Reptilia 66 - Rattlesnakes

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

Draco 29 - Australian Gecko Contents: 2 Editorial 4 The "Geckos" of AustraliaChristian Langner & Andreas Laube22 Observations on the Australian velvet geckosof the genus OeduraGunther Schmida 31 Biology, keeping and breeding of the Australianground gecko Dilodactylus damaeus Lucas & Frost, 1896Patrick Schönecker 39 Biology, keeping and breeding of the Australian knob-tailed gecko Nephrurus amyae Couper & Gregson, 1994Patrick Schönecker 44 The Australian fat-tailed gecko, Nephrurus milii(Underwoodisaurus milii)Dirk Duscha 49 The genus StrophurusAndreas Laube & Christian Langner 67 The Australian giant leaf-tailed geckos of the genera Saltuarius and OrrayaChristian Langner & Andreas Laube 78 In search of geckos in AustraliaSandra Fallend 88 Book box

Reptilia 118 - MoreliaMadagascarHumpback turtlesProfessional reptile breeding Contents:Cover story: Morelia - tree python, diamond python & Co.Everyone knows the green tree python. The animals are admired for their colouring and their favourite position, curling up over a branch, almost symbolises our idea of a tree-dwelling snake. This species has been successfully kept and bred in terrariums for a long time. However, the other pythons of the Morelia genus are also very popular. We offer an overview of these exceptionally beautiful giant snakes, describe new ways of setting up a terrarium for Morelia viridis in a naturalistic way and look at the keeping and breeding of a species that is still little known, the python with a scaly scales, Morelia carinata.EditorialMAGAZINEDATESWESTERN HERP PERSPECTIVESThe fate of books part 2B. LovePhoto storyPython beauties from the other side of the world: Morelia, the tree and diamond pythonsM. MenseKeeping and breedingKeeping a green tree python in a naturally designed large terrariumR. StallingerKeeping and breedingMorelia carinata – The Python with a Difference!O. JugReportageRare exhibition animal: Morelia bredli at Frankfurt ZooD. RösselKeeping and breedingHumpback turtles – The genus GraptemysM. RognerKeeping and breedingProfessional breeding of terrarium animals for the pet tradeSimone P. ReportageUnder the spell of the big telescopic eyes: jumping spiders on the lookoutU. & J. SchimmelpfennigAnimals of our homelandThe sand lizardR. LeptienSERVICELIBRARYALSO NEAR YOUJourneySearching for reptiles in MadagascarC. SchneiderPREVIEWBRUTKASTEN Why do pigeons of all things have to be the symbol of peace?H. Werning

Terraria 63 - North American vipers Contents: Cover story: North American vipers – the lesser known species Everyone immediately thinks of corn and ground snakes, king snakes and perhaps bull snakes when the colubrids of North America are mentioned. However, in addition to these stars of the terrarium hobby, the continent is actually home to a whole range of species that are less popular but no less fascinating and interesting for keeping in terrariums. We go on an excursion to an amazingly species-rich snake habitat and take a closer look at queen snakes, mud snakes and Trans-Pecos rat snakes. Also in TERRARIA/elaphe 1/2017: Observations on a newly discovered European pit viper: Vipera walser What effect does the use of pesticides have on amphibians? Keeping and breeding the arboreal iguana Urosaurus ornatus and much more Territorial HerpetoramaIt's all about the sausage – Aga toads in AustraliaPrehistoric food chain: snake eats lizard eats beetleCultural followers: Famous basilica inhabitants in CataloniaBlattsteiger: A Nazi frog for Donald TrumpThorny devil: Motorzinho frogs from Brazil Cover storyHidden treasuresIn search of snakes in Cape Cod, MassachusettsLeo Spinner The hidden life of mud snakesLeo Spinner The gentle one from the desert mountainsKeeping and breeding the Trans-Pecos rat snakeLeo Spinner Long live the Queen! Lifestyle and keeping of the queen snakeLeo Spinner PanoramaFrogs need friends!Heiko Werning ResearchNew species. New anoles from Hispaniola: green and lichen-coloured anolesAxel Kwet Among researchersYears of expeditions in MadagascarFrank Glaw What effect does the use of pesticides have on amphibian larvae?Norman Wagner Salamandra TerraristicsA terrarium classic returns. The Ornate Iguana, Urosaurus ornatusJoschka Schulz Nature and species conservationField notesFishing water frog in HungaryTamás Tóth Mass death in larvae of yellow-bellied toadsAxel Kwet In search of a newly described viper in the Italian Alps: the Piedmont viper (Vipera walser)Benny Trapp Terrarino – the children's page The "dazzler" among the lizards: The slow wormAlexa Sabarth Subscription & ServiceAlso in your areaPreview IncubatorMedia education, part 1Heiko Werning

