African Pygmy Hedgehogs As Your New Pet [Hardcover]

Dennis Kelsey-Wood (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: TFH Publications; First Edition edition (January 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0793801923
• ISBN-13: 978-0793801923
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,472,233 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Good photos, poor information, September 19, 2001

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Heather (CHARLESTON, SC, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: African Pygmy Hedgehogs As Your New Pet (Hardcover)

As a longtime hedgehog owner and rescuer, I am saddened to see that this is one of the more widely distributed books on pet hedgehogs in the country. The information is outdated and inaccurate, but since hedgehogs are fairly new as pets, many novice owners will not catch on to the problems in this book.

The diet that Mr. Kelsey-Wood recommends in his books is too high in fat, too low in protein for a pet hedgehog. In addition, the habitats he shows are too small for a typical active hedgehog! But for those owners used to seeing small mammals like hamsters in tiny cages, with grain-based diet, how are they expected to know that hedgehogs have radically different needs?

Mr. Kelsey-Wood certainly does nothing to enlighten them. Hedgehogs all over the country are receiving sub-standard care as a result of the information in this book.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Focus is too much on breeding and not enough on beginning, July 23, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: African Pygmy Hedgehogs As Your New Pet (Hardcover)

This book does not seem basic enough overall for a new hedgie owner. While there is basic information, the focus seems to be more on setting up for breeding than for having pets. The information is not thorough enough to answer all the questions a new owner would have. While it helped me get started, it still left me wondering what to do next.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars This makes a better picture-book than resource., December 14, 1998

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Treebyleaf McCurdy (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: African Pygmy Hedgehogs As Your New Pet (Hardcover)

The content is sometimes controversial, the index is lousy, and all those lovely photos make it near impossible to skim the contents for a particular tidbit of information.