Book Description

Before you buy a dog or a cat, why not consider one of the 84 exotic pets -- mammals, reptiles, birds, fish, and even insects -- that are reviewed here. Focuses on their care, feeding, breeding, and health needs. Interesting and engagingly presented, the author has divided these pets into 3 categories: Easy, Difficult, and Impossible. She alerts animal lovers to what they can tolerate -- or what can tolerate them. There is valuable advice on the care and releasing of orphaned or wounded wild animals, on free-roaming pets, on getting rid of a pet humanely, and on controversial issues such as neutering animals, keeping wild pets, and importing exotic species.