Terrarium and Cage Construction and Care (Paperback)

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Product Description

Reptile and amphibian owners add a new dime nsion to their hobby when they design and build terraria that simulate the natural h abitats of their companion animals. This book gives directions for a variety of terr arium options. You can build enclosures in spare rooms, glass tanks, greenhouses, ou tdoor pools, or virtually any other available space. With this book's help, you can also transform your terrarium into a scaled-down replica of desert, rain forest, sem iaquatic, or woodland environment.

You'll find basic carpentry instructions, along with advice on using screening material, glass panels, rocks, logs, and plants that fit into the newly created environment. If you own snakes, lizards, frogs, gec kos, turtles, or other animals suitable for terraria, you'll find a design in these pages to fit your needs.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series (February 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764106732
• ISBN-13: 978-0764106736
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 6.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Note: Gift-wrapping is not available for this item.
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #470,505 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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41 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not exactly what it says!, June 29, 2001

By A Customer

I bought the book in hopes of finding out how to build a terrarium for a specific frog. Instead it quickly ran through a few different terrarium types and how to build them and then went on to describe all the many reptiles and amphibians you can own. I knew exactly the frog I wanted, I just needed to know a little bit more about their enviroment and what types of plants they like. Big disappointment!

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not about the cage about the animal, November 28, 2003

By	AmurTigerMaster (NY) - See all my reviews

I bought the book being a person who loves zoos and was expecting it to cover the materials, chemicals, theorys, and design/setup of the cage and what plants to use with what lighting but none of the above really appeared in the book a completely misleading title and poor purchase.

29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not what I expected, June 5, 2001

By	Chris Reardon (Southern California) - See all my reviews

I got this book in hopes of finding detailed information about the actual construction and maintenace techniques for terrariums/vivariums. While this book does address those issues for a few pages, the bulk of the content deals with the various types of reptiles, amphibians, crustaceans, and insects that may be kept. If your are looking for a book that addresses the potential denizens of the terrarium specifically, this would make a very good reference - especially if you are still trying to decide what you want. However, I had to give it four stars because I found the title misleading.