These small mammals, known for their soft, beautiful fur are native to South America. Here is authoritative information on chinchilla traits and behavior, health, housing, feeding, breeding, and general care. Barron's popular line of Pet Handbooks resembles the Pet Owner's Manuals series, but are larger--more pages, more photos and line illustrations, and more detailed advice and information. Pet owners and soon-to-be owners will find reliable information from breeders, veterinarians, and pet care experts presented in easy-to-follow, handsomely designed volumes.
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The Information You Need to Raise Healthy and Contented Chinchillas
Facts, advice, and fascinating insights tell you all you need to know about
Acquiring Housing Feeding Health Care Breeding and much more
Filled with color photos and instructive line illustrations
The Information You Need to Raise Healthy and Contented Chinchillas
Facts, advice, and fascinating insights tell you all you need to know about
Filled with color photos and instructive line illustrations
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This review is from: The Chinchilla Handbook (Barron's Pet Handbooks) (Paperback)
"The Chinchilla Handbook" makes a great companion book to Dr. Vanderlip's standard, "The Guinea Pig Handbook," by the same publisher. Profusely illustrated by Michele Earle-Bridges to enhance the well-organized, straightforward text, this book covers everything the novice (and veterinarian) should know about chinchilla history, suitability as pets, anatomy, housing, feeding, behavior, health care and reproduction. This comprehensive book concludes with information about color inheritance and the fascinating world of showing chinchillas competitively. A helpful list of chinchilla affinity groups and recommended publications precede the detailed book index.
Among the many user-friendly features of the book are the well-organized tables and summary boxes which condense the essential facts about these charming little creatures into easy-to-find bites. The health management aspects of the book point the reader to the most common problems likely to be encountered with chinchillas, and practical advice about avoiding them and deciding when to seek the help of you local chinchilla veterinarian. A great, but compact, book for chinchilla lovers and veterinary staff alike, and a welcome new addition to the Barron's series of pet owner handbooks. It goes alphabetically on my shelf next to Dr. Vanderlip's manual's on "Degus" and "Dwarf Hamsters." Phillip T. Robinson, DVM Dipl. American College of Zoological Medicine
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This book tells you EVERYTHING you need to know!,
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This review is from: The Chinchilla Handbook (Barron's Pet Handbooks) (Paperback)
This book tells you EVERYTHING you need to know!
I read this book cover to cover and found it was FULL of interesting facts and information about Chinchillas. I recently took in two chinchillas that the owner could no longer care for. Before I bought this book, I knew nothing. Once I read the last page, I have since been able to teach others about proper Chinchilla care. I HIGHLY recommend this book for every beginner!
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THE IS THE ONLY CHINCHILLA BOOK YOU EVER NEED,
This review is from: The Chinchilla Handbook (Barron's Pet Handbooks) (Paperback)
"The Chinchilla Handbook" is the only chinchilla care guide you ever need.
This book is very detail about every single behavior that chinchilla have. I have my chinchilla for almost two years, I was been looking around for some chinchilla book to read. This is the ONLY one I recommended!
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The chinchilla is a rare gift of nature-a gentle animal with large ears, bright eyes, and a soft, luxurious coat. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, South American, Calf Manna, North America New!
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The chinchilla is a rare gift of nature-a gentle animal with large ears, bright eyes, and a soft, luxurious coat. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, South American, Calf Manna, North America New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Mammals of the World by Rh Value Publishing in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Comparative Genetics of Coat Colour in Mammals by Antony G. Searle in Back Matter
- Modern Chinchilla Fur Farming by Willis D. Parker in Back Matter
- Mammals of the World by Professor Ernest Pillsbury Walker in Back Matter
- Orders and Families of Recent Mammals of the World by Sydney Anderson in Back Matter
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