If you are a newcomer to keeping reptiles, turtles, crocodiles, snakes and lizards, An Introduction to Keeping & Breeding Australian Reptiles is an essential reference on reptile care.

This 193-page colour soft-cover title is the third in a series which includes Keeping & Breeding Australian Pythonsand Keeping & Breeding Australian Lizards.

Introductory chapters cover—

Captive Husbandry including:
Selection
Housing Ratios
Handling
Enclosure Design
Substrates
Heating and Temperatures
Lighting
Feeding and Sloughing
Breeding

Species specific chapters present on:
Turtles 

Crocodiles

Lizard species are divided into
Geckos
Flap-footed Lizards
Skinks
Dragons and Monitors

Snake chapters include
Blind Snakes
Pythons
File Snakes
Mangrove and Freshwater Snakes
Colubrid species
Venomous Land Snakes and Sea Snakes

Each species includes a skill level rating, distribution map, suggested enclosure size, egg incubation times, heating, lighting and cage furnishings.

An Introduction to Keeping & Breeding Australian Reptiles  is suited for the novice and experienced reptile keeper alike.