The Mouse : an Owners Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet [Hardcover]

Stephanie Shulman (Author)

Book Description

Series: Happy Healthy Pet | Publication Date: December 15, 1999

Mice are an inexpensive, popular pocket-pet, especially for families with young children. This guide will provide everything the new owner needs to care for pet mice, as well as insight into (and great photos of) the many varieties of mice available.

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From the Back Cover

Get all the facts about caring for your mouse in The Mouse: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet. You'll learn about the right housing for your mouse, how to feed your pet properly and how to keep it in the best of health. You'll also discover why your mouse behaves the way it does and how to interact with your tiny pet.

In addition to complete guidance in good mouse care, The Mouse provides detailed discussions of how to show your pet and how to get involved in mouse clubs. Because the many varieties of pet mice are described and depicted, you get a full understanding of how to choose the mouse that's right for you and your family.

About the Author

STEPHANIE SHULMAN has raised mice for over a decade. She has served as a veterinary assistant and volunteered her time working to nurture animals in need at wildlife rehabillitaion centers.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Howell Book House; 1 edition (December 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1582450064
• ISBN-13: 978-1582450063
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 6.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #726,114 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not quiet what I expected, February 4, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Mouse : an Owners Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet (Hardcover)

I thought I was buying a book that had real information about pet mice. Instead it told me about Mickey Mouse, Mighty Mouse, Tom and Jerry (I'm not lieing pages and pages were devoted to cartoon characters) and the was but a 1/4 page column on breeding. NO genetics, it only tells you what you can find out on the internet. Let me put it this way: For first time pet owners, or children ages 7-15, this is probably the book they need. But, for me, the experienced mouse breeder, I was looking for genetic information. There are lots of pictures, but not of individual colors or coat types, per afrma (american fancy rat and mouse association) standards. This book shows something about how to distinguish male and female mice, something even the pet-shop employees too often don't know. It also goes in depth to feeding, housing, selecting, showing your mouse, and even to what to do to your mouse when you take a vacation. To bring it to an end, if you are a first time or even a second or third time mouse owner, or thinking of getting a mouse (they are much better than a hamster) buy this book. If you want genetic information, or lists of standards, search elsewhere. Thank you.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars not a very resourceful book, January 1, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: The Mouse : an Owners Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet (Hardcover)

Before getting my pets, I have looked up information on the internet and got a pretty good understanding, but I wanted a book as a handy reference. This book was rather disappointing because it doesnot offer much more than the internet: too much unimportant information (mickey mouse!), and not enough about mouse behavior, how to handle different medical problems such as taking care of pregnant mouse and her pups etc. I do not recommend this book.

3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars An informative book, February 6, 2002

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This review is from: The Mouse : an Owners Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet (Hardcover)

This is a useful guide for those who either want to keep mice as pets or just to learn about them. It was released in 2000, and Stephanie Shulman is the author. According to the backcover, she has raised mice for over ten years. There are 125 pages that consist of 11 chapters. The color photos of the mice are good; also, there is a color drawing of a mouse that displays its external features. History of the mouse, anatomy, gestation and babies, senses, health, handling, housing, feeding, selection of the mouse, and varieties are examples of topics discussed. Helpful sidebars are included. I find this to be a worthy publication.