Terraria 48 - Herpeto Holiday Balearic Islands

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 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

Reptilia 11 - Galapagos Cultural history of the Solomon IslandsSea turtles off MadeiraWrinkled gecko Contents: EditorialLetters to the editorMagazinesDatesWestern Herp Perspectives: The Terrarium TrapB. Love Photo reportageGalápagosH. Werning HerpetofaunaThe Galápagos giant tortoiseB. Schramm ReportageSpecies conservation hunt on GalápagosH. Stoldt ReportageEl niño and the Galápagos reptilesH. Stoldt Keeping and breedingThe Egg Snake Dasypeltis atraD. Modry and P. Neças Portrait and posterBrachypelma emiliaP. Klaas HerpetofaunaSea turtles off MadeiraProf. T. Dellinger and Prof. P. Wirtz Keeping and breedingThe poison dart frog Minyobates minutusM. Schulte TerraristicsProphylaxis and quarantineProf. P. Kölle and Prof. R. Hoffmann Herpetology and cultureAmphibian and reptile myths of the MelanesiansDr. H.-J. Hermann Reptilia on the roadLeipzig ZooS. Hennig LibraryAdvice and actionIncubator

Draco 28 - Live food Contents: 2 Editorial 4 Live food for amphibians and reptiles– History and basicsUrsula Friedrich 22 The professional handling of food animals – Basic requirement for a species- and animal-appropriate diet for reptiles and amphibiansThomas Wilms 32 Some aspects of breeding your own food animalsStefan Ziesmann 39 The pea aphid – an unusual food animalLars Österdahl 42 Breeding the common fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster)– Many paths lead to successMarco Wagemann 50 Tropical cockroaches – lively insect lovers, valuable food animals or even both?Andreas Bauer 58 Oven fish breeding – a way to provide a little variety in the diet of our vivarium animals with little effort!Marco Wagemann 64 The breeding of aquatic snails Cornelia Gabler 67 Agate snails – not only an extraordinary food animalUwe Geissel 71 Tubifex breedingCornelia Gabler 74 Small mammals as food animals – using the house mouse (Mus musculus) as an exampleThomas Wilms & Beate Löhr 86 Book box

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.

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

Reptilia 56 - African tortoises Red bamboo snakeFisher's ChameleonXenagama taylori Contents: 2 EDITORIAL 6 MAGAZINE & READERS' LETTERS 14 DATES 16 WESTERN HERP PERSPECTIVES  The blue Mexican  From B. Love 18  PHOTO REPORTAGE  African tortoises  By J. Valverde 26 REPORTAGE  The tortoises of Africa – diversity through  Adaptation to extreme habitats  By T. & S. Vinke 31 HERPETOFAUNA  Taxonomy, ecology and protection of the   Panther tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis)  By J. S. Massana & A. M. Silvestre 36 KEEPING AND BREEDING  The areola tortoise Hompus areola-  tus (THUNBERG, 1787) – Observations   and experiences: Lifestyle, husbandry,   Breeding and rearing  By A. Schleicher 42 TRAVEL  Excursion in western Cuba   By L. Geißler 51 PORTRAIT AND POSTER  Bradypodion occidentale  By M. Dobiey 56 KEEPING AND BREEDING  Keeping, care and breeding of Taylors   Beavertail dragon, Xenagama taylori   (PARKER, 1935)  By P. M. Müller 62 KEEPING AND BREEDING  Terrarium keeping of the Thai Red bamboo snake (Oreophis porphyraceus coxi)  and a rare birth of twins   By V. Knietsch 67 HERPETOFAUNA On the breeding of the red broad-banded bamboo snake, Oreophis porphyraceus laticinctus SCHULZ & HELFENBERGER 1998   By J. Bulian, B Siebert & M. Ansermet 72 HERPETOFAUNA   Chameleons in the western Usambara-  Mountains in northern Tanzania   By W. & Y. Lantermann 78 REPORTAGE  A cyclone in Sri Lanka   By P. Janzen 86 CLASSIFIED ADS 91 RAT & TAT 94 LIBRARY 104 BRUTKASTEN  My flat-sharing community  Part 1: I wouldn't have any time at all,  Set cars on fire!  By H. Werning

Reptilia 26 - Amazonas Grasshopper breedingToad tree frogsHook-nosed snakes Contents: 2 Editorial 3 Letters to the editor 6 Magazine 12 Dates 14 Western Herp Perspectives: The Evolution of Hunting, by B. Love 16 Photo report: Amazonas, by H. Werning 24 Vibrant Forests – The Flooded Forests of the Amazonas, by H. Werning and H. Kreibich 30 Report: In search of the largest anaconda, by L. Dirksen and P. Strimple 35 Report: Seeing the wood for the trees – What to do on the Amazonas, by H. Werning 42 Terrarium keeping: Breeding feeder insects: The Egyptian Migratory Locust Locusta migratoria, by T. Eisenberg 47 Care and breeding: The Mexican Hook-nosed Snake Heterodon nsicus kennerlyi, by D. Hasselberg 51 Portrait and poster: Geochelone sulcata, by M. Aresté 55 Care and breeding: The "flying lizard" – Care and breeding of Holaspis guentheri laevis, by Dr. M. Meyer 58 Care and breeding: Care and breeding of the tree cavity-dwelling toad tree frog (Phrynohyas resinifictrix GOELDI 1907) in the terrarium 65 Terrarium keeping: Construction of a snake-free enclosure, Part 2: Execution of the work 70 Herpetology and culture: "The dragon's old brood lives in caves", A look at ideas about dragons in East and West, part 2, by K. Kunz 75 Reptilia on tour: The Snake Park in Nairobi, Kenya, by A. S. Henning 82 Advice and action 97 Library 104 Gloss: Anaconda! (Part 1), by H. Werning