Parakeet Your Happy Healthy Pet

The authoritative information and advice you need, illustrated throughout with full-color photographs-now revised and redesigned to be even more reader-friendly! Whoever coined the term "birdbrained" wasn't familiar with parakeets. They're smart as well as funny and entertaining. This guide helps you with everything from preparing for and choosing a parakeet to teaching it to talk and perform tricks. It covers: Details on setting up a healthy home for your pet Everyday care, including feeding and grooming Veterinary care and common health problems Normal parakeet behaviors Parakeets and children Parakeets can live up to eighteen years. That's a lot of companionship from a colorful little character who will undoubtedly find a perch in your heart.Mancini, Julie Rach is the author of 'Parakeet Your Happy Healthy Pet', published 2005 under ISBN 9780764599194 and ISBN 0764599194.