The Small Animals Question & Answer Manual by David Alderton (Interpet). Hardback, 208 pages. Guide to keeping rabbits, cavies, hamsters, gerbils, mice, rats, chinchillas, etc. Over 250 colour photographs. £18.49.

Colour Inheritance in Small Livestock by Roy Robinson (Watmoughs). A working guide to the inheritance of coat colour for breeders of cats, cavies, chinchillas, gerbils, hamsters, mice, rabbits and rats. £7.50

Diseases of Small Domestic Rodents by V.C.G. Richardson. Blackwells Library of Veterinary Practice, over 200 pages. Sections on chinchillas, chipmunks, gerbils, hamsters, mice and rats with subjects on husbandry and nutrition, symptoms and diseases, anaethesia and drug treatments. R.R.P. £27.99 Special reader offer £26.50.

Encyclopedia of Rabbit & Rodents by Esther Verhoef-Verhallen (Rebo Productions). Hardback guide to European rabbit and rodent breeds as well as information on care, housing, behavior and feeding. Beautiful colour photos. £14.00

Green Foods for Rabbits and Cavies by F R Bell. Updated version of this highly popular book, now in its ninth edition. Written by FR Bell with a chapter by Allan Trigg. Colour pictures throughout. £7.45

Haynes Garden Buildings Manual A fantastic step by step guide to building garden buildings including a rabbit hutch, outdoor shed and many more garden structures. Full colour photographs throughout - a great present for a carpentry enthusiast! £20.00

How to Start and Run a Petsitting Business by Fiona Mackenzie. Softback, 136 pages. A step-by-step guide to setting up a successful enterprise in this rapidly expanding market.