Draco 40 - Dinosaurs, the return of the prehistoric giants

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 99 - Saving energy in terraristics Red-backed spiderIncubation of monitor lizard eggsHind Indian hinged tortoise Contents: EDITORIALMAGAZINE AROUND THE WORLD IN 5 YEARSWaiting with turtlesA. Pachmann DATES WESTERN HERP PERSPECTIVESAgainst winter depressionB. Love PHOTOREPORTAGEEnergy revolution in the terrarium. Ideas and suggestions on how to reduce power consumption and energy costs when keeping terrarium animalsB. Akeret REPORTAGEAmphibians and reptiles in the energy-saving house. Opportunities and possibilities of the Renewable Energy Sources Act for terrarium husbandryT. Eisenberg REPORTAGELarge terrariums for giant snakes and saving energy – a contradiction?S. Müller KEEPING AND BREEDINGKeeping and breeding the red-backed spider (Latrodectus hasselti)M. Schmidt HERPETOFAUNAFringed-finger lizards (Acanthodactylus) in the wild and in the terrarium. Part 6: The Acanthodactylus-boskianus groupU. Schlüter REPRODUCTIONOn the incubation of clutches of Varanus kingorum, King's dwarf monitorR. Vitt REPORTAGELooking for snakes on a family holiday. A drama in three actsT. Schmidt REPORTAGEThe tortoises of Kalogria (Peloponnese)M. Rogner ANIMALS OF OUR HOMEThe grass frogR. Leptien Test runLibrarySUBSCRIPTION & SERVICEALSO NEAR YOU TRAVELVisiting Cuora galbinifrons on Hainan, ChinaT. Blanck PREVIEW BRUTKASTEN I would even let myself be locked up for REPTILIA – Part 1H. Werning

Reptilia 20 - Water dragons Charcoal tortoiseAspis viperOregon Contents: Page 2 - EditorialPage 3 - Letters to the editorPage 6 - MagazinePage 13 - DatesPage 14 - Western Herp Perspectives: a childhood with box turtles, by B. LovePage 15 - Photo report: Water dragons, by. H. WerningPage 22 - Report: Observations of Physignathus concincinus in Thailand and Laos, by S. and U. MantheyPage 24 - Keeping and breeding: 15 years with water dragons, by H. WerningPage 32 - Report: The Australian water dragon Physignathus lesueurii lesueurii, by B. LangerwerfPage 40 - Journey: On tailed amphibian excursions in northern Oregon. Part 1: From the Columbia River Gorge to the north coast, by H. WallaysPage 47 - Portrait and poster: Tribolonotus gracilis, by U. DostPage 51 - Report: the alpine viper Vipera aspis atra, by W. StrassmannPage 56 - Report: Biology, distribution and conservation of the charcoal tortoise Geochelone carbonaria, by M. Merchàn, A. M. Fidalgo and C. PérezPage 64 - Keeping and breeding: Keeping and breeding of some Andean keel-tailed iguanas (Stenocercus) from the Peruvian highlands. Part 2, by U. SchlüterPage 68 - Report: Insects in the terrarium. Part 2, by H. FischerPage 80 - Reptilia on the road: Vivarium Darmstadt, by A. HauschildPage 83 - Advice and actionPage 89 - LibraryPage 96 - Gloss: The crisis in statutory health insurance for reptiles and amphibians, Part 1, by M. Vanselow

Draco 41 - Terrarium plantingContents:EditorialTerrarium plantsBeat AkeretPlants in aquaterrariumsBeat SchmitterA touch of the Mediterranean - planting outdoor enclosures for Mediterranean tortoisesMichael WirthSucculents and other plants for the dry terrariumBeat AkeretClimbing plants and epiphytes - character plants in the forest terrariumBeat AkeretArtificial plants in the terrariumRoger AeberhardHerbs, grasses, houseplants, whatever is beautiful should grow in the tank - selected examples of planted terrariumsBeat Akeret

