The Proper Care of Guinea Pigs by Peter Gurney. (TFH), hard back, 256 pages. All the basics of guinea pig ownership. Colour photos. £10.45

What's My Guinea Pig? by Peter Gurney (TFH/Kingdom). Hardback, 48 pages. Colour photos with breed descriptions. £7.45

Pet Owner's Guide to the Guinea Pig by Chris Henwood (Interpret). Hardback, 72 pages. From choosing a guinea pig to the colours and varieties including showing and breeding information. £7.45.

Piggy Potions by Peter Gurney. Kingdom Books, hardback, 48 pages. Natural remedies for cavy ailments. £6.45

Diseases of Domestic Guinea Pigs by V C G Richardson (Blackwells) Softback, 124 pages. Written by a well known cavy vet. RRP £27.99. Special readoer offer £26.50

Guinea Pig lopaedia by Margaret Elward and Mette Ruelokke. (Interpret). 179 pages, A5 softback, colour and mono illustrations. A guide to guinea pig care by the cavy fancy's most respected authority, with a lifetime's experience of breeding, exhibiting and judging. Book has been highly praised by judges and is our best-selling cavy title. Colour photographs illustrating housing, feeding, breeding and cavy breeds. Also included is an A-Z of diseases. £9.45.