In this brilliantly informative new title, compiled by expert Chris Mattison, readers will find instant, impartial advice about nearly 200 varieties of reptile and amphibian, including salamanders and newts, frogs and toads, tortoises and turtles, lizards, and snakes.
Each entry in What Reptile: A Buyer's Guide, includes a profile detailing the origin in temperament of the animal, plus question-and-answer advice on how much time the owner will have to devote to it, what special equipment or housing set-up will be needed, what its care needs are, what it eats, how easily it will breed and an assessment of any possible drawbacks to round off the balance sheet