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Desert lizards : captive husbandry and propagation / by Randall L. Gray ; with contributions from Dan McCarron and Tim Tytle.
Veterinary: Atwood Library (Campus) SF459.L5 G63 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gray, Randall L., 1950-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lizards as pets.
- Desert animals.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 130 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- Original edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Malabar, FL : Krieger Pub., 2003.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Deserts 1
- Desert Ecosystems 1
- Desert Lizards 4
- Chapter 2 Simulating Desert Environments in Captivity 9
- Indoor Cages 9
- Substrates 12
- Cage Landscaping 13
- Temperature and Lighting 14
- Water 18
- Outdoor Cages 18
- Social Behavior 22
- Chapter 3 Feeding Desert Lizards 25
- Insect Food 25
- Increasing the Nutritive Value of Insect Food 26
- Feeding Omnivorous Lizards 27
- Vitamin and Mineral Supplementation 28
- Chapter 4 Captive Propagation 31
- Sexing 31
- Hibernation 36
- Nesting Sites 37
- Egg Incubation 38
- Chapter 5 Spiny-tailed Lizards 41
- Taxonomy and Natural History 42
- Care in Captivity 56
- Reproduction 58
- Chapter 6 Chuckawallas 65
- Taxonomy and Natural History 66
- Care in Captivity 73
- Reproduction 74
- Chapter 7 Desert Iguanas 77
- Taxonomy and Natural History 77
- Care in Captivity 78
- Reproduction 80
- Chapter 8 Horned Lizards 81
- Taxonomy and Natural History 82
- Care in Captivity 86
- Reproduction 89
- Chapter 9 Collared Lizards / Dan McCarron 91
- Taxonomy and Natural History 92
- Care in Captivity 95
- Reproduction 100
- Chapter 10 Geckos / Tim Tytle 105
- Taxonomy and Natural History 105
- Care in Captivity 109
- Reproduction 116.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-122) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1575241609
- OCLC:
- 46421811
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