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Title: The Guide to Owning a Cockatiel by Anmarie Barrie ISBN: 0-7938-2002-2 Publisher: TFH Publications Pub. Date: 01 May, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.33 (3 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: OK but not up to date
Comment: Ms. Barrie has a good understanding of cockatiel personalities, color mutations, and training, and this is an OK guide in that regard. However, the book is very outdated regarding diet: Other than the all-important fresh greens, it recommends nothing but seeds, a diet that is guaranteed to greatly reduce your cockatiel's potential lifespan of 30 years and diminsh his health and comfort by leading to illness. This can also be costly and heartbreaking for you.
Seeds are necessary for small birds because they contain enzymes they can't get anywhere else--but a tablespoon a day is plenty. Pellets, table foods, cooked grains and legumes, and fresh fruits and veggies should make up the other 90% of the diet. The book also recommends offering grit, which is no longer recommended by vets and other experts in avian health.
For friendly, accurate, and scientifically current guidance, check out "Birds for Dummies" by Dr. Brian Speer, an excellent avian vet.
Rating: 5
Summary: Cockatiel Answers
Comment: This is an excellent book for a new Cockatiel owner. The photos are great, the text is easy to follow. There are a lot of useful tips that make it easy to take care of your new pet. The bok was just what I was looking for.
Rating: 2
Summary: Basic, but not the best
Comment: If you are looking for a Cockatiel book that is very basic, straight to the point, and somewhat blunt, then this is a good choice for a book. But for those who like substance, you might want to try another. Even though you can receive a broad point of view on how to care for your Tiel, I felt that this book just wasn't what I was looking for; too basic. But this book does come with a good explanation on variety of cocktiels, and I absolutely adore the pictures she used.
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Title: The Cockatiel: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet (OWNER'S GUIDE TO A HAPPY HEALTHY PET) by Julie Rach ISBN: 0876055269 Publisher: Howell Book House Pub. Date: 14 July, 1997 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Cockatiels (Complete Pet Owner's Manuals) by Thomas Haupt, Karin Skogstad, Gyorgy Jankovics, Rita Kimber ISBN: 0764109383 Publisher: Barron's Educational Series Pub. Date: 01 April, 1999 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: Why Do Cockatiels Do That?: Real Answers to the Curious Things Cockatiels Do by Nikki Moustaki ISBN: 188954096X Publisher: BowTie Press Pub. Date: April, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: The Essential Cockatiel (Essential (Howell)) by Pamela Leis Higdon ISBN: 1582450277 Publisher: Howell Book House Pub. Date: 12 March, 1999 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: Encyclopedia of Cockatiels by George A. Smith ISBN: 0876669585 Publisher: TFH Publications Pub. Date: 01 January, 1978 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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