A Guide to Australian Lizards in Captivity 2 Volumes

2. erweiterte Auflage Glas House Mountains 2026, Großformat, geb., zus.1200 Seiten, sehr viele Abb. The previous edition was a monster at 952 pages but there have been so many changes in the past decade with regards to taxonomy, trends, keeping patterns and products that a single title could no longer accommodate the extra information that has blown out to 1200 pages. Volume 1 encompasses a comprehensive text on Husbandry and management. It covers General Husbandry including Stock Selection, Handling and Hygiene, Transportation, Purchase Etiquette, Security and Safety, Quarantine, Indoor and Outdoor Enclosure Options, Enclosure Size, Compatibility, Ventilation, Substrate Choices, Hide Sites, Enclosure Enrichment, Heating, Lighting, Thermostats, Invertebrate and Vertebrate Food Items, Artificial Diets, Culturing Insect foods, Dietary Supplements and Dealing with Feeding Problems, Sexing Techniques, Courtship and Mating, Cooling and Separation, Reproductive Strategies, Caring for Gravid Females, Nest Facilities, Egg Management, Artificial Incubation facilities and regimes, Temperature Dependent Sex Determination, Hatchling Care, common Dis-eases and Disorders, administration of Medications and a comprehensive 60 page section on morphs and mutations. Volume 2 covers species accounts of all Australian lizard species in captivity in nearly 40 chapters. Each chapter systematically presents information on Genus/Species Descriptions, Sexing, Subspecies, Distribution, Habitat, Captive Status, Indoor and Outdoor Housing, Compatibility, Feeding, Breeding Methods, Incubation, Colour Variants and Hybrids. An enormous number of new species have been described since the first edition and these are now included within this text with corrections to taxonomic names and over 800 new images.