Sharon Vanderlip

The Guinea Pig Handbook

Sharon Vanderlip

The Guinea Pig Handbook provides a wealth of information on the animal's anatomy and life cycle, plus advice on caging, feeding, and health care. Titles in B.E.S. popular Pet Handbooks series instruct pet owners on health care, proper feeding and housing, and other facts important to owners and their pets. All books in this series have high quality, full-color photos, instructive line drawings, and run to an average of approximately 140 pages or more.

Hedgehogs

Sharon Vanderlip

Hedgehogs raised domestically make interesting pets, but require close attention to their health needs. Here is information on housing, feeding, health care, raising, and maintaining the proper environment for this small spiny mammal. Also included is information on reproduction of hedgehogs and understanding their traits. All titles in B.E.S. profusely-illustrated <i> Complete Pet Owner's Manuals </i> introduce inexperienced and prospective pet owners to the pleasures and duties of pet care. They also make ideal guides for older children having their first experiences as animal caretakers. Attractively illustrated and filled with helpful information, <i> B.E.S. Complete Pet Owner's Manuals </i> advise on purchasing, housing, feeding, health care–and where applicable, grooming and training pets. Each book is individually written by an expert–a trainer, breeder, veterinarian, or other animal specialist. These manuals cover every popular dog and cat breed, as well as bird varieties, hamsters and other small caged animals, fish varieties for aquarium hobbyists, terrarium pets, and even exotics, such as reptiles, amphibians, and scorpions. All books have 70 or more color photos, and most also have instructive line illustrations.