Draco 55 - How to winter terrarium animals

Handbook of forage plants 2nd revised editionMarion Minch is not only a successful breeder of diverse tortoises for many years, but also an excellent connoisseur of native wild herbs. She founded and runs samenkiste.de, which is well known to many tortoise keepers and nature lovers. Her name is inextricably linked with reptile care and species-appropriate nutrition for tortoises. Her handbook of food plants summarises the most important native food plants for herbivorous and omnivorous reptiles. She not only considers tortoises, but also iguanas, spiny-tailed dragons and even chameleons. From the basics of plant biology to native wild herbs to suitable food plants for hardy tropical reptile species, this comprehensive work provides the basis for species-appropriate keeping. In the expanded and supplemented 2nd edition, the plant section is divided according to flower colour. This makes it even easier to identify wild herbs. The work has also been supplemented with a wealth of additional information and many pictures.

Geckos in the terrarium by Astrid FalkThe book offers a comprehensive introduction to geckos and their species-appropriate keeping in terrariums. It explains what you need to think about before buying a gecko and what preparations should be made. The book describes in detail how the terrarium is technically equipped and set up. The care of the animals, their special features and behaviour, their diet, reproduction and rearing of young animals are described, as well as diseases and husbandry problems with tried and tested suggestions for prevention and treatment. Individual gecko species that are particularly suitable for keeping and breeding in terrariums are portrayed in detail in the second part of the book.

Book Jumping Spiders - Phidippus, Hyllus & Plexippus A guide to keeping jumping spiders of the genera Phidippus, Hyllus & Plexippus. Who can resist the charm of jumping spiders? The childlike appearance of their expressive face simply leaves no one cold! In addition, their behavior is extremely exciting to observe, their colors are bright and their requirements for species-appropriate keeping are very easy to meet. No wonder these likeable jumpers are all the rage! This volume in the "Species by Species" series describes in detail what to look out for when buying and keeping them, introduces the most commonly kept species and color forms and provides plenty of tips on how to keep them successfully - so you can be sure they will breed well! Species by Species introduces you to the books in this series, which present the most popular terrarium animals. Each volume offers you detailed, practical care instructions and all the information you need to successfully breed your animals. All important questions from the required tank size to terrarium set-up, technical equipment, species-appropriate nutrition and disease prevention are answered with numerous tricks and tips. Experienced, long-standing breeders reveal how you can encourage the animals to reproduce and raise healthy young. All this in full color, generously illustrated and attractively designed - just about your terrarium animal - species by species

Book "Grow your own live food" - The perfect guide for pet owners Discover practical and detailed instructions on how you can easily breed food for your reptiles, birds, fish or other animals yourself in the book "Breeding live food yourself". With valuable tips on various food insects, their care and breeding, you can save money and ensure a species-appropriate diet for your pets. Contents of the book: Step-by-step instructions for breeding feeder insects Information on the best types of food for reptiles, birds and fish Care instructions and breeding conditions for various live food species Tips for sustainable and cost-effective food production Why breed your own live food? Get healthy, fresh food for your animals Save money and reduce dependence on pet shops Promote the health and well-being of your animals with species-appropriate food Whether you are a beginner or an experienced pet owner, this book provides you with everything you need to successfully breed live food yourself.

Marginata 69 - New Guinea tortoises – the genus ElseyaCover storyThe unrecognised beauties: New Guinea tortoises (Andreas S. Hennig)My experiences with Branderhorst's New Guinea tortoise, Elseya (Elseya) branderhorsti (Ouwens, 1914) (Andreas S. Hennig)Keeping and breeding of Rhodin's New Guinea tortoise, Elseya (Hanwarachelys) rhodini Thomson, Amepou, Anamiato & Georges, 2015 (Andreas S. Hennig)PortraitGeoemyda spengleri, Chinese serrated tortoise (Andreas S. Hennig)ReportageMacrochelys temminckii – Experiences and impressions with vulture tortoises part 2 (Reiner Praschag)KeepingAn alternative to year-round keeping of the Egyptian tortoise in the terrarium – my experiences with seasonal outdoor keeping of Testudo kleinmanni (Ricarda Schramm)EtymologySawbacks and living maps part 4: Graptemys gibbonsi, Pascagoula humpback tortoise (Holger Vetter)Classifieds & animal placement

