The Australian giant ghost insect
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Product information "The Australian giant ghost insect"
NTV The Australian Giant Stick Insect
Everything about keeping and caring for Australian giant stick insects.
- 64 pages
- Format: 14.8 x 21 cm
- 57 colour photos
- Author Stefan Schorn
- Publisher NTV
Contents:
- Foreword
- Classification
- Physique
- Size, mass and age
- Sexual differences and colouration
- Distribution and habitat
- Defence
- Legal basis and acquisition
- Moulting
- Preparation
- Diseases and parasites
- Nutrition
- The terrarium
- Furnishings
- Terrarium climate
- Socialisation
- Handling the animals
- Breeding
- Acknowledgements
- Further information
- References and further reading
Composition
Feeding recommendation
Technical details
Size information
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