The first thing we are going to need is knowledge. Here we can pull in a lot of resources. We can talk to other pet owners; we can talk to various pet shops, to pet breeders, or your veterinarian. We can look online and find some basic details. But that is all you are going to find, is basic understanding of the pet in which you’re interested. You don’t know who wrote the articles, you don’t know their experiences, or credentials. I have seen some awful mistakes in many of the articles I have read on the internet. Heck, my predecessor wrote you can feed skunks cat or dog food – wrong answer; they’d be dead in no time. So let’s start with knowledge. Though I use many resources my favorites are still published books.


Here are reviews of resources I use to help me take care of my exotic pets properly.

Book Reviews

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A Practical Guide to Exotic Pets a Book Review

The photographs are beautiful; the text is clear, concise, and easy to understand, with uncomplicated guides for each species. I do have at least one major concern about this book, and that is very little is said about taking animals out of the wild and keeping them as pets.

A Practical Guide to Exotic Pets - Book Review

Pet Clean Up Made Easy - Book Review

Pet Clean Up Made Easy - Book Review

Pets and the Planet: A Practical Guide to Sustainable Pet Care a Book Review

This book goes past the popular muddle of the green hype and tells us what really matters. It is obvious the author has done a great deal of research to educate us on safer choices. This book can help everyone, not just pet owners.

Pets and the Planet-Book Review

101 Facts about Ferrets: Book Review

101 Facts about Ferrets is a delightfully illustrated book full of interesting and useful information about ferrets and the care of ferrets. I am sure this was written for a child however, everyone in our household has snatched it up and read it from beginning to end.

101 Facts about Ferrets-Book Review

DVD Reviews

Paws, Claws, Feathers & Fins DVD Review

Any child that wants a pet or has a pet should see the DVD; Paws, Claws, Feathers & Fins - A Kid's Guide to Happy, Healthy Pets. It is jammed pack full of great information on responsibility, cost of pets, time it takes to take care of pets, and much more in a fun approach with music and dance.

Paws, Claws, Feathers & Fins-DVD Review


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