What Do Capybaras Eat?
We continue to hear about underweight, underfed capybaras. We continue to recommend Vitamin C supplements for all capybaras, regardless of age. Basically, capybaras are gigantic guinea pigs, so if in […]
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Contraband Capybaras
Five capybaras were caught smuggling cocaine, marijuana, and firearms in Costa Rico. The two adults and three underage “carpinchos” are not citizens of Costa Rico, because everyone knows capybaras do […]
Your Capybara’s Veterinarian
After Dobby died in 2018, everyone asked why I didn’t get another capybara. I was 67 at the time and Dobby had lived 9-1/2 years. I know what it’s like […]
Capybara Contrarian – 5 Global
This is the fifth conglomeration of capybara news. We’ll look at some of the more interesting news from South America, do some shopping, and some other random capybara stuff. Don’t […]
Capybaras for Home and Garden – part three – Capybara Personalities
If you’ve been on the internet, then you know that capybaras are the chilliest animals in the world. Look at that cute little face! So sweet! But are they really […]
Capybaras for Home and Garden – part two – Terminally Chill or Not?
The internet insists that capybaras are “terminally chill.” We’ve seen videos of capybaras riding alligators, capybaras being “eaten” by big birds, and capybaras raising puppies. Mothers with small children in […]
Capybaras for Home and Garden – part one
Capybaras for Home and Garden – Part One While I was on the breeder’s waiting list for a capybara, I read everything I could get my hands on about capybaras. […]
Pandabara Leaves the Room
We recently received a request from a well-meaning fan who had seen a capybara they felt needed to be rescued. It was a sad case, but we can’t rescue an […]
Why Do Capybaras Need to Take Vitamins?
After the sudden, unexplained death of her first pet capybara, Caplin ROUS, Melanie Typaldos founded the ROUS Foundation for Capybara Veterinary Medicine. Ever since 2011, she has received random calls […]
Dobby’s Rabbit Rug
Dobby’s best friend wasn’t a capybara, and it wasn’t me. It was an IKEA White Rabbit Rug, like a bear rug, but, you know, a big white rabbit.
Dobby the Capybara 