The right gear, for every pet

Pick your companion

• 🐕 Dogs

  Food, harnesses, beds, toys: everything your best friend actually needs.

  56 guides
• 🐈 Cats

  Litter, cat trees, fountains, scratchers: gear that works with feline instincts.

  52 guides
• 🐇 Rabbits

  Pens, hay, litter, chew toys: rabbits deserve better than a hutch.

  55 guides
• 🐹 Rodents

  Hamsters, guinea pigs, rats, gerbils, chinchillas: very different needs, one common theme — space.

  55 guides
• 🦜 Birds

  Budgies, canaries, parrots: cages, perches, toys — gear for an animal built to fly.

  50 guides
• 🐠 Fishkeeping

  Tank, filter, heater, water tests: succeed with your first aquarium without casualties.

  50 guides
• 🦎 Reptiles

  Terrarium, UVB, thermostat-controlled heat: serious herpetoculture starts with the gear.

  50 guides
• 🦦 Ferrets

  Multi-level cages, hammocks, harnesses: gear for a playful carnivore that sleeps 18 hours a day.

  55 guides

Start with these guides

• 🐕 Which senior dog food should you choose? The complete guide

  Protein, phosphorus, joints, palatability: how to choose senior dog food suited to an ageing dog, and how much it costs.

• 🐕 Large breed dog food: steady growth and a sensitive stomach

  Calcium-to-phosphorus ratio, kibble size, bloat prevention: how to choose large breed dog food, from puppyhood to adulthood.

• 🐈 Kitten food: how to choose the right kibble from 2 to 12 months

  Which kitten food should you buy? Key criteria (protein, kibble size, DHA), daily portions, budget in euros and how to transition to adult food.

• 🐈 Wet food or dry food for cats: which should you feed every day?

  Wet food or kibble for your cat? Pros and cons, mixed feeding, monthly budget in euros and practical tips for getting the portions right.

• 🐇 Safe vegetables and greens for rabbits: the complete shopping list

  Which vegetables and leafy greens are safe for a rabbit? A vetted shopping list, daily amounts, forbidden foods and a realistic weekly budget.

• 🐇 Healthy treats for rabbits: which to choose, which to ban

  Which healthy treats can you give a rabbit? Dried flowers, herbs, tiny fruit portions: our criteria, the pet-shop traps to avoid and typical prices.

• 🐹 What cage for a guinea pig? The C&C enclosure is the real answer

  What cage does a guinea pig need? Minimum floor space, the advantages of a modular C&C enclosure and a realistic budget: our guide to a truly suitable habitat.

• 🐹 What cage for a rat? Height, levels and dimensions to respect

  What cage does a pet rat need? Minimum height, number of levels, bar spacing and budget: our advice for an aviary-style cage suited to this born climber.

• 🦜 Budgie starter kit: the full budget to get off to a good start

  Cage, perches, bowls, toys, food: the complete budgie starter kit broken down item by item, with a realistic budget of 180 to 400 €.

• 🦜 Switching from seeds to pellets: the gentle method that works

  Why and how to switch a budgie, cockatiel or parrot from seeds to pellets: a gradual 4-to-8-week transition, with brands and prices.

• 🐠 60-litre aquarium kit: the full beginner budget with no nasty surprises

  How much does a 60-litre aquarium kit really cost? The full start-up budget, item by item: equipped tank, substrate, decor, water tests and consumables.

• 🐠 Nano shrimp tank: the essential equipment to start off right

  What equipment does a nano shrimp tank need? Volume, gentle filtration, the right substrate and a full budget: the complete checklist for keeping Neocaridina.

• 🦎 Complete bearded dragon setup: what starting budget should you plan for?

  Terrarium, UVB, heating, decor, food: everything a complete bearded dragon kit includes, with a realistic starting budget of 400 to 700 €.

• 🦎 Complete leopard gecko setup: what starting budget do you need?

  An 80 cm terrarium, heat mat, hides and calcium: what goes into a complete leopard gecko kit, with a starting budget of 250 to 450 €.

• 🦦 Ferret starter kit: the complete budget before you adopt

  Cage, bedding, litter, bowls, toys: the ferret starter kit item by item, with a realistic complete budget of €250 to €500 to get off to a good start.

• 🦦 Whole prey and raw diets for ferrets: the essential equipment

  Dedicated freezer, kitchen scale, easy-to-disinfect bowls: the equipment you need to feed a ferret a whole-prey or raw diet hygienically, with a detailed budget.