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| Vivaria Designs (Advanced Vivarium Systems) | 
| Author: Jerry G. Walls
Publisher: BowTie Press
Category: Book
List Price: $12.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 208180
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.4
ISBN: 1882770927
Dewey Decimal Number: 639.39
EAN: 9781882770922
ASIN: 1882770927
Publication Date: March 2, 2007
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| Customer Reviews:
 Vivaria for herps December 2, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
A very general book on habitats for herps. More chapters on dry scapes then for amphibians. Easy reading.
This book was great! March 29, 2007
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I really thought this was a great book! It would be great for anyone that wants to start a vivaria. It even had a list of plants to use for a live tank, and alot of books don't have those.
 a manual long needed in the reptile and amphibian keeper hobby February 23, 2007
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
The modern-day reptile and amphibian keeper has long needed a sound book covering the topic of basic vivaria design with a generalist approach. Previous to this, there have been two excellent books written by "the vivarist" himself, Phillipe de Vosjoli, with one book treating desert vivaria design and the other teaching us how to artistically creat a living vivarium for snakes.
Mr. Walls, another expert, has provided the all-around beginning and intermediate herp keeper with the basics of cages, restraint, and several tried-and-true, fundamental vivarium designs covering ever major biome (e.g. desert, rainforest, woodland, etc.) where herps are found on planet earth. This book was written with practically every type of common pet reptile or amphibian in mind.
This is a must have for every pet store owner who wants to display and sell herps, and for every young lad or lass who is lucky enough to have parents who will let them keep and enjoy God's creatures in their home. If you want to become a zoo keeper when you grow up, learn the basics that are taught in this book. If you want the little pet that you brought home to thrive, do the same.
I believe this book is a manifestation of the growing sophistication of the hobby.
I would, however, love to see an author tackle a much more in-depth, large-scale approach to the subject. I'm sure that there are some zoo keepers who could teach us how to build some amazing, detail-oriented, half-a-room-sized vivaria.
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