APHEM SPECIES

Across the world, Aphems are used for a variety of purposes. They have been used as service animals, emotional support animals, pets, show animals, and have even been trained to protect crops from pesky insects and bugs. Aphem's were first introduced as a pet in 1948, and became truly legal in 1966. Recently, humans have begun to breed these creatures and have created a miniature Aphem.

 

Show

Aphem show’s normally consist of conformation classes, however smaller shows may only do trick, gliding and speaking classes. Conformation shows are normally hosted early spring, and last until the end of summer. At the end of summer there is a national conformation show that titles the best Aphem in each age class. How Aphems place in shows is normally how breeders determine their value, who they wish to breed with, etc, to produce the best Aphems possible in the next generation.

Shows that consists of trick, gliding and speaking classes are normally for pets and doesn’t contribute to their value. This is generally a way to encourage people to exercise their Aphems physically and mentally. However, it is a fun pastime and many Aphem enthusiasts view and contribute to these shows.

 

Work

Many Aphems have been trained for a number of jobs. Originally, farmers would raise Aphems to protect their crops from insects and bugs rather than using pesticides. This is still a common practice with Aphems, however it has developed past this.

Aphems were then recommended as emotional support animals by therapists, which soon developed into Aphems being trained for service animals. This line of work for Aphems is still new, and only first rose about ten years ago.

Some Aphems have recently been trained to star in TV shows, movies, infomercials and more. Much like a typical animal trained for this line of work, they are trained intensely for a wide range of ques, commands, tricks, and more. There are some Aphems that are even trained to move their jaws as if they were talking so that audio can be inputted as if they truly were speaking, rather than animating the jaw movements.

 

Entertainment

Aphems are often trained to appear in movies, or to show. However, past that Aphems aren’t often used for any sort of entertainment. Many Aphem enthusiasts take great pleasure in viewing a wide range of shows for Aphems, and audiences tend to enjoy Aphem presence in shows and movies.

 

Therapeutic Use

Aphems have been used for emotional support animals primarily, due to their nature. However Aphems can also be trained to be service animals. Thanks to their intelligence, Aphems are easier and faster to train to perform the necessary tasks required to be a emotional support animal or a service animal. These animals have been preferred over canines, miniature horses and other animals over the recent years for the most part. However, canines and miniature horses are still preferred for those that require mobility aid such as the blind.

 

Care

Aphems are a moderately difficult species to care for, however not impossibly so. Aphems have extremely sensitive lungs, so smoke can be extremely dangerous to them. It can cause asthma, lung cancer and in more serious cases it can cause death.

A Aphem requires a cage at least twice it’s length, three times it’s standing height and twice it’s width in order to be comfortable. A Aphem should be able to turn around easily, and stand on it’s hind legs with some climbing room. This cage must have some sort of soft bedding, and it’s highly recommended that at least two objects be inserted so that the Aphem can climb and glide, as this is critical to their daily exercise in order to be fit and healthy. A Aphem should always have access to water typically with one bottle or bowl at the top of the cage and one near the bottom. Hammocks are also enjoyed by Aphems, and it is necessary that a Aphem has at least one mentally stimulating toy. The locks typically have to be fairly complex in order to avoid a Aphem escaping.

Aphems require a lot of physical exercise. This includes climbing and gliding as well as walking. Typically a Aphem needs two hours of walking, climbing and/or gliding a day as well as constant mental stimulation. Lack of either can result in an aggressive Aphem, and lack of mental stimulation can easily result in a Aphem making multiple attempts to escape any room or cage confining them. As stated before, Aphems can easily escape most locks, so proper Aphem cages are equipped with a digital lock pad including a key to slide the lock pad open or with a small chain and small pad lock. These creatures have been known to memorize movements and undo combination locks and number pad locks, and have been reported to use their teeth to break or open clipped locks.

Aphems typically enjoy grooming and bathing themselves, so other than the occasional farrier visit, claw clippings and dental work they aren’t very high maintenance. A farrier is required to ensure the Aphem doesn’t grow out their hooves too long, and claw clippings are also typically required to avoid their claws getting to sharp.

Aphems require very little food, and a adult full size Aphem can typically go the day with just 1.5% of their body weight being consumed. This means a 35 lbs Aphem needs only .5 lbs of food per day. The most popular feed is crickets, as it is found and most pet stores.

A Aphem requires at least 3% of their body weight in water per day. This water needs to be fresh, and clean, otherwise a Aphem will begin to reject water entirely. A Aphem would rather die of dehydration then consume dirty, or old water.