Captive Management Husbandry
Manuals
If the contact details for a specific Manual has changed or you know of, or are searching for, a specific Manual which is not listed here, please contact me and I will endeavour to assist.
Many of the following Husbandry Manuals are available from one or more of the regional Zoo Management Associations; unfortunately in most cases you need to be a financial member of the relevant Association in order to be eligible to obtain a copy of a Manual. However, wherever possible, contact details for obtaining a copy directly from the authors (or elsewhere) is provided.
Invertebrate Husbandry Manuals
Poisonous or Venomous Reptiles, Amphibians, Fish and
Invertebrates in Captivity Management Guidelines
Warren Spencer (2004).
Bristol Zoo Gardens
The Federation of Zoological Gardens of Great Britain and Ireland, Available at web site (PDF):
Go here to downloadBugs Alive! A Guide to Keeping Australian Invertebrates
A. Henderson, D. Henderson & J. Sinclair (2008).
A guide to the care, housing and display of over 90 species of Ants, Beetles, Butterflies & Moths, Cockroaches, Crickets & Katydids, Grasshoppers, Mantids, Phasmids, True Bugs, Wasps, Primitive Spiders, Modern Spiders, Scorpions, Centipedes, Millipedes, Slugs & Snails.
(BOOK). Go here to order a copy.Information On Human Health Hazards From Animal Diseases (Zoonoses)
Compiled by John Potter (2007).
Contact me for availability
Management Guideline Manual for Invertebrate Live Food Species
Warren Spencer & Jenny Spencer (eds), (2006).
Bristol Zoo Gardens, Bristol, BS8 3HA, United Kingdom.
Email: wspencer@bristolzoo.org.uk or jspencer@bristolzoo.org.uk
EAZA
Phylum:Arthropoda
Insecta
Giant Mantid Husbandry Manual
Patrick Honan (2004).
Contact:
Patrick Honan,
Melbourne Zoo, PO Box 74, Parkville, Vic. 3052, Australia.
Phone: + 61 3 9285 9300
Fax: + 61 3 9285 9330
Email: mz@zoo.org.au
ARAZPAGiant Grasshopper Husbandry Manual
Patrick Honan (2003).
Contact:
Patrick Honan,
Melbourne Zoo, PO Box 74, Parkville, Vic. 3052, Australia.
Phone: + 61 3 9285 9300
Fax: + 61 3 9285 9330
Email: mz@zoo.org.au
ARAZPAToad Hoppers (Buforania crassa) Husbandry Manual
P. Comber (2005).
Contact me for availability
Thorny Stick Insect (Ctenomorphodes briareus) Husbandry Manual
Julie Murphy (2003).
Hard copies available ($22.00AUD for postage & Handling) from:
Healesville Sanctuary
Discovery & Learning
P.O. Box 248,
Healesville 3777 Victoria, Australia.
E-mail: llowe@zoo.org.au
NOTE: There is also a range of teacher notes and student activities available for free downloading from hereSpiny Stick Insect (Extatosoma tiaratum) Husbandry Manual
Patrick Honan (2004).
Contact:
Patrick Honan,
Melbourne Zoo, PO Box 74, Parkville, Vic. 3052, Australia.
Phone: + 61 3 9285 9300
Fax: + 61 3 9285 9330
Email: invertebrates@zoo.org.au
ARAZPALord Howe Island Stick Insect Husbandry Manual
P. Honan, R. Cleave, N. Dowsett, R. Anderson & Z. Marston (2007).
Go here to downloadGiant Prickly Stick / Mcleary's Spectre Husbandry Data Sheet
Liz Haskins, (2006).
Available at web site (PDF):
Go here to downloadNew Guinea Walkingstick Husbandry Data Sheet
Tanya K. Minott, (2006).
Available at web site (PDF):
Go here to downloadGoliath Stick Insect Husbandry Manual
Bearman, T. (2007).
Available at web site (PDF):
Go here to downloadFrégate Island Giant Tenebrionid Beetle Management Guidelines
A. Ferguson & P. Pearce-Kelly, (2004).
Contact me for availability
Rolling, Rolling, Rolling...Captive Breeding of the Dung Beetle, Canthon imitator
Erin M. Sullivan (undated).
Insect Keeper, Woodland Park Zoo.
Go here to downloadLesser Antilles Hercules Beetle Husbandry Guidelines
J.-Y. Robert (2005).
EAZASunburst Diving Beetle Husbandry Data Sheet
Adam G. Stern (2006).
Available at web site (PDF):
Go here to downloadFalse Death's Head Cockroach Husbandry Data Sheet
Jamie Sincage (2005).
