Hamsters Hardcover – Big Book, 1 September 2006

Great reference book. This a lot of material for new and advanced hamster owners. Jammed packed with lots of good information.

some lovely pictures and very informative but unfortunately some of the information is incorrect, specifically some foods which are stated to be safe for hamsters which aren't safe.

So, when I thought about getting a hamster, I obviously needed to do some research first. I saw quite a few hamster books; I tried to compare them by page size, assuming that the more pages a book had, the better it was. The thing is, the other books looked so boring, like scientific manuals. Even if they weren't that technical, they weren't appealing. After flipping through this book in a store, I decided to go ahead and buy the thing. I saw the colorfulness and pictures, and assumed it would be aimed to kids, I could read through it, and then buy or borrow one of the more technical books to supplement any information I needed.Once I started reading the book, I realized that I wouldn't need any other book. It had a lot of information, as was easy to read, but not dumbed down. It was also full of bright pictures, which I really enjoyed (although in all honesty, a few could have been edited better). I can't own a hamster right now, but I still enjoy reading the book, and looking at the pictures. When I finally do get a hamster, I know I'll be all set, thanks to this book.

I received this book today. It seemed like I waited a long time to receive it, but I have to admit I didn't order any fast delivery. I did look through the book, since I do have a hamster. I did read some helpful tips about handling and getting the hamster out of the cage. I need to be extra careful since I have two cats very interested in my new hamster. Looks like I can get more out of it when I read through it more carefully.

My daughter is 8 and I bought her this book when Santa brought her a hamster for Christmas. She loves to read and is very concerned with being a good pet mom so she was excited to read this book. She read it independently but she has a high reading level for her age. It has lots of pictures too, so if you read it to a child I think it would hold their attention. However, I wouldn’t say it’s necessarily a children’s book. It does discuss mating. It explains most everything you need to know for all types of hamsters and has general facts and other information. It is a sturdy hard cover book too. It was a good buy for us.