Code: BK1436A Complete guide to Hamster care.The more you know about your hamster the better you will understand his specific needs and requirements.In Hamsterlopaedia you will find invaluable guidance on every aspect of hamster care and health, broken into the following easy-to-read sections: Principles of hamster keeping, with information on housing, feeding and breeding. Health care, detailing anatomy and physiology, with an A-Z listing of hamster diseases. Breeding and showing, with advice on planning a breeding programme, pregnancy, birth, and rearing the young, as well as tips on showing hamsters.Readers will learn: How to care for a hamster How to handle and groom a hamster How to recognise hamster diseases How a hamster's body works How to breed and exhibit hamster How to identify different hamster varietiesHamsterlopaedia will prove an essential reference for all those who want to provide the very best care for their hamsters.Authors: Chris and Peter Logsdail and Kate Hovers BVSc CertSHP MRCVSSoftcover; 174 pages