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2.0 out of 5 stars
It is a good, easy-to-read book with lots of information.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Gerbils As a New Pet (Paperback)
It is a nice book that gives good information on coloring. However the book is a bit vague, there are a couple of Type-O's, and some of the information is not correct. (Page 28) I quote, "If you do not plan to breed your pets, purchase only females. They will live in better harmony than males." This is incorrect becuse with gerbils, strangely, it is the females, and NOT the males that do most of the fighting. 2 males will get along better than 2 females.
1.0 out of 5 stars
This is not a good book for a first-time gerbil owner.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Gerbils As a New Pet (Paperback)
This is not a fabulous book. Of course, it has the usual glossy pictures, etc. but it doesn't give you any really accurate information. It was amusing reading this book, because the book not only contradicted a lot of scientific information, it contradicted itself! Sometimes I felt like it was written by 5 different people who'd never spoken to each other (or owned gerbils) and just slapped together the sections they wrote without checking any of it over. The most confusing thing for the poor new gerbil owner is probably their color descriptions. Over and over they get it wrong! For example, they have a picture of what is clearly a dove, and lable it grey agouti! Later in the book, true grey agoutis, as they are described in the text, even, are labled as "argentes", while earlier argentes were described as the "cinnamon" argente goldens I know and love. Another thing I find outrageous is its suggested breeding method. Placing a single male in a cage with a group of females, allowing him to mate, separate him, then reintroduce him to them once their litters ar grown. What do they mean to do, kill all the baby gerbils in the world? The poor male be mince meat being introduced to 3 *females* (this is why gerbils are bred in pairs, folks . . ), not to mention the fact you NEVER introduce new gerbils to an established group, and NOT TO MENTION that you shouldn't keep 3 females together, especially with a male . . . Granted, it works sometimes, but I would NEVER, EVER suggest to a *beginner* to try it (nor would I attempt such a thing myself). So basically, this book is bad . . . but it's a laugh to read.
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