Terraria 57 - Reptiles and amphibians in danger Breeding rare crocodilesGiant lizards on La Gomera Contents: Cover story: Reptiles and amphibians in danger Reptiles and amphibians are among the most endangered animal groups on the planet. The main reason is that humans are destroying their habitats. But environmental factors that have become unbalanced, diseases, environmental toxins, traffic and hunting are also harming them. Herpetologists and terrarium keepers are fighting a desperate but committed battle against the extinction of many species. We are dedicating this probably most important topic of our field of interest an entire special issue of TERRARIA/elaphe and not only trace the current threat situation, but also present encouraging species conservation projects from scientists, conservationists and terrarium keepers on site, in zoos and in private terrariums. TerritorialHerpetoramaImport ban on salamanders and newts to Switzerland: Why?Cultural followers: Amphibian muralismThorny devil: The gecko beast with the leaf-like flat tailPrivate individuals and zoos protect highly endangered salamanders togetherFirst aid in the wild: Antifungal agent for the Mallorca midwife toad Blattsteiger: Moat 2.0 Cover storyThe biodiversity crisis Amphibians and reptiles in dangerAxel Kwet & Heiko Werning Honeycomb toads from French Guiana.  Observations in the habitat and establishing a conservation breeding projectDavid Massemin & Cédric Libert PanoramaConcern for a small frog. How a project for nose frogs was initiated and continues to growFrank Oberwemmer Research New speciesNewly described, threatened with extinction: the Galápagos giant tortoises of Cerro FatalAxel Kwet Among researchersGreen toads on the island of FehmarnMoritz Ott Current situation and endangerment of Madagascar's amphibiansJörn Köhler, Frank Glaw & Miguel Vences Salamandra Terrarium husbandryPrivate care and breeding of endangered crocodilesAlexander Meurer Nature and species conservation Field notesAquatic turtles with “fur” – observations in GreeceBenny Trapp An unusually coloured Redi viper (Vipera aspis francisciredi) from the Swiss MünstertalJürgen Gebhart The return of the giants from La GomeraSergi Conde Lázaro  Terrarino – the children’s page Cool diversity. Endangered and protectedUte Nüsken & Alexa Sabarth Also in your areaSubscription & ServicePreview Incubator The forest is a villageHeiko Werning

Reptilia 73 - Photographing reptiles and amphibians Slowinski's corn snakeBlack monitor lizardNamibia Contents: 2     EDITORIAL3     MAGAZINE13   DATES16   FOTOSTORY       Photographing reptiles and amphibians       by A. Kwet32   REPORTAGE       Tips and tricks from the professional       by B. Trapp44   REPORTAGE       Small animal really big       A few words about the use of        lens converters in macro photography       by K. Kunz48   WESTERN HERP PERSPECTIVES       Tips for terrarium photography       by B. Love51   PORTRAIT and poster       Bombina variegata       by M. Dobiey56   TRAVEL       Herpetological travel sketches from Namibia       by K. Hirschfeld64   KEEPING AND REPRODUCTION       Experience with care and breeding        of Varanus (Odatria) tristis orientalis       with notes on Varanus (Odatria)       tristis tristis       by T. Hörenberg74   KEEPING AND REPRODUCTION       Slowinski's corn snake in nature and terrarium       Observations of occurrences in Texas and        Louisiana       by K.J. & K. Lodrigue81   KEEPING AND REPRODUCTION       Amphibian ark       A dream or a realistic endeavour?       Part 1       by B. Akeret91   LIBRARY104 BRUTKASTEN        Wild living room       by L. Hogeback

Beate Röll 64 Seiten 14,8 x 21 cm 49 Farbfotos Inhalt: Sie lieben kleine, agile, attraktiv gefärbte Echsen oder haben nur wenig Platz für ein Terrarium zur Verfügung? Dann werden Sie die munteren, hübschen Zwerggeckos ganz sicher in ihren Bann ziehen. Ihre geringen Ansprüche an die Pflege können auch von unerfahrenen Haltern leicht erfüllt werden, was diese Tiere zu geradezu idealen Pfleglingen macht. Beate Röll kennt sich mit diesen netten Echsen bestens aus und berichtet aus ihrer langjährigen Erfahrung ausführlich und praxisnah über die artgerechte Haltung und Pflege von Zwerggeckos. Außerdem vermittelt sie Ihnen alle Kenntnisse, die Sie benötigen, um Ihre Tiere erfolgreich zur Vermehrung bringen, die Eier ausbrüten und die Kleinen aufziehen zu können. Systematik und Körperbau Die faszinierende Biologie: Aus dem Leben der Zwerggeckos Alle Informationen zur artgerechten Haltung: Vom geeigneten Terrarium über Einrichtung und Technik bis hin zur Fütterung Erfolgreich nachzüchten: Paarungsstimulation, Inkubation der Eier und Aufzucht der Jungtiere Problemlösungen: Wie man die häufigsten Fehler bei der Pflege vermeidet, und wie man kranken Tieren helfen kann Brillante Fotos

