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Written by a team of internationally respected herpetologists led by Philippe de Vosjoli, The Ball Python Manual is an authoritative introduction to this popular snake. The ball python is admired around the world for its distinctly African appearance and its relative medium size and tameability. This colorful manual offers up-to-date and reliable information on selection, acclimating, handling, housing and maintaining ball pythons, all of which will...
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The Burmese pythons, the subject of this care guide, is a giant snake with specific feeding, housing, and handling requirements, that is not ideal for most hobbyists and an unusual choice as a pet. Nonetheless, author Philippe de Vosjoli notes in the first chapter that his favorite snake was indeed a Burmese python, as no other snake "has ever equaled this particular animal in terms of personality and responsiveness." Indeed, he says, the Burmese...
43) Corn Snakes
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From choosing a pet to selecting a veterinarian to feeding, housing, breeding, and more, these books deliver the most helpful and up-to-date information available on popular reptiles and amphibians kept as pets.
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At last, a book to kick-off your hobby as a Koi-keeper. From how to build a Koi pond to choosing breeding stock, Koi: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Fish, provides the answers. You'll learn how to choose from the many pond materials on the market, how big your pond needs to be and where to place it in your yard. You'll also learn where to buy your fish, how to select healthy specimens and how to feed them to keep them in top form.
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Author David Perlowin states his purpose in writing this guide, "This book is intended to inform beginning and experienced hobbyists about selection, proper housing, feeding, general maintenance, and breeding of…" garter snakes and water snakes. Since these snakes are inexpensive and docile, they are commonly the first choice of young hobbyists (aka children). Perlowin's commonsense advice can help beginners decide whether or not these snakes are...
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The one and only chameleon is world renowned for its ability to change its skin color rapidly (throughout movement of pigment cells) and for the outrageous length of its tongue (more than one and a half times its body length!). Relatives of agamids and iguanas, chameleons are insect-eating, tree climbing reptiles that have highly specialized needs. Written by a team of experienced herp experts, Chameleons intends to instruct keepers on how to best...
47) La Iguana
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* ¿Le gustaría vivir con un pequeño dinosaurio en casa? No estamos bromeando. Si cuenta con el espacio adecuado y con la posibilidad de instalar un terrario apropiado, puede hacerse con una magnífica iguana verde, de un maravilloso color esmeralda con reflejos y rayas preciosas: turquesas o anaranjadas, ocres, grises o negras, según las variedades
* Desde luego, nadie podría criar una iguana sin haber leído antes una guía específica. Esta...
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What's Wong with My Snake? is one reptile care book from the highly acclaimed Advanced Vivarium Systems series. The AVS series, founded and guided by herpetocultural pioneer Philippe de Vosjoli, is the #1 series on reptile care. From choosing a pet to selecting a veterinarian to feeding, housing, breeding, and more, these books deliver the most helpful and up-to-date information available on popular reptiles and amphibians kept as pets.
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Animals are everywhere on earth. This means if we were to travel to every country and continent we would find an animal living there. Some animals live in a hot climate and some in a cold climate. Animals have been around for eons. Some animals like lizards, turtles, and fish have been around longer than dinosaurs have existed. Read this short non-fiction book and learn all you can about our most beloved animals.
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Las aves rapaces siempre han ejercido una gran fascinación por poderoso vuelo, su forma de lanzarse en picado sobre sus presas y sus majestuosos planeos. Sin embargo, también han tenido siempre -y todavía tienen- una mala reputación. Durante muchos siglos fueron perseguidas, acusadas de numerosos males (como, por ejemplo, de ser ladronas de ganado e incluso de niños), y hasta la actualidad no han encontrado su lugar en el corazón de los hombres....
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The Box Turtle Manual seeks to "help prospective owners keep their turtles healthy and happy." Given the low price tag placed on a box turtle in a pet shop, many casual shoppers add a box turtle to their household without preparation or knowledge about how to keep the animal alive. Since quality information is difficult to find on box turtles, Philippe de Vosjoli and Dr. Roger Klingenberger remedy the situation with this Advanced Vivarium Systems...
53) Las Cacatúas: Cómo elegirlas, cuidados diarios, comportamiento, alimentación, reproducción, expos
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Las cacatúas destacan por el penacho eréctil de color que adorna su cabeza. Pertenecen al grupo de los loros más grandes. Tienen un carácter afectuoso que atrae a todos los amantes de los pájaros. En este libro la autora nos aporta sus conocimientos etológicos sobre las aves de compañía. En él descubriremos el origen, la historia y la evolución de las cacatúas, sabremos cómo son las diferentes especies (géneros Cacatua, Eolophus, Probosciger,...
54) Las Cacatúas
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Las cacatúas destacan por el penacho eréctil de color que adorna su cabeza. Pertenecen al grupo de los loros más grandes. Tienen un carácter afectuoso que atrae a todos los amantes de los pájaros. En este libro la autora nos aporta sus conocimientos etológicos sobre las aves de compañía. En él descubriremos el origen, la historia y la evolución de las cacatúas, sabremos cómo son las diferentes especies (géneros Cacatua, Eolophus, Probosciger,...
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This Ant Farm Book is a guide to keeping and raising ant colonies from your home. It is the ultimate handbook for ant enthusiasts and any person that would want to keep and raise ants from home for any reason. It provides useful information and resources about ants and ant keeping.
Born out of practical experience and thorough research, this book contains helpful tips and all the do's and don'ts in ant keeping. A copy of this work is all you need...
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Crabbers should grab Philippe de Vosjoli manual on land hermit crabs for expert advice on keeping this popular and colorful invertebrate thriving in its vivarium! The popularity of hermit crabs is undeniable, as the author states in his introduction, Their droll appearances and interesting behaviors have made them appealing to both children and adults looking for an affordable, low maintenance, and undemanding pet." Land Hermit Crabs seeks to inform...
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For author Philippe de Vosjoli, "art is the actualization of a personal vision or message," and de Vosjoli's passion is snakes, which he believes are among the most beautiful animals on earth. Incorporating snakes into a naturalistic vivarium, the way lizards and amphibians usually are, adds a new element to snake keeping, elevating the hobby to a true art form. In The Art of Keeping Snakes, de Vosjoli pursues this concept and provides advice for...
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Twenty-one years ago, at a friend's request, a Massachusetts professor sketched out a blueprint for nonviolent resistance to repressive regimes. It would go on to be translated, photocopied, and handed from one activist to another, traveling from country to country across the globe: from Iran to Venezuela-where both countries consider Gene Sharp to be an enemy of the state-to Serbia; Afghanistan; Vietnam; the former Soviet Union; China; Nepal; and,...
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Reptiles and amphibians are among Egypt's most successful wildlife, found in almost every habitat in the country, from homes to fields and the desert itself. For the first time, A Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of Egypt provides concise, reliable, and up-to-date information on all of Egypt's principal species, with detailed material on their taxonomy, identification, natural history, and ecology. Based on fifteen years of fieldwork, this guide...
60) Los gecos
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Los gecos son saurios salvajes que pueden ser criados y admirados en hermosos terrarios biotopos. Desde siempre, estos animales han estado envueltos en un halo de misterio, ya sea porque son nocturnos o porque a lo largo de los siglos han sido considerados enigmáticos. En la actualidad, los gecos gozan de mayor atención e interés por parte de los amantes de los animales de terrario. Esta obra ofrece válidos consejos y sugerencias útiles a quienes...
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