Reptilia 85 - Snake-necked tortoisesCrocodile-tailed crested lizardBreeding of the king pythonPristidactylus valeriaeContents:The snake-necked turtles include such popular species for the aquaterrarium as the Australian representatives of the genus Chelodina or the pointed-headed turtles of the genus Emydura, but also the bizarre Mata-Mata from the waters of Amazonia or the funny toad-headed turtles of the genus Phrynops. In our cover story, we introduce you to this exciting family of turtles with lots of brilliant photos and portray some particularly interesting species in detail.Table of contentsEDITORIALMAGAZINEEcotourism de luxe: End of the chameleon conservation project in the Peloponnese?H. WerningSancho, the illegal immigrant - what to do when exotic animals are found?S. SchletchSkin-eating blind worms bred for the first timeA. Kupfer & S. ReinhardWESTERN HERP PERSPECTIVESConfusing species protectionBill LovePHOTOSTORY Snake-necked tortoises J. ValverdeKEEPING AND REPRODUCTIONThe Argentine snake-necked tortoise(Hydromedusa tectifera) - observations in biotope and terrarium D. FabiusKEEPING AND REPRODUCTION Keeping and breeding of the broad-breasted snapping turtle, Myuchelys latisternum(Elseya latisternum) H. ProkopTRAVEL Cave dwellers in the PhilippinesM. GaulkePORTRAIT AND POSTER Telescopus fallax (Fleischmann 1831). European cat snakeK. Ehrlich & B. TrappHERPETOFAUNA A conservation project for the Valeria large-headed iguana, Pristidactylus valeriae - with the support of REPTILIA B. CamousseigtKEEPING AND REPRODUCTION Versatile favourites. Experiences with Royal PythonsM. BorerKEEPING AND REPRODUCTION News on sex determination of the crocodile-tailed humpback lizard, Shinisaurus crocodilurus M. ZollwegHERPETOFAUNA Basking sites on mangrove biotopes of Phelsuma robertmertensi Meier, 1980 on the Comorian island of Mayotte P. KrauseANIMALS OF OUR HOMEA snake that is not a snake: the slow wormR. LeptienLIBRARYSUBSCRIPTION & SERVICEALSO NEAR YOUPREVIEWBRUTKASTENBag magicM. ZawadzkiDATESHeiko WerningWESTERN HERP PERSPECTIVESConfusing species protectionB. Love

Reptilia 04 - Tarantulas SkinkThailandMysticism & superstition Contents: Page 2 - EditorialPage 3 - Letters to the editorPage 6 - MagazinePage 17 - Photo reportage: Tarantulas, by P. KlaasPage 23 - Keeping and reproduction: Keeping and breeding tarantulas, by P. KlaasPage 26 - Terraristics and law: Legal issues in keeping spiders and scorpions, by D. RösselPage 27 - Report: A feast of tarantulas, by R. WestPage 30 - Psychology: Arachnophobia, by L. HogebackPage 33 - Travelogue: Thailand - Mecca of herpetological tourism, by J. BergadáPage 37 - Travelogue: The snake farm of Bangkok, by J. ViaderPage 39 - Portrait and poster: Chondropython viridis, by M. Aresté and J. L. FarriolsPage 43 - Herpetofauna: Skinks, by P. Gassner and A. HauschildPage 50 - Reptilia on the road: Terrarium displays, by H. WerningPage 54 - Terraristics and law: Snake keeping in residential property and tenancy law, by D. RösselPage 57 - Herpetology and Culture: Magic and Superstition, Part 1: Turtles and Amphibians, by L. B. Carissimi-PriorPage 62 - Terraristics: Egg-laying problems with tortoises, by E. MeierPage 69 - Supplement: Venomous snakesPage 74 - Advice and actionPage 76 - LibraryPage 80 - Incubator: Glossary by H. Werning

Draco 55 - Correct wintering of terrarium animals Contents: Editorial   Every year again – Ecology of hibernation of amphibians and reptilesMichael Wirth    Hibernation of reptiles – what are the most suitable media for the resting period?Hans - Dieter Philippen    Minus fifteen degrees, so what? Successful hibernation of amphibians and reptiles in outdoor terrariumsMartin Hallmen    The hibernation of lizardsMike Zawadzki    When the cold comes – the hibernation of snakes Thomas Klesius    Hibernation of aquatic turtlesAndreas S. Hennig    Hibernation of European tortoises - natural or controlled?Michael Wirth    The hibernation of amphibians at Riga ZooIlze Dunce, Ginta Jansone & Elvira Hrscenovica   Book box    In your neighbourhood     Services

Terraria 11 - Tokeh & Co. As a backpacker in AustraliaMantella Contents: 2 Editorial Heiko WERNING TOPIC4 The geckos of the genus Gekko – an overviewWolfgang GROSSMANN14 The Gekko-petricolus group (G. petricolus, G. grossmanni, G. ulikovskii & G. badenii) – Summary of the current state of knowledge, with some personal observations on Gekko ulikovskiiPeter POGADA24 From Tokeh Wolfgang GROSSMANN SCIENCE31 New speciesList of reptiles newly described in 2007 42 The garden boa, Corallus hortulanus, in the terrariumThorsten SCHMIDT54 Snapping turtles– dangerous, fauna-distorting or interesting pets?Dieter SCHMIDT65 Observations of Madagascan mantella frogs of the genus Mantella in the wildPhilip - Sebastian GEHRING TRAVEL73 Backpacking in down under – for the sake of reptilesDavid PROETZEL TERRARIUM PRACTICE84 Test run Artificial aquatic plants / Internal filter / Digital second timer86 Prelude Wandering spiders of the genus CupienniusKriton KUNZ90 Eye-catcherA rooftop oasis for reptilesAxel KWET94 Also near you 97 TERRAnetzRattlesnake pages 98 TERRAglobal Of cobras and Siamese fighting fishJoachim BULIANHerpetologists will find what they are looking for: Curiosities at the witches' market in La PazMartin JANSEN104 TERRAwinn