amphibians as pets

Explores how to keep snakes, frogs, bearded dragons, and other reptiles and amphibians as pets.

Reptiles and amphibians can be fantastic pets, and readers of this expert guide will learn everything they need to know to take care of these interesting creatures.

Discusses the characteristics, capture, care, and feeding of frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and other amphibians.

Explains how to choose and care for reptiles and amphibians.

Provides a practical guide to creating and maintaining a terrarium or vivarium for reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates; covering equipment, controlling the environment, furnishings, plants, food and feeding, breeding, health, and more.

Discusses keeping reptiles and amphibians as pets and presents instructions for constructing desert, woodland, and semi-acquatic vivariums.

Contains profiles of twenty-five of the best reptiles and amphibians to keep as pets, offers advice on how to make a good pet choice, and provides information on caging, feeding and watering techniques, breeding, and health.

Presents information on keeping amphibians as pets, with chapters on housing, feeding, breeding, and health care, plus educational sections on evolution, fossil history, taxonomy, habits and habitats.

Suggestions for collecting and keeping as pets such small animals as snails, toads, worms, ants, butterflies, and starfish.