Terraria No. 36 - Breeding of giant snakes

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

Marginata 25 - Cyrenaica tortoises South African beaked tortoise part 3Argentine tortoisesSea turtles Contents: EditorialMagazineDatesREPORTAGEThe Cyrenaica tortoise (Testudo graeca cyrenaica)Alex PiehBREEDINGKeeping and breeding of the Cyrenaica tortoise (Testudo graeca cyrenaica) in an indoor terrariumBastian EsserBREEDINGOutdoor keeping and breeding of the Cyrenaica tortoise (Testudo graeca cyrenaica)Angelica H.POSTERThe Chaco flatback tortoise Acanthochelys pallidipectoris (Freiberg, 1945)Hans - Dieter PhilippenREPORTAGEThe African beaked tortoise (Chersina angulata). Part 3: Predators and other threats Michael WirthREPORTAGEThreats, protection and utilisation of sea turtles. Part 5: Conservation concepts and ways to sustainably utilise sea turtles Gerald & Christa BenyrBREEDINGKeeping and breeding the rarely kept Argentine tortoise (Trachemys d. dorbigni) Volker NathsBook tipClassifiedsSubscription & ServiceRegional guide

Reptilia 111 - Snake raritiesAmazonian tortoisesMagnificent keel lizardMoroccoContents:Cover story: Snake raritiesSome species or subspecies of snakes have simply not managed to establish themselves in the terrarium hobby. Or they were once sought-after and regularly available, but have now completely or almost disappeared from the population. There are many reasons for this: they do not appear attractive enough at first glance, they were bred so frequently for a while that they were no longer profitable to breed, their requirements in terms of food are difficult to fulfil, they have a "bad reputation", no real lobby or are simply hardly ever imported. However, many of these mostly overlooked snakes are highly interesting and often extremely attractive, and are well worth keeping. We would like to introduce you to some of these wonderful rarities.EditorialMAGAZINEDATESWESTERN HERP PERSPECTIVESThe lamentation about terrarium fairsB. LovePhoto storySnake raritiesK. KunzKeeping and breedingWelcome back! Keeping and breeding Oocatochus rufodorsatusK. KunzKeeping and breedingThe queen of climbing snakes. Archelaphe bella chapaensis in the wild & in the terrariumS. Ryabov, I. Korshunov, T. T. Nguyen & X. WangHerpetofaunaThe magnificent keelback lizard Algyroides nigropunctatus - a little-known beauty from the BalkansM. DieckmannHerpetofaunaEncounters with turtles in the Venezuelan state of Amazonas. Part 2: TortoisesM. HeartReportageScorpions of IsraelM. Seiter & A. UllrichALSO NEAR YOUReportageThe white spring of the addersA. SchmidServicesJourneyThe herpetofauna of south-east MoroccoU. SchlüterPREVIEWBRUTKASTEN German animal welfare speaks hereH. Werning

Reptilia 68 - Soft-shelled turtlesTiger pythons in the terrariumBert Langerwerf's lizard farmBlue poison dart frogContents: 2 EDITORIAL 3 MAGAZINE 14 DATES 16 PHOTO REPORTAGESoft-shelled turtlesBy J. Valverde 24 KEEPING AND REPRODUCTIONApalone ferox,the Florida soft-shelled turtleBy J. Valverde 29 HERPETOFAUNATrionyx triungius, the Nile soft-shelled turtleBy Oster Türkosan 34 KEEPING AND REPRODUCTIONPerspectives on the keeping and breeding of the Burmese soft-shelled turtleturtle (Lissemys scutata)By H. Prokop & L. Hojay 44 TRAVEL In search of the blue poison dart frogin the Sipalawini-Svanne in SurinamBy H. Divossen 51 PORTRAIT AND POSTERAtheris squamigeraBy M. Dobiey 56 KEEPING AND REPRODUCTIONKeeping and breeding the tiger pythonBy S. Barone 62 KEEPING AND REPRODUCTIONThe breeding of the Argentine black turtleMelanophryniscus stelzneriBy R. Siegenthaler 67 KEEPING AND REPRODUCTIONKeeping and breeding of the IberianEmerald lizard (Lacerta schreibersi) in an indoor terrariumBy C. Jeschull 75 PEOPLEHolidays on the farmThe agama farm "Agama International inc."by Bert LangerwerfBy H. Werning 88 WESTERN HERP PERSPECTIVESAccidents or carnageFrom B. Love 90 FAQ - FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONSPogona henrylawsoniBy M. Dieckmann 93 LIBRARY 104 BRUTKASTENFlorida Diaries (Part 1)By H. Werning

