Here is a list of hamster reference books that we have aquired over the years.
As time allows, I'll try to give them a rating as a guide to how helpful and
accurate we think they are ['tis but a personal view only!].
If you have a (currently available) hamster information book on your bookshelf
that isn't on the list, please email me details and your thoughts on the book.
(sorry about the layout - I'm working on improving it to make it more readable!)
| title | ||||
| author | publisher | isbn | pages | price |
| notes & rating | ||||
| Dwarf Hamsters | ||||
| Chris Henwood | t.h.f. | 0-86622-479-3 | 64 | |
| the first book aimed specifically at dwarf hamsters; by an experienced and well known breeder | ||||
| Your first Dwarf Hamster | ||||
| Marianne Mays | Kingdom (t.h.f.) | 185279122-5 | 33 | |
| Hamsters & Gerbils (an Interpet guide) | ||||
| David Alderton | Salamander | 0-86101-266-6 | 116 | |
| Your first Hamster | ||||
| Mary Appleton | Kingdom (t.h.f.) | 185279042-3 | 31 | |
| Hamsters for those who care | ||||
| Anmarie Barrie | t.h.f. | 0-7938-1376-X | 33 | 2.95 |
| Hamsters as a new pet | ||||
| Anmarie Barrie | t.h.f. | 0-86622-610-9 | 65 | |
| Guide to owning a Hamster | ||||
| Anmarie Barrie | t.h.f. | 0-7938-2154-1 | 64 | |
| How to look after your pet Hamster | ||||
| Mark Evans | Dorling Kindersley | 0-7513-5401-5 | 45 | 4.99 |
| hamster photo choreograghy was supervised by David Baglin, well known and popular breeder and exhibitor of both dwarf and syrian hamsters | ||||
| Hamsters (a complete pet owner’s manual) | ||||
| Otto von Frisch | Barron’s | 0-8120-4439-8 | 48 | 5.99 |
| Starting with Hamsters (the basic pet care guide) | ||||
| Georg Gassner | Blandford | 0-7137-2680-6 | 48 | 4.99 |
| Care for your Hamster (the official RSPCA pet guide) | ||||
| Tina Hearne / Margaret Crush | Collins | 0-00-412545-2 | 48 | 3.99 |
| Pet owners guide to the Hamster | ||||
| Lorraine Hill | Ringpress | 1-86054-053-8 | 80 | 4.99 |
| Lorraine is well known for hosting possibly the best and most comprehensive hamster site on the web, as well as being a regular show entrant and judge at Heart of England shows | ||||
| The really useful Hamster guide | ||||
| Lorraine Hill | Kingdom (t.h.f.) | 185279130-6 | 48 | 4.95 |
| Lorraine's 2nd book and well written for the 'really useful' series | ||||
| Look after your pet Hamster | ||||
| Chris Madsen | Henderson | 1-86208-230-8 | 48 | 1.50 |
| The proper care of Hamsters | ||||
| Marianne Mays | t.h.f. | 0-86622-370-3 | 256 | |
| Hamsters (the complete guide to Keeping, Breeding and Showing) | ||||
| Jimmy McKay | Blandford | 0-7137-2590-7 | 192 | 8.99 |
| for my mind, the bible of the hamster world; well written, easily read and packed with information for the pet hamster keeper right through to the technicalities of showing hamsters | ||||
| Breeding Hamsters | ||||
| Marshall Ostrow | t.h.f. | 0-86622-564-1 | 96 | |
| Hamsters | ||||
| Percy Parslow | t.h.f. | 0-86622-831-4 | 128 | |
| Looking after your Hamster (a young pet owner’s guide) | ||||
| Helen Piers | Frances Lincoln | 0-7112-0710-0 | 32 | 2.99 |
| The right way to keep Hamsters | ||||
| Roy Robinson | Right Way | 0-7160-2026-2 | 127 | 3.99 |
| An owners guide to The Hamster | ||||
| Betsy Sikora Siino | Macmillan | 0-87605-528-5 | 126 | 8.99 |
| Your first Hamster | ||||
| Peter Smith | t.h.f. | 0-86622-067-4 | 33 | |
| All about your Hamster | ||||
| Bradley Viner | Ringpress | 1-86054-021-X | 32 | 1.75 |