Hamsters (Barron's Complete Pet Owner's Manuals Series) (Paperback)

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Product Description

Here's information and advice to help you take good care for your hamster. Includes these topics and features:

The typical hamster: its life cycle, temperament, origins, and more

Expert Advice: feeding, health care, breeding, caging, exercise and play activities

Understanding your hamster: how it expresses its needs in body language

Step-by-step directions cover everyday care of your hamster

Informative and attractive charts, tables, and sidebars

Filled with handsome full-color photos

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series; 1st edition (August 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764106546
• ISBN-13: 978-0764106545
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 6.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #534,500 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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• This item is part of The Complete Pet Owner's Manual Series.

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A recommended guide to hamsters, March 11, 2002

By	sauerkraut - See all my reviews

This is a helpful guide if you are interested in keeping hamsters as pets or if you just want to become familiar with them. Written by Otto von Frisch, it was released in 1998. There are 64 pages, and it is in softcover format. Five chapters are included. I like the layout of the manual, the information, and the impressive color photos of the hamsters. There are handy charts, tables, and sidebars. Examples of topics covered are physical characteristics, sensory capabilities, buying a hamster, housing, breeding, handling (seven rules are included, for instance), nutrition (for example, ten important feeding rules are stated), behavior, and health. The tables--which are interspersed throughout--discuss hamster breeds at a glance, hazards for the hamster, and recognizing ailments and illnesses. There is a page that displays the ten golden rules for hamster care along with another page that outlines the hamster's body language. Also, two pages are devoted to an expert who gives answers to the ten most frequently asked questions regarding the keeping of hamsters. I find this to be a useful publication.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Really Great Hamster Book, February 28, 2002

By	Alexandra Chase (Katonah, NY USA) - See all my reviews

Before we got our hamsters, my brother and I decided to order this book so we could better care for our new pets. It was a decision I don't regret. Along with many adorable color photos, this book provides ample information for the new and not-so-new hamster owner. Covering many topics, including feeding, health, care and breeding, it has an FAQ section in the back, and also several comprehensive charts to figure out what to feed your pet, if it is healthy and, if not, what the problem is and how to solve it, and how to figure out what your hamster is trying to tell you. I really can't think of any real problems I have with this book, although the little section on color and breeds doesn't sound like other stuff I've read and I'm not sure if you should feed hansters strawberries. With a perfect mix of photos and easy-to-understand information, this is an interesting and superior pet book which belongs in every hamster owner's library.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Useful book with a lot of cute pictures!, April 28, 2005

By	L.K. (Ohio) - See all my reviews

This books is full of high-quality, cute pictures of hamsters. But also, the information within it is very good. I've been keeping pet hamsters for over ten years. I read this book shortly after I got my first hamster, and I keep on returning to it for its useful information. The books is very well written. Any new hamster owner will find it full of great information.