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Written by a professional zoo keeper, this
handbook provides the reader with a practical, "hands-on"
approach to the husbandry of reptiles, including venomous snakes. The
wide variety of topics is presented concisely and in a manner that
enables the reader to obtain information quickly. Subjects include
nomenclature, taxonomy, anatomy, physiology, selection of species,
transporting, handling, housing, hygiene, feeding, nutritional
disorders, maintenance of insect colonies, health, medical and necropsy
considerations, reproduction, and egg incubation. The appendixes contain
information on the origins, climates, habits, habitats, approximate
adult sizes, and food preferences of all reptilian genera.
Reptile Keeper's
Handbook is the first of its kind to:
- be written from an on-the-job approach
by a professional zoo keeper.
- bridge the gap between highly
technical material for veterinarians and non-technical text for lay
readers.
- include comprehensive tables
containing information on the origin, climate, habits, habitats,
adult sizes and food preferences of all reptilian genera.
- present information in annotated
outline form for quick reference.
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"This is a very valuable book and it should find its way onto the
shelves of every herpetological institution. It not only offers a
fund of information to all who have a serious interest in herpetoculture
but will also appeal to those professionals, with little or no knowledge
of reptiles, who are faced with the prospect of handling these
animals. At the time of writing this review, the television
schedules appear to offer an abundance of candidates." -- David
Blatchford, Herpetological Bulletin-Number 74.
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