Popular Amphibians

by Philippe De Vosjoli

Book Overview

Frogs, toads, salamanders, and newts are among pet owner's favorite amphibians, and this colorful guide proves the perfect introduction to these fascinating animals. Author Philippe de Vosjoli... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1882770609
• ISBN13: 9781882770601
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Companionhouse Books
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Solid information, but the species covered are odd

This book details the general types of naturalistic vivaria suitable for amphibians and tells, to a decent degree how to set them up--what plants are suitable, how to plant and grow them, etc. This itself is nice, and makes the book worthwhile; if you're an amphibian person, this would be a good reference for that section alone, as naturalistic vivaria are well suited for amphibians, and vice versa. Also, he covers communal tanks to the best of his ability, detailing what's worked for him. However, he does not collaborate with others on this book, meaning that his experince is most of what you get. Although DeVosloji has great experince, and is an accomplished herpetoculturist, this excludes many species of commonly kept amphibians; Horned Frogs, White's Tree Frogs, BullFrogs, Red Eye Tree Frogs are all among the common species left out of the species care section. That said, he does discuss how to piece together information on how to care for an animal based on what is known of it's natural habitat, something I dearly wish more titles would do, as it is impossible to give care information for every species. This book is very useful for vivarium design, and for general information on disease and vivarium maintence (esp. with water quality advice) but is an incomplete guide to species care. I feel it's still worth 4 stars, due to the extensive section on how to set up and maintain a vivarium well, and because he discusses how to figure out an animal's care based on habitat. However you will need other resources besides just this book