Reptilia 61 - The snakes of Costa Rica

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

All about Boa Constrictor by Stefan Binder 96 pages 89 photos 2 graphics 1 table 11 distribution maps Format: 16.8 x 21.8 cm  Contents: The boa constrictor (Boa constrictor) is the epitome of the giant snake. Contrary to its popular reputation, however, it is neither dangerous to humans, nor does it reach excessive body sizes. Rather, it is an animal that is excellently suited to terrarium keeping, extremely elegant and attractive, and is even recommended for beginners in giant snake keeping. In this book, snake enthusiasts will find everything they need to know for the successful keeping and breeding of these beautiful reptiles:- Physique and sensory abilities- Classification: all subspecies and local forms- All colour and pattern variants- Keeping boas correctly: furnishing and technical equipment of a species-appropriate terrarium- Problem solutions: prophylaxis and therapy of diseases- How to breed your boas; rearing of the young- Brilliant colour photos Press reviews: Reviewing this book was a real pleasure for me. When reading it (...) the impression is confirmed that the author can convey the subject clearly and understandably. (...)A book that should not be missing from any (giant snake) keeper's shelf!Bruno Treu in Sauria 25/2 (2003)

Reptilia 67 - Tiger Salamander, Axolotl & Co.Steve Irwin's legacyHusbandry problems with the green tree pythonBroad-shelled turtles in SardiniaContents: 2EDITORIAL 3MAGAZINE 11TERMINE 14WESTERN HERP PERSPECTIVESRevive the old passionFrom B. Love 6 PHOTO REPORTAGEAmbystomatidae Gray, 1850 ?transverse-toothed newtsBy T. Blanck 22HERPETOFAUNAThe cross-toothed newts, family Ambystomatidae Gray, 1850An overview of the speciesBy T. Blanck 36 KEEPING AND REPRODUCTIONKeeping and breeding the banded tiger salamander Ambystoma mavortiumBy T. Blanck & M. Braun 41HERPETOCULTUREThe axolotl in religion, magic and mythBy F. Cupul 45LETTERS11 years ReptiliaVisiting Bill LoveBy H. Werning 51PORTRAIT AND POSTERZamenis longissimusFrom A. Kwet 56 KEEPING AND REPRODUCTIONFringed-fingered lizards (Acanthodactylus) in the wild and in the terrariumPart 2: Basics of terrarium keeping and reproductive biologyBy U. Schlüter 67HERPETOFAUNATestudo marginata - A view of SardiniaBy E. Cimatti 77KEEPING AND REPRODUCTIONThe most common husbandry problems with the green tree python (Morelia viridis)By G. Maxwell 82TERRARIUM SHOW PLANTSCrickey! - A visit to Australia ZooBy K. Grießhammer 90FAQ - FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONSGarter snakesBy M. Hallmen 94LIBRARY 104BROOD BOX The Silence of the Nose Frogs, Part 2 By H. Werning

NTV, Schildkröten im Gartenteich - Hier werden Wasserschildkröten vorgestellt welche im Gartenteich gehalten werden können. 112 Seiten 88 Abbildungen Format: 16,8 x 21,8 cm Autor Veronika Müller und Wolfgang Schmidt Verlag NTV Inhalt: Schildkröten im Gartenteich? Sicher haben auch Sie sich schon gefragt, ob es nicht möglich ist, eine Schildkröte im Gartenteich zu pflegen. Es ist möglich!In diesem Buch werden u. a. alle Wasserschildkrötenarten vorgestellt, die auch ganzjährig im Garten leben können. Sie finden wertvolle Tips zur Gestaltung des Schildkröten-Biotops, zur Fütterung, zur Vergesellschaftung der Tiere sowie zum Thema Überwinterung. Was tun, wenn Ihre Schildkröte Eier legt? Was geschieht, wenn einmal ein Tier krank wird? Auch auf diese Fragen gehen die Autoren in eigenen Kapiteln ausführlich ein.Es gibt viele Bücher über Schildkröten. Das Buch 'Schildkröten im Gartenteich' befasst sich erstmals ausschliesslich mit den Arten, die auch im Freien gepflegt werden können. Geschrieben für den Natur- und Tierfreund, ist es ein wertvoller Leitfaden für die richtige Pflege von Wasserschildkröten.  

