Terraria 39 - Animal welfare and terraristics

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

Terraria 23 - The Green Tree Python Construction of an irrigation systemGuadeloupe Contents: Hardly any other snake enjoys as much reverent enthusiasm as Morelia viridis, the Green Tree Python. Even die-hard snake haters can hardly escape the aesthetic fascination radiated by the beautifully green-coloured, elegantly “coiled” pythons on a branch. And then there are the brightly red, yellow or green coloured juveniles! This snake is correspondingly popular in terraristics, and although it is still not an easy species to keep, it has made an impressive triumphant advance in our terrariums in recent years. A good two decades ago, breeding itself was considered a sensation, but today a wide variety of targeted colour breeds are already circulating. The cover story of the upcoming TERRARIA reports on the latest developments in this giant snake – you can look forward to previously unpublished information as well as magnificent photos! Editorial Magazine El Niño to blame for snake bites?/Male toad on wrong routes/Legal matters/Snake conference/Marketplace TERRAglobal Camping in the Páramo Maik Dobiey Cover StoryThe Green Tree Python – Terrarium Set-up and Technology by Michèl Kroneis Outdoor enclosures for Morelia viridis by Joachim Bulian “And the further rearing went smoothly …”. Some notes on the rearing of the Green Tree Python (Morelia viridis) by Joachim Bulian A simple irrigation system for “small” money by Peter Maria Müller Between rubbish and mines: the Dalmatian tortoise Testudo hermanni hercegovinensis. Part 2 by Michael Wirth Butterflies in the house by Hans-Günther Kaiser Travel Herpetological impressions searching for iguanas in the French Antilles: Guadeloupe by Stefanie Schönecker & Patrick Schönecker New species New from New Guinea: two species and genera of narrow-mouthed frogs by Axel Kwet Two new species of agamas in the genera Pseudocalotes and Bronchocela by Jakob Hallermann Among researchers Biodiversity and species decline in Bolivia by Steffen Reichle Eye-catcher In the desert paradise – tortoises and iguanas among columnar cacti. A visit to Robert Blome in Arizona  by Heiko Werning Near you Subscription & Service Preview Incubator 80 mosquitoes for one frog. Part 1 by Heiko Werning

Marginata 24 - Red-bellied Pointed Pond Turtle South African Beaked Tortoise Part 2Sea turtles of AustraliaHibernation and dry hibernation Part 1 Contents: EditorialLetters to the editorMagazineDates REPORTAGEThe red-bellied pointed pond turtle, Emydura subglobosa (Krefft, 1876) – long known and yet virtually unknownHans - Dieter Philippen & John Cann BREEDINGLong-term breeding experiences with the red-bellied pointed pond turtle (Emydura subglobosa) – compilation of personal and published data spanning over 40 yearsHans - Dieter Philippen & Martin Leonard Voss POSTERThe Black-bellied Box Turtle, Pelusios niger (Dumeril & Bibron, 1835)Hans - Dieter Philippen REPORTAGEThe African Beaked Tortoise (Chersina angulata). Part 2: Behavioural observationsMichael Wirth REPORTAGEThreats, protection and use of sea turtles. Part 4: Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) and Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta) in Northwest Australia Gerald & Christa Benyr REPORTAGEPhysiology of rest phases in reptiles, especially tortoises – Part 1: Hibernation – a literature overviewMarkus Baur & Tobias Friz Book tipClassifiedsSubscription & ServiceRegional guide

Draco 22 - Bearded dragons Contents: 2 Editorial 4 Bearded dragons – the genus Pogona (STORR, 1982)Peter M. Müller 20 Basics of keeping Pogona vitticepsThomas Wilms & Karsten Grießhammer 28 Bearded Dragon FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)Peter M. Müller & Renate Kohlmeyer 38 Presentation of a community facility for keeping Australian lizards at Reptilium LandauThomas Wilms 47 Observations on East Australian bearded dragonsGunther Schmida 55 Experiences in the care and breeding of Lawson’s dwarf bearded dragon (Pogona henrylawsoni (WELLS & WELLINGTON, 1985)Dieter Ruf 63 On the ecology and natural history of the dwarf bearded dragon (Pogona minor in the Great Victoria Desert (Australia)Eric. R. Pianka 67 Care and breeding of Mitchell’s bearded dragon Pogona mitchelli (BADHAM, 1976) Norbert Schuster 74 Bearded dragons in veterinary practiceJutta Wiechert 84 Book box 94 Magazine

