Gerbils (Animal Planet Pet Care Library) [Hardcover]

Sue Fox (Author)

Book Description

Series: Animal Planet Pet Care Library | Publication Date: April 2007

Gerbils are active and charming pets that can provide enjoyment to the whole family. Written by an expert, Gerbils discusses a variety of subjects and features tip boxes in each chapter that suggest how children can help take care of these adorable creatures.

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From the Publisher

T.F.H. Publications, Inc. has teamed up with Animal Planet(tm), the only television network devoted to the unique bonds between humans and animals, to present an exciting new series of comprehensive guides to superior pet care.

Each book in the Animal Planet(tm) Pet Care Library offers incredible value, featuring:
* 112 pages of all-new, current information from pet care and animal experts
* No canned text--content text is newly written for each book
* Family-friendly design with over 60 full-color photographs plus helpful tip boxes
* Includes advice on feeding, housing, grooming, training, health care, and fun activities

From the Back Cover

Ideal as family pets, gerbils are a perennial favorite, especially with children. Their relatively small size and affectionate nature make them easy to hold and play with, and they are quick to entertain with their charming looks and interesting habits. These lovable, gentle creatures are also quiet, take up little space, and are simple to care for with the right information at hand. Gerbils covers everything you need to know to keep your new pet happy and healthy, including expert advice on housing, basic nutrition, health care, grooming, and fun activities that both pet and keeper will enjoy.

Each book in the Animal Planet(tm) Pet Care Library contains original, lively text, complete with informative tips and colorful photos illustrating all aspects of pet care. Expertly written, these user-friendly guides are bound to delight the entire family.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 112 pages
• Publisher: Tfh Pubns Inc (April 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0793837790
• ISBN-13: 978-0793837793
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 6.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #778,168 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Basic Book - But Stick With Donna Anastasi, September 18, 2009

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Mrs. V "Mom, Author, Teacher, and Critter Lover" (New England, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gerbils (Animal Planet Pet Care Library) (Hardcover)

First off, I've read MANY of Sue Fox's books, and I find absolutely no fault with her research or presentation. As a small animal vet, I give her opinions great weight. That being said, my issue is with TFH and other "pet care" books affiliated with the pet food and product industry... specifically, the placement of easily identified products in photographs, even if those products are not the best items for the featured pet.

In two of the Animal Planet pet guides, for example, there are written sidebars or paragraphs "debunking" the issue of pine and cedar bedding. Fueled by the wood producers, these try to convince first time owners that there is no hard science proving that phenols from softwood shavings cause lung damage in small pets. This is patently false - see a paper written by a doctoral student here:

http://www.ratfanclub.org/pine&cdr.html

No legitimate breeder or rescue will recommend softwood bedding - not only for the risk of lung damage to the small pet, but because it can also carry in parasites such as mites much more readily than paper bedding (though this is largely the case when the producer is not one of the "big name" bedding producers).

When an author's work is edited or revised to align with pet industry interests, it is an insult to the author - again, Sue Fox is a wonderful writer and her work is largely VERY good advice. Also, due to the fact that she is a veterinarian and writes about a large variety of species, she is not able to specialize in any one - whereas Donna Anastasi, author of GERBILS, is president of the American Gerbil Society. I'd suggest reading both books together, and pulling the best information from that cumulative effort.