Exotic Pet Behavior

Birds, Reptiles, and Small Mammals

• Author(s): Teresa Bradley Bays, Teresa Lightfoot, Jörg Mayer,
• Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
• Pages: 360
• ISBN_13: 9781416000099
  ISBN_10: 1416000097
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Medical / Veterinary Medicine / General , Medical / Veterinary Medicine / Small Animal , Pets / General , Science / Life Sciences / Zoology / Ethology (Animal Behavior) ,

Description:... In addition to coverage of all normal behavior patterns -- sensory, communication, social and antisocial, reproductive, eating, and elimination -- this resource helps you identify medical implications of abnormal behavior, pain-associated behaviors, and effects of captivity. Client education handouts provide important information about caring for a variety of avian and exotic pets.

• A user-friendly format includes bulleted lists indicating how normal and abnormal behavior applies to species kept in captivity.
• Includes coverage of all normal behavior patterns, including sensory, communication, social and antisocial, sexual, eating, and elimination.
• Client education handouts are a convenient resource for providing clients with important information about caring for their pets.
• Expert authors provide the most current information in the field of avian and exotic pet behavior.