Lizard Care from A to Z (Paperback)

by Richard Bartlett (Author), Patricia Bartlett (Author) "Let's define our terms: What is herpetology and what is herpetoculture?..." (more)
Key Phrases: United States, Latin America, New Caledonian (more...)

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Product Description
The A stands for anoles, the Z for zonosaurs-and both potential and current lizard owners will find descriptions of many lizard species. To keep lizards active and healthy in captivity, owners need to know about each variety's habitat, diet, and special requirements. The authors provide all of this information, and much more. Color photos, drawings, glossary, and bibliography.

From the Inside Flap
(back cover)
This book provides terrarium hobbyists with detailed information on the traits and needs of many collectible lizard species. Different lizards require different diets and housing environments, and the authors--widely respected experts on amphibians and reptiles--have the answers to all of your questions. Filled with color photos, scientifically accurate line art, a glossary, and a bibliography. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 180 pages
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series (May 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812098102
• ISBN-13: 978-0812098105
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 6.6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Note: Gift-wrapping is not available for this item.
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #720,093 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a great book for beginer-intermediate lizard keepers, April 21, 1999

By A Customer

I enjoyed this book due to its wide variety of infomation and all of the great illustrations and diagrams on how to acutally set up the terrarium for the lizards. I currently use several of the books ideas for my lizard collection. I give this book two thumbs up.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Vey good, July 8, 1999

By A Customer

The vast majority of info in the book was 100% accurate. However, I disagree with several cage sizes he reccomends. His savvana cgae size is somewhat larger than most people use, and his statment that you could put 4 leopard geckos in a 10 gallon seemed a bit unreal. Most leo breeders say no more than 2 in a ten gallon. Otherwise, a prefect book

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Broad in scope..., December 15, 2004

By	W. Paul W. "paulwhite959" (Canyon TX, USA) - See all my reviews

but mixed in quality. This book is possibly very helpful if you're new to lizards and are looking for an overview on some species, just to see what's interesting. However, although the bulk of the care is accurate, there are parts I disagree with; as another reviewer noted, they state you can put four leopard geckos in a ten gallon tank, which is unreal; I'd say maybe 2 in a ten gallon. Lots of the cage sizes they mention seem off, one way or the other, but the novice, at whom this book is aimed, won't know that, because they lack experince.

As far as general care goes, I think they got most of the diets right, as well as general temperatures, etc. but there is no real in depth guide to care; breeding info, or really good specific information is scarce. Also, it seems some of thier species are out of date, by which I mean, many formerly common but now harder to come by species (which again, the novice likely won't find) are covered, whereas many now common species aren't. I can't really reccomend this book; look at online dealers (easy to find) and pet stores to figure what lizards appeal to you, and just go ahead and do more specific research; there are books on most particular species common to the trade, as well as mailing list, etc. where you can get equally good or better info, of a greater depth.