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The Hamster Handbook (Barron's Pet Handbooks) |  | Author: Patricia Bartlett
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series
Category: Book
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 223469
Media: Paperback
Pages: 144
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 6.3 x 0.4
ISBN: 0764122940
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.9356
EAN: 9780764122941
ASIN: 0764122940
Publication Date: July 1, 2003
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Product Description
Barron?s Pet Handbooks look very much like Barron?s Complete Pet Owner?s Manuals, but the Handbooks are larger?more pages, more text, more color photos, and more detailed pet-care advice. This brand-new title will be of special value to parents of younger kids who are keeping hamsters, to older children who can read the book on their own, and of course, to adults who keep hamsters as a hobby. The author explains everything hamster owners need to know about the animal?s life cycle, traits, breeding, feeding, caging, treating health problems?and simply keeping hamsters happy with appropriate toys and exercise accessories.
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 The best all around of the Hamster Books March 10, 2009
Stacy F. (Long Island, USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
After having a recent problem with a Hamster, I did as much reading as I could to try and solve the problem (biting, anxiety, don't ask...). But as a result, I got the opportunity to read all the top rated books here. If you're trying to decide which one book to buy, this is the one.
A few others are very good too, but lack in different ways. Hamsters for Dummies has a lot of good info, but it's all black and white and no color pictures, which I think is important. This book is all color with tons of pictures. It includes all the basic info you want, like housing choices, food options, treats, behavior, common ailments, etc. and also has more extensive info on the the history, different breeds, breeding, etc. It's well layed out, with a good index. The author clearly knows her hamstmers and tells it as she sees it in the first person.
It's also worth mentioning that this is a good book for an adult, or older child. So many hamster books are written for children. That's nice, except me as the mother will be the one actually buying everything and probably doing most of the care anyway.
So, if you're looking for that one book to either help decide if you want a hamster, or have a reference while taking care of these pets, I think this is the best choice.
Super Hamster Book January 31, 2009
C. Walker (Indianapolis,IN USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is packed full of information on hamsters and I found it quite surprising.this is more of a mature child or adult read ,but its written very well and has more information than I ever expected on Hamsters..breeds,color and care but lots of infomation on habits in the home and the best chances of taming and enjoying your hamster in a good cage setting..of coarse diseases and health care are discussed.a good home for the hamster with the proper food is what is most important..Im so glad to find books on these and other small animals being written to give the animal its full benifit in its life and to be enjoyed.B.W.
quality book January 24, 2008
R. Robinson (Pennsylvania)
This is a great book full of useful information including hamster health facts, care and photos. A good addition to any animal library.
 Not the best care guide for dwarf hamsters December 28, 2006
A. B. Ward (Central California)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I care for 10 Roborovsky dwarf hamsters, the world's smallest and fastest hamsters. So naturally I look for information that will help me care for this specific species of hamster. Although much of the information in this book is good, there is some info in here that is just plain wrong. For instance, it lists the Roborovsky as a "large" hamster reaching 4 inches in length, when it is actually the world's smallest hamster, reaching a maximum of 4-5 CENTIMETERS (2 inches). So I have to rate this book as just OK, since it contains some erroneous information. I also rate it lower because the author makes few distinctions between large/standard and dwarf hamster care. But there are key differences that should be noted in any hamster care guide. For example, dwarf hamsters, especially Campbell's, are prone to contract diabetes. So any source of sugar, including fresh fruit, should be very limited or avoided entirely. But the book makes no mention of this, showing the same list of recommended foods for all types of hamsters. Therefore, I would not recommend this book as a good guide for dwarf hamster care (or use it only as a supplemental guide to something better written by a vet, like "Dwarf Hamsters" by Sharon Vanderlip DVM). Since I have no experience with standard hamsters, I would use other people's reviews as a guide for how well this book covers care of standard hamsters.
The Best November 4, 2006
This is by far the best book if you are looking to buy a hamster. My parents made me read it before I could get a hamster and I learned soo much. Not to mention there are adorible pictures on every page! You will learn more about hamsters with this book than with an other book and the internet combined!
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