General Care and Maintenance of Popular Monitors & Tegus (The Herpetocultural Library Series) (Paperback)

by Michael Balsai (Author) "Varanus is a late Latin term derived from the Arabic Waran which literally means monitor lizard (Gotch 1986)..." (more)
Key Phrases: other monitor species, cape monitor, savannah monitors, New Guinea, Chris Estep, David Northcott (more...)

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Product Description
This book provides essential information on the responible care and breeding of the popular savannah monitor and other monitor species regularly offered in the pet trade including: Dumeril's Monitors, Mangrove Monitors, Nile Monitors, Black Rough-necked Monitors, Crocodile Monitors, Asian Water Monitors, Spiny-tailed Monitors, Timor Monitors, Argus and Gould's Monitors and Tegus.

Product Details

• Paperback: 170 pages
• Publisher: Advanced Vivarium Systems (August 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1882770390
• ISBN-13: 978-1882770397
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #715,292 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent, April 21, 2008

By	Thomas C. Amon - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book has a lot of good information in it but it reads like a science journal. It was also written like 10 years ago so much of it is outdated (particularly in regards to breeding success). It is however a good companion piece to "Monitors and Tegus (Complete Pet Owner's Manual)" by R.D. Bartlett.

4.0 out of 5 stars Great information, but mostly geared toward Savannahs, November 27, 2001

By A Customer

This book has a wealth of information within it, and describes every aspect of monitor ownership. And I have seen no greater book written on Savannah monitors in particular. But, if you are interested in obtaining or own a different species of monitor, such as a water or peach-throat, the book doesn't dwell on them too long. Simply a paragraph or two deals with other individual species. Which is OK, but it doesn't discuss all the special requirements of other species, which can be important, in its generalized chapters. Yet, if its savannahs your interested in, which are by far the easiest and most commonly kept, this IS the book for you! Don't miss it!
--Lauren

7 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great section on Argentine B/W tegus!, June 30, 1998

By A Customer

Did you know that the Argentine Black & White tegus, as you can read in this book, eat a larger variety of food than the Colombian tegus and can hibernate? It is all in this great book on tegus and monitors. Here is another example of this great book: "The Argentine Black and White tegu is the most desirable of all tegus" (p. 142 in Michael Balsai's book on monitors and tegus). Am I glad I found an Argentine tegu at Agama! Please read this book if you like tegus and other big lizards, it is fantastic!