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
Bede - Your Hobby Chameleons
Rolf Müller and Ulrike Walbröl have been successfully breeding chameleons for years. As members of the DGHT’s Chameleon Working Group and contact persons for the Chameleon Hotline, they are thoroughly familiar with the problems faced by beginners in chameleon keeping.
Here, they have brought together their knowledge and experience for the first time and, in collaboration with Dominik Kieselbach, have created a book for beginners unlike any other previously available on the German market.
All about the Bahamaanolis by the author duo Uwe Bartelt & Iris Zeilfelder
64 pages
Format: 14.8 x 21 cm
numerous colour photos
Paperback
Author Uwe Bartelt & Iris Zeilfelder
Contents:
Nothing is more fascinating than a healthy group of Bahama anoles in a species-appropriate terrarium.The very lively, diurnal animals are not very shy after familiarisation and can be well observed.They prove to be long-lived in the terrarium, forgive even minor husbandry mistakes and, in good conditions, readily reproduce. In short, they give the owner a great deal of pleasure.
Systematics and body structure
The fascinating biology: From the life of the Bahama anolis
All information on species-appropriate keeping: From suitable terrariums and equipment and technology to feeding
Successful breeding: Mating stimulation, incubation of the eggs and rearing the young
Solutions to problems: How to avoid the most common mistakes in care and how to help sick animals
Brilliant photos
Beetle Primer - 96 pages on everything you need to know about successfully keeping different types of beetles.
96 pages
150 photos
hardback
Author Timm Adam
Publisher Dähne Verlag
Not everyone can imagine keeping a beetle as a pet, but these fascinating little animals are becoming increasingly popular. The book shows different species and describes everything you need to know about keeping and reproducing them.
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
Reptilia 24 - Stick insects
Incubation of turtle eggsTerrarium photographyArch-snakes
Contents:
Page 2 - EditorialPage 3 - Letters to the editorPage 6 - MagazinePage 13 - DatesPage 16 - Western Herp Perspectives: Tribute to the Frog, by B. LovePage 18 - Photo report: Stick and ghost grasshoppers, by O. ZomproPage 24 - Keeping and breeding: Ghost insects of the family Heteropterygidae in the terrariumPage 30 - Report: Food animal and terrarium ornament at the same time: The Indian stick insect (Carausius morosus), by F. GastPage 34 - Journey: On a big game hunt for the sticks - Insights into the joys and dangers of a collecting trip, by I. FritzschePage 40 - Herpetology and culture: On the utilisation of some amphibian and reptile species in Peru, by T. EisenbergPage 47 - Portrait and poster: Anolis roquet, by M. SchmidtPage 51 - Herpetofauna: Observations on the ecology and terrarium keeping of the arch-snake Chalcides chalcides mertensi, Klausewitz 1954, by H. EsterbauerPage 55 - Keeping and breeding: Incubation of turtle eggs, by M. MähnPage 63 - Terrarium studies: Herpetological photography – ABC of reptile and amphibian photography for beginners and advanced, by U. StrathemannPage 70 - Herpetofauna: Asaccus – The leaf-fingered geckos of the Oman mountains, by R. LeptienPage 79 - Reptilia on the road: Zoological Garden of the City of Wuppertal, by A. HauschildPage 82 - Advice and actionPage 89 - LibraryPage 96 - Gloss: Forget fighting dogs! A friend for life, by K. Kunz
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
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
Exo Terra Medium terrarium
The Exo Terra terrariums offer a good opportunity for keeping various terrarium animals
The Exo Terra Terrarium is the ideal home for reptiles and amphibians, designed by European herpetologists. The front-opening doors allow easy access for feeding and care. A special locking mechanism prevents “escapes” and the doors can be opened independently of one another. The top, made of fine-mesh metal mesh, and the resulting good ventilation allow UVB and infrared light to penetrate the terrarium. It can be easily removed completely for decoration or cleaning purposes. On both sides of the rear of the top, there are 5 sealable cable channels for installing heat mats, waterfalls, sensors, etc. inside the terrarium. The base of the terrarium is raised so that a substrate heater can be fitted to heat part of the enlarged floor area. The extra-high front windows are ideal for thick layers of substrate (so that reptiles can burrow), for water features (paludarium) or for installing a Exo Terra reptile cave. The lifelike background is in the same colour as all other Exo Terra decorative items (water bowls, waterfalls, heat rocks, etc.) and offers extra space for climbing.Accessories (not included)
Ventilation through the front window (1)
Two doors for escape-proof access (2)
Waterproof bottom (3)
Raised bottom frame (4)
Top made of fine-meshed stainless steel (5)
Lock to prevent “escapes” (6)
Mesh screen cover can be easily attached (7)
Closable holes for hoses and/or cables (8)
Recesses at the back for hoses and/or cables (9)
60x45x30cm, 60x45x45cm, 60x45x60cm or 60x45x90cm
PLEASE NOTE: The animals shown are NOT suitable for this terrarium size!
Suitable for the Compact Top Medium PT2227 and the Light Dome PT2055/PT2057 (10)Hygro-, Thermo- and Combometer PT2477/PT2472/PT2470 (11)Lock PT2620 (12)
Background included!
The Exo Terra Stone Motif Background is an exceptionally lifelike backdrop that is easy to cut to size. It creates a multi-dimensional habitat that is ideal for climbing reptiles or can simply be used to enhance the natural look of the terrarium. Its colour and texture match those of all Exo Terra decorative items, creating a perfectly harmonised terrarium environment, whether humid or dry.