Reptilia 65 - Girdled TailStar tortoiseIndigo snakeMonitor IslandContents: 2 EDITORIAL 3 READER LETTERS 4 MAGAZINE 12 DATES 14 WESTERN HERP PERSPECTIVESA country tripFrom B. Love 16 PHOTO REPORTAGEBelt-tailed lizards – the genus CordylusBy H. Schwier 24 KEEPING AND REPRODUCTIONDwarf Belted Tails: keeping and Breeding of Cordylus tropidosternum(Cope, 1869)From P. Fritz 32 KEEPING AND REPRODUCTIONCordylus mossambicus FitzSimons, 1958A persistent and interesting keeperFrom H.-P. Berghof 40 HERPETOFAUNAThe giant belted skink Cordylus giganteus – unique and mysterious at the same timeFrom H. Schwier 45 REPORTAGEThe radiated tortoise of Madagascar -an armoured beautyFrom J. Hammer 51 PORTRAIT AND POSTERPhilothamnus punctatusFrom M. Dobiey 56 KEEPING AND REPRODUCTIONNewts of the genus Paramesotriton- The Vietnamese and Laotian warty newtsFrom P. Bachhausen 64 KEEPING AND REPRODUCTIONDrymarchon couperi – the Eastern Indigo SnakeFrom N. Miele 72 TRAVELThe island of the monitor lizardsFrom A. Gumprecht 88 FAQ - FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONSCorn snakesBy K. Kunz 92 REPORTAGESerpentário SanmaruFrom M. Junge 95 LIBRARY 104 BRUTKASTEN Chicken heart, be braveBy H. Werning

  Schildkrötenschutz auf SumatraZucht der Rotwangen-KlappschildkröteSchildkröten im Schulunterricht Inhalt: EditorialLESERBRIEFEMagazinTermineREPORTAGEJenseits von Afrika – ein Forschungsaufenthalt in MadagaskarJutta HammerREPORTAGESchildkrötenforschung in Vietnam Inga Fischer, Sarah Wahl und Sandra WeimerHALTUNG UND ZUCHT„Kambodscha – ein Königreich der Wunder“. Feldherpetologische Arbeit an Indotestudo elongataFlora IhlowPOSTERDie Turkana-See-Klappbrustschildkröte (Pelusios broadleyi)Hans - Dieter PhilippenZUCHTHaltung und Nachzucht der Madagassischen Strahlenschildkröte Teil 2Michael Wirth und Peter FritzReportageDie Ernährung europäischer Landschildkröten in der freien Wildbahn Wolfgang WegehauptBuchtippKleinanzeigenAbo & ServiceRegionalführer  

