Reptilia 74 - Chinese turtles

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

Reptilia 71 - Terrariums for poison dart frogsAngola pythonPhilippine monitor lizard MabitangAquatic turtles for beginnersContents: 2 EDITORIAL 3 READER LETTERS 6 MAGAZINE 14 DATES 16 WESTERN HERP PERSPECTIVESNew equipment for "herping"From B. Love 18 PHOTO REPORTAGEPoison dart frog terrariums - Treasure chests for the Juwel of the rainforestBy H. Werning 26 PRACTICEA terrarium for poison dart frogs in 25 stepsBy H. Werning 36 REPORTAGEFrogs, frogs, frogsAt home with the poison dart frog breeders Renate and Bernd PieperBy M. Schmidt & H. Werning 42 TRAVELRanario Cahuita Costa RicaBy M. Haberkern 51 PORTRAIT AND POSTERTestudo hermanni hermanniBy M. Wirth 56 HERPETOFAUNANorth Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains - The Salamander Capital of the WorldBy H.-J. Luef 63 KEEPING AND REPRODUCTIONPython anchietaeKeeping and breeding the Angolan pythonBy M. Borer 67 HERPETOFAUNAThe Mabitang (Varanus mabitang), a fruit-eating large monitor lizard from the PhilippinesBy M. Gaulke & A. D. Demegillo 75 HERPETOFAUNASkinks in the Usambara Mountains in north-east TanzaniaBy W. & Y. Lantermann 78 REPORTAGEMake two out of one - converting an outdoor terrarium for snakesPart 2: A unique experience among snakesBy M. Hallmen 87 FAQ - FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONSAquatic turtlesBy A. S. Hennig 92 LIBRARY 104 BRUTKASTENZoo Director - Part 2By H. Werning

Reptilia 114 - Jurassic World in the living room, dinosaurs for the terrarium Florida climbing plantsTropical land snailsContents:Cover story: Jurassic World in the living room – dinosaurs for the terrarium“Jurassic World” is this summer’s blockbuster. Hardly anyone can escape the fascination of dinosaurs. And our modern-day prehistoric creatures quickly catch the eye. Many lizards actually look like real dinosaurs in miniature. They enchant with their prehistoric charm and make many people want to keep such a miniature dinosaur at home. And the best thing is: with many species, this is very possible! We present the best “dinosaurs” for the terrarium. And, of course, we take a closer look at “Jurassic World” and talk to a palaeontologist about the chances of us actually being able to see real dinosaurs one day – and whether they would even look like they do in the cinema. EditorialMagazineDates Western Herp PerspectivesThe end of the golden age for terrariumsB. LovePhoto story The return of the prehistoric lizardsH. Werning Keeping and breedingJurassic World in the living room. Mini dinosaurs for the terrariumH. Werning Film reviewJurassic World – The park is openH. Werning InterviewJurassic World – Questions about the filmA. Kwet in conversation with R. Schoch Keeping and breedingThe Green Water Dragon (Physignathus cocincinus) in the terrariumM. Rogner PlantsArum plants in the terrarium Part 2: Climbing araceaeB. Akeret Keeping and breedingThe local variants of Rhacodactylus leachianus in terrarium keeping Part 2: The island formsS. Cemelli & F. Fast ReportageSlowing down through the rainforestM. Gaulke Animals of our homelandThe pond frogR. Leptien LibraryAlso in your neighbourhoodService JourneyA round trip through Sri LankaV. Harport Preview Incubator The holiday jobA. “Spider” Krenzke

Draco 12 - Venomous snakes EDITORIAL The fascination of venomous snakes Pros and cons of keeping terrariumsDieter Schmidt Venomous snakes - Systematic observations on a difficult word Ulrich Kuch The genus Trimeresurus LACÉPÈDE, 1804On the state of knowledge of researchAndreas Gumprecht & Sergei Ryabov Observations of the monocle cobra (Naja kouthia LESSON, 1831) in the wild and in the terrariumLudwig Trutnau Crotalus willardi MEEK, 1905 - a small mountain rattlesnakeLudwig Trutnau The venomous snakes of Costa RicaAndreas Hohmeister Care and breeding of the Central American lancehead Atropoides nummifer (RÜPPELL, 1845)Andreas Hohmeister A visit to the Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute in ThailandJoachim Bulian & Lawan Chanhome The bird that knows the snakesDieter Mahsberg & K. Eduard Linsenmair Venomous snakes in southern Brazil - zoogeography, ecology and "ofidismo"Markus Monzel BOOKBOX MAGAZINE

