Mice: A Complete Pet Owner's Manual (Pet Owners Manuals) [Paperback]

Horst Bielfeld (Author)

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Language Notes

Text: English, German (translation)

Product Details

• Paperback: 79 pages
• Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Inc; 1st English language ed edition (January 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812029216
• ISBN-13: 978-0812029215
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 6.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,207,633 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing, July 11, 2005

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D. I Smith (Montreal, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mice: A Complete Pet Owner's Manual (Pet Owners Manuals) (Paperback)

This is perhaps the best book out there regardig mice as pets. It has cage set up suggestions I have not seen anywhere else and is full of information that puts the needs of mice above all else. This book is a must if you keep mice or are thinking of getting a mouse.
D.S

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully written, beautifully illustrated book., December 12, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Mice: A Complete Pet Owner's Manual (Pet Owners Manuals) (Paperback)

This book is a fantastic guide to the world of pet mice. It is simply said, and easy enough for young readers to understand. I, myself am only 13 years old! But "Mice" should be one of any pet lover's favorite books. It is highly informative and has fantastic photos and drawings that match the text. Great reading!!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book for all mouse lovers, August 18, 2006

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Jonathan C. Pike (Canton, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mice: A Complete Pet Owner's Manual (Pet Owners Manuals) (Paperback)

This book is an invaluable resource for anyone thinking of purchasing mice for pets, whether you're a first timer or an experienced mouse owner. However, there are two trouble spots I'd like to point out first:

- Concerning the section about "mouse condos": Biefeld asserts that a simple flat table with no walls of any sort can make an excellent home for mice. I strongly advice against this. Many mice will jump off the edge of tables regardless of the height to the floor (especially in their "jumping stage"), and sometimes mice are, quite simply, clumsy, and will tumble off the edge of ledges involuntarily. A cage / aquariaum will serve your mice much better as a home.

- Biefeld also somewhat idealizes the concept of taming your mouse, stating that playing with it while young will make it so comfortable with you it will want to be picked up. This is simply not true. You can play with a young mouse in the gentlest fashion and still have it scurry away from your hand for the rest of its life. Also placing your hand / finger motionless in front of a mouse in a cage is often an invitation to get bitten. Not that this should discourage you in any way; it's simply instinct. But don't expect your mouse to become like a dog.

Other than these points, the guide is fantastic. Covers almost every area you could possibly need, including mouse anatomy and nutrition, breeding habits and pregnancy, genetics, mouse behavior and social interaction, different types of mice, and various other areas. I find myself constantly going back to the book to look up one thing or another. Highly reccommended if you own or are going to own mice.