From the authoritative author on reptile and amphibian care comes this revised and updated version of The Leopard Gecko Manual. Philippe de Vosjoli provides the essential information for selecting leopard geckos, designing vivaria, and general care, including feeding and breeding. He even includes other gecko species and compatible reptiles and amphibians.
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These books were the first and are probably still the best available on the husbandry of commonly kept and traded reptiles. They are mandatory readying for most keepers, novice and expert alike. Philippe de Vosjoli can single-handedly claim credit for helping to slash the mortality in reptiles sold through the pet trade by better educating purchasers -- Reptilian Magazine, March 1995
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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
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Very useful for gecko lovers everywhere (even Watford !),
By john rutteman (Singapore) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Leopard Gecko Manual (Herpetocultural Library) (Paperback)
As a self-taught gecko-keeper, over the past years I have a number of times wished I had had to hand a book such as this for all my different species of charges. While it is both interesting and informative on the background and origin of these creatures, more importantly it is remarkably focussed on the must-knows of keeping leopard geckos safely and healthily and deals with essentials from diet to breeding. The author should be commended for his close attention to detail. I truly believe that ownership of this book shall increase the chance of more of these beautiful creatures living to full term in captivity rather than dying suddenly and without explanation in the night.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
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The Leopard Gecko Manual is right on target!,
By Alexandra Mironov (South San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Leopard Gecko Manual (Herpetocultural Library) (Paperback)
This is a wonderful and informative book for both the Leopard Gecko beginner and expert breeder. It covers the basics of Leopard and Fat Tailed Gecko care, terrarium setup, health, feeding, and breeding. It has glorious pictures of Leopard and Fat Tailed Geckos, plus some other species as well. In addition this book has an expanded section on breeding, the effects of incubation temperature on the sex ratio of the hatchlings as well as the effects of incubation temperature on the coloration of your Geckos. If you're going to buy one book on the care of Leopard and Fat Tailed Geckos, this one is by far my favorite!
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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Best leopard gecko book yet,
By Ms.Terry Ryder (NorCal USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Leopard Gecko Manual: From The Experts At Advanced Vivarium Systems (Paperback)
The top gecko people in the country collaborated to write this book, and the information is extensive, but simple to understand. It goes beyond the beginner's how to set up a tank and feeding, and gets into breeding for different colors and all the different 'morphs' that have been created so far, with many good pictures. It is the most up-to-date so far in terms of new morphs (colors). After reading it the first time, I like to keep looking through it just for the pictures and to re-read the information on genetics 101. Besides being great little pets who will sit on your shoulder, Leopard Geckos are a popular classroom tool for teaching genetics at high school and college level, and I recommend this book for teachers and students. Most other Gecko books you pick up at the Pet Shop are not worth keeping.
BTW- Co-author and top breeder Ron Tremper is coming out with a more in-depth book soon (Summer 2005) for advanced breeding information and ideas. It will be the first of this type written on Leopard Geckos.
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Leopard geckos belong to the family Eublepharidae, which includes all geckos with moveable eyelids. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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Leopard geckos belong to the family Eublepharidae, which includes all geckos with moveable eyelids. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Ron Tremper, David Nieves New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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