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Small Pets and Pet Care, The Complete Practical Guide to
An essential family reference to keeping hamsters, gerbils, guinea pigs, rabbits, birds, reptiles and fish
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This guide is ideal for anyone considering a new pet—whether a small mammal, bird, or exotic species—and for current pet owners seeking comprehensive, practical knowledge on pet care and health.
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See moreThe essential reference guide to keeping the most popular pet species and breeds, including hamsters, gerbils, guinea pigs, rabbits, birds, reptiles and fish, with more than 750 photographs
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Small Pets and Pet Care, The Complete Practical Guide to by David Alderton offers a comprehensive, practical guide to pet-keeping, covering all aspects of choosing and caring for a wide range of pets. This newly updated 2021 edition explores caring for kittens and cats, puppies and dogs, as well as popular small mammals such as rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, gerbils, chinchillas, rats, and mice. It also includes sections on birds, herptiles, invertebrates, and fish.
Each chapter highlights the most popular breeds within each species, based on general availability and suitability, helping you to choose the best pet for your lifestyle.
Discover practical tips on buying a pet, providing suitable housing and ensuring regular exercise, understanding foods for a balanced diet, maintaining pet health, and knowing what actions to take when your pet is sick. This serves as a perfect reference book on pet care for any owner.
Benefit from expert advice on choosing and buying a pet, understanding different breeds, ensuring appropriate housing, feeding, handling, and learning about showing and health care.
Small Pets and Pet Care provides helpful information and fascinating insights into every aspect of caring for the most popular pet species. Learn how to select the right pet for your lifestyle, including guidance on choosing exotic species and identifying the most suitable pets for young children and families.
The book covers maintaining a pet's health, the equipment needed for proper housing, feeding, and exercise, as well as detailed advice on training, handling, showing, and breeding pets.
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ISBN: 9780754835325
Publisher: Anness Publishing
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 01 July 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Lorenz Books
Illustration: 750 colour photographs
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 216.0mm
Height: 282.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 256
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About the Author
David Alderton is an international authority on pets and their care, and an award-winning author. His books have sold over seven million copies worldwide, and they are available in 31 languages. David also contributes regularly to a wide range of specialist publications, gives talks on pet care subjects at national and international seminars, and participates frequently in radio programmes. His website can be found at www.petinfoclub.com.
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