Terraria No. 33 - Aqua terrariums for turtles Lurch des Jahres 2012: die ErdkröteAsiatische Grubenottern Inhalt: Wasserschildkröten gehören zu den beliebtesten Reptilien, die häufig auch von Tierhaltern gepflegt werden, die mit Terraristik nichts weiter zu tun haben. Doch aus den häufig in Zoogeschäften und Baumärkten angebotenen eurostückgroßen Babys wachsen schnell kräftige Schildkröten heran, die nach einer angemessenen Unterbringung verlangen. In unserem Titelthema stellen wir die grundlegenden Anforderungen an Aquaterrarien für Wasserschildkröten und ihre Einrichtung vor und zeigen, wie Sie sicher und sinnvoll ganze Anlagen für diese sympathischen Panzerträger errichten.TerritorialHerpetoramaTitelthemaAquaterrarien für WasserschildkrötenAndreas S. HennigSchildkröten im Regal. Vom Bau einer Kompaktanlage zur Haltung von WasserschildkrötenAndreas S. HennigEinrichtungsvorschläge für WasserschildkrötenbeckenSebastian NicklAquaterrarien – Beispiele aus der PraxisAndreas S. HennigTerraglobalSeltenen Schildkröten Namibias auf der SpurAlfred SchleicherWeil ich meinen Eltern nicht gehorcht habeFabio CupulÜberraschendes Arabien 2.0Wolfgang Grossmann, Thomas Kowalski & Hans-Jürgen ZilgerUnter ForschernZerstören für den Aufschwung: Ist es das wirklich wert? Fallstudie aus BrasilienBreno HamdanNeue ArtenDoppelt publiziert hält besser: ein „neues Nilkrokodil“Axel KwetAktuelles zur Taxonomie und Systematik asiatischer GrubenotternAndreas GumprechtStadtkröten vs. LandkrötenSabrina KarlSalamandraTerraristikKlassiker. Der AxolotlAlexander GutscheDie „unscheinbaren Taggeckos“ Oder doch Juwelen aus dem Süden Madagaskars? Phelsuma modesta in Biotop und TerrariumThomas HofmannEuropäische Landschildkröten im WinterMichael WirthHomerange. Vom Vereinsabend zur Reptilienwohnung. Zu Besuch bei Sandra Baus und Steven Arth im SaarlandHeiko WerningNatur- und ArtenschutzFeldnotizen. Fünfbeiniger AlpensalamanderAxel KwetRingelnatter frisst WasserschneckeUrs und Heidi HostDie Erdkröte (Bufo bufo) – Der Lurch des Jahres 2012Axel Kwet & Arno GeigerVermisst. Südliche Florida-Regenbogennatter (Farancia erytrogramma seminola)Alexander GutscheAbo & ServiceAuch in Ihrer NäheGalerie 2012 – Das Jahr des DrachenKriton KunzVorschauBrutkastenBetriebsprüfungHeiko Werning  

Terraria 62 - Unusual Food Animals Campbell’s Tree Lizard Succulents Contents: Cover Story: Unusual Food Animals A healthy diet plays a decisive role in the successful care and breeding of our terrarium animals. The famous mealworm as a standard food is far from sufficient. Fortunately, specialist retailers now offer a wide range of suitable food insects such as house crickets, crickets, flies or cockroaches, which are available all year in any quantity. However, many pets also like to eat food animals outside the mainstream and some specialists are even dependent on a special diet for their well-being. In this issue of TERRARIA/elaphe, we take a closer look at some of these little-known, rather unusual food animals such as field slugs, woodlice, moth flies or a small-growing fruit fly variant. 3          Territorial 8          Herpetorama             Results of the 17th CITES Conference in Johannesburg – new regulations for some reptiles and amphibians             Synanthrope: Creeping Schnapps             Leaf Climber: Wasted “Time”             Thorny Devil: A Rural Keel-Tailed Iguana   Cover Story 14        Food Animals             A perennial topic in terraristics             Krition Kunz 20        Slippery Snacks             Breeding and use of the Mediterranean field slug as live food             Frank Täufer 25        Woodlice as Food Animals             Dominik Hoffses 30        A Small-Growing Variant of the Fruit Fly: Drosophila melanogaster “Ant”             Boris Stockmann 34        A Frog Farm for Feeding Reptiles and Amphibians: the Painted Disk-Tongued Frog (Discoglossus pictus)             Frank Pasmans, Sergé Bongaerts & An Martel 39        Moth Flies             A new food animal for small nocturnal hunters             Ingo Fritzsche   Panorama 42        Snake searching in the Ecuadorian Chocó rainforest             Daniel Jestrzemski   Research 50        New Species             A new slender boa from the Bahamas: the Conception Silver Boa (Chilabothrus argentum)             Axel Kwet             A new Borneo bush frog from Mt. Kinabalu             Axel Kwet 52        Among Researchers             The Comoros, a forgotten hotspot of diversity             Oliver Hawlitschek 56        Salamandra   Terraristics 60        Ant plants, leaf cacti and other succulent epiphytes for the terrarium             Beat Akeret   Nature and Species Conservation 70        Field Notes             Grass snake eating             Günther Vater             The feeding behaviour of the wall lizard Part 2             Malte Hornig 72        Project to protect the critically endangered tree lizard Abronia campbelli in eastern Guatemala             Brad Lock & Mónica Torres 84        Terrarino – the children’s page              The fire salamander – not a lucky animal             Alexa Sabarth   81        Subscription & Service 86        Also in your area 88        Preview 90        Incubator              No mercy for Mouse Z             Part 2             Heiko Werning