Bugs No. 01 - Goliath beetles colourful giants Preparation of invertebratesMesobuthus gibbosusPoecilotheria metallicaTable of contents EditorialTeam introductionFacetsFlown inDates Cover storyGoliath beetles – not just giants!Frank Rossow Top class! Keeping and breeding Goliathus goliatusFrank Rossow & Jens Rudnik Colour galore! Mecynorhina, brightly coloured rose beetles with big nosesFrank Rossow & Jens Rudnik FledgedOn the hunt for invertebrates in the LevantIngo Fritzsche In the crosshairsAtlas moth Attacus atlasDaniel Dittmar PracticeA gem in the terrarium Poecilotheria metallicaPatrick Meyer PracticeColourful splendour and predator hunger, breeding the "tiger cricket"Uwe Dost ReportageFungi as deadly enemies of arthropods – but worth their weight in goldIngo Fritzsche Reportage On the trail of the field scorpion. Mesobuthus gibbosus in nature and in the terrarium. Part 1: Exciting behaviourBenny Trapp Reportage“Cracking difficult species!” A visit to Jutta RendaKriton Kunz Potter bee Weathering of food plantsBruno Kneubühler Kids Corner Feeder animals under the microscopeIngo Fritzsche Showcase Specimens homemade – an introductionPatrick Urban Book scorpionService & ImprintPreview MetamorphosesStart into lifeKriton Kunz

Chimaira, Outdoor facilities for water and swamp turtles Practical guide The author knows how to combine his enthusiasm for a species-appropriate and beautifully designed outdoor facility with the care needed to bring the individual aspects of this complex subject closer to an interested audience. A must for anyone who keeps or would like to keep turtles in a garden pond.

Draco 11 - Day geckos Contents: 2 Editorial 4 day geckos of the genus PhelsumaJens Krüger 20 A terrarium for PhelumenHartmut Lipp 27 On the diet of day geckos of the genus Phelsuma Gerhard Hallmann 30 Group keeping and socialisation of PhelsumaHartmut Lipp 38 Phelsuma berghofi Krüger, 1996Biology, care and reproductionHand Peter Berghof 43 Experiences in the care and breeding of Phelsuma hielscheri Rösler, Obst & Seipp, 2001 from Isalo National Park Hans Peter Berhof & Roland Gebhard 47 On the keeping and breeding of Phelsuma inexpectata Mertens, 1966Oliver Pürkel 51 Taxonomy, care and breeding of the subspecies of Phelsuma lineata Hartmut Lipp 58 Selective colour breeding in Phelsuma madagascariensis grandis Rudolf Gerhardt 61 It doesn’t always have to be green – the less colourful representatives of the genus Phelsuma Hand Peter Berghof 68 Phelsums on Mauritius – A situation study Holger Schneider 77 To Madagascar – For the sake of day geckos Klaus Liebel & Wolfgang Schmidt 85 Book box 91 Magazine

Reptilia 105 - Breeding Phelsumene successfullySouth AfricaChicken eaterNutrition-related diseases in tortoisesContents:The magnificent day geckos of the genus Phelsuma are among the classics in terraristics. They are particularly popular due to their attractive colouration and very good durability. However, this well-known group always has new surprises in store. We provide an overview of the Phelsuma successfully bred in our terrariums and offer something for beginners as well as advanced breeders in our breeding reports.EditorialMAGAZINEDATESWESTERN HERP PERSPECTIVESReptile laws in the so-called United StatesLovePHOTOREPORTAGEKeeping phelsums in the terrarium. A success story?P. BerghofKeeping and reproductionThe Madagascar Day Gecko, Phelsuma grandis: Distribution, Care and BreedingM. RognerKeeping and reproductionPhelsuma madagascariensis madagascariensis (Gray, 1831) – An old acquaintance offers surprisesH.-P. BerghofKeeping and reproductionCare and breeding of Phelsuma pronki Seipp, 1994 and Phelsuma vanheygeni Lerner, 2004H.-P. BerghofREPORTAGEThe Phelsuma interest group. An association of more than 200 day gecko specialistsP. KrauseKeeping and breedingChicken eaters - adorable beastsC. KässerHealthNutrition-related diseases in tortoises M. BaurArachnofaunaA portrait of African ground-dwelling tarantulasK. MannsLibraryServicesALSO NEAR YOUJourneySouth Africa. In search of reptiles along the Garden RouteP. SchoeneckerPREVIEWBRUTKASTEN Where love fallsH. Werning