Zebra Finches Complete Owner's Manual (Paperback)

~ Hans J. Martin (Author)

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Product Description

This handsomely illustrated book gives you a wealth of information on bird purchase, caging, health care, and much more. Books in the Complete Pet Owner's Manuals series present basic information about pets for new or soon-to- be owners, as well as detailed information for other animal hobbyists. Advice and instruction covers purchase, equipment, general care and maintenance, and much more. Texts emphasize the basics and are easy for all readers to understand, but most titles in this series also presents facts that even experienced owners and hobbyists will find new and useful. All books in this series are filled with high quality full-color photos and instructive line drawings. Length averages between 64 and 104 pages.

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series; 1st edition (May 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764110403
• ISBN-13: 978-0764110405
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 6.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #618,448 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The First "Must-Have" book for a zebra finch hobbyist, July 7, 2001

By	Jeff Bridges (Fort Collins, CO USA) - See all my reviews

Hands down this is the one book for under ...that any zebra finch hobbyists should own. As an experienced breeder and keeper of finches on a large scale, I recommend this book for anyone who might consider keeping zebra finches as pets. I recommend the book so strongly that I purchase a stock of copies of this book and make them available to new finch keepers at my cost whenever people seek to acquire birds from our breeding program.

The book has enough detail for people who want to go beyond the simple basics, but is well written and easy enough to understand for even the most introductory pet owner. Parents whose children want to keep a pet bird, should buy this book for them first and then read it together before purchasing any pet bird.

My recommendation is to buy this book first and then proceed to acquire some healthy zebra finches on the path to an enjoyable and rewarding lifelong relationship with pet birds. Finches are some of the only birds that we can provide with full and active lifestyles in captivity and zebra finches are some of the best choices for keeping real birds that engage in real bird behavior in close proximity with our human environment.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Definately A Must Have Book For A New Owner, March 14, 2003

By A Customer

This is a must have book for a new owner. I found it to be very helpful and an easy read. After reading a few other books I still had many unanswered questions. This book answered almost all of them! In the future I will buy all books about Zebra Finches written buy Hans-Jurgen Martin.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very good book to start off with, July 3, 2000

By	J. J. Edwards-davis "jildavis" (Magnetic Island, Queensland Australia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This little book tells you most of what you need to know about these charming little birds. The illustrations are excellent and I found the section on understanding these hyperactive little birds very interesting.