Draco 54 - Nutrition of European tortoises

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

Ulmer - TortoisesProper care for prehistoric creaturesThe book offers a comprehensive introduction to the species-appropriate keeping of tortoises in the enclosure and in the tortoise house.The book gives instructions on:Tortoises in the wildTrade and protection regulationsBiological specialitiesConsiderations before buyingSpecies for beginners and advanced keepersNatural housingNutrition and healthBreeding and rearingup to dateinformativepractical

Terraria 18 - Building Large Terrariums In the rainforests of MadagascarGiant salamander Contents: 2 Editorial Mike ZAWADZKI4 Magazine Remarkable import: Grave frogs of the genus Calluella/DGHT once again a member of the BNA – Opening of a new BNA- training centre in Hambrücken/ 24th Terraristikbörse Karlsruhe in new hall/Legal/Reference/Vegetarian cravings of a garter snake?/Marketplace12 TERRAglobal All beginnings are difficult Maik DOBIEY The forgotten "insufficient data" species Mirco SOLÉ Cover story: Building Large Terrariums16 17 square metres of rainforest Wolfgang DAHM26 When they grow larger – the relocation of the caimans Matthias SCHMIDT35 A terrarium wall for tropical tortoises (Testudinidae) Erica HAMERS & Hans – Dieter PHILIPPEN40 Construction of a large wooden terrarium for diamond pythons Sascha ESSER43 The Kárpathos water frog (Rana cerigensis or Pelophylax cerigensis): Taxonomic change and acute endangerment Hans-Jürgen LUEF50 Giant salamanders of the genus Andrias – a Japanese-Chinese relationship Lutz DIRKSEN58 To the knowledge of an unknown: Cricosaura typica, the Cuban night lizard Ansel FONG G. & Irelis BIGNOTTE-GIRÓ64 Journey Silky sifakas and flat-tailed geckos – the Marojejy National Park Peter KRAUSE & Sebastian WOLF77 New species The smallest frog of the South American Andes Axel KWET A “feather-tailed gecko” from the south-western Angola Mirko BARTS New tree frogs in Europe Axel KWET80 Among researchers The diversity of amphibian species in a lowland rainforest in Borneo Alexander KELLER83 A visit to the Museo da Historia Natural de Asunción, Paraguay Uwe SCHLÜTER88 Near you91 Subscription & Service94 Preview96 Incubator The lizard wall Mike ZAWADZKI 

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.

Chimaira, encyclopaedia of turtlesThis encyclopaedia provides a comprehensive overview of recent turtles. For each species, the most important data on appearance and behaviour have been compiled; the authors were able to go into particular detail on remarkable aspects of morphology or biology, explain a recent discovery or a little-known observation. Endangerment and protection of the respective turtle species are dealt with in detail. The protection of species, but also the protection of habitats, which is just as important for the conservation of the species, are key motifs here. In this way, the threats to each species are systematically presented on the one hand, and the laws that have been passed to protect them and the protective measures that have been introduced to conserve them are listed on the other

Reptilia 116 - Aquatic turtles - Perfect pets Tarantula Oligoxystre diamantinensisChristmas in the African bushIntroduction to keeping venomous snakesContents: Cover story: Aquatic turtles – perfect petsAquatic turtles have enjoyed great popularity for decades. For a long time, however, small baby turtles were offered in pet shops for little money and ended up mainly with keepers who were not terrarium keepers and simply had no idea about these animals. The consequences are well known: overgrown red-eared sliders and other aquatic turtles that were abandoned or ended up in rescue centres. As a result, aquatic turtle keeping has fallen into disrepute. However, aquatic turtles are wonderful pets if you look after them properly and acquire the necessary expertise. We offer an overview of the species currently being kept and provide you with the tools you need to enjoy these charming turtles for a long time. EditorialMAGAZINEDATES WESTERN HERP PERSPECTIVESHerp photography goes crazyB. Love Photo storyFrequently kept aquatic turtle species – an overviewA. S. Hennig PracticeYellow stripes again and again …Information on the identification of commonly kept aquatic turtle speciesA. S. Hennig Keeping and breedingLarge salad with insect garnish. Nutritional advice for commonly kept ornamental, decorative and humpback turtlesA. S. Hennig Keeping and breedingFrom a five-mark piece to a soup plate. The successful rearing of aquatic turtlesA. S. Hennig Keeping and breedingNow also poisonous creatures! My introduction to keeping venomous snakesM. Hallmen Keeping and breedingOligoxystre diamantinensis. A gem in the middle of nowhere among the IschnocolinaeB. Rast & I. Wendt ServicesLIBRARYALSO NEAR YOU JourneyChristmas in the bush. Reptiles and more on Makutsi (South Africa)I. Kober PREVIEW BRUTKASTENLike a fish in waterH. Werning

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 32 - Ornamental horned frogsGreen-eyed geckosHibernation of tortoisesContents:They seem to be all about their mouths: horned frogs do not captivate with delicate forms, but rather, alongside their colourful splendour, simply through their presence. They are frogs with character. These perennial favourites in the terrarium world are now also being bred in diverse, very attractive forms. Whilst the number of species in the terrarium has remained very limited for decades, new and exciting species have finally made their way into the ‘Hobby’ in recent times. In our cover story, we introduce you to the attractive representatives of this genus, describe in detail their care and breeding, and discuss current developments. EditorialAxel KwetMagazineNational Breeders’ Expo in Daytona Beach, Florida/Cannibalism in the tree-dwelling toad-leaved frog, Trachycephalus resinifictrix/Giant catch in the Philippines: the world’s largest crocodile/Rescue from an uncomfortable prison/A tiger python that fasted for four and a half years/Legal notice/Recently, at the zooTERRAglobalBarely described - and already almost extinct? Mirco Solé Cover story Jewelled horn frogs - big mouth and what's behind it!Stefan Hochenegger & Kriton KunzKeeping and breeding the Brazilian horned frog, Ceratophrys aurita Fernando LicitraKeeping and breeding the Argentine horned frog, Ceratophrys ornata Erich HirtenlehnerThe world’s longest insect in a terrarium? Keeping and breeding Phobaeticus serratipes and other large stick insects Timm AdamThe turtle year. Outdoor biology and husbandry of European tortoises over the course of the year Part 5: November/December: Hibernation and hibernation Michael WirthExperiences with Smith’s Green-eyed Gecko, Gekko smithii Ingo KoberCare and breeding of the banded spitting cobra, Naja nigricincta nigricinctaMichael KreuzerJourneyUSA - In search of reptiles in the national parks of the West David PrötzelNew speciesTwo new reptiles from Madagascar: a colourful skink and a bizarre leaf-tailed gecko Axel KwetAmong explorers On the hunt for frogs and toads in the outback of the Australian Kimberley Ligia Pizzatto & Camila BothSubscription & ServiceEye-catcherDesert life in the Allgäu - the "Desert Life" by Susan and Werner Kalopp Heiko WerningNear youPreview IncubatorTouristic in the jungle part 2: Cool editor, cooler frog Heiko Werning