Marginata 49 - Snake-necked turtles

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 91 - Mexican tortoises Crocodile-tailed crested lizardMeasurement and control technologyPacific triangle snake Contents:Mexico is a dream country for all those interested in turtles, as this country is home to more different species of land, water, swamp and sea turtles than almost any other, and many of them are highly sought after in the terrarium hobby!In his splendidly illustrated photo story, Javier Valverde offers you an overview of the exciting and fascinating tortoise fauna of Mexico.Enric Pàmies and Armando Garza report in detail on the way of life, keeping and breeding of the Texas gopher tortoise (Gopherus berlandieri), Nicolas Pellegrin introduces you to the care and reproduction of the cross-breasted tortoise Staurotypus salvinii and reports on the way of life of this species in the wild. SPECIALNow also in Thuringia and Hamburg: "And daily greets the dangerous animal" Axel Kwet DATES WESTERN HERP PERSPECTIVESRattlesnake paradiseBill Love PHOTOSTORYThe turtles of MexicoJ. Valverde Keeping and breedingGopherus berlandieri – Terrarium care and breeding of the Texas gopher tortoiseE. Pàmies & A. Garza CultureMyths, legends and facts about Mexican tortoisesF. Cupul Keeping and breedingCare and breeding of the Salvini’s box turtle, Staurotypus salvinii N. Pellegrin JourneyA visit to the crocodile-tailed lizardM. Zollweg PORTRAIT AND POSTERTrioceros johnstoni J. M. Dehling KEEPING AND BREEDINGKeeping and breeding the Pacific triangle snake, Lampropeltis triangulum oligozona T. Schmidt HERPETOFAUNARainy season at the all-weather zoo. Keeping and breeding of settler agamasK. Theobald & J. Scholdei NUTRITIONHigh-quality nutrition for invertebrates and terrarium inhabitants – Part 1 R. Lautensack & R. Hübers TERRARIUM PRACTICEMeasuring method for monitoring the terrarium climateM. Uhlhaas & P. Pohlscheid REPTORTAGEWith student interns at the Iguana Station on Utila Island, Honduras Part 2: Valuable experiences and ongoing problemsM. Hallmen LIBRARYSUBSCRIPTION & SERVICEALSO NEAR YOUPREVIEW BRUTKASTENRattlesnakes and Mexicans Part 2  H. Werning

Dähne Verlag - Axolotl Primer Everything you need to know about keeping and colouring these fascinating amphibians. 96 pages 150 photos hardback Authors Hoedt, Schneider and Weinzierl Publisher Dähne Verlag The fascinating axolotl has become increasingly popular and there are now also different colour forms. The authors present the most important colour forms and give tips on how to set them up and keep them correctly.

Draco 56 - Terrarium equipmentContents:EditorialTerrarium designPatrick SchöneckerSeven steps to a self-built back wallDiana & Oliver FinkA piece of North American desert in your living room: building and designing a terrarium for collared iguanasJana BuchwaldA near-natural terrarium for the carpet pythonDaniel Renner Redesign of a terrarium for Lampropeltis alternaMalte Hornig Buyable and good: cork backgrounds and other furnishings from specialised retailers and their use in terrariumsDiana & Oliver FinkConstruction of a polystyrene terrarium system for the animal-friendly keeping, breeding and rearing of lizardsHans Esterbauer Lizards and succulents in the winter garden terrariumBeat Akeret

NTV - Spiny lizards - A book for all lizard fans! 143 pages 141 colour photos 8 colour drawings Paperback Heiko Werning The beautiful and agile spiny lizards are rightly among the most popular lizards kept in terrariums. In this book, Heiko Werning presents for the first time everything worth knowing about this genus in a practical and first-hand manner: Systematics and identification features Distribution, habitat and biotope types Exciting biological details, social behaviour and reproductive strategies that Terrarium keeping: all the information you need, from setting up the terrarium and the technical requirements to species-appropriate feeding, reproduction of the lively lizards and rearing the charming young animals Detailed portraits of all species for the terrarium Presentation of all species and subspecies of the genus Sceloporus Brilliant colour photos throughout The absolute must for every lizard fan!

All about the king climbing snake 64 pages Format: 14.8 x 21 cm numerous colour photos Author Andreas Gumprecht Contents: Terrarium keeper and snake expert Andreas Gumprecht has been keeping terrarium animals for 25 years now and would like to share his positive experiences with the care and breeding of the king climbing snake with the reader in this guide. br>Let yourself be impressed by perhaps the most imposing representative of the climbing snake complex. Systematics and body structure The fascinating biology: From the life of the king climbing snake All information on species-appropriate keeping: from suitable terrariums to equipment and technology to feeding Successful breeding: Mating stimulation, incubation of the eggs and rearing of the young Problem solving: How to avoid the most common mistakes in care and how to help sick animals Brilliant photos

Terraria 47 - European vipers Abronia in GuatemalaNew reptiles 2013 Contents:The venomous snakes on our doorstep are one of the most fascinating nature experiences for most reptile lovers. We present the species with the usual splendid pictures by photographer Benny Trapp, dedicate ourselves to the protection of the rare meadow viper and introduce the mountain viper and the milo viper in detailed articles. TerritorialHerpetorama Cover storyEuropean vipersBenny Trapp The Hungarian meadow viper – long protected, yet highly endangeredHans-Jürgen Luef The Milos viper, Macrovipera schweizeri, an endemic of the CycladesGuido Kreiner In search of mountain vipers (Montivipera xanthina) in north-eastern Greece Part 1Michael Wirth PanoramaTree snakes of the genus Abronia in GuatemalaChristian Ariano-Sánchez Bulgaria in May. Excursions through a natural outdoor terrariumPeter Kattke Research New speciesList of reptiles newly described in 2013Axel Kwet Salamandra TerraristicsThe chytrid fungus and terraristicsBenedikt R. Schmidt Also in your neighbourhoodNature and species conservation Field notesObservations of active midwife toads in FebruaryKlemens Fritz Fire salamander in the tyre trapRudolf Malkmus  GalleryHerpetology always in view. Historical wall charts for educational purposesMichael Markert, Uwe Hossfeld, Günter Stephan & Alexander Kupfer Subscription & ServicePreview Incubator Packing stationHeiko Werning

All about the Gery's spiny-tailed lizard from Beate Löhr 62 pages 14.8 x 21 cm numerous color photos 2nd Edition Author Beate Löhr Publisher NTV Content:Geyr's spiny-tailed lizard is a terrarium care that attracts animal lovers right off the bat. Attractive coloring and prehistoric appearance quickly give rise to the desire to cultivate this lovable lizard in the home terrarium.And that is certainly not rocket science, if one observes the practical instructions for their care and breeding, presented the expert Beate Löhr in this volume of the series "Art for Art". Of course, the author also explains how to stimulate the beautiful lizards for mating, how to incubate the eggs and raise the cute boys.Systematics and physique The fascinating biology: From the life of Geyr's spiny-tailed lizard All information on the species-appropriate attitude: From the suitable terrarium over equipment and technology up to the feeding Successfully breeding: mating stimulation, incubation of the eggs and breeding of the young Troubleshooting: How to avoid the most common mistakes in care, and how to help sick animals Brilliant photos