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Guinea Pigs: A Complete Pet Owner's Manual (Paperback)

by Katrin Behrend (Author), Gyorgy Jankovics (Illustrator)

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Product Description
Here's information and advice to help you take good care of your guinea pig. Topics covered include:

The typical guinea pig: its life cycle, temperament, origins, and more

Expert advice: feeding, health care, breeding, housing, activities

Understanding your guinea pig: how it expresses its needs in vocal and body language

Step-by-step directions cover everyday care for your guinea pig

Informative and attractive charts, tables, and sidebars

Filled with handsome full-color photos

Language Notes
Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German

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Paperback: 80 pages
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series (July 1, 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0764106708
ISBN-13: 978-0764106705
Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 6.5 x 0.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,076,499 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great First Book on Guinea Pigs, February 13, 1997

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This book is an excellent first book for a new Guinea Pig owner. It is written in very clear English and discusses almost every major topic that would concern a new pet owner. Each chapter is focused and easy to follow. Information is not cluttered with a lot of technical detail. Any child (8+) should be able to read this book with little difficulty. The chapter on Guinea Pig communications is priceless. Many a pet owner has wondered what a certain sound means, now they will have a much better idea of what their pet is trying to communicate. The photos are all of fairly young animals, which are especially cute! The index is wonderfully complete and accurate. In all, a well written and well laid out book for the new Guinea Pig owner

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Special Book To Help Understand Guinea Pigs, December 22, 1997

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I remember taking in Gweeker, a sweet mixed breed silver and white guinea pig who was being aboused by the other guinea pigs in her pen at the pet store. I suddenly realised I didn't know much how to care for her. One of the first books I bought was this one--and I still thumb through it frequently. That was nearly six years ago. The charts and the lists of good and bad foods for guinea pigs are PRICELESS. Also a bonus are clearly described signs of normal guinea pig behavior and abnormal signs, so you can immediately recognise when to take Piggy to the vet. There are some shortcomings--breeds are not clearly identified in the photos, breeds that are new here in the US are obviously not in there. Also, it is known now that red cedar is BAD bedding for guinea pigs--that fact is not mentioned. This is translated from the German (and is more enjoyable and informative a read than most guinea pig books written by native speakers of English). It does have a European viewpoint of taking care of guinea pigs, so take some advice like picking wild plants for Piggy to eat (too dangerous to do in the US) with a grain of salt. Overall, though, I think Gweeker and the rest of the piggies in my life are glad I bought this book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Help for the lost..., July 19, 2000

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A very helpful guide for all owners of guinea pigs. What I like most of this book is the section on the guinea pig's body language. This is something that other guinea pig guide books do not have. Owners will learn from this chapter on how to communicate with their piggies better.

I have found that books from the "Barron's Complete Pet Owner's Manuals Series" to be very helpful in terms of care of the pet for any pet owners.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Poor Excuse for an Educational Publication
Much of the information in this book in innacurate and misleading. If you are interested in a basic care guide with relevant information, I would suggest The Essential Guinea Pig... Read more

Published on May 16, 2006 by Einin Rose

3.0 out of 5 stars Not a bad reference book, but there are better
When my first piggie came to live with me I got one book, Peter Gurney's. However soon after I really wanted to learn as much as I could, so I bought many others, this was one... Read more

Published on November 5, 2003 by Monica Van Horn

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun, practical and highly educational
You learn a lot from this book. It has both fun pictures, toy/game oppurtunites and a food guide, etc. A really fun, cool, interesting book! Read more

Published on September 20, 2003

4.0 out of 5 stars This book tells a lot about how to take care of your g-pig
I like this book a lot because it helped me to learn how to take care of Gordy and Amy, my guinea pigs. You should buy this book it will teach you a lot!!!!

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