Genre: Pet Care
Paperback: 293 pages

Description: Contains 89 of the best articles from past issues

Synopsis:

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Index of the book:

Before You Buy

Hints for New Owners (Before You Buy)
Want To Be A Chin Parent?
Why a Chinchilla?
Chin Owner vs. Cat or Dog Owner
Is a Chinchilla the right pet for you?
Basic Intro to Chins
The Big Day
Is a Chinchilla the right pet for me?


Pet Owners
New Owner Info
Hints for New Owners
How to Make Friends with Your Chinchilla
Hints for New Chin Owners (Personalities)
Chin Owners Training Your Chinchilla
Earning your Chin's Trust


Basic Care
Chin-Proof Your Home
Care of Your Pet Chinchilla
What do all domestic chinchillas need?
Hints for Chin Owners (Prevent Injury)
CHINS ON THE GO (Traveling with Chinchillas)
So You Want to Litter Train Your Chinchilla
Do Chinchillas Have Emotions?
Lighting Affects Your Chinchilla

For Everyone
Cages & Accessories
Make it Yourself Accessories
Make Your Own Flavored Chew Sticks
A Chinchilla Playroom Design

Cleaning
How To Disinfect Without Killing You And Your Animals
Hints for New Chin Owners
Keeping Your Cage's Surroundings Clean
Step By Step Cage Cleaning Time!

Feed
Feeds And Feeding 101
Chinchilla Health Problems
Grass is Always Green but Your Hay might not be
(Additives Used To Preserve Hay)
If You Only Knew What Was In Your Feed (And Food)!
Chinchilla Treat
How to Choose Good Hay
Vitamins Are Good For You (Or So Our Mothers Always Said)

Health
Chinchilla Health Problems
Giardia ~ The 'Opportunist Parasite'
Pyometritis and Pyometra
Always Look a Gift Chinchilla in the Mouth
Chinchilla Health Fur Fungus 168
Making Up Your Own Chinchilla First Aid Kit
Helping Chinchillas Gain Weight after Illness
My Personal Tips for Chinchilla First Aid
Senior Chins: Uncharted Territory
Male Hair Rings
My Experience with Fungus
Mummified Fetus Post Mortem
Our Experiences with Neutering Chins
Hints for Happy Syringe Feeding
Unusual Chinchilla Health Problems

Pairing
Introducing Chinchillas

Shows & Showing
Preparing for a Chinchilla Pet Show
Show Time
Hints for a Good On-Line Chinchilla Show Photo

Stories (fact & Fiction)
A New Home
Meet Bonnie, Joey & Gizmo
Chico Scares Away a Burglar
Save the Wild Chinchillas
Sympathy Paw
A Pair of Special Kits
My Story
A Very Special Love Story
Sydneys Gift a Celebration of Life

Breeders
Babies
Raising Babies
Handrearing Baby Chinchillas
Giving Baby Chinchillas A Helping Hand

Birth
Surviving a Chinchilla C-Section
Chinchilla Problem Deliveries-Abortion, Miscarriage or Dead Young

Breeding Methods
Which Breeding Method is Best for Me?
In Season, Mating & Delivery Time How Can I Tell?
Colony Breeding Chinchillas
Nursing & Damage Control

Miscellaneous
Breeding the Perfect Chinchilla?
Looking Back: My experiences as a breeder
Chinchilla Breeding-Counting the Costs
Chinchilla Breeding-The Facility
How and Why I Became, and Still am a Breeder
Do you have what it takes to be a breeder?
Understanding Quality Chinchillas

Mutations & Genetics
The Many Coats of Patterns
Genetics-Standard
Beige
Black Velvet
Homozygous Beige
Brown Velvet
White
What is a Mosaic?
The

Product Details:

· Paperback: 293 pages
· Binding: Wire-O
· Published: June 2004
· Product Number: 030-11853693