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The General Care and Maintenance of Green Anoles (General Care and Maintenance of Series)


by Philippe De Vosjoli

List Price: $5.95
3 New starting at: $6.87
23 Used starting at: $0.01
Sales Rank: 1006062
Studio: Advanced Vivarium Systems
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 47
Publication Date: December 31, 1969
Publisher: Advanced Vivarium Systems


EDITORIAL REVIEWS

Book Description
Green anoles are the most sold pet lizards in the world. Although a hardy species, they have certain requirements which have to be met if they are to live long term. This best-selling book remains the best on the subject presenting in detail vivarium design, feeding, supplementation and breeding. Other species of anoles are covered including Cuban knight anoles, Bahaman brown and Jamaican anoles. Illustrated with many color photos and illustrations. 47pp. color


CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 8 reviews)

Decent, but we need better.  
It's hard to find reliable care books for reptiles theses days. Mostly because of product placement. All too often I see photos of poor UVB lights, heat rocks, or harmful cage substrate in books just because of product placement (and the author probably got paid).

This book is tolerable. Though it doesn't get an A from me. It's not exactly brand new, and that is the most obvious reason books are bad. They make excellent resources for unchangable facts such as "green anoles are green when healthy." But newsletters, journals, and authentic online sources are better.

This is probably the best anole book out there though. But it's truly not enough folks. Like all books he tries to stress the things to do. But like all books he doesn't stress the worse things not to do.

Information on harmful products to avoid , cutting edge health remedies, which brands of UVB light are best, very explicit and dirty issues with housing anoles with other species, information on better insects such as silkworms (we need to abolish meal worms and wax worms already, folks!), and things about anole diets one must know (such as why pet store vitamins may be bad and why canned or commerical diets are a joke).

Like I said, it's good to get one interested. But it's not the anole care bible by a long shot.
February 20, 2002


Nice, basic book  
I though that this was a good, basic book about anoles. It is a good book for general information about these lizards. However, I would have appreciated more detailed information about how to take care of crickets.
April 07, 2000

Its like the discover channel with pages.  
This book is verry enlightning I found everything I need to know about the little devils...lol.
January 27, 2000

Its like the discover channel with pages.  
This book is verry enlightning I found everything I need to know about the little devils...lol.
January 27, 2000

Anoles book hits mark.  
This is an excellent book for beginners to keeping anoles. Though quite commonly sold as pets, decent, correct information about their care is rare. The price is reasonable, and the pictures both pretty and illustrative. The reviewers who complained about "big words" and difficult text will find the book easier to read after they finish high school.
January 14, 2000


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