Guinea Pig
Published on 4. August 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-0-00-743665-1 (ISBN)
Description
The Collins Family Pet Guides are attractive, colour-illustrated guides that give all the practical advice necessary for raising healthy, happy pets.
This comprehensive guide to caring for your guinea pig is full of expert practical advice. All aspects of everyday care are covered and, in addition, there many interesting facts and anecdotes about one of Britain's most popular pets.
Guinea pigs are ideal family pets as they are practically odourless, inexpensive to feed and maintain, easy to handle, and they very rarely bite.
Highly illustrated with beautiful, specially commissioned colour photographs, this book has information and advice on:
Acquiring a guinea pig
Accommodation
Feeding your guinea pig
Handling and grooming
Behaviour
Breeding
Basic veterinary care
This comprehensive guide to caring for your guinea pig is full of expert practical advice. All aspects of everyday care are covered and, in addition, there many interesting facts and anecdotes about one of Britain's most popular pets.
Guinea pigs are ideal family pets as they are practically odourless, inexpensive to feed and maintain, easy to handle, and they very rarely bite.
Highly illustrated with beautiful, specially commissioned colour photographs, this book has information and advice on:
Acquiring a guinea pig
Accommodation
Feeding your guinea pig
Handling and grooming
Behaviour
Breeding
Basic veterinary care
More details
Series
Edition
Relaunch edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
150 col illus, Index
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 148 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
280 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-743665-1 (9780007436651)
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Person
Peter Gurney is author of three books about guinea pigs and regularly visits Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital with his guinea pigs. He also works in close association with the Cambridge Cavy Trust.