Before I get started, I just want to put it out there that I only review books I have read and have liked. I never blog about books that I haven’t read or haven’t liked so can only review those that I would recommend to friends.
This is one of them…
Guinea Pig (Collins Family Pet Guide) (Collins Famliy Pet Guide)
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I had often heard people talk about the Guinea Pig Family Pet Guide by Peter Gurney. It is a book that is beloved by guinea pig owners and many have said it is one of the best out there.
Having never read it, I was keen to find out why.
Peter Gurney is the author of many different books on guinea pigs.
He trained with the Cambridge Cavy Trust and set up his own guinea pig refuge and at the time of writing his book, had seventy guinea pigs in his home.
He also educates school children and takes his guinea pigs to see sick children at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London.
Across eight chapters the book covers
• Origin and history
• Acquiring a guinea pig
• Housing your guinea pig
• Feeding your guinea pig
• Handling and grooming
• Behaviour
• Breeding Basic Healthcare
It is aimed as a practical guide for the family and It is a wonderfully simple book written by someone who really loves guinea pigs. Peter Gurney makes use of wonderful photographs which are immaculately presented so much so that we fall in love with the guinea pigs.
He seems to be a man who really knows his subject. Gurney mentions in his book that he has 40 sows living in his living room and has been studying guinea pigs for thirteen years up to the year the book was written (1999)
This really shows up especially in the chapter describing guinea pig behaviour which is wonderfully descriptive.
The rest of the chapters give wonderful descriptions of their subject whilst not going into too much detail but giving enough for people to take in.
It is a light read and I read it in an hour as it consisted of 127 pages of very readable narrative.
I would recommend Peter Gurney’s A practical guide to caring for your guinea pig for any guinea pig lover.
It is fascinating and will really enhance your knowledge and love of guinea pigs.
I thoroughly enjoyed it.
I bought my copy from amazon, and you can do so here