Marginata 16 - Spur-thighed tortoises Frozen food part 1Mauritius impressionsSea turtles Contents: 2 EDITORIAL 3 READER LETTERS 4 MAGAZINE 8 DATES 10 REPORTAGEThe spur-thighed tortoise - the largest tortoise of the African mainlandHans - Dieter Philippen 18 BREEDING IN HUMAN CAREBreeding of the spur-thighed tortoise(Centrochelys sulcata) at Pilsen Zoo, Czech RepublicVeronika Kodymová and Jan Konás 24 REPORTAGE A house for spur-thighed tortoises part 1Hilko Funsch 31 PORTRAITArgentine snake-necked turtles (Hydromedusa tectifera Pope, 1820)Hans - Dieter Philippen 35 REPORTAGEFrozen food part 1Hans - Dieter Philippen 40 BREEDING IN HUMAN CAREKeeping and breeding the Australian snake-necked turtle (Chelodina longicollis) part 2Stefan Thierfeldt & Sabine Höfler-Thierfeldt 48 REPORTAGEA visit to the giant tortoises in the "La Vanille Crocodile Park" of MauritiusPetra and Jens Jungnickel 54 REPORTAGEThe conservation status of the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta): an introduction to the current issuesJosé C. Báez, Raimundo Real & Juan A. Caminas 60 BOOK TIP 61 CLASSIFIEDS 62 REGIONAL GUIDE

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

Draco 27 - HighlandContents: 2 Editorial 4 Mountains and highlands - reptiles and amphibians in an extreme habitat Heiko Werning & Claudia Wolf 28 New Zealand - the discovery of new geckos at the end of the worldRonald Coleman 32 Giant toads and co. in the highlands of south-west ChinaKlaus Detlef Kühnel 36 Rwenzori - in search of amphibians in the mountains of the moonKatharina C. Wollenberg & Stefan Lötters 40 The keeping of highland chameleonsAndreas Böhle 45 chameleons in the Oster Usambara Mountains in northern TanzaniaWerner & Yvonne Lantermann 49 Spanish adders are also poisonous ...Axel Kwet 54 In search of mountain lizards in three continents Wolfgang Bischoff 74 Life, care and breeding of the alligator skink Mesaspis moreletii (Bocourt, 1871)Uwe Schlüter 81 Magazine

Reptilia 113 - RhacodactylusThe giants of New Caledonia Arum familyRed spitting cobraMilos Cover story: Rhacodactylus, the giants of New Caledonia. EditorialMAGAZINEDATES Photo storyRhacodactylus – Diverse giants from New CaledoniaP. Schoenecker Keeping and breedingDark giants in the terrarium: keeping and breeding Rhacodactylus leachianus , the local form from Mont KoghisP. Schoenecker ReportageIn search of New Caledonian giant geckosC. Langner Keeping and breedingThe local variants of Rhacodactylus leachianus in terrarium keeping Part 1: Grande TerreS. Cemelli PlantsArum plants in the terrarium Part 1: Species diversity, biology and special featuresB. Akeret Keeping and breedingThe jewel of venomous snake keeping. The red spitting cobra, Naja pallida, as a pet in the terrariumO. S. Rudolphi ReportageQueensland's spiders and their venoms Part 2: The araneomorph spiders T. J. Hauke ALSO NEAR YOUService Animals of our homelandThe fire-bellied toadR. Leptien WESTERN HERP PERSPECTIVESWalk the boardsB. Love JourneyFeta cheese, sun and snakes. Welcome to Milos!A. Schmid PREVIEW BRUTKASTENChuckwalla anecdotes. Part 2H. Werning