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The Rat (Happy Healthy Pet)
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Product Description
This is our seventh set of Happy, Healthy Pet titles. Like the others, they are books pet owners can turn to for the essential information they need to raise a healthy, happy pet. All books contain information on:
- feeding
- grooming
- housing
- health care
- what to expect from the pet
- basic training
Happy, Healthy Pet guides are rich with professional quality color photos and are designed to be enjoyable and easy to learn from. More and more people are discovering each year what affectionate, intelligent and charming pets rats can be. Ginger Cardinal already knows. She′s the former president of the Rat, Mouse and Hamster Society and a longtime breeder, exhibitor, judge and dedicated companion of these special rodents.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #112238 in Books
- Published on: 1997-11-11
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Hardcover
- 128 pages
Editorial Reviews
Synopsis
A guide to keeping rats as pets covers selection, housing, nutrition, training, and first aid.
From the Back Cover
At last, a book about your rat that emphasizes total care and companionship!
The Rat not only provides you with all you need to know about housing, feeding and keeping your rat in the best of health, but also gives you tips on how to train your pet. You′ll even learn tricks to teach your rat! Insight on the history of the rat as a pet and information on the many varieties available are also included.
The Rat keeps you fully informed on your pet′s need for attention and how to handle him properly. You′ll also learn how to introduce your rat to children and to other pets in the home, and how to choose the breed that′s right for you. Best of all, the book is filled with color photos, info–packed sidebars and fun facts to make caring for your pet rat easy and enjoyable.
About the Author
Ginger Cardinal, has been a rat lover since childhood and has raised rats for pet shows for over ten years. She is a charter board member and certified judge of the American Rat, Mouse & Hamster Society, and has written and edited the society′s newsletter.
Customer Reviews
One of the best rat books I've read.
It is difficult to find a rat book that can teach you something more than the 80 page 'introductions' you find in pet shops, so I was really pleased when I bought this. It is indepth and comprehensive whilst being clear and easy to understand. A must for any rat lover's bookshelf.
An Excellent Choice.
This book was amazing, I bought it simply to look at the pictures to see what well cared for rats looked like, but when i started reading the actual content i thought it was amazing about how many facts an helpul hints they could cram into one book. I did think though that the content on what to feed rats didn't go into as much detail as I think they could have, but still. 5/5 for this amazing ratty book!
An excellent guide
I bought this book for one small part - the section on rat communication - but found much of the rest of it informative and useful. The style is easy to read and manages to be clear enough for a bright child without patronising adult readers. It also talks about the rats themselves in a way which makes it clear why they are such excellent pets.
No two rat owners will agree on every aspect of the hobby and I felt the advice about basic diet was a little limiting. The health advice seems pretty good to me. Though I admit I have been lucky so far in not encountering many of the problems mentioned, the advice given on those I have dealt with looked right.
Overall, this is the best rat book I have seen. I would recommend it whether you are a new rat owner or, like me, an experienced rat fan looking to learn as much as possible about these fascinating creatures.
