Hi all,

I am pleased to announce that the reptile book series that Scott Eipper, Danny Brown and Adam Elliott have been working on for what seems like an eternity are finally to be released in the next month, with the official public release at the Reptile Expo in Ipswich.



Scott's books include:A GUIDE TO AUSTRALIAN SNAKES IN CAPTIVITY—ELAPIDS AND COLUBRIDS This full colour, 280 page book provides detailed information on all aspects of captive husbandry relating to the most commonly kept species of Australian Elapid and Colubrid snakes. Over 500 full colour images support General Management information including understanding the different snake families, pet qualities, selection, handling, social behaviour, characteristics and habits, Handling including equipment and methods, transportation, Housing including indoor and outdoor types of enclosures, temperature and thermoregulation, lighting, ventilation, humidity, substrates, water requirements, Feeding including nutrition and food types, Breeding including sexing, cues, methods, mating and courtship, care of gravid females, egg-laying and birth, incubation and neonate care.

An essential overview of Health and Diseases is presented by Dr Robert Johnson BVSc MACVSc (Feline Medicine) CertZooMed BA Grad Dip Asian Studies CMAVA, and includes a glossary of health terms.

Individual species chapters profile the colubrids—the Brown Tree, Common Tree and Slaty Grey Snakes and the Keelback. The larger elapid family includes death adders, copperheads, the Australian Coral Snake, the crowned, small-eyed and whip groups, the DeVis’ Banded, White-lipped, Bardick, Red-naped, Orange-naped, Brown-headed, Swamp and Tiger Snakes, the broad-headed group, the taipans, the hooded and large black snake group, the Red-bellied Black Snake, the large and small brown groups, the Curl and Rough-scaled Snakes and the Bandy Bandy, as well as the sole member of the Homalopsid family, the Macleay’s Water Snake. Within each species chapter information is presented on Description, In the Wild, Captive Housing, Diet, Breeding, Longevity, Ease of Keeping, Venom and Bite, Availability and includes a distribution map.

The book is completed with a Glossary, References, Australian Herpetological Societies and Wildlife Licensing Authorities and First Aid.

A GUIDE TO AUSTRALIAN FROGS IN CAPTIVITY
This full colour, 152 page book provides detailed information on all aspects of captive husbandry relating to the most commonly kept species of Australian frogs. Over 220 full colour images support General Management information including pet qualities, social behaviour and habits, selection, handling, transportation, Housing including indoor and outdoor set-ups, types of enclosures, thermoregulation and heating, lighting, humidity, substrates, water requirements, Feeding including nutrition and live prey, Breeding including cues and stimulus, breeding cycles and tadpole requirements.
An essential overview of Health and Diseases is presented by Dr Robert Johnson BVSc MACVSc (Feline Medicine) CertZooMed BA Grad Dip Asian Studies CMAVA, and includes a glossary of health terms.
Individual species chapters profile 22 species in the Hylidae family of tree frogs—the Eastern Snapping, Water-holding, Green and Gold Bell, Green Tree, Red-eyed Green Tree, Blue Mountains Tree, Brown Tree, Dwarf Tree, Dainty Tree, Giant Tree, Leseur’s, Motorbike, Narrow-fringed, Peron’s, Green Stream, Southern Bell, Roth’s Tree, Red Tree, Magnificent Tree, Whistling Tree, Stoney Creek and Orange-thighed Frogs. The five species in the Limnodynastidae family of marsh frogs covered include the Giant Burrowing, Eastern Banjo, Striped Marsh, Spotted Marsh and Holy Cross Frogs and the five species in the Myobatrachidae family of ground frogs featured include the Common Froglet, the Great Barred, Giant Barred, the Red-crowned and the Southern Toadlets.Within each species chapter, information is presented on Description, In the Wild, Housing, Diet, Breeding, Ease of Keeping, and Availability and includes a distribution map.
The book is completed with a Glossary, References, Australian Herpetological Societies and Wildlife Licensing contacts.

