The Proper Care of Amphibians [Hardcover]

John Coborn (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Tfh Pubns Inc; no edition stated edition (April 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0866223460
• ISBN-13: 978-0866223461
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,776,859 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Born 3/10/41 in Darlington UK.

After school I completed an apprenticeship in laboratory animal technology at the Institute of Cancer Research (UK).

I joined up as a Regular Soldier RAMC 1961-1970 and served in Germany, Malaysia and Borneo as a military hygienist. In Germany I met my wife, Ingrid, to whom I was wed for 44 years before she sadly passed away in 2008. We have five children; two boys and three girls.

I was Reptile Keeper then Curator in Cotswold Wild life Park (Oxfordshire, UK) 1971-1980. During this time I organised the first International Herpetological Symposia and founded ASRA (Association for the Study of Reptilia and Amphibia). I was also one of the founder members of ABWAK (Association of British Wild Animal Keepers).

I was Director of Dudley Zoo 1980-1982.

I took up full time writing in 1984 and have written over 90 books including foreign translations into Dutch, German, Polish and Spanish. I emigrated from the UK to Australia in 1986 when I wrote a number of books for Paradise Press.

Most of my books are on the natural history and the care and breeding of various reptiles and amphibians. My first book was the care and Breeding of Goldfish (K&R Books, 1975). My largest book was Atlas of Snakes of the World (TFH Publications 1990). I have also translated a number of books from Dutch to English and German to English for English publication.

I have written a few books on tropical fish and aquarium keeping as well as a number of bird books. I have written numerous magazine articles and papers for various publications. I have written some books under pseudonym: names I have used include Byron Bjorn, Jo Cobb, John L. Corbett and Joseph B. Stilton.

In 2000 I stopped writing full-time as I was beginning to lose my concentration. I live on a 13 acre property at Nanango, Queensland, Australia where I have a small olive grove. I have two dogs, some chickens, some budgies in an aviary, and a goldfish pond.

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2.0 out of 5 stars There are better amphibian books than this one..., October 5, 2000

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This review is from: The Proper Care of Amphibians (Hardcover)

I was very impressed with Coborn's book on the White's Tree Frog so I looked forward to getting this book, which promised to be a *comprehensive* book about frogs commonly seen in the pet trade for hobbiests. I was very disappointed. It has some nice pictures in it but the setups and care info is starting to be outdated. It is generally about some of the frogs commonly seen in the pet trade, but it is far from comprehensive. In fact, some of the most COMMON amphibs aren't even given much more than a mention, let alone any information about their "proper care."

If you are thinking about getting a frog, or want a book to give to your 10 year old who is a budding frog expert, then this is a book which might satisfy your needs. Otherwise, there are MUCH better books than this one about frogs. Don't be fooled into buying it just because it is inexpensive either. Other books may cost more money, but they will be worth every penny you didn't spend on this one.