Terraria 37 - The right lightSchool vivariumAtelopus hoogmoediContents:Cover story: The right lightHardly any other topic in terraristics is as important and at the same time as intensively discussed as the right terrarium lighting. What do you need to look out for to ensure that your pets get the best possible replacement for sunlight in their terrarium? What do you think of new lighting technologies such as LEDs? And: How do reptiles actually perceive light? The cover story of the next issue attempts to provide some answers. TerritorialHerpetoramaTOPICThe fluorescent tube - a classic newly illuminatedSteven ArthThe use of UV measuring devices in terraristicsSarina WunderlichColour temperature and colour rendering index: Useful parameters in terraristicsSarina WunderlichPANORAMATerraglobal: Close to death, part 2Joachim BulianSince when do agamas eat peanuts - and crocodile bread?Alfred SchleicherThe school vivarium at the Edith-Stein-Schule in Erfurt - much more than just animals at schoolRica Kepter & Achim KempterRESEARCHNew species: The frog and the prince - splendid tree frogs from EcuadorAxel KwetAmong researchers: Inhabitants of the elfin forest: Herpetofauna at Picu La Picucha in the Sierra de Angalta National Park, HondurasAlexander GutscheNews from Indochina: The amphibians and reptiles of the Cat Thien National Park in South VietnamPeter GeisslerSalamandraTERRARISTICSClassic: The DreicksnatterExperiences in rearing spiny-edged soft-shelled turtles (Apalone spinifera)Sebastian NicklFirst successful breeding of the short-toed toad Atelopus hoohmoedi at the Aquazoo/Löbbecke Museum in DüsseldorfSandra Honigs, Marc Messing & Beate PelzerSome additional information on the article about the mysterious death of hatchlings of the green tree pythonJoachim BulianNATURE AND SPECIES CONSERVATIONField notes: Toad under iceStefan MeyerLate reproduction of the fire-bellied toad in SaxonyWolf-Rüdiger Grosse & Andreas NöllertTwo examples of accidental anthropogenic displacement of lizards due to their flight behaviourAndreas ArnoldMissing: Pinta giant tortoise (Chelonoides abingdonii)Also in your neighbourhoodSubscription & ServiceGALERIAKomodo’s Centenarian DragonsPreviewBRUTKASTENCrocodile alarm at the swimming lake: human tragedy narrowly avertedJakob Hein

Bugs No. 04 - Ants in the terrariumThe cover story of Bugs No. 4 is about tiny creatures that achieve great things: ants are the gardeners of nature, pruning grasses, bushes and trees, guarding entire shrubs and ensuring targeted "pest extermination". But they also act as cattle breeders, keeping small colonies of aphids in order to obtain their sweet droppings. Caring for these fascinating animals is highly interesting and there is always something to observe! Reason enough to take you, dear readers, on a journey into the realm of ants and show you how you can keep these colony-forming insects safely and in a species-appropriate way.Table of contentsEditorialFacetsDatesFlown inCover storyThe diversity of the superorganismMyrmecia vindex – archaic AustraliansSnap-jaw ants of the genus MyrmoterasFledgedInvertebrates in MalaysiaIn the crosshairsThe rainbow stag beetleKeeping & BreedingLittle rubies – two Centrobolus speciesReportageExemplary arthropods - Bionics, Part 2Keeping & Breeding The Jewel WaspKeeping & BreedingHorse-headed grasshoppersKeeping & BreedingThe genus PsalmopoeusPotter beeHomemade lime source for snailsBook scorpionAlso in your neighbourhoodKids CornerA small miracleShowcase The master of the MantodeaService & ImprintPreviewMetamorphosesAutumn

Reptilia 119 - Chameleons Fear of snakesAlpine salamanderFloridaContents:Cover story: ChameleonsThey used to be considered untenable, but today they are among the most popular terrarium animals. Chameleons, the "dragons of our time". We indulge in pictures of these extremely photogenic animals, present in detail the keeping and breeding of one of the most prominent representatives of this group, the lobed chameleon, and devote ourselves to the legendary colour-changing ability of these lizards. EditorialMagazineDates Photo storyChameleons. Always something newN. Lutzmann Keeping and breedingKeeping and breeding the elephant-eared chameleon (Trioceros melleri)C. Malberg & A. Schäberle ResearchInfluence of various factors on colour change in the Yemen chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus) and the Madagascar giant chameleon (Furcifer oustaleti)A. Schmidt MAN AND ANIMALFear of snakes: innate, learnt or groundless?D. Schmidt ReportageViper snakes for breakfast. Observations of Natrix maura in southern PortugalW. & Y. Lantermann SERVICEALSO NEAR YOU Animals of our homelandThe Alpine SalamanderR. Leptien LIBRARY WESTERN HERP PERSPECTIVESEuropeans are known for …B. Love TRAVELThe great trek.  Part 2: Spring rivers and eternal swampsH. Werning PREVIEW BRUTKASTEN The spider's web (or: Stuttgart 21 will not be the last victim of these green lizard spiders)Ancestor

Draco 44 - Giant SnakesContents:EditorialReproduction and breeding of giant snakesDieter SchmidtMating triggers in giant snakesMichaela & Marco SchulzeA few thoughts on feeding giant snakesErich Koerber & Christian BittnerPregnancy and confinement of boas - initial care of offspring and possible complicationsHermann & Erika StöcklAn aberrant form of Boa constrictor longicauda – the ‘Zeros’Hermann & Erika StöcklThe green tree python - success through natural breedingMichèl KroneisKeeping and breeding the Jungle carpet python, Morelia spilota cheyneiSteven Arth & Sandra BausKeeping and breeding the Woma, Aspidites ramsayiManuel Uhlhaas & Philipp Pohlscheid