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Big, green, scaly, and surprisingly cuddly, a well-adjusted iguana is like a cross between large, friendly dog and an independent cat. On the other hand, a poorly trained iguana can be a living nightmare. With his muscular, three-to-four-foot-long t…
Bearded Dragons are one of the top-selling lizards in the terrarium hobby. This book is a very practical approach to keeping the lizards and will ensure that a happy, successful customer will stay with the lizard for years to come.
An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Fish.
Get your one-stop guide for understanding and raising this popular pet lizard. Reptiles are now kept in one out of every seven pet homes, so it's no surprise that millions have gone gaga for geckos. This fun, easy-to-follow guide provides the scoop…
Delivers the most helpful and up-to-date information available.
"Informative, easy to understand, and filled with tidbits you'll enjoy. There are no hidden serpents lurking in the following pages. Instead, a goldmine of information to keep you safe from venomous reptiles, and to keep them safe from you!" Species…
The most helpful and up-to-date information available from the experts at Advanced Vivarium Systems.
This book tells the extraordinary story of the ancient shelled reptiles of the order Testudines. Highlighting exciting new discoveries, it explores the remarkable adaptations that have allowed these creatures to survive millennia. The second part pr…
"Salmon Lice" provides a single volume review of the parasite Lepeophtheirus salmonis, the key parasite standing in the way of sustainable and profitable production of salmonid fishes, including salmon, trout, charr, and whitefish. Opening with a re…
Terrarium hobbyists will find in-depth information on a wide variety of native and exotic species of newts and salamanders, with detailed instruction on keeping them in an optimal environment. Detailed information about natural history is also provi…
This book showcases over forty of the most fascinating nonvenomous and venomous snakes from North America and throughout the world. In addition to John Netherton's spectacular color photographs, David Badger's vivid, nontechnical text brings you int…
This volume not only provides extensive reviews of our existing understanding of reptilian incubation, presenting fresh interpretations where appropriate, but also presents many data previously unpublished. Hence, Reptilian Incubation will prove of…
Barron's extensive line of Complete Pet Owner's Manuals presents pet care information for non-specialist animal owners and pet buyers. These heavily illustrated manuals are filled with facts about the title animal's origins and traits, as well as ad…
Aquarium hobbyists will find everything they need to know about this interesting species of tropical fish. Books in the Complete Pet Owner's Manuals series present basic information for new or soon-to-be owners. Advice and instruction covers feeding…
A one-stop source of advice and valuable guidance on all aspects of keeping a wide variety of tortoise species. Includes essential information on protection of the species in the wild, export bans and buying with confidence from a reputable vendor.
This book is a single convenient source of information that covers priority areas of research in channel catfish aquaculture. Recent Developments in Catfish Aquaculture compiles some of the latest research in the field as presented at the Catfish Re…
For reptile and amphibian owners who wish to design and build terraria that simulate the natural habitats of their pets.
The authoritative information and advice you need, illustrated throughout with full-color photographs--now revised and redesigned to be even more reader-friendly With their interesting shells and slow, deliberate demeanors, turtles are intriguing cr…
The snake's primordial system, functioning for well over one hundred million years, is a marvel of genetic engineering. The snake smells with its tongue, hears with its flesh, and propels itself by a locomotion of rippling muscles. It sheds its skin…
Terrarium owners will find profiles of reptiles, amphibians, and even scorpions, spiders and insects. Frogs, lizards, snakes, turtles--virtually all creatures suitable for the terrarium are shown in more than 200 striking color photos. Readers will…
Despite the exaggerated reputation piranhas have acquired from horror movies, these fish make fascinating additions to many hobbyists' fish tanks.
The Sparidae, commonly known as breams and porgies, is a family of fishes of the order Perciformes, and includes about 115 species of mainly marine coastal fish of high economic value, exploited and farmed for human consumption, as well as for recre…
Sometimes referred to as the Mexican Walking Fish, the Axolotl is not a fish but an amphibian, a salamander. This book gives an introduction for those new to Axolotl keeping. It also contains a wealth of information for the more experienced enthusia…
With more than eighty colour and black-and white photographs, this book rivals the presentation of any coffee table book. A comprehensive, easy-to-use guide, Chameleons: Their Care and Breeding shows how to choose a healthy chameleon, house and feed…
