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The one and only chameleon is world renowned for its ability to change its skin color rapidly (throughout movement of pigment cells) and for the outrageous length of its tongue (more than one and a half times its body length!). Relatives of agamids and iguanas, chameleons are insect-eating, tree climbing reptiles that have highly specialized needs. Written by a team of experienced herp experts, Chameleons intends to instruct keepers on how to best...
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The Burmese pythons, the subject of this care guide, is a giant snake with specific feeding, housing, and handling requirements, that is not ideal for most hobbyists and an unusual choice as a pet. Nonetheless, author Philippe de Vosjoli notes in the first chapter that his favorite snake was indeed a Burmese python, as no other snake "has ever equaled this particular animal in terms of personality and responsiveness." Indeed, he says, the Burmese...
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What's Wong with My Snake? is one reptile care book from the highly acclaimed Advanced Vivarium Systems series. The AVS series, founded and guided by herpetocultural pioneer Philippe de Vosjoli, is the #1 series on reptile care. From choosing a pet to selecting a veterinarian to feeding, housing, breeding, and more, these books deliver the most helpful and up-to-date information available on popular reptiles and amphibians kept as pets.
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This is our seventh set of Happy, Healthy Pet titles. These latest books will bring our series up to fifty-five titles and, like the others, they are books pet owners can turn to for the essential information they need to raise a healthy, happy pet. All books contain information on:
• Feeding
• Grooming
• Housing
• health care
• what to expect from the pet c basic training
As our series expands and focuses on different kinds of pets, the...
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At last, a book to kick-off your hobby as a Koi-keeper. From how to build a Koi pond to choosing breeding stock, Koi: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Fish, provides the answers. You'll learn how to choose from the many pond materials on the market, how big your pond needs to be and where to place it in your yard. You'll also learn where to buy your fish, how to select healthy specimens and how to feed them to keep them in top form.
Koi: An Owner's...
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Author David Perlowin states his purpose in writing this guide, "This book is intended to inform beginning and experienced hobbyists about selection, proper housing, feeding, general maintenance, and breeding of…" garter snakes and water snakes. Since these snakes are inexpensive and docile, they are commonly the first choice of young hobbyists (aka children). Perlowin's commonsense advice can help beginners decide whether or not these snakes are...
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CRESTED GECKOS in CAPTIVITY by Robbie Hamper The Crested Gecko, Rhacodactylus ciliatus, is one of six species and two subspecies in the genus Rhacodactylus. In nature, these wonderful, robust geckos live in the mysterious forests of New Caledonia. Despite being introduced into reptile keeping in 1994, the Crested Gecko has quickly become one of the most exciting animals available to reptile hobbyists. It has proven to be a hardy species and one of...
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This edition of Common Kingsnakes has been revised and expanded to cover several related species. The book is packed with beautiful new photographs showcasing interesting varieties of common species, such as the California kingsnake banana morph, and not-so-common species, such as the bright red Sinaloan milksnake. Common Kingsnakes is an expert-written guide on how to care for your kingsnake. This informative book includes essential topics such as...
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Green tree pythons (Morellia viridis) have become increasingly popular in recent years, despite having reputation for being difficult to maintain in captivity. In The More Complete Chondro, internationally known "chondro" breeder Greg Maxwell provides a through reference about this beautiful and challenging species. This expanded edition of the original book covers all aspects of husbandry and breeding techniques, and includes new information about...
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Chameleons are fascinating creatures-they have eyes capable of moving independently of one another, a projectile tongue that allows them to capture insects from a distance, and a prehensile tail that helps keep them stable when climbing trees and shrubs. The Essential Care of Chameleons is packed with everything you need to know on selecting, acclimating, housing, and feeding a chameleon. You'll also find a special section on caring for the more popular...
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Turtles in Captivity by Russ Gurley The keeping of freshwater turtles continues to be one of the fastest growing and most energized branches of herpetoculture. In Turtles in Captivity, Russ Gurley, Director of the Turtle and Tortoise Preservation Group presents information and ideas that can help keepers enhance their work and help them provide more interesting and appropriate environments for their turtles. This book contains captive care tips, indoor...
12) Corn Snakes
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From choosing a pet to selecting a veterinarian to feeding, housing, breeding, and more, these books deliver the most helpful and up-to-date information available on popular reptiles and amphibians kept as pets.
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Frogs, toads, salamanders, and newts are among pet owner's favorite amphibians, and this colorful guide proves the perfect introduction to these fascinating animals. Author Philippe de Vosjoli provides guidelines for keeping the most popular species of amphibians, highlighting Oriental fire-bellied toads, leopard frogs, dwarf clawed frogs, fire-bellied newts, and tiger salamanders. For each he provides insight into commonly kept species, systematics,...
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Las tortugas son los reptiles más antiguos de la Tierra, unas criaturas que todavía hoy resultan desconocidas, fascinantes y misteriosas.
Esta obra describe cómo funciona el organismo de las tortugas terrestres y proporciona información completa sobre la alimentación, el letargo, la reproducción, la salud y las enfermedades. Además, incluye fichas que detallan las características principales de cada especie: clasificación, hábitat natural,...
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Written by a team of internationally respected herpetologists led by Philippe de Vosjoli, The Ball Python Manual is an authoritative introduction to this popular snake. The ball python is admired around the world for its distinctly African appearance and its relative medium size and tameability. This colorful manual offers up-to-date and reliable information on selection, acclimating, handling, housing and maintaining ball pythons, all of which will...
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A popular beginner's lizard, the green anole is the perfect introduction to the world of reptiles and continues to be popular among new herp lovers. These tiny, neat little lizards with the intense black eyes have suffered the fate of goldfish, as they've been marketed by pet shops as cheap, easy care, insect-eating reptiles. In order to keep green anoles thriving in their vivaria, pet owners must approach their husbandry with care and respect: Philippe...
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The authoritative information and advice you need, illustrated throughout with full-color photographs.
Hermit crabs are social creatures, so most owners have several. They're easy to care for and fascinating to watch as they grow, molt, climb, dig, burrow, and crawl. They "adopt" shells that they carry on their back like a mobile home! With colorful photos and helpful tips, this practical guide covers everything you need to know to get started, including:
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19) La Iguana
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* ¿Le gustaría vivir con un pequeño dinosaurio en casa? No estamos bromeando. Si cuenta con el espacio adecuado y con la posibilidad de instalar un terrario apropiado, puede hacerse con una magnífica iguana verde, de un maravilloso color esmeralda con reflejos y rayas preciosas: turquesas o anaranjadas, ocres, grises o negras, según las variedades
* Desde luego, nadie podría criar una iguana sin haber leído antes una guía específica. Esta...
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It's hard to resist a friendly dinosaur, and the green iguana's enormous popularity rests on that amusing truism. This large lizard presents few difficulties and for keepers and can live for a couple of decades. One of the authors' purposes of The Green Iguana Manual is to promote responsible ownership for this noble lizard that can grow to be the size of a medium size dog with an unusually long, leathery tail! The Green Iguana Manual takes a close...
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