Description
The authoritative information and advice you need, illustrated throughout with full-color photographs--now revised and redesigned to be even more reader-friendly!
Frogs and toads are perennial favorite pets. They include easy-to-care for breeds and intriguing, exotic varieties. For both first-time pet owners and life-long hobbyists, frogs and toads can make fascinating pets, but it is essential to learn how to care for them properly. With colorful photos, charts, and tables, this guide covers the basics, including:
*Choosing your frog or toad
*Creating and maintaining your pet's new habitat
*Feeding and caring for your frog or toad
*Keeping your pet healthy
You'll also learn about the varieties of frogs and toads, and about their existence in the wild.
Author: Steve Grenard
Publisher: Howell Books
Published: 10/01/2007
Pages: 130
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.67lbs
Size: 8.38h x 5.58w x 0.52d
ISBN13: 9780470165102
ISBN10: 0470165103
BISAC Categories:
- Pets | Reptiles, Amphibians & Terrariums
About the Author
Steve Grenard is an avid herpetologist with more than forty years of experience with amphibians and reptiles; he published a paper on the reproduction of the Marsupial Frog in 1958. In the summer of 2000, he published a controversial and widely debated review in "Natural History Magazine" on the possibility of American rattlesnake venoms evolving new properties. He is the author of several Howell Book House titles, including: "Your Happy Healthy Pet: Bearded Dragon, An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet: The Lizard, " and "Amphibians: Their Care and Keeping." He is also the author of a number of scholarly medical and herpetological books, including "Medical Herpetology" and "Handbook of Alligators and Crocodiles, " and is the author of "Introduction to Respiratory Care, " a best-selling text review of respiratory therapy. Steve is a board-certified respiratory therapist and polysomnographer and is the clinical coordinator of the Institute of Sleep Medicine at Staten Island University Hospital in Staten Island, New York.