Maria Davies
The Ultimate Guide to Keeping Slow Loris as Pets: including Pygmy, Baby, Bengal, Javan, Sunda & Bornean Slow Loris
The Ultimate Guide to Keeping Slow Loris as Pets: including Pygmy, Baby, Bengal, Javan, Sunda & Bornean Slow Loris
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The complete guide to owning a slow loris provides answers to commonly asked questions about the suitability of slow loris as pets, where to buy, how to provide a suitable lifestyle and environment for the animals as well as how to avoid mishandling including rescue charities' efforts and the "tickling is torture" campaign which aims to educate owners and would-be owners. Contained, across nine chapters is information about:
- Slow Loris suitability as pets
- Slow Loris wild habitat and re-creatng a suitable habitat for a pet Slow Loris
- Slow Loris wild lifestyle and re-creating this in pet daily care
- Countries of origin and types of Slow Loris, covering pygmy, baby, Bengal, Javan, Sunda & Bornean Loris
- Slow Loris diet
- Maintaining health in pet Slow Loris
- Keeping male and females and breeding advice
- Keeping Slow Loris with companions or singly
- Veterinary care and insuring
- Finding Slow Loris pets from sustainable sources
- Safety first: Slow Loris venom, toxins and teeth
- How to avoid mishandling including waking during daylight and why tickling is torture for the animals
- Bad practice and rescue charities' efforts
- Slow Loris adoption
Written by an animal conservation champion and volunteer who aims to promote the safety and happiness of Slow Loris and their owners.
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