Collins Small Pet Handbook: Looking after rabbits, hamsters, guinea pigs, gerbils, mice and rats - Softcover

Taylor, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007134487 ISBN 13: 9780007134489

Publisher: Collins, 2002

Synopsis

Reissued in paperback, this comprehensive guide to popular small pets is full of practical expert advice on caring for rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, gerbils, mice and rats.

All aspects of everyday care are covered, with comprehensive information on housing and handling, feeding, breeding and healthcare. This is an essential handbook for all families with small pets.

Contents:

1. Introduction
2. Rabbits
3. Rodents – guinea pigs, hamsters, gerbils, mice and rats
4. Acquiring a pet
5. Food for the small pet
6. Breeding
7. General care of your pet
8. When small pets fall ill

About this title

About the Author:

David Taylor is a well-known veterinary surgeon and broadcaster and the author of over thirty books, including six volumes of autobiography, some of which formed the basis for three series of the BBC television drama One by One.

He has also written the Collins Family Pet Guides: Rabbit and is the consultant editor for Collins Family Cat and Collins Family Dog. The founder of the International Zoo Veterinary Group, he has exotic patients across the world, ranging from crocodiles to killer whales and giant pandas. He lives in Richmond, Surrey, with his wife, four cats and a hamster called ‘Fudge’.

From the Back Cover:

Reissued in paperback, this comprehensive guide to popular small pets is full of practical expert advice on caring for rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, gerbils, mice and rats.

All aspects of everyday care are covered, with comprehensive information on housing and handling, feeding, breeding and healthcare. This is an essential handbook for all families with small pets.

About this edition

• Publisher: Collins
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0007134487
• ISBN 13: 9780007134489
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128