Guinea Pig: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet

by Audrey Pavia

Book Overview

The authoritative information and advice you need, illustrated throughout with full-color photographs--now revised and redesigned to be even more reader-friendly!* An illustrated look at colors and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0876055277
• Release Date: July 1997
• Publisher: *Howell Book House
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.5" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

Great Book with Excellent Pictures!

This book covers everything you need to know about our cavy friends. Whether you are a beginner pet owner or have several hundred, this book is a great addition to have to add to any collection. The photography is wonderful, showing the fun side of being a pet owner as well as showing what you need to know to have a healthy and happy pet. I found it easy to read and the pictures are really great. Teresa

The best guinea pig care guide

This book covers all aspects of guinea pig ownership, and presents it in an easy to read, easy to find what you're looking for way. There are differnt sections for indoor and outdoor guinea pigs, so however you are going to keep your pig you get information how to in this book. Then there are sections to help you understand the guinea pigs lauguage and body launguage, showing, breeds of piggies and alot of other things. There is a list of common health problems that guinea pigs have with descriptions of the symptoms. One thing I found very helpfull was the section on how to introduce a guinea pig to other pets, and how to potty train them. I read this book over and over again not just for the information but also for the nice pictures and the great way that a guinea pigs wonderful personality that guinea pigs have. If you have a guinea pig you should have this book.

Guinea Pigs Everywhere Breathe A Sigh Of Relief

FINALLY!!! A book devoted to the joys of pet guinea pigs--not breeding fuzz factories, not commercial commodities, but COMPANIONS! Proves guinea pigs are playful and fun--they don't just sit there. A joy to read--especially for those of us who remember Audrey when she was the editor of Horse Illustrated. Engaging, informative, helpful text written by a true lover of animals. The illustrations are also lavish, helpful, at times hysterical and heavy on cute. Also has a big listing of books, clubs and a tiny website listing--still, very accurate. The only quibbles are that housing piggies outdoors is information grudgingly given as Audrey advocates keeping them indoors. No information about pregancy and raising young is to be found, as she advocates letting breeders do that. However, so many people find that their new piggie just happens to be pregnant, not due to any planned breeding, that this information is needed for those caring piggy slaves who have no idea what to expect. Still, quibbles aside, a must have book for those who love guinea pigs.