Collins Family Pet Guide Series

Hamster

by David Alderton

Published 4 March 2002

The Collins Family Pet Guides are attractive, colour-illustrated guides that give all the practical advice necessary for raising healthy, happy pets.

This comprehensive family guide is full of helpful information and expert advice to choosing and owning a hamster. All aspects of everyday care are covered, and in addition, many interesting facts and anecdotes about one of Britain's most popular family pets are included.

Highly illustrated with beautiful, specially commissioned colour photographs, this book has information and advice on:

Origins and history
Hamster species and varieties
Behaviour and biology
Acquiring a hamster
Housing
Looking after your hamster
Breeding
Healthcare
Emergency care

Budgerigar

by David Alderton

Published 5 August 2002

A title in the Collins Family Pet series. This practical guide gives all the advice necessary to parents and children for raising a healthy, happy budgerigar. Illustrated with colour photographs, this book has information and advice on: origins and varieties; aquiring your bird; housing; looking after a budgerigar; breeding and budgerigar health.