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Can you guess the category that pays the bills at Critter Cabana?  If you've ever searched "Dog Food Reviews" on Google, or visited any number of the burgeoning dog food stores in Portland, then you probably guessed right.  It's utterly shocking the quality of food available at grocery stores and the price you pay for that corn, err, I mean dog food is even more shocking.  Well, fortunately for Wilsonville and Newberg, there's Critter Cabana, and we've been working hard to find  foods that can help you minimize the chances of expensive health problems without being financially unfeasible....

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I just finished running an analysis to evaluate our selection of dog foods. I thought others might find my chart interesting so I took a quick screenshot. It shows a lot of the foods people in our area feed. I also threw Ol'Roy since its pretty much the cheapest bag of food you can possibly buy. The feeding guidelines on it however or SHOCKING... 6 cups for a 50lb dog. Eewww. Anyway, take a look have fun. foods in black are one's we carry.

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In Newberg: Lots of great corn snakes varying colors. Albino Prairie Kingsnake - See picture Redfoot Tortoises - Great looking batch! Smoking Red Eye tree frog adults Giant Plated Lizard - Very cool and only $45 - See Picture And lots more including a fresh batch of leopard geckos, come get first pick! In Wilsonville: Baby Tortoises...

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In Newberg: Lots of great corn snakes varying colors. Albino Prairie Kingsnake - See picture Redfoot Tortoises - Great looking batch! Smoking Red Eye tree frog adults Giant Plated Lizard - Very cool and only $45 - See Picture And lots more including a fresh batch of leopard geckos, come get first pick! In Wilsonville: Baby Tortoises...

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Critter Cabana is packed full of exciting and entertaining pets.  However, we have pets that are appropriate and exciting for a variety of people.  We have a  great fit for everyone from a 4 year old girl to a 60 year old man.  For mothers and fathers of young kids, finding an animal amongst the pets available in our store can be difficult, especially for those parents less experienced with pets. Many kiddos are drawn to our small animal department.  We have lots of furry, loveable creatures in this area of the store.  While many kids (and parents for that matter) are often drawn to hamsters,...

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Can you imagine a life without Critter Cabana? I can't, but I guess I'm a little more vested. There was an article in a recent pet industry magazine called Confessions...

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This is the first post in a new series of blogs about good pets for kids. All too often we see parents and kids attracted to the some critters that aren't the best choices. This series will help navigate some of those waters, with some of my favorites for kids based on ease of care, initial investment, and a number of other factors. I won't go into detailed information about corn snake care as that is readily available around the web. Interactivity: Snakes in general are extremely easy to handle particularly adult corn snakes. My two year old can safely handle a docile...

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Riker is the newest addition to the Johnson family. He's down at the newberg store most days and wanting lots of love. We have his brothers and sisters down at the store also for sale, so if you love Riker as much as we do... Check out our other Dane-A-Doodles. Mom was a 100lb Dane and the dad was a 80lb Labradoodle so they should be moderately sized.

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If you haven't been to the Newberg store lately, I highly recomend you rush down here. In the last month we have increased our inventory by almost 50%! We have tons of new dog products and fish products mostly. But also some exciting new lines like Protean Vivariums, Aquatop Canister Filters, lots of Hagen stuff. Lots of new bird toys, a new line of really nice and inexpensive collars and leashes. Really, you just have to come check it out. Also its kitten and puppy season so we have lots of lovable critters including some cockapoos and daneadoodles. As well as some neutered kittens...

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Got some awesome new mosses in great for tanks without co2. Or any tank really. Here's listing. They are all sold on little mesh grids. Most are $10. Christmas Moss Taxiphyllum Sp. Flame Moss Taxiphyllum Sp. Carpet Moss Taxiphyllum Sp. Mini Pellia (Riccardia Chamedryfolia) Jungermannia pseudocyclop (Rose moss) Monosolennium tenereum (Pellia) Fontinalis hypnoids Blepharostoma trichophyllum (mini Rose moss) Fissidens Geppii

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