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Leopard Geckos For Dummies
Liz Palika (Author)
9780470121603, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 18 May 2007
96 pages
23.4 x 15.5 x 1 cm, 0.136 kg
Get your one-stop guide for understanding and raising this popular pet lizard. Reptiles are now kept in one out of every seven pet homes, so it's no surprise that millions have gone gaga for geckos. This fun, easy-to-follow guide provides the scoop on caring for these colorful, gentle creatures, with savvy tips on everything from diet and exercise to housing and veterinary care. The book covers how to properly handle a gecko, what to do if a gecko drops his tail, how to keep the right cage temperatures, ways to protect geckos from other pets, and where to find the best supplies. Liz Palika (Oceanside, CA) is an award-winning pet writer with more than 45 books to her credit, including Turtles & Tortoises For Dummies.
Chapter 1: Leaping into Leopard Geckos 1 Chapter 2: Making Sure a Leopard Gecko Is Right for You 13 Chapter 3: Finding and Selecting a Leopard Gecko 23 Chapter 4: Getting Ready for Your Gecko 33 Chapter 5: Caring for Your Leopard Gecko 49 Chapter 6: Getting to Know Your Gecko 61 Chapter 7: Keeping Your Gecko Healthy 73 Ten Great Gecko Internet Sites 85 Ten Sources for Everything Reptile 86 Index 87
Subject Areas: Natural history [WN]
