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Edited by Ms Ella Moh · Stories & guides for the pets you love.

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Before You Buy a Leopard Gecko: Legality, Lifespan, and Real Setup Planning
Lifestyle
Leopard geckos

Before You Buy a Leopard Gecko: Legality, Lifespan, and Real Setup Planning

A pre-purchase guide on leopard geckos: where keeping one is and is not legal in SG/MY/ID, the 15-plus-year commitment, honest setup and running costs, sourcing from reputable keepers, and exotic-vet access.

5 min readJun 8, 2026
Bringing a dog or cat into Singapore in 2026: what changed at CAPQ
Lifestyle
Dogs

Bringing a dog or cat into Singapore in 2026: what changed at CAPQ

A travel checklist built around AVS's April 2026 import update, covering clearance procedures, agent handling at CAPQ, rabies paperwork, and when quarantine can still apply.

5 min readJun 5, 2026
Before You Buy a Hedgehog: Legality, Heat, and Vet Access
Lifestyle

Before You Buy a Hedgehog: Legality, Heat, and Vet Access

A pre-purchase welfare checklist that asks whether a hedgehog is legal, supportable, and appropriate before an owner commits. It covers temperature needs, handling expectations, sourcing concerns, and finding an exotics vet.

3 min readJun 5, 2026
Pet-Friendly Cafe Etiquette: Before You Bring Your Dog
Lifestyle
Dogs

Pet-Friendly Cafe Etiquette: Before You Bring Your Dog

A lifestyle guide for cafe visits that covers heat, leash manners, water, toileting, crowd stress, food safety boundaries, and when staying home is kinder.

4 min readJun 3, 2026
Parrots in Tropical Apartments: Heat, Humidity, and Boredom
Lifestyle
Parrots

Parrots in Tropical Apartments: Heat, Humidity, and Boredom

A welfare-focused guide for parrot owners keeping birds indoors in dense urban homes. It covers ventilation, overheating risk, safe enrichment, household hazards, and when behaviour changes may need veterinary attention.

3 min readMay 30, 2026
What a Cat or Dog Really Costs Per Month in SG/MY/ID
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What a Cat or Dog Really Costs Per Month in SG/MY/ID

A budgeting guide on the true cost of ownership: food, litter, preventives, grooming, boarding, insurance versus savings, the emergency-vet number that breaks budgets, and costs that scale with age.

5 min readMay 29, 2026
Adopting or Buying in SG/MY/ID: The Questions That Matter Either Way
Lifestyle
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Adopting or Buying in SG/MY/ID: The Questions That Matter Either Way

A lifestyle guide on sourcing a pet responsibly: shelter and rescue adoption reality, spotting bad breeders and mills, marketplace red flags, import scams, and matching the animal to the household.

6 min readMay 27, 2026
Flying With Cats and Dogs in Southeast Asia: Cabin, Cargo, and the Honest Risks
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Flying With Cats and Dogs in Southeast Asia: Cabin, Cargo, and the Honest Risks

A travel guide on regional pet flights: cabin versus manifest cargo, crate training and sizing, heat-on-tarmac risk, brachycephalic embargoes, paperwork timelines, and when not to fly the pet at all.

6 min readMay 25, 2026
Renting With Cats and Dogs in SG/MY/ID: Rules, Deposits, and Honest Conversations
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Renting With Cats and Dogs in SG/MY/ID: Rules, Deposits, and Honest Conversations

A lifestyle guide on finding and keeping pet-friendly rentals: HDB and condo rules, landlord negotiations, pet clauses and deposits, hiding pets as a false economy, and protecting the tenancy.

6 min readMay 21, 2026
Road Trips With Your Dog in Malaysia: Restraints, Rest Stops, and Heat
Lifestyle
Dogs

Road Trips With Your Dog in Malaysia: Restraints, Rest Stops, and Heat

A travel guide for driving with dogs: car restraints and crates, car sickness, R&R stop logistics, heat and never-in-a-parked-car rules, pet-friendly stays, and what to pack for the highway.

5 min readMay 19, 2026
Moving House With a Cat: Surviving the Rental Hop
Lifestyle
Cats

Moving House With a Cat: Surviving the Rental Hop

A lifestyle guide on moving with cats: pre-move carrier and room prep, moving-day containment, settling-in order for the new home, escape prevention, and appetite or litter changes that need a vet.

6 min readMay 17, 2026
Boarding Your Pet During Festive Travel: What to Check Before You Book
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Boarding Your Pet During Festive Travel: What to Check Before You Book

A pre-booking checklist for choosing a boarding facility — vaccination requirements, ventilation, staff handling, emergency plans, and how pets are separated — so owners can look past nice photos and ask the questions that affect welfare.

3 min readMay 16, 2026