Danny's contribution is five books, four of which will be released immediately and the 'Bible" (“A Guide to Australian Lizards in Captivity”) that is completed and will be released next year

A Guide to Australian Lizards in Captivity” DUE OUT 2013
This full colour, 963 page book by Dr Danny Brown provides the most comprehensive and detailed account of Australian Lizards species with information on all aspects of captive husbandry relating to all species of Australian Lizards that may be maintained in captivity. This includes individual chapters on Bynoe’s and Desert cave Geckoes, Dtellas and House Geckos, Chameleon Geckos, Giant Cave and Giant Tree Geckos, Knob-Tailed Geckos, Leaf-Tailed geckos, Spiny-Tailed Geckos, Ring-Tailed Geckos, Small Terrestrial geckos, Thick-Tailed Geckos, Velvet Geckos and the Pygopods including Delma’s, Scaly-Foots and Burtons Legless Lizards, Blue-Tongued and Shingleback Skinks, Burrowing Skinks, Crevice Skinks and their Allies, Forest and Water Skinks, Prickly Forest and Nangur Skinks, Rainbow Skinks, Sand Swimmers, Slender Blue-Tongue Skinks, Pink-Tongued Skinks, Small Terrestrial Skinks, Striped Skinks, Bearded Dragons, Crevice and Rock Dragons, Two-Lined Dragons, Earless dragons, Heath Dragons, Frilled Dragons, Large Arboreal Dragons, Rainforest dragons, Sand Dragons, Small arboreal Dragons, Thorny Devils, Water Dragons, , Large Terrestrial and Arboreal Monitors, Rock Monitors, Rainforest Monitors, Small Terrestrial Monitors, Small and Medium Arboreal Monitors and Water Monitors.
The book is littered with the largest collection of reptile images ever presented with over 3000 images from some of Australia’s finest reptile photographers, many unique to this book and many showing species never before illustrated, undescribed species and unobserved behaviours. These full colour images show all aspects of sexing, housing, breeding as well as the general appearance of the species within each chapter including dozens of morphotypes of visually variable species.
Whilst this title is a compilation of a proportion of the information in the four individual titles on Dragons, Skinks, Monitors, and Geckos and Pygopods it includes an additional four chapters, more extensive information on natural history, taxonomy and husbandry techniques and over 3000 images, almost twice the unique images of all the individual books combined.
The Book begins with a 100 page section on General husbandry that covers Stock Selection, Handling and Hygiene, Transportation, Purchase Etiquette, Security and Safety, Quarantine, Indoor and Outdoor Enclosure Options, Enclosure size, Compatibility, Ventilation, Substrate choices, Hide sites, Enclosure Enrichment, Heating, Lighting, Thermostats, Invertebrate and Vertebrate food items, Artificial diets, Culturing Insect foods, Dietary Supplements and Dealing with Feeding problems.
This is followed with 60 pages on breeding that includes Visual sexing techniques, other Sexing techniques including some revolutionary new methods, Courtship and Mating, Cooling and Separation, Reproductive Strategies, Caring for gravid females, Nest facilities, Egg Management, Artificial Incubation facilities and regimes, Temperature Dependent Sex Determination and Hatchling care. The final section in the Husbandry chapters is a comprehensive 40 page guide to common Diseases and Disorders of Australian Lizards such as Nutritional, Parasitic, Skin, Nail, Eye, Respiratory, Traumatic, Reproductive and Oral disorders. This is completed with a guide to Administration of Medications and Making the most of your Reptile Veterinarian. Within each of the 39 Genus/Species chapters, information is presented on Pronunciation, Descriptions, Sexing, Subspecies, Distribution, Habitat, Captive status, Indoor and Outdoor Housing, Compatibility, Feeding, Breeding methods, Incubation, Colour variants and Hybrids. Much of this information is published here for the first time. The book is completed with chapters on Herpetological Societies, Websites, an extensive Bibliography and a Glossary of common reptile words and phrases. My small book series includes:

A Guide to Australian Dragons in Captivity”This full colour, 296 page book, with over 450 images, by Dr Danny Brown provides detailed information on all aspects of captive husbandry relating to the most commonly kept species of Australian Dragon Lizards including Bearded Dragons, Crevice and Rock Dragons, Two-Lined Dragons, Earless dragons, Heath Dragons, Frilled Dragons, Large Arboreal Dragons, Rainforest dragons, Sand Dragons, Small arboreal Dragons and Water Dragons.

A Guide to Australian Geckos and Pygopods in Captivity”This full colour, 352 page book ,with over 600 images, by Dr Danny Brown provides detailed information on all aspects of captive husbandry relating to the most commonly kept species of Australian Gecko and Pygopod species including Bynoe’s and Desert cave Geckoes, Dtellas and House Geckos, Giant Cave and Giant Tree Geckos, Knob-Tailed Geckos, Leaf-Tailed geckos, Spiny-Tailed Geckos, Ring-Tailed Geckos, Small Terrestrial geckos, Thick-Tailed Geckos, Velvet Geckos and the Pygopods including Delma’s, Scaly-Foots and Burtons Legless Lizards.

