Bearded Dragon：有意健康的崇物 Bearded Dragon : Your Happy Healthy PetTM, 2nd Edition
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作者： Steve Grenard著
出 版 社： Oxford University Press USA
出版时间： 2007-11-1字数：版次： 1页数： 128印刷时间： 2007/11/01开本： 32开印次： 1纸张： 胶版纸I S B N ： 9780470165119包装： 精装内容简介
The authoritative information and advice you need, illustrated throughout with full-color photographs—now revised and redesigned to be even more reader-friendly!
Bearded dragons are increasingly popular; they may soon overtake the green iguana as the most popular reptile in the U.S. With their unique appearance, docile nature, and minimal care requirements, beardies make a great introduction to reptile keeping. With colorful photos, charts, and tables, this guide covers the basics, including:
The beardie's background and the various breeds of bearded dragons
Choosing your bearded dragon
Setting up and maintaining your beardie's home, complete with a basking area and lighting
Feeding and caring for your bearded dragon
作者简介
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: Frogs and Toads, An Owner’s Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet: 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.
目录
Part I: The Wonderful Lizard of Oz
Chapter 1: What Is the Lizard of Oz?
The Types of Bearded Dragons
Chapter 2: The Wild Life of the Bearded Dragon
Temperature Regulation
Predator and Prey
Beardie Social Interactions
Bearded Dragons as Pets
Courtship and Mating
Chapter 3: Beardies in and out of Oz
Australian Wildlife Crises
How the Bearded Dragon Left Oz
An Australian Perspective
Part II: Your Pet Bearded Dragon
Chapter 4: The Biology of Beardies
Beardie Anatomy
Beardie Physiology
Beardie Senses
Chapter 5: Choosing a Pet Bearded Dragon
Bring Home a Healthy Beardie
Color Variations and Designer Beardies
Where to Get Your Bearded Dragon
Chapter 6: Setting Up Your Beardie’s Home
Indoor Housing
Lighting the Lizard of Oz
Providing Heat
Cage Cleaning and Maintenance
Outdoor Housing
Part III: Caring for Your Bearded Dragon
Chapter 7: Feeding Your Bearded Dragon
Fruits and Veggies
Commercial Lizard Foods
Insects
Feeding Babies—Newborn to 4 Months Old
Feeding Adults—4 Months to Adulthood
Water for Your Beardies
Chapter 8: Keeping Your Beardie Healthy
Choosing a Veterinarian
Hereditary Diseases
Nutritional Disorders
Traumatic Injuries
Infectious Diseases
Parasitic Infections
Handling Do’s and Don’ts
Dystocia
Neurological Disorders
Environmental Toxins
Brumation
Chapter 9: Breeding Bearded Dragons
Sexing
Conditioning and Nutrition
Getting to Know You
Egg Laying
Incubating Bearded Dragon Eggs
Hatching Eggs
Baby Dragons
Appendix: Learning More About Your Bearded
Dragon
Some Good Books
Magazines
Internet Resources
Reptile Veterinarians
Shows, Expos, and Swap Meets
Shopping on the Internet
Index