Cavies are steadily growing in popularity and with this book children will learn how to choose, house, feed, care for, breed, groom, and show guinea pigs.
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Gr. 4^-6. Curran, a 4-H leader, gives kids the complete lowdown on guinea pigs: how to select them, breed them, feed them, and show them. The information is very clearly presented, with lots of pictures and charts to bolster the text. Besides the basics, Curran gets into some rather esoteric information, for instance, how to tattoo or tag a guinea pig's ear and how to cut its toenails. The tattooing and tagging procedures, particularly, seem like activities that might warrant having an adult present, but this seems to be a guide that encourages kids to do for themselves. Curran even informs readers how to treat anal impaction! A reference guide to the diseases and conditions that may affect guinea pigs is appended, as is a glossary. Ilene Cooper
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Your Guinea Pig tells you everything that you need to know to choose, buy, raise, and show all types of guinea pigs. Whether you want to groom your guinea pig's coat or cure a case of guinea pig sniffles, Wanda L. Curran gives her friendly, experienced advice on just what to do so that you can take the very best care of your pet. You'll learn the answers to such questions as:
* What kind of guinea pig should I raise?
* How should I pick up and hold my guinea pig?
* What should I feed my guinea pig?
* Can I breed more guinea pigs?
* How can I keep my guinea pig healthy?
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent book for Kids of all ages.,
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This review is from: Your Guinea Pig : A Kid's Guide to Raising and Showing (Paperback)
"Your Guinea Pig: A kids Guide to Raising and Showing" is the best available book on the subject that can be found for "kids" of all ages. As a guinea pig breeder for over 10 years, I have finally found the book I have been searching for.
This book covers basic care and handling of the guinea pig as well as showing your guinea pig. Topics such as breeding your guinea pig are handled in such a way as to make one think before proceeding on such a project. Advice on finding a good veterinarian as well as knowing when you need a veterinarian are covered.
This is the book that I recommend to every newcomer to the guinea pig fancy, young or old. It also includes a reference section on where to find other sources of information.
Terrie Moon, ARBA licensed Guinea Pig Registrar
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Not only for kids...!,
By jyosefin (Singapore) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Your Guinea Pig : A Kid's Guide to Raising and Showing (Paperback)
The book is very useful for any guinea pig owners. There is a section on how to groom long-hired species. The most useful part is the section on illnesses and what to do in the event of the illness. Very Helpful!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The BEST Guinea Pig Book!,
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This review is from: Your Guinea Pig : A Kid's Guide to Raising and Showing (Paperback)
This is the best guinea pig book you can find any where! This book covers all the info you'll ever need to know about guinea pigs! Even though this amount may seem like a lot of money, I'll tell you, IT'S WORTH IT! I would choose this book over any other guinea pig book....no hesitation!
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Because of their size, guinea pigs make wonderful pets even for children as young as 5 years old. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Ear Reg, Standard of Perfection, Best of Breed, Color White, Date Diagnosis, American Rabbit Breeders Association, Best of Variety, Breed Variety, Grooming Your Guinea Pig, Helpful Sources, Betadine Scrub, Breeding Your Guinea Pigs, Choosing Your Guinea Pig, Date Boar Removed Date Delivered, Date Introduced, Date Pregnancy Noted Date Kickers Noted, Date Show Location, Delivery Problems, Grand Champion Certificate, Nop Stress New!
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Because of their size, guinea pigs make wonderful pets even for children as young as 5 years old. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Ear Reg, Standard of Perfection, Best of Breed, Color White, Date Diagnosis, American Rabbit Breeders Association, Best of Variety, Breed Variety, Grooming Your Guinea Pig, Helpful Sources, Betadine Scrub, Breeding Your Guinea Pigs, Choosing Your Guinea Pig, Date Boar Removed Date Delivered, Date Introduced, Date Pregnancy Noted Date Kickers Noted, Date Show Location, Delivery Problems, Grand Champion Certificate, Nop Stress New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Guinea Pig by About Pets on page 78, and page 80
- Guinea Pig Sb-My Pet (My Pet (Weigel Paperback)) by Honor Head on page 11, and page 50
- The Golden State by Rh Value Publishing in Back Matter
- The Biology and Medicine of Rabbits and Rodents by John E., Dvm Harkness in Back Matter
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