Furry, cuddly, and bursting with energy, lovable ferrets are becoming increasingly popular as family pets. However, keeping a ferret in the home is different from keeping a dog or cat. Books on ferrets are readily available, but Training Your Pet Ferret is the only volume that speaks directly to the issue of training. The authors explain that effective training can start anytime, whether the owner adopts an adult ferret or purchases a baby as kit. The first seventeen chapters give information on housing and equipment.

Training Your Pet Ferret (Training Your Pet Series)

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Bucsis, Gerry

Somerville, Barbara

Pets & Animal Care

B E S Pub Co

Pet owners and animal hobbyists are discovering rats as fascinating and intelligent creatures that can be bred selectively and kept as pets. This book advises on virtually all aspects of caging, feeding, rat management, and training. Although "rat homes" are commercially available, the authors' detailed discussion of caging includes many do-it-yourself ideas on ways to improve on the manufactured versions and convert rat enclosures into structures that better meet hobbyists' needs. There is also advice on rat trainability, and specific instructions for the training of these animals. Approximately 80 full-color photos.

Training Your Pet Rat (Training Your Pet Series)

Sourcebooks

Ferrets are lovable animals, but they're also very active and inquisitive, and require training and supervision if they are to be kept in the home. Here is detailed information on keeping a healthy, happy, and compatible ferret.

The Ferret Handbook

Once owners teach their hamster to welcome their touch, training can go on to include many games with widely available cage toys, as well as litter training, rolling on a rubber ball, and even leash-walking. Tiitles in this series will be much appreciated by owners who don't know how to get started training caged pets, but want to learn. Correct training begins with having the right kind of housing and equipment, then getting all members of the family acquainted with the newly arrived animal. Training Your Pet books feature full-color photos on nearly every page, tips for hassle-free travel with a pet, advice on managing behavior problems, and a selection of games that owners can teach their pets to play.

Training Your Pet Hamster (Training Your Pet Series)

Ferrets have become increasingly popular as pets in recent years, and although many books about ferrets are now available, this revised and updated guide is unique in that it specifically concentrates on training methods. Furry, cuddly, and bursting with energy, lovable ferrets can be a handful for inexperienced owners. The authors instruct on training methods that really work, pointing out that effective training can start anytime, whether owners adopt an adult ferret or purchase a baby as a kit. They offer tips on protecting the ferret from household hazards, as well as protecting carpets and houseplants from a ferret's tendency to claw and dig. They also provide helpful information on housing, equipment, feeding, health care, and more. New in this edition is a chapter on clicker training, a humane and effective way to solve ferret behavior problems. Also new is information on training special needs pets--hearing-impaired and sight-impaired animals. Filled with color photos.

Bartlett, Patricia

B.E.S.

B.E.S. Training Your Pet books are for inexperienced pet owners who seek detailed advice on how to get started in keeping and training caged pets. These books describe and illustrate the correct housing and equipment, and advise on getting all members of the household acquainted with the newly acquired pet. Guinea pigs are docile, easy to care for, and are capable of learning tricks. This book advises on keeping healthy and contented guinea pigs, and suggests activities that will amuse both the pets and their owners. Color photos on most pages.

Training Your Guinea Pig (Training Your Pet Series)

B.E.S. Training Your Pet books feature advice on managing behavior problems, tips for hassle-free travel with a pet, and suggestions for games owners can teach their pets to play. This book's subjects are hamsters, playful little animals that are favored by many children. Topics include-- 
<li> Correct handling, and getting the hamster to welcome its owner's touch </li>
<li> Equipment and cage toys suited for hamsters </li>
<li> Advice on nutritious feeding and health care, and much more Readers will find attractive color photos on most pages.</li>

Training Your Pet Hamster

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Training Your Pet Ferret (Training Your Pet Series)

Training Your Pet Rat (Training Your Pet Series)

The Ferret Handbook

Training Your Pet Hamster (Training Your Pet Series)

Training Your Pet Ferret (Training Your Pet Series)

Training Your Guinea Pig (Training Your Pet Series)

Training Your Pet Hamster