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Title: Vivaria Designs (Advanced Vivarium Systems)
ISBN: 1882770927
Author:
Jerry G. Walls
Publicate Date: 2007-03-02
Publish: 2007-03-02
List Price: $12.95
Average Customer Rating: 4.0
Format: Paperback
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1: Vivaria for herps
A very general book on habitats for herps. More chapters on dry scapes then for amphibians. Easy reading.
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2: This book was great!
I really thought this was a great book! It would be great for anyone that wants to start a vivaria. It even had a list of plants to use for a live tank, and alot of books don't have those.
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3: a manual long needed in the reptile and amphibian keeper hobby
The modern-day reptile and amphibian keeper has long needed a sound book covering the topic of basic vivaria design with a generalist approach. Previous to this, there have been two excellent books written by "the vivarist" himself, Phillipe de Vosjoli, with one book treating desert vivaria design and the other teaching us how to artistically creat a living vivarium for snakes.
Mr. Walls, another expert, has provided the all-around beginning and intermediate herp keeper with the basics of cages, restraint, and several tried-and-true, fundamental vivarium designs covering ever major biome (e.g. desert, rainforest, woodland, etc.) where herps are found on planet earth. This book was written with practically every type of common pet reptile or amphibian in mind.
This is a must have for every pet store owner who wants to display and sell herps, and for every young lad or lass who is lucky enough to have parents who will let them keep and enjoy God's creatures in their home. If you want to become a zoo keeper when you grow up, learn the basics that are taught in this book. If you want the little pet that you brought home to thrive, do the same.
I believe this book is a manifestation of the growing sophistication of the hobby.
I would, however, love to see an author tackle a much more in-depth, large-scale approach to the subject. I'm sure that there are some zoo keepers who could teach us how to build some amazing, detail-oriented, half-a-room-sized vivaria.
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