Rabbits for Dummies
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Written by: Audrey Pavia
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.9322
ISBN: 076450861X
Number Of Pages: 312
Publication Date: 2003-01-31
Publisher: Wiley Publishing, Inc.
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Quiet, cuddly, and ridiculously cute with their big floppy ears and cotton tails, rabbits make great companions. And while they may seem like simple little creatures, they are really very complex and never cease to amaze those who live with them. Physiologically and psychologically bunnies are very different from cats and dogs—or any other pet you may be familiar with—and they have their own unique needs and problems that must be addressed. Keeping a bunny healthy and happy requires a sincere commitment of time, energy, and love—one you’d better be sure you’re willing to invest before you take one of these gentle little creatures into your life. Rabbits For Dummies lets you take a well-informed look before hopping headlong into the wonderful world of rabbit ownership. This fun, entertaining book fills you in on everything you need to know to successfully adopt, nurture, live with and love a rabbit. You’ll discover how to: - Choose the right rabbit for you
- Learn how to communicate with your bunny
- Understand your rabbit’s special needs
- Acclimate your rabbit to your household
- Feed and house your rabbit properly
- Identify and address common health problems
- Breed Rabbits
Written by lifelong rabbit fancier and award-winning author pet author, Audrey Pavia, Rabbits For Dummies is ideal for first-time and veteran rabbit owners, alike. It is a gold mine of advice, guidance and tested-in-the-trenches tips on: - Deciding if a rabbit is right for you and vice versa
- Choosing the right breed, size, age and sex bunny for you
- Finding your rabbit and introducing it into your home
- Housing, cleaning and feeding your rabbit
- Health issues, concerns and treatments
- Dealing with bunny behavior problems
- Training your bunny to use a litter box
- Teaching your rabbit tricks and having fun together
- Rabbit psychology and physiology
- Breeding and showing rabbits for fun and profit
Packed with informative photos and how-to sections on every aspect of caring for and loving a pet bunny, Rabbits For Dummies is a survival guide for rabbits and their people.
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User Comments about the Rabbits for Dummies
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Perfect for someone who has never had a rabbit. We have learned much.
As with all of the "Dummies" publication, this book provides very thorough, elementary information for would-be rabbit families. The imformation is broken down into chapters for ease of use. It offers insight into these amazingly complex animals, their care and distinct personalities.
This book covers every aspect of bunny care. Very thorough. I recommend it.
This is a book solely for pet owners, not for 4-H students, FFA students, homesteaders. If you want to learn about rabbits as pets, this is probably a good book for you. If you want a book about raising rabbits commercially or harvesting them for meat, you might look into Storey's Guide to Raising Rabbits by Bob Bennett. I understand that rabbit fanciers probably don't want and shouldn't have to be confronted by instructions how to slaughter and dress "Fluffy", but I wish there had been something that stated that this was a "pet book" somewhere on the book's cover before I spent $17 on it. This is a good book and seems to have a great deal of information, but I felt there was a definite bias against people who raise rabbits as livestock and (shockingly) actually eat them. We have a loved pet rabbit, but we also have meat rabbits. He has had 5 rabbitries and has raised rabbits for six decades.
I've owned two rabbits before and I was shocked to find out how much has changed since I last owned a rabbit. The behavioral problem trouble-shooting chapter is a bit slim, and the disease/health problems list leaves a bit to be desired. The information I found in it was right-on. But the overall care chapters are superb and up-to-date on recently accepted practices.
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