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

Marginata 43 - Vietnamese pond turtlesEuropean pond turtles in Upper SwabiaChinese striped turtles on TaiwanGiant tortoises of CurieuseContents:Cover story: Vietnamese pond turtles - a success storyA Vietnamese pond turtle (Mauremys [Annamemys] annamensis), which was considered extinct in the wild between 1940 and around 1980, has been intensively bred by dedicated private keepers since the 1990s and thus saved from extinction. Zoos became involved in conservation breeding during the EAZA ShellShock turtle campaign in 2002, and in 2013 the first animals from private keepers and zoo breeding programmes were sent back to Vietnam. There, with the help of these animals and the designation of a suitable reintroduction site, a new foundation was laid for the conservation of the species within its original range. The forthcoming issue of Marginata will present both field data from Vietnam, including details on the reintroduction, and data on the long-term husbandry and breeding by private breeders and zoological institutions.EditorialMagazineKEEPING & BREEDINGCare, breeding and rearing of the Annam swamp turtle, Mauremys annamensisHerbert Becker, Elmar Meier, Martina Raffel & Henk ZwartepoorteBIOLOGYGenetic and carapace shape variability in Mauremys annamensisTomáš ProtivaSPECIES PROTECTIONThe critically endangered Annamese pond turtle (Mauremys annamensis) – captive breeding as a contribution to species conservationHenk Zwartepoorte, Herbert Becker, Elmar Meier, Martina Raffel & Tim McCormackREPORTAGEIn the habitat of the Chinese pond turtle (Mauremys sinensis) in TaiwanSebastian Nickl & Bastian EsserPORTRAITTestudo hermanni boettgeri (Mojsisovics, 1889), Böttger’s tortoiseBenny TrappTRAVELThe giant tortoises of CurieuseMartin DieckmannREPORTAGEMarginated tortoises (Testudo marginata) in Sardinia and their endangermentYvonne & Werner LantermannSPECIES PROTECTIONThe European pond turtle in Upper SwabiaDominik HauserBook tipSubscription & ServiceRegional guide

Marginata 7 - Magnificent Tortoises Food plants 2Herpesvirus in tortoisesTurkish tortoises Contents: 2 EDITORIAL 3 READER LETTERS 4 MAGAZINE 8 DATES 10 PHOTO REPORTAGE Magnificent Tortoises (Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima GRAY, 1856) Hans - Dieter Philippen 16 BREEDING IN HUMAN CARE Keeping, care and breeding of the Magnificent Tortoise Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima incisa (Bocourt, 1868) Andreas Mende & Thomas Berndt 21 BREEDING IN HUMAN CARE The Costa Rican Magnificent Tortoise (Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima manni) Fons Bänziger 26 FIELD RESEARCH The tropical dry forest in north-western Costa Rica Jan Michels 31 PORTRAIT Egyptian tortoise Testudo [Pseudotestudo] kleinmanni (Lortet, 1883) Hans - Dieter Philippen 35 VETERINARY MEDICINE An update on herpesvirus in tortoises Thomas Filip & Anna Kübber-Heiss 45 REPORTAGE Food plants for tortoises Part 2 Susanne Vogel 51 SHORT REPORT A foray through the area of Dalyan and Kaunos, Turkey Franz Hummel 54 SHORT REPORT Oh you big egg ... Heinz Frühauf 55 REPORTAGE ShellShock conservation campaign Hans - Dieter Philippen 59 RAT & TAT 60 BOOK TIP 61 CLASSIFIEDS 62 REGIONAL GUIDE 64 AGATHA MARGINATA

Reptilia 115 - Adders for the Terrarium Flamingo flowersBlue rock iguanaNew Zealand mantis Contents:Cover story: Adders for the TerrariumAdders are among the classic and most popular terrarium animals. This extremely species-rich group of snakes has produced some of the most popular reptile pets. We provide an overview of the terrarium-relevant species and focus in particular on those adders suitable for beginners, among which there are many truly perfect pets. But we also have a real beauty for advanced keepers and report on the keeping and breeding of red bamboo adders. EditorialMAGAZINEDATES WESTERN HERP PERSPECTIVESThe dark sideB. Love FotostoryEvergreens in the terrarium: AddersK. Kunz PracticeAdders. Species and tips for beginnersD. Schmidt Husbandry and breedingThai bamboo adders (Oreocryptophis porphyraceus coxi) in the terrariumM. Hornig Husbandry and breedingThe New Zealand mantis, Orthodera novaezealandiae. A praying mantis from the other side of the worldB. Fuhrmann & C. Sehorz Husbandry and breedingThe keeping and breeding of the Blue rock iguana (Petrosaurus thalassinus) in the terrariumJ. Schulz PlantsArum family in the terrarium. Part 3: The genus AnthuriumB. Akeret Husbandry and breedingFirst ever natural rearing of the critically endangered Philippine crocodiles (Crocodylus mindorensis) in Europe successfulT. Ziegler, A. Rauhaus & C. Niggemann, AG Zoological Garden Cologne Animals of our homelandThe fire salamanderR. Leptien ALSO IN YOUR AREA Service TravelOn an excursion through the Colombian Amazon rainforestJ. Cañas-Orozco PREVIEW INCUBATOR Attention – more cat contentH. Werning