Encyclopedia of Terrarium

This book contains essential information that every terrarium hobbyist should know before getting started. The Terrarium Encyclopedia covers not only reptiles and amphibians, but also numerous insect species, Arachnids, centipedes and millipedes. Very little information is available on these animals elsewhere. This book provides clear-cut answers to many questions and includes, 'How do these animals eat and grow? And what is the best way to keep and breed them?' The breeding of terrarium animals is also an important aspect of keeping a terrarium. If terrarium hobbyists are able to be as self-sufficient as possible by breeding their own animals, the capturing of animals in the wild can be kept to a minimum. The Terrarium Encyclopedia is for anyone interested in terrariums, from beginners to experienced hobbyists. This indispensable encyclopaedia for terrarium owners contains among other things essential information on the following: Reptiles (lizards, snakes, turtles and crocodiles); Amphibians (frogs, toads and salamanders); Arachnids (including around 100 bird spiders together with photographs); Insects (praying mantises, fruit beetles, grasshoppers, assassin, bugs, cockroaches, more than one hundred stick insects and much more); Pill bugs, centipedes and millipedes; Housing (types of terrariums, techniques, how to convert an old aquarium into a terrarium and more); Feeding (including breeding feeder animals, vitamins and minerals); Handling (picking up the animals and the risks involved); Common diseases and problems. Most importantly, all animals sections deal with breeding!