PREFACE. 



The object of the Author of " Pet Rabbits, Cavies, 

 and Mice" has been to provide in simple, handy form 

 a Complete Manual for the tyro who is contemplating 

 " taking up" the keeping of any of these furry 

 favourites as a hobby. The various diseases to which 

 they are subject are more or less fully dealt with, and 

 the aspect of profit in their cultivation is not lost 

 sight of. The Exhibition side of the hobby is also 

 touched on, and amateur fur fanciers will read with 

 pleasure and profit to themselves Mr. GARDNER'S 

 lucid and practical observations based on a life-time's 

 active association with the various hobbies as Judge, 

 Expert, and Fancy Journalist. 



