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The Leopard Gecko Manual: Expert Advice for Keeping and Caring for a Healthy Leopard Gecko
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
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
Inside the Leopard Gecko
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
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211 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 12, 2017
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April 17, 2020
Amazing
In the decision to purchase my first Gecko this book provides a great foundation in purchasing, set up, and what to expect. In addition the book is full of gorgeous pictures and precise feeding instructions.
In the decision to purchase my first Gecko this book provides a great foundation in purchasing, set up, and what to expect. In addition the book is full of gorgeous pictures and precise feeding instructions.
May 18, 2019
Enjoyable informative
I am new to keeping leopard geckos. I need all the help I can get. This book was very informative.
I am new to keeping leopard geckos. I need all the help I can get. This book was very informative.
November 20, 2023
Very informative read!!!!
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