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Title: Chinchillas (Complete Pet Owner's Manuals) by Maike Roder-Thiede, Christine Steimer, Johann Brandstetter ISBN: 0-7641-0934-0 Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Pub. Date: May, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.5 (6 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Mostly good, but...dead wrong on corn
Comment: I shuddered when I saw the back cover with the picture of the chinchilla eating corn. According to the breeder from whom I bought our chinchilla, CORN CAN CAUSE FATAL BLOATING IN CHINCHILLAS. I even saw the painful effects of corn on a female chinchilla (she had to be euthenized). Most of the information in the book is solid, but the book lost credibility with me on this issue.
Rating: 2
Summary: Chinchillas
Comment: This book provides some info. on chins but after reading I was disappointed with how some parts of the book were so false. Chinchillas are not nearly as neurotic as what the author states. They arn't as alarmed by other household animals either. I currently have six chinchillas, four of which were bred recently. My chins live right next to my canary's and their singing doesn't disturb the chins sleeping habit at all! Yes, chins are semidemosticated but they are not nearly as untame as what the author states. I know this for a fact because after several months of training on a rodent harness my Chile can travel anywhere with me. Of course you can't walk him like a dog but every time I put the harness on him he dosen't figit at all, and after awhile of getting use to being outside he has come to enjoy our little outings. If anyone is thinking of buying this book, you should probably do a bit more shopping, you should also talk to pet store owners, vets, or any one with a chin. to get a first hand telling of what life with a chin. is really like, which for me has been a wonderful experience!
Rating: 5
Summary: Author shows the good and the bad of Chinchillas as pets
Comment: This book caught my eye at the pet store I work at. Having kept Chinchillas myself, I was very impressed with how thorough yet short the book is. The book is extremely accurate and detailed with regard to husbandry and makes potential keepers examine their ablities to keep such a beast. I have noticed that many people believe the book to be pessimistic, but in reality that makes the chin keeping experience more magical. The author, unlike many, puts all of the cards on the table and leaves the chinchilla owner with very few suprises. In animal keeping, suprises are not always great. Chinchillas can be difficult pets to keep, but the author, in the spirit of all honesty shows both the good and bad of chin keeping. In the many, many years that I have kept exotic animals and chinchillas this is by far the best book that I have found. I truly wish that this book had been available to me the day I first brought my little boy Cheech home, it would have definately made our life together less hectic and allowed me better to understand his needs and strange, strange habits. This is a must have for anyone who is considering a chinchilla as a companion, already keeps one or who just wants to know a little more about the crazy creatures.
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Title: Guide to Owning a Chinchilla by Anmarie Barrie ISBN: 0793821614 Publisher: TFH Publications Pub. Date: August, 1997 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: All About Chinchillas by Karen Zeinert ISBN: 0866221433 Publisher: TFH Publications Pub. Date: April, 1988 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: CHINCHILLA by Natalie Kirkiewicz, Gary Broomhead, Ringpress Books, Broomhead, Kirkiewicz ISBN: 1860540635 Publisher: Trafalgar Square Pub. Date: September, 2000 List Price(USD): $8.95 |
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Title: Breeding and Caring for Chinchillas (Ps-850) by Egon Mosslacher ISBN: 0866228047 Publisher: TFH Publications Pub. Date: September, 1989 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: A New Owner's Guide to Chinchillas by Audrey Pavia ISBN: 0793828430 Publisher: TFH Publications Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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