Frogs, Toads, and Treefrogs: A Complete Pet Owner's Manual
Terrarium keepers will find advice from two of the country's leading experts on amphibians, their housing, care, and breeding in this helpful title. This book is a title in Barron's extensive line of Complete Pet Owner's Manuals . Heavily illustrated with color photos and instructive line art, these books present information on housing, feeding, health care, the title animal's traits—and where applicable, on grooming, training, and breeding. Each book is individually written by a trainer,...
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(back cover) Information and advice to help you take good care of your Frogs, Toads, and Treefrogs Typical frogs, toads, and treefrogs: their origins, anatomy, life cycles, and more Expert advice: feeding, breeding, terrarium maintenance, and general care Appreciating frogs, toads, and treefrogs: identifying varieties and observing their behavior Step-by-step directions for daily care Informative checklists and sidebars Filled with handsome full-color photos (picture caption) Observing these amphibians in your terrarium is invariably a fascinating and rewarding experience.
Understanding Anurans 5Call Uniqueness 5Male Competition 5Anuran Oddities 5What Is Happening to the Frogs? 7Frog Watching and Photographing 9The Weather and the Environment 9The Season 9The Calls 10How to Start 10Caging Techniques 13Microenvironments 13Indoor Caging 14Selecting Cage Furnishings 22Terrarium Cleanliness 22How-to: Lighting, Heating, and Hydrating 24Diets 27What Do They Eat? 27Insects 27Mice 31Health Hints and Medications 33Touching Your Frogs, Toads, and Treefrogs 33Proper Hygiene 33Ailments and Treatments 33Reproductive Behavior 37Breeding Basics 37Development of the Eggs 37The Tadpoles 38Cycling Your Frog, Toad, or Treefrog for Breeding 39How-to: Identify Tadpoles 42Species Descriptions 45The Fire-Bellied Toads: Family Bombinatoridae 45Aquarium Favorites: Family Pipidae 48Burrowers: Family Megophryidae 52The Wonderful Hopping Mouths: Family Leptodactylidae 53Backyard Favorites and Exotic Rarities: Family Bufonidae 59Neotropical Forestland Gems: Family Dendrobatidae 61Arboreal Favorites: Family Hylidae 70Typical Frogs: Family Ranidae 81Madagascar's Magnificent Mantellas: Family Mantellidae 83The Malayan Painted Frog: Family Microhylidae 89Information 90Glossary 92Index 94
