Books

Leopard Gecko For Dummies

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 on caring for these colorful, gentle creatures, with savvy tips on everything from diet and exercise to housing and veterinary care. The book covers how to properly handle a gecko, what to do if a gecko drops his tail, how to keep the right cage temperatures, ways to protect geckos from other pets, and where to find the best supplies. Liz Palika (Oceanside, CA) is an award-winning pet writer with more than 45 books to her credit, including Turtles & Tortoises For Dummies.

Author: Liz Palika

ISBN: 9780470121603

The Leopard Gecko

From the back cover:

The best advice to select and care for your Leopard Gecko

With "The Leopard Gecko: An Owner's Guide To A Happy Healthy Pet" you will discover easy ways to provide the best in care for your Leopard Gecko. A reptile expert offers straightforward advice so that you can create a thriving environment for your new family member.

The Leopard Gecko offers:

Author: Lyle Puente

ISBN: 9781582451657

The Gecko

Synopsis:

The lizard craze is undeniable, and the small, friendly gecko is a big hit among pet owners. If you are interested in, or have a gecko, this book will give you all the information you need to keep this fascinating reptile in captivity. From light and heat requirements to nutrition and health care, this book covers everything your gecko will need.

Author: Audrey Pavia

ISBN: 9780876052129

Leopard Gecko (Your Happy Healthy Pet, 2nd Edition)

From the back cover:

The authoritative information and advice you need, illustrated throughout with full-color photographs—now revised and redesigned to be even more reader-friendly!

Leopard geckos are attractive and easy to care for, making them popular pets. There's lots to know before you bring home a gecko, and this guide fills you in with information on:

• Choosing your Leopard gecko

• Must-have supplies

• Setting up and equipping your vivarium

• Feeding, handling, and caring for your pet

• Breeding geckos and hatching and raising babies

Leopard geckos can live twenty years or more, so be sure you're ready to commit to your fascinating creature. You'll enjoy years of slinky live entertainment.

Author: Frank Indiviglio

ISBN: 9780470037928

Bearded Dragon: Your Happy Healthy Pet

The Bearded Dragon

From the publisher:
The Bearded Dragon, also known as the Lizard of Oz, is an enormously popular pet from down under. It is estimated that in 1998, 100,000 Bearded Dragons will be purchased by reptile enthusiasts in the United States. A docile animal, Beardeds are relatively easy to keep in captivity–but they do need special care–all of which will be included in this excellent source for the beginning Bearded Dragon fan.

Author: Steve Grenard

ISBN: 9781582450124

Green Anoles

From the back cover:

Long known as the "American chameleon", the common Green Anole from the southern U.S. is a mainstay of the terrarium hobby. Though usually sold as a beginner's pet, it is a far more complicated and interesting animal than many hobbyists believe, on deserving of greater attention in the terrarium. In The Guide to Owning a Green Anole, Ray Hunziker bring the reader not only the essential information for keeping this sometimes delicate species successfully, but also surveys its fascinating natural history. Fully illustrated with over 50 color photos, this is the perfect introduction to a fascinating and readily available American lizard.

Author: Ray Hunziker

ISBN: 9780793802548

All About Chameleons and Anoles

From the back cover:

Lizards are among the most interesting of all reptiles, and this book gives excellent coverage to two of the most popular lizard groups: the native American "chameleons" of the family Iguanidae adn the true Old World chameleons (family Chamaeleonidae). Each group is very much different from the other, so each demands a full treatment of its own. This book provides the needed treatment for each group and provides it in a highly authoratitive yet easy-to-read manner. Lavishly illustrated in both black and white and color (contains 27 full-color photos alone), All About Chameleons and Anoles is a highly sensible investment in reading and learning pleasure.

Author: Mervin F. Roberts

ISBN: 9780866227957

The Lizard

From the publisher:

This is our seventh set of Happy, Healthy Pet titles. These latest books will bring our series up to fifty-five titles and, like the others, they are books pet owners can turn to for the essential information they need to raise a healthy, happy pet. All books contain information on: -- feeding -- grooming -- housing -- health care -- what to expect from the pet -- basic training As our series expands and focuses on different kinds of pets, the emphasis remains on making the pet a companion. Owners of more unusual pets will particularly appreciate the expert advice in these books because professional care for exotic animals can be hard to come by. As always, the instruction on the books is from experts -- people who know their pets intimately but always remember what it was like to have one the first time. Happy, Healthy Pet guides are rich with professional quality color photos and are designed to be enjoyable and easy to learn from. Expert herper and author Steve Grenard details care information for a variety of lizards commonly kept as pets, including geckos, anoles, monitors and more.

Author: Steve Grenard

ISBN: 9780876054291

Snakes: A Complete Introduction

Easy to read and loaded with practical, easy-to-apply information and solidly sensible advice, this highly colorful book covers different types of snakes and what they need in order to live well: the equipment you require, how to set up living quarters, how to feed them, how to keep them healthy. 96 pages.

Author: Mervin F. Roberta

ISBN: 9780866223522

Corn and Red Rat Snakes

Reptiles and Amphibians for Dummies

Reptiles and Amphibians (Revised and Updated)

Reptiles of North America: A Guide to Field Identification

Feeding Insect-Eating Lizards

The subject of feeding animals as large as the group known as reptiles could make an expansive volume of literature. However, with limited space we will restrict our topic to insectivorous lizard species only.

Author: David J. Zoffer

ISBN: 9780793802685

Tarantulas As as New Pet

From the back cover:

This book is designed specially for use and enjoyment by beginners. It is meant for those who are just starting to keep tarantulas as pets and was prepared with their requirements in mind. Studies of the needs of the novice tarantula enthusiast indicated the topics that need coverage in a book for beginners -- and those topics are throroughly covered here.

To further enhance the value of the book, color photographs have been used throughout; the color photographs will aid in identifying the different species available.

Author: Barbara Reger

ISBN: 9780793800827

Tarantulas and Scorpions

From the back cover:

Tarantulas and scorpions are arachnids, among the oldest land animals on Earth. A new generation of pet keepers has discovered the wonders of these ancient animals. This book gives all the details on their care, offers a stunning selection of species, and outlines their breeding requirements.

Author: Wayne Rankin and Jerry G. Walls

ISBN: 9780793802593

The Lizard King: The True Crimes and Passions of the World's Greatest Reptile Smugglers (Hardcover)