A Guide to Australian Skinks in Captivity This full colour, 360 page book ,with over 500 images, by Dr Danny Brown provides detailed information on all aspects of captive husbandry relating to the most commonly kept species of Australian Skink species including Blue-Tongued and Shingleback Skinks, Burrowing Skinks, Crevice Skinks and their Allies, Forest and Water Skinks, Prickly Forest Skinks, Rainbow Skinks, Sand Swimmers, Slender Blue-Tongue Skinks, Pink-Tongued Skinks, Small Terrestrial Skinks and Striped Skinks.

A Guide to Australian Monitors in Captivity This full colour, 264 page book, with over 400 images, by Dr Danny Brown provides detailed information on all aspects of captive husbandry relating to the most commonly kept species of Australian Monitor species including Large Terrestrial and Arboreal Monitors, Rock Monitors, Small Terrestrial Monitors, Small and Medium Arboreal Monitors and Water Monitors.

These books are littered with full colour images showing all aspects of sexing, housing, breeding and general appearance of the species within each chapter using images from some of Australia’s finest reptile photographers, most unique to this book series. The Books begin with a section on General husbandry that covers Stock Selection, Handling and Hygiene, Transportation, Purchase Etiquette, Security and Safety, Quarantine, Indoor and Outdoor Enclosure Options, Enclosure size, Compatibility, Ventilation, Substrate choices, Hide sites, Enclosure Enrichment, Heating, Lighting, Thermostats, Invertebrate and Vertebrate food items, Artificial diets, Culturing Insect foods, Dietary Supplements and Dealing with Feeding problems. This is followed with a section on breeding that includes Visual sexing techniques, other Sexing techniques including some revolutionary new methods, Courtship and Mating, Cooling and Separation, Reproductive Strategies, Caring for gravid females, Nest facilities, Egg Management, Artificial Incubation facilities and regimes, Temperature Dependent Sex Determination and Hatchling care. The final section in the Husbandry chapters is a comprehensive guide to common Diseases and Disorders of Dragons such as Nutritional, Parasitic, Skin, Nail, Eye, Respiratory, Traumatic, Reproductive and Oral disorders. This is completed with a guide to Administration of Medications and Making the most of your Reptile Veterinarian. Within each chapter, information is presented on Pronunciation, Descriptions, Sexing, Subspecies, Distribution, Habitat, Captive status, Indoor and Outdoor Housing, Compatibility, Feeding, Breeding methods, Incubation, Colour variants and Hybrids. The books are completed with chapters on Herpetological Societies, Websites, an extensive Bibliography and a Glossary of common reptile words and phrases.

Adam’s book includes:

A GUIDE TO AUSTRALIAN TURTLES IN CAPTIVITY

This full colour, 192 page book provides detailed information on all aspects of captive husbandry relating to the most commonly kept species of Australian turtles.

Over 300 full colour images support General Husbandry information including pet qualities, handling methods, Housing including indoor and outdoor set-ups, water requirements, heating and lighting, Feeding and Breeding, including Artificial Incubation.

An essential overview of Health and Diseases is presented by Dr Robert Johnson BVSc MACVSc (Feline Medicine) CertZooMed BA Grad Dip Asian Studies CMAVA.

Individual species chapters profile 31 species—the Eastern Long-necked, Rankin’s, Cann’s, Steindachner’s, Oblong, Northern Long-necked, Arnhem Land Long-necked, Broad-shelled, Macquarie River, Brisbane River, Clarence River, Emmott’s, Fraser Island Short-necked, Hunter River, Krefft’s, Macleay River, Sydney Basin, North-western Red-faced, Victoria River, Northern Yellow-faced, Jardine River, Worrell’s, Southern Snapping, Northern Snapping, Irwin’s, Bell’s, Saw-shelled, Southern Saw-shelled or Dorse’s, Fitzroy River, Mary River and Pig-nosed Turtles.

Within each species chapter, information is presented on Description, In the Wild, Housing, Diet, Breeding, Ease of Keeping, and Availability and Distribution Maps.

The book is completed with a Glossary, Herpetological Societies, Wildlife Societies and References.

Please direct any enquiries directly to me at Scott_eipper@hotmail.com

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