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The poison dart frogs are some of the most recognisable creatures of the rain forest, famous (or infamous) for their spectacular colours and toxic skin. Additionally, they are often kept in natural terrariums in living rooms, offices, and classrooms, bringing a bit of the jungle indoors. Caring for a dart frog or three doesn't have to be difficult, but it does need to be done right. Like other reptiles and amphibians, pet dart frogs need the proper environment and diet to remain healthy. This guide is a complete care manual for the brilliant and fascinating poison dart frogs. It contains information on numerous species - common and rare - including the blue, yellow-banded, dyeing, and phantasmal dart frogs. The eye-catching sidebars, boxes, and photographs illustrate key topics essential to owners of these beautiful amphibians. Poison Dart Frogs will help you keep your frog healthy for all of his life.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A great little book from people with hands on experience and know what they are doing. Easy to read but full of valuable information.
Howard
Howard
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'Thanks for the book. I got it, now I read and enjoy reading!Very good and informative book, I hope to gain new knowledge from this book.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
A Good Book
23 Mar 2011
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Poison Dart Frogs (Complete Herp Care) was good book back a few years ago. It provides generic instructions on fruit fly culturing and housing construction. Taxonomic information is now incorrect (correct at time of publication) and inaccurate information is provided in at least one section (page 9, Dendrobates auratus can be removed legally from Hawaii with a permit, while the book claims it is illegal.) It does provide a nice section previewing species. It is not a bad book to have, but not as instructional as another.
I recommend Poison Dart Frogs: A Guide to Care and Breeding which is a better beginner's guide. It provides detailed instructions on habitat design with pictures. It guides you though the process instead a page and half instructions on design with only 4 pictures or no pictures in the case of backgrounds.
If you are wanting specific species information spend the money on Poison Frogs: Biology, Species & Captive Husbandry. It is the "bible" of Dart Frogs, it is the best dart frogs book to date, hands down a must have for any hobbyist.
I recommend Poison Dart Frogs: A Guide to Care and Breeding which is a better beginner's guide. It provides detailed instructions on habitat design with pictures. It guides you though the process instead a page and half instructions on design with only 4 pictures or no pictures in the case of backgrounds.
If you are wanting specific species information spend the money on Poison Frogs: Biology, Species & Captive Husbandry. It is the "bible" of Dart Frogs, it is the best dart frogs book to date, hands down a must have for any hobbyist.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Excellent reference resource
13 Jan 2009
Format:Paperback
After having read several other books about tree frogs and keeping them, we found it difficult to find consistant advise that worked for us. The false bottom tank modelwas perfect, and in fact we had been buying our dart frogs from the authors, so we saw it first hand.
The book is well written, doesn't assume you are a professional herpetoculturist or herpetologist, but someone who wants to add some amazing color to their terrarium or creating the perfect habitat for some minature frogs.
The Sihlers have been raising dart frogs for well over a decade, starting when not a lot was known about breeding, yet they managed to become top class breeders of Rain Forest amphibians in the middle of the Sonoran Desert.
The book is well written, doesn't assume you are a professional herpetoculturist or herpetologist, but someone who wants to add some amazing color to their terrarium or creating the perfect habitat for some minature frogs.
The Sihlers have been raising dart frogs for well over a decade, starting when not a lot was known about breeding, yet they managed to become top class breeders of Rain Forest amphibians in the middle of the Sonoran Desert.
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful
I recommend this book to anyone just starting out in this Hobby!
12 May 2008
Format:Paperback
I purchased this book two weeks ago and read it entirely in just a few short days and I must say i have never been more pleased with a book, I had a lot of fears going in to this hobby as I have read elsewhere that these Frogs can be very hard to keep and this book has help put me at ease, from breeding to health and feeding this book has you covered.
The only thing I wish they went more in to was new vivarium setups and that they can get mold growth in them, this however will disappear overtime (found out with a bit of googling), but then the book is about keeping dart frogs and not vivarium joys & horrors. So I will excuse this factor. :D
The only thing I wish they went more in to was new vivarium setups and that they can get mold growth in them, this however will disappear overtime (found out with a bit of googling), but then the book is about keeping dart frogs and not vivarium joys & horrors. So I will excuse this factor. :D
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