The Leopard Gecko Manual: Expert Advice for Keeping and Caring for a Healthy Leopard Gecko

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Thomas Mazorlig Roger J. Klingenberg

The Leopard Gecko Manual

Expert Advice for Keeping and Caring for a Healthy Leopard Gecko

Thomas Mazorlig, Roger J. Klingenberg, Ron Tremper , Brian Viets

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Companion House
01 August 2018

Reptiles & amphibians as pets

The leopard gecko has fast become the reptilian version of the parakeet or goldfish. Considered to be the first domesticated species of lizard, the leopard gecko is attractive, perfectly sized, and easy to breed. Leopard Gecko Manual takes a close look at all the characteristics that have made these attractive lizards so amazingly popular in the pet world. Written by a team of herpetoculture experts and gecko specialists, this up-to-date and authoritative guide provides reliable guidelines for keepers who wish to add a gecko to their vivarium and maintain their pet in excellent health and condition. This second edition is revised and expanded to include new sections on Gecko nutrition and feeding, housing, breeding, and banded Geckos.

Inside the Leopard Gecko Manual:

How to select leopard geckos as pets or for breeding

Understanding the anatomy and behavior of these fascinating lizards

Feeding your leopard gecko a nutritionally sound diet, with the latest insights on feeder insects and prepared foods

How to design and maintain the ideal naturalistic habitat for your leopard gecko

Detailed information on all aspects of breeding, egg-laying, and incubation

What you need to know about skin shedding cycles and tail loss

Recognizing signs of disease and how to handle health issues

Special chapters on African fat-tailed geckos and other eublepharids

By: Thomas Mazorlig, Roger J. Klingenberg, Ron Tremper, Brian Viets, Phillippe Vosjoli
Imprint: Companion House
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 203mm,
ISBN: 9781620082591
ISBN 10: 1620082594
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 01 August 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Philippe de Vosjoli is an expert on reptile husbandry who revolutionized herpetoculture with the Advanced Vivarium Systems series of books. He has written more than twenty books and one hundred articles on the care and breeding of reptiles and amphibians. Thomas Mazorlig has a BS in biology from Cornell University. He was the editor of Reptile and Amphibian Hobbyist magazine and was a former editor of reptile, amphibian and bird books. Tom has kept a wide variety of reptile species and has bred bearded dragons, chameleons and colubrid snakes for many years.

Reviews for The Leopard Gecko Manual: Expert Advice for Keeping and Caring for a Healthy Leopard Gecko

if you're thinking of taking the reptile ownership plunge and you're like me and partial to geckos, this book is ideal to get you started. --Pet Lady Blog