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Hamsters For Dummies
By: Sarah MontagueeBook Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Imprint: For Dummies
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The fun and easy way to care for a cute, cuddly hamster
Hamsters are the most popular rodents kept as pets. Hamsters For Dummies helps those owners who have little or no experience caring for this small mammal. This book covers selecting a healthy hamster, health care and nutrition, and housing and supplies. Readers will also find information on training and playing with hamsters.
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| Title of eBook: Hamsters For Dummies | |
| Release Date: 04-18-2011 | |
| Publisher: For Dummies |
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| Parent title | Hamsters For Dummies |
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| SKU | 9781118068298 |
| File size | 5275 |
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Hamsters For Dummies
Chapter One
Hankering for a Hamster
In This Chapter
* Getting acquainted
* Tracing the hamster's path to domesticity
* Meeting the species of pet hamsters
* Examining hamster anatomy
The old comic line "What's not to like?" fits hamsters perfectly. With their bright, inquisitive faces, agile bodies, and deft little paws, they've been engaging and entertaining families for generations.
Your decision to purchase a hamster may have been prompted by memories of a childhood friend. But whether this is your first hamster or just the first one you've had since you earned your allowance by cleaning the cage, you'll want to know how to make life safe and fun for your new companion, for yourself, and for your family.
How to Use This Book
Hamsters are hoarders, who stuff their cheek pouches full of goodies they may want to eat later. Think of this book the same way: as your secret cache of knowledge that you can use a little at a time, or all at once. You may have picked up this book along with your new hamster at the pet shop, or maybe you decided to read up on these animals before making a purchase. No matter where you started, this book tells you where to go next.
If you're interested in the history of the breed, I've included some tidbits of olde hamster for you to enjoy, but if you want to cut to the chase, I've made that easy too. The book is clearly organized in chapters you can read consecutively, or from which you can pick and choose to find out just want you need to know, just when you need to know it. Text in sidebars (the occasional gray box) is interesting but not
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