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Encyclopedia of Keeping and Breeding Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles (Paperback)

by A.C. Highfield (Author)
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  • Paperback: 295 pages
  • Publisher: Carapace Press (Jan 1996)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1873943067
  • ISBN-13: 978-1873943069
  • Product Dimensions: 24 x 17.6 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 360,946 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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This comprehensive reference text provides information on the captive maintenance of tortoises and turtles. It contains detailed sections on housing, feeding, diseases and treatments.

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5.0 out of 5 stars If you have a turtle or tortoise you need this book!, 28 Oct 2001
In a short period of time my copy has aged, not because of poor quality but because of the use it gets! Whether you keep one Tortoise or are a serious hobbyist with many hard backed charges then this book is essential. This volume may seem expensive at the outset but the piece of mind offerd by such a detailed and relevant work far out ways this. The language is simple and yet detailed and different topics are easily referenced. This allows the turtle keeper to make informed decisions about the correct husbandry, health care and medical needs of their animals. The plates in the book cover many turtle ailments and the detail about the more commonly kept species is sufficiently detailed for such a book. A comprehensive bibliography allows further reading on particular species. Having kept turtles for 20 years it was most excellent to find a book that offered new ideas on captive environments and habitats. The section on diseases can be a little alarming at first but the suggested precautions against the various problems forearm the keeper. To conclude, my animals have and will benefit further from having this reference work in my Chelonian library. Once again a must for all keepers who want the best for their turtles and tortoises.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Quality reference book for the chelonia enthusiast, 20 Oct 2005
Although it has what can only be described as a scientific approach to keeping tortoises and turtles, the book repeats itself on many of the issues surrounding conditions and time in hibernation etc. For example, as a marignated tortoise keeper I expected more than 1 page in the 257 page book (excluding glossary and references etc). Within these 257 pages, there are many references to many different types of turtle and tortoise, but only very breifly. As a result, it seems the author has tried to fit such a substatial topic into too small a book, and this detracts from the overall appeal. It is an encyclopedia, however a book for turtle keepers and a book for tortoise keepers would have been far better, as the author could have gone more in-depth with each specie. I am saying this as I don't particularly have the same feelings towards turtles as I do tortoises with regards character etc., and I would never consider having a turtle as a pet.

Gives excellent practical advice on general health problems and questions you have regarding hibernation, food, substrate etc if you are in doubt for every specie.

Overall, an excellent book if you want to get clued up on chelonia. If you are wanting more in-depth information for your specie or its family, look elsewhere.

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