50 Really Exotic Pets: A Fur-and-Feather-Free Guide to the Most Lovable Tarantulas, Tortoises, Snakes, Frogs, Lizards, and Other Creatures

by David Manning

Think cats and dogs are for the birds? It's time for something more exotic . . . Whether you're already an exotic pet owner or you're thinking about becoming one, here is your one-stop guide to owning such unusual household pets as lizards, snakes, frogs, newts, spiders, and insects. Increasingly popular, these creatures offer low-maintenance, low-allergy, space-saving alternatives to traditional pets. This practical and accessible handbook covers more than fifty of the most popular amphibians, reptiles, and invertebrates available from captive-bred stock and offers care requirements, handling advice, breeding information, photographs, and more for each species. It also includes expert advice

192 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2008

Reviews

[Jbussen · Rating 1 out of 5]

Exotic? Hardly. More like Exotic pets that you can find in a pet shop. How is that exotic? Where can I get a wolverine? Or how about raising and caring for skunks. Even something as ordinary as squirrels would be more exotic since most people don't have them as pets. A turtle is exotic? Is it the Mexican spiked poison snapping turtle?