish Kit comes with a blue LED light that can completely transform your aquarium for a new appearance. GloFish and GloFish fluoresce, creating a colorful, neon display for your tank.

Aqueon 15 gallon features the QuietFlow LED PRO power filter which has an LED indicator that will flash alarm to let you know when you need to change the cartridge.

Plucking chickens can be a nasty experience for everyone. This process not only brings hassle but also take you a lot of time and effort. This is when the chicken plucker comes to handle. This device can turn hours long of plucking chicken into a few short seconds.

The best chicken plucker can remove all the feathers on chickens of all sizes in a short time. There are not very many different products of chicken plucker are available o the market. However, you also can find the right plucker depend on our review below. This post is about the comparison of Yardbird 21833 VS. Kitchener FP100.

#1 Power

This is the most important factor when considering the chicken plucker.  With a robust 1.5 HP motor and a maximum 300 RPMs for a quick, Yardbird plucker can de-feathering a chicken clean in less than 15 seconds. It is perfect for pluck ducks and hens. 

But you should take note that, do not use it for any things that above 20 pounds, since this is the most that Yardbird can handle.

Kitchener plucker comes with 1.2 hp motor and made of solid 304 stainless steel. It is powerful enough to defeater a bird in roughly 15 to 30 seconds. You also be able to pluck tow large chickens at the same time. Although Kitchener is not as powerful as Yardbird, it can get the job done perfectly.

#2 Fingers

The fingers will determine how quickly and effectively the chicken plucker can do. Normally, the more fingers a plucker has the quicker the plucker is. The finger also has to hardness enough to clean all the feathers and softness enough to not tear the chicken skin.

Yardbird plucker has 110 rubber fingers on the sides and the bottom of the drum that ensures the feathers will be removed effectively. You also can replace the finger if you need it. However, these fingers are reviewed as very durable.

Kitchener contains 92 slot finers. With a rating of 55 on the hardness level, which helps you effortlessly remove the feathers.

#3 Irrigation

It is the factor that makes the plucker easy to clean and maintain. Yardbird has the irrigation system that water constantly flowing into the drum while the machine is running and flushes feathers out the drum.

However, the Kitchener does not contain the irrigation feature this is the drawback of this product.