Table of Contents

• Selection, Quarantine and Preventable Health Care.
• Husbandry and Housing—incorporates heating and the importance of thermoregulation, humidity, lighting and the electromagnetic spectrum.
• Hygiene—disinfecting procedures.
• Handling and Transportation.
• Breeding—sex identification, reproductive activity and psychology, sperm and egg development, cooling, parthenogenesis, courtship, fertilisation, pregnancy and incubation.
• Anatomy Diagrams of Snakes, Lizards, Turtles and Frogs.
• Sick Reptiles and Amphibians—provides basic first aid and emergency essentials.
• Diseases and Conditions—an expansive chapter detailing ailments for snakes, pythons, lizards, frogs and turtles in sections including infectious and non-infectious diseases and treatments.
• Glossary of Common Terms.

About the Author

Dr Brendan Carmel is the owner of an exotic animal referral and primary accession practice in Australia. He is also a founding member of both the Association of Reptilian and Amphibian Veterinarians and the Association of Exotic Mammal Veterinarians. Dr Robert Johnson is a partner in a small animal, wildlife and reptile practice in Australia. He is a member of the Australian College of Vet Scientists and President of the Unusual Pet and Avian Veterinarians Group of the Australian Veterinary Association and various other bodies.