Rats (Animal Planet Pet Care Library) (Paperback)
Rats is a TFH Publication.
About the Author
Julie Mancini has authored numerous books and magazine and online articles, with animals as her primary focus. Pets have been an important part of her life since she was a child. Her first pet was a parakeet named Charlie, and since then, Julie has had many companion animals. Julie has been a freelance writer for the past 10 years. She and her husband currently live on a small farm in south-central Iowa, where they plan to raise alpacas.
Rats (Paperback)
This furry animal’s high intelligence makes it one of the most interesting of all caged pets. All Complete Pet Owner’s Manuals are heavily illustrated with color photos and line art, and are filled with reliable, easy-to-understand information on pet care. The many titles in this series show and tell pet owners how to care for dogs, cats, birds, fish, reptiles, gerbils, hamsters, and virtually every other animal that is kept as a pet. The books give advice on purchasing and otherwise acquiring a pet, maintaining health care, housing, proper feeding, and where applicable, grooming and training. Clear, straightforward text comes with high-quality, full-color photos and anatomically accurate line art, as well as helpful tables and charts.
From the Back Cover
Information and advice to help you take good care of your pet RatThe typical Rat: anatomy, temperament, physical traits, and moreExpert advice: selecting, caging, feeding, health care, and more. Click here to Purchase!
Racso and the Rats of NIMH (Paperback)
From Publishers Weekly
The heroes of the Newbery-winning Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH return in another funny, poignant adventure. Ages 9-12. Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
Grade 4-7 This sequel to Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (Atheneum, 1971), written by O’Brien’s daughter, continues the NIMH saga with a focus on the second rodent generation: Timothy, Mrs. Frisby’s son, and Racso, son of the rebel rat Jenner. On his way to classes at Thorn Valley, Timothy saves Racso’s life but is himself severely injured. Both reach the Utopian colony only to discover that the valley and surrounding farms are to be turned into a tourist lake and campgrounds. Insecure and arrogant when he first arrives, Racso learns more than just how to read. In fact it is he who suggests a plan to save the colony sabotaging the dam site computer. Click here to Purchase!
Rat Training: A Comprehensive Beginner’s Guide (Complete Care Made Easy) (Paperback)
Rat Training: A Comprehensive Beginner’s Guide (Complete Care Made Easy)
Fancy Rats (Complete Pet Owner’s Manual) (Paperback)
These animals’ intelligence makes them fun to watch as they solve problems and engage in playful antics. Includes information on caging, feeding, breeding, health maintenance.
Training Your Pet Rat (Training Your Pet Series) (Paperback)
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 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 rat-training instructions. Approximately 80 full-color photos.
Rats: Complete Care Guide (Paperback)
From basic care to fun games, this book shows rat owners the way out of a maze of questions.
The Complete Guide to Rat Training: Tricks and Games for Rat Fun and Fitness (Paperback)
Rats are the equal of dogs and cats in playfulness, personality, and intelligence–making them great pets for both children and adults. In fact, over half a million households in the US own a pet rat or mouse. One of only a few books devoted entirely to rat training, The Complete Guide to Rat Training teaches you how to have fun and enhance the relationship you share with your pet rat. The step-by-step format thoroughly and concisely covers a variety of training topics, including positive reinforcement, clicker training, behavior modification, litter training, basic and advanced trick training, and how to set up games and science projects. The authoritative text explains how to read rat behavior and body language so you can understand your rat and learn the similarities between rats and humans. It includes plans and instructions for building training equipment such as mazes and intelligence tests, and provides guidelines that will facilitate a rat’s adjustment to domestic life and help foster a lasting relationship between owner and pet. It also discusses the history of rat training, including tips from professional animal trainers who have trained rats for the entertainment industry.
Packed with color photographs and supplemented with scientific research, helpful tips, and illustrations, The Complete Guide to Rat Training provides the reader with a compact yet instructive manual that is informative, easy-to-read, and fun!
