Frogs and Toads: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet [Hardcover]

Steve Grenard (Author)

Book Description

Series: Happy Healthy Pet | Publication Date: March 17, 1998

This is our seventh set of Happy, Healthy Pet titles. These latest additions 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 pet. All books contain information on

• feeding
• housing
• grooming
• 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. In addition, owners of more unusual pets will particularly appreciate the expert advice in these books because professional care for their animals may be difficult to come by. As always, the instruction is from experts -- people who know their pet intimately, but also remember what it was like to have one for 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.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

At last, a book for frog and toad owners that provides complete information on how to keep these fascinating animals. You'll learn all you need to know about setting up the right kind of housing for your frog or toad—be it a terrestrial, aquatic or semiaquatic species. You'll also find out how to properly feed your pet, how to keep your frog or toad healthy, including proper house-cleaning, and how to handle your pet so that both of you remain in top condition. Best of all, this book provides a detailed discussion of over 50 species that are widely available in the U.S., with fabulous photographs of both the favorite pet species and of exotic frogs and toads from around the world. Info-packed sidebars make caring for your pet easy and enjoyable.

About the Author

STEVE GRENARD is an award herpetologist with over thiry years of experience in the study, care and keeping of reptiles and amphibians. He is the author of The Lizard: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet and of several herpetology texts and maintains the HerpMed Web site on the World Wide Web.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Howell Book House; 1 edition (March 17, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0876054440
• ISBN-13: 978-0876054444
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,878,653 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you buy only 1 book about raising frogs-THIS SHOULD BE IT, March 28, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Frogs and Toads: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet (Hardcover)

This book is great for the beginner frogger, the experienced frogger, and everyone in between. Very informative, easy to understand, and written with the person who needs a quick reference in mind!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Is this the book for you?, June 25, 2006

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Sunny Sewing Honeybee - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Frogs and Toads: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet (Hardcover)

If you're interested in frogs in general and would like to find out information about them, you'll probably enjoy this book for its many facts and profiles. It's almost like a frog magazine that has short articles on various species.

If you're interested in owning a frog but don't yet know much about any species, you'll enjoy the brief explanations of the various types of frogs and their housing requirements. The profiles of species span nearly half of the book's length, offering many choices for future frog owners.

Unfortunately, if you already have frogs or are already decided on what species you want to own, this book doesn't have the detailed care information you'll want and need in order to properly care for your pet(s). As the author states, "This slim volume is by no means the end-all . . . so you may want to locate and purchase additional . . . material on the frog or toad that you own" (p. 40). As an example, there were less than two dozen lines about both of the species of frogs I have, combined, and it was all basic. It's important for purchasers to realize this book is not all-inclusive, unlike the back cover copy above claims.

While this book is an excellent, fun, and educational overview for those interested in frogs in general, it isn't a book suited to those who need species-specific care information. For that, you may have more luck by searching the Internet for fan sites and mailing lists. The book also needs some updating--only one of the websites mentioned in the back is still online.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Informative, March 19, 2003

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Suzanne (Here, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Frogs and Toads: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet (Hardcover)

I liked this book alot. It's pretty informative and mentions alot of different species of frogs/toads. I have toads, and it was hard to find a book about them. It's also great for beginners.