Natural building material clay for keeping birds and small animals The first clay DIY book for animal lovers - a practical guide with simple instructions, new ideas and health tips! Designing and crafting Pest prevention Feed supplement Clay is the oldest and most universal building material in the world. The animal world has been demonstrating for millions of years how it can be used to build safe dwellings. And humans also utilised this building material a long time ago and even created huge and artistic buildings from it. Clay can also be used perfectly for our pets. Building projects for animal housing of all kinds, landscaping in terrariums, soil construction for aquariums, pest control in aviaries, pigeon coops and stables - this book will show you how to do all this and what you need for it.Clay is not only a building material that can almost always be reused, but also contributes to the health of humans and animals. Clay binds toxins, displaces pests and is suitable as a fertiliser. For this reason, the health maintenance of our protégés through clay is also described in detail

Reptilia 51 - Tree dragons Drakensberg armadilloGreen night tree snakeChin spotted tortoise Contents: 2 EDITORIAL 6 READER LETTERS 8 MAGAZINE 16 DATES 18 PHOTO REPORTAGE With horns, crests and gliding membranesThe bizarre arboreal dragonsby J. Hallermann 26 KEEPING AND BREEDINGMantheyus phuwuanensis (MANTHEY & NABHITABHATA, 1991) – from capture to breeding in the terrarium by S. & U. Manthey 32 HERPETOFAUNAOn the variability and biology of the Philippine angular-headed dragon Gonocephalus sophiae) by M. Gaulke & A. Demegillo 41 REPORTAGEThe lyre-headed dragon Lyriocephalus scutatus by U. Bartelt, H. & M. de Bitter 51 PORTRAIT AND POSTERCaiman yacareby H. Werning 56 TRAVELPulau Tioman – Pearl in the South China Sea; Part 2 by W. Grossmann & F. Tillack 66 KEEPING AND BREEDINGKeeping and breeding the Drakensberg armadillo lizard (Cordylus melanotus subviridis) by B. Langerwerf 70 KEEPING AND BREEDING Boiga cynodon – The green night tree snakeA rarely kept rear-fanged snake and its breedingby J. Bulian 78 REPORTAGETrachemys callirostris callirostris – Biology, use and protection of the chin spotted tortoise in Colombiaby A. Martínez Silvestre & L. Arias Bernal 86 SMALL ADS 91 WESTERN HERP PERSPECTIVESAliens – not the filmby B. Love 93 RAT & TAT 95 LIBRARY 104 GLOSSELots of waves – disturbing turn of the yearby H. Werning

Kosmos - Tortoises Rogner, Heidi124 pages, 120 color photos, 16 x 21.5 cm, hardcoverKosmos Publisher, Series: Praxiswissen The original Panzertiere are the classics among the Terrarientieren. This guide presents the most popular species and shows step by step how to create natural habitats for land turtles - from the room terrarium to the open-air pool. The book about nutrition, care, health and breeding is detailed and practical. Heidi Rogner is a biologist and geographer. For many years she has been holding and breeding turtles. After she has been co-author of two cosmos books, this is her first book on land turtles. Her husband, the tortoise expert Manfred Rogner, gave her an advisory role.

All about the fascinating steppe turtles 64 Seiten 14,8 x 21 cm zahlreiche Farbfotos Autor Thomas Wilms Inhalt: Schildkröten sind die Sympathieträger unter den Reptilien. Urtümliches Äusseres gepaart mit liebenswertem Wesen und sprichwörtlicher Gemütlichkeit machen sie bei allen Altersgruppen beliebt. Die Steppenschildkröte bildet da keine Ausnahme, ganz im Gegenteil: Ihr „handliches“ Format und die einfach zu erfüllenden Haltungsanforderungen machen sie zu einem äusserst geeigneten Terrarientier. Thomas Wilms, DRACO-Redakteur und Leiter des „Reptiliums“, schildert aus seiner langjährigen erfolgreichen Haltungspraxis sämtliche Aspekte rund um Haltung und Pflege dieser attraktiven Schildkröten. Ausserdem lesen Sie, wie Sie Ihre Tiere zur Paarung stimulieren, die Eier ausbrüten und die niedlichen Jungen aufziehen können. Systematik und Körperbau Die faszinierende Biologie: Aus dem Leben der Steppenschildkröte Alle Informationen zur artgerechten Haltung: Vom geeigneten Terrarium über Einrichtung und Technik bis hin zur Fütterung Erfolgreich nachzüchten: Paarungsstimulation, Inkubation der Eier und Aufzucht der Jungtiere Problemlösungen: Wie man die häufigsten Fehler bei der Pflege vermeidet, und wie man kranken Tieren helfen kann Brillante Fotos