Parakeets For Dummies
1st Edition
Published on 4. May 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-0-470-12162-7 (ISBN)
Description
Create a "home tweet home" for this colorful, lively bird
This plain-English guide helps readers find the right parakeet and offers expert advice on feathering his nest, from setting up the cage and selecting foods to keeping messes at bay. Readers will discover how to groom a parakeet, recognize the symptoms of illness, and keep a parakeet safe from other pets. They will also see how to teach a parakeet to talk, understand parakeet behavior, and find an avian veterinarian.
Nikki Moustaki (New York, NY), an avian care and behavior consultant, is the author of 12 books on bird care and behavior, including Finches For Dummies (see below) and Parrots For Dummies (0-7645-8353-0).
This plain-English guide helps readers find the right parakeet and offers expert advice on feathering his nest, from setting up the cage and selecting foods to keeping messes at bay. Readers will discover how to groom a parakeet, recognize the symptoms of illness, and keep a parakeet safe from other pets. They will also see how to teach a parakeet to talk, understand parakeet behavior, and find an avian veterinarian.
Nikki Moustaki (New York, NY), an avian care and behavior consultant, is the author of 12 books on bird care and behavior, including Finches For Dummies (see below) and Parrots For Dummies (0-7645-8353-0).
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Product info
PB
Edition
1., Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 23.2 cm
Width: 15.4 cm
Thickness: 0.5 cm
Weight
117 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-470-12162-7 (9780470121627)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
New editions
Person
Nikki Moustaki (New York, NY), an avian care and behavior consultant, is the author of 12 books on bird care and behavior, including Finches For Dummies (978-0-470-12161-0) and Parrots For Dummies (978-0-7645-8353-7).
Content
Chapter 1: Parakeets: More than Just Pretty, Whistling Birds 1
Chapter 2: Is a Parakeet Your Perfect Companion? 7
Chapter 3: Finding and Selecting a Parakeet 19
Chapter 4: Home Tweet Home: Preparing for Your Parakeet 27
Chapter 5: Polly Want a Cracker? Caring for Your Parakeet 43
Chapter 6: Come Here Often? Getting to Know Your Parakeet 59
Chapter 7: Keeping Your Parakeet Healthy and Handling Emergencies 71
Ten Facts About Parakeets 85
Ten Fun and Informative Parakeet and Bird Web Sites 86
Index 87
Chapter 2: Is a Parakeet Your Perfect Companion? 7
Chapter 3: Finding and Selecting a Parakeet 19
Chapter 4: Home Tweet Home: Preparing for Your Parakeet 27
Chapter 5: Polly Want a Cracker? Caring for Your Parakeet 43
Chapter 6: Come Here Often? Getting to Know Your Parakeet 59
Chapter 7: Keeping Your Parakeet Healthy and Handling Emergencies 71
Ten Facts About Parakeets 85
Ten Fun and Informative Parakeet and Bird Web Sites 86
Index 87