pets

A simple introduction to choosing and caring for a rabbit as a pet.

A guide to the selection and care of small pets, including mammals, birds, herptiles and invertebrates, and fish; providing an overview of each category, a look at various breeds, and discussion of housing, feeding, hygiene and maintenance, breeding, grooming, and showing.

Explains how to take care of snakes, covering equipment, food, health concerns, and handling.

Surveys the history of keeping birds as pets and outlines the needs and habits of some common pet birds.

Describes how to select a pet rat, what to feed it, and when to take it to the vet, as well as how to keep a pet scrapbook.

A boastful hamster with exceptional talent as an escape artist recounts his experiences chewing, wriggling, or squeezing his way out of various closed areas in his quest for the great Outside.

A little girl feeds Ginger, a thin little cat who has been living in a patch of weeds, and takes him home to live with her.

Presents information on freshwater fish species, including physical characteristics and behavior, and describes how to care for fish as pets.

A simple introduction to choosing and caring for a dog.

A simple introduction to choosing and caring for a cat.