Rats: Practical, Accurate Advice from the Expert

by Debbie Ducommum and Debbie Ducommun

Filled with accurate, up-to-date information, these complete care guides help new pet owners build lasting and loving relationships with their animal companions. No sleepy academic tomes, the Complete... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1889540714
• ISBN13: 9781889540719
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Lumina Press
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

A very informative book

We landed ourselves a pet rat a little over a year ago. Neither of us really knew much about rats, but we muddled through researching here and there on the internet and asking questions at the pet shop, etc. Our rat seemed healthy and happy, but I always worried that we might be missing something. I received this book for Christmas, and by the end of Christmas morning I had read 2/3 of it! It is such an interesting and informative read. It put my mind at ease on several issues, taught me quite a bit and it is great to know that I have it as a reference if anything should ever happen to our precious Ratatouille! Like another reviewer already said, it might not go into quite enough detail for people who already know a lot about rats, but for your everyday rat owner, I think it is more than sufficient. Oh, and, after reading in this book that you should never keep a solitary rat, unless you can spend several hours a day with it (we manage a couple of hours a day), we are off to get a house mate for her, in the new year. Of course, now we have this book, we know how to successfully introduce the new rat in the correct and proper way ;o)

Everything I Needed To Know..

I've been a rat lover for some time now, and recently I bought the Rat Health Care Booklet and this book from Deb's site, www.ratfanclub.com, and she autographed my book. Once I started reading, I couldn't get enough, I thought I knew a lot about rats, and I do, but this book is amazing and it is very easy to understand. It's wonderful for both people who are just now starting to love rats and people who have loved them for years.

Finally, a rat book with correct information

Well-written, easy to understand and containing up to date, correct rat care information.

The Ultimate Rat Owner's Guide

Debbie Ducommun is a blessing to anyone who owns pet rats! With a long history of experience with rats, as a veterinary technician, pet store manager, and with a degree in animal behavior, the author is highly qualified to advise pet rat owners, from the neophyte to more experienced persons such as myself ( I am a licensed vet technician). The book is written in an organized, easily understood manner. The photos are superb, and there are literally photos for nearly every page of text. Subject matter spans a broad range of topics including behavior, training, medical tips, breeds, showing and much more. I have nearly every informational rat book in existence, and this book tops them all. Thank you Debbie Ducommun!

First book I'd recommend.

I've been keeping pet rats for 7 years now, and have discovered there are no perfect rat care books. Debbie's comes the closest, in my opinion. She has over 27 years experience keeping pet rats, and publishes a rat health care guide which no pet rat owner should be without.This book, coupled with "Training Your Pet Rat" are the only two books you'll need.