Iguanas: Everything about Selection, Care, Nutrition, Diseases, Breeding, and Behavior (Barron's Complete Pet Owner's Manuals) [Paperback]

Richard Bartlett (Author), Patricia Pope Bartlett (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1996 | Series: Barron's Complete Pet Owner's Manuals

These tropical lizards are naturally timid. Owners who keep them as pets must learn methods of establishing trust with their iguana.

Titles in Barron’s extensive selection of Complete Pet Owner’s Manuals are filled with useful information and heavily illustrated with high quality photos and anatomically accurate line drawings. These fact-filled books instruct owners on how to care for dogs, cats, birds, fish, caged pets, reptiles, and virtually every other animal that people are likely to keep as a pet. Books in this series are written by breeders, trainers, veterinarians and other pet-care specialists. They advise on purchasing, feeding, health care, training, grooming, and all other aspects of responsible pet ownership.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Noted herpetologist R.D. Bartlett, founder of the Reptilian Breeding and Research Insititute and author of three books and hundreds of articles on reptiles, collects his extensive knowledge of the iguana in his aptly titled book Iguana. From tips on picking your animal to information on its diet, health, and reproduction, all the key facts are here. Bartlett's expertise in the reptile field, coupled with concise text and useful illustrations (color photos and black-and-white line drawings), makes Iguanas a worthwhile read for anyone interested in these lovable lizards.

From the Back Cover

Information and advice to help you take
good care of your iguana

Typical iguanas: varieties, life cycles, behavior patterns, and much more Expert advice: housing, feeding, health care, and keeping a contented iguana Appreciating your iguana: understanding its body language and making friends with your unusual pet

Advice on everyday care

Informative checklists and sidebars

Filled with attractive full-color photos

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These tropical lizards are naturally timid, but you can learn ways to build trust between you and your iguana. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 88 pages
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series (February 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812018761
• ISBN-13: 978-0812018769
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 6.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,814,216 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #63 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Science > Agricultural Sciences > Animal Husbandry

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book accompanied my first iguana!, March 12, 2000

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J WARDEN (Japan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Iguanas: Everything about Selection, Care, Nutrition, Diseases, Breeding, and Behavior (Barron's Complete Pet Owner's Manuals) (Paperback)

Living in Japan it's not always so easy to get the exact information I need but I was exceptionally lucky with this book. It covers all the aspects of iguana care and I like the way it especially reinforces the following points: 1. The size of enclosure your iguana will need (Dispencing with the usual glass tank I went out and bought a large glass fronted kitched cabinet straight away!). 2. The importance of the calcium/ phosphorous ratio in the diet. 3. The fact that, just like a cat or dog, to tame an iguana you need to pay attention to it everyday. The book doesn't mention, however, that too much cabbage or broccoli may cause thyroid problems and it doesn't contain tables showing the exact calcium/ phosporous tables of vegetables or fruit eg. eggplant 1.15/1, chinese cabbage 2.85/1, but, I can assure you that, once you have that information, in addition to this book, your iguana care library is complete. I've had my iguana for 8 months and he's doing just great!

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Complete Guide, January 16, 2000

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C. Jenkins (Tampa, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Iguanas: Everything about Selection, Care, Nutrition, Diseases, Breeding, and Behavior (Barron's Complete Pet Owner's Manuals) (Paperback)

The author provided in-depth information on nearly all potential aspects of care for a green iguana. Breeding, desease, housing, diet and many others were thouroughly covered in a clear and concise manor that was easy to understand and apply.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars pretty good- a bit outdated, March 15, 2001

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Leslie Gordon (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Iguanas: Everything about Selection, Care, Nutrition, Diseases, Breeding, and Behavior (Barron's Complete Pet Owner's Manuals) (Paperback)

There is a decent overview provided by this book, but some of the information (at least in the edition I read) that is definitely outdated. Green Iguanas are NOT insectivorous at any stage of their life. This has been proven by several reputable universities in the last few years. Buy this book in addition to other manuals.