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Authors: Teresa Bradley Bays, Joerg Mayer, Teresa L. Lightfoot
ISBN-13: 9781416000099, ISBN-10: 1416000097
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Date Published: June 2006
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Teresa Bradley Bays

Book Synopsis

In addition to coverage of all normal behavior patterns -- sensory, communication, social and antisocial, reproductive, eating, and elimination -- this resource helps you identify medical implications of abnormal behavior, pain-associated behaviors, and effects of captivity. Client education handouts provide important information about caring for a variety of avian and exotic pets.

  • A user-friendly format includes bulleted lists indicating how normal and abnormal behavior applies to species kept in captivity.
  • Includes coverage of all normal behavior patterns, including sensory, communication, social and antisocial, sexual, eating, and elimination.
  • Client education handouts are a convenient resource for providing clients with important information about caring for their pets.
  • Expert authors provide the most current information in the field of avian and exotic pet behavior.

Table of Contents

1Rabbit behavior1
2Psittacine behavior51
3Reptile behavior103
4Ferret behavior163
5Guinea pig behavior207
6Small rodent behavior : mice, rats, gerbils, and hamsters239
7Miscellaneous small mammal behavior263

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