A Guide to Health & Disease in Reptiles & Amphibians
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This 176-page title with 240 colour photographs is the only pet owner/breeder reference on health and diseases in reptiles and amphibians in captivity.
All aspects regarding the captive care of snakes, pythons, lizards, turtles and frogs are presented in a simple-to-follow layout.
The 240 colour images show examples of typical health problems to assist the herpetologist in recognising signs as well as information about the treatment or action to take to rectify or reduce the spread of disease and support the reptile/amphibian back to good health.
Too many ill animals are presented to veterinarians by keepers who are mortified when they realise that, through their lack of understanding of correct housing, hygiene, heating, lighting, feeding and breeding procedures, they may have contributed to the onset of disease in the animal in their care. Although this is not always the case, a large percentage of sick pythons, lizards, turtles and frogs are due to incorrect management.
Become informed to prevent health problems from entering your collection. Furthermore, become better equipped to recognise signs of illness before further development may prohibit a return to good health.
This book is an essential reference for any responsible keeper of reptiles and amphibians.
Publisher : Reptile Publications
Publication date : February 28, 2014
Language : English
Print length : 174 pages
ISBN-10 : 0987244701
ISBN-13 : 978-0987244703
Item Weight : 1.05 pounds
Dimensions : 6.54 x 0.4 x 9.25 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #8,797,799 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #2,081 in Biology of Reptiles & Amphibians #2,394 in Reptile & Amphibian Care #6,826 in Veterinary Medicine (Books)
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Mark Simpson –
Cutting edge of health care for Australian herps
A Guide to… Health & Disease in REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS by Drs Carmel and Johnson is an outstanding contribution to the health care of herps. It will become a much-used mainstay on the bookshelf of all herpetoculturists with an interest in Australian species as the text has an outstanding Australian focus (something notably missing from other texts in this area). The text is not designed to be a “how to diagnose and treat” reference, rather it highlights diseases and how to prevent them for the herp keeper. As veterinarians who work with reptiles and amphibians each day, their advice is practical and relevant, and they have managed to squeeze a huge amount of information into the 174 pages. While there is a large volume of information, the authors are to be commended for the relaxed and easily-digestible format, with many tables and demonstrative photographs highlighting the points made in the text. I highly recommend this text to all those who keep Australian reptiles and amphibians in captivity.
TD –
The book is much less about diseases of reptiles and amphibians, but on 50% on care and keeping them. I have not found what was promised – lot of photographs but really few useful (and scientifically exact) information even on most common diseases of reptiles. The book is for beginners in animal keeping, but not for professionals looking for specific and scientific things.Lot of unneeded photos on “how to select and animal” or “how to equip terraria” – who need this in a book titled “Health & disease…” ?!Generally, weak & mostly useless title.