A complete pet owner's manual

A guide to the care of rat snakes, offering advice on how to acquire a rat snake; discussing health, caging, feeding, and breeding; and including accounts of various species of rat snakes.

Explains how to care for a new puppy, covering home preparation, food, grooming, health care, developmental phases, and training.

A pet owner's guide to hermit crabs, providing information about the environment, anatomy, and ecology of the crustaceans; and offering advice on buying hermit crabs, setting up a cage, feeding, and hermit crab behavior, reproduction, and ailments.

A guide to the care of iguanas, offering advice on how to select an iguana for a pet; discussing caging, diet, behavior, health concerns, and reproduction; and including tips on iguana watching and photographing.

Questions and answers about livebearing aquarium fish.

A guide to ferret care, offering advice on how to select a ferret; discussing housing and equipment, general care, proper nutrition, health concerns, and reproduction and breeding; and including information on the history, anatomy, and behavior of the animals.