Available at web site (PDF):
Go here to downloadGiant South American Cockroach Husbandry Data Sheet
Tanya K. Minott (2005).
Available at web site (PDF):
Go here to downloadHaitian Cockroach Husbandry Data Sheet
Donna Stockton (2005).
Available at web site (PDF):
Go here to downloadMadagascan Hissing Cockroach Husbandry Data Sheet
John V Matuszek (2005).
Available at web site (PDF):
Go here to downloadMadagascan Hissing Cockroach Husbandry Data Sheet
Liz Haskins (2006).
Available at web site (PDF):
Go here to downloadMadagascan Hissing Cockroach Husbandry Data Sheet
Jamie Sincage (2005).
Available at web site (PDF):
Go here to downloadMadagascan Hissing Cockroach Husbandry Data Sheet
Donna Stockton (2005).
Available at web site (PDF):
Go here to downloadMadagascan Hissing Cockroach Husbandry Data Sheet
Marina Haynes (2006).
Available at web site (PDF):
Go here to downloadGiant Burrowing Cockroach Husbandry Manual
Todd, E. (2006).
Available at web site (PDF):
Go here to downloadToe-biter Husbandry Data Sheet
Adam G. Stern (2005).
Available at web site (PDF):
Go here to downloadDrosophila husbandry guidelines
Grace Panganiban (undated).
E-mail: gepangan@facstaff.wisc.edu
Available at web site (HTML):
Go here to downloadPropagation Handbook for the Karner Blue Butterfly, Lycaeides melissa samuelis
Department of Conservation and Research, The Toledo Zoo.
Available at web site (PDF):
Go here to downloadManagement Guidelines for the Welfare of Zoo Animals – Barberry Carpet Moth Pareulype berberata
Brennan, E. and Waring, P. (2007).
EAZA
Arachnida
Chilean Rose Hair Tarantula Husbandry Data Sheet
Marina Haynes/Ashley Miller (2005).
Available at web site (PDF):
Go here to download
Chilean Rose Hair Tarantula Husbandry Data Sheet
Shawn Erdman (2005).
Available at web site (PDF):
Go here to download
Chilean Rose Hair Tarantula Husbandry Data Sheet
Liz Haskins (2005).
Available at web site (PDF):
Go here to downloadExotic Tarantula Husbandry Manual
Psaila, N. (2005).
Available at web site (PDF):
Go here to downloadFunnel Web Spider Husbandry Guidelines
Battishill, V. (undated).
Available at web site (PDF):
Go here to downloadWolf Spider Husbandry Manual
Gane, A. (undated).
Available at web site (PDF):
Go here to download
Crustacea
Northern Crayfish Husbandry Data Sheet
Andrew T Snider (2005).
Available at web site (PDF):
Go here to downloadNorthern Clearwater Crayfish Husbandry Data Sheet
Marina Haynes & Ashley Miller (2005).
Available at web site (PDF):
Go here to downloadRusty Crayfish Husbandry Data Sheet
Andrew T Snider (2005).
Available at web site (PDF):
Go here to download
Phylum: Mollusca
Gastropoda
Polynesian Tree Snail Management Guidelines
P. Pearce-Kelly, E. Blake, R. Goellner & A. Snider (2007).
EAZA
Partulid Tree Snail Management Guidelines
P. Pearce-Kelly, E. Blake & A. Snider (2002).
Contact me for availability
Cephalopoda
Keeping and Breeding the Dwarf Cuttlefish Sepia bandensis
Richard Ross (2005).
Available at web site (HTML):
Go here to downloadBlue Ringed Octopus Husbandry Manual
Hayter, L. (2005).
Available at web site (PDF):
Go here to download
Phylum: Cnidaria
HydrozoaAdvances in Coral Husbandry in Public Aquariums
Rob Leewis and Max Janse (eds) (2008). (BOOK)
Go here to order a copy
or:
Go here to download
AnthozoaAdvances in Coral Husbandry in Public Aquariums
Rob Leewis and Max Janse (eds) (2008). (BOOK)
Go here to order a copy
or:
Go here to download
Aquarium Corals : Selection, Husbandry and Natural History
Eric H. Borneman & J. E. N. Veron (2001).
(BOOK).
Super Corals (Montipora undata)
Dana Riddle (2008).
Available at web site (HTML):
Go here to downloadCaptive husbandry of Goniopora spp.
Julian Sprung (2002).
Available at web site (HTML):
Go here to download
Syphozoa
How to Keep Jellyfish in Aquariums: An Introductory Guide for Maintaining Healthy Jellies
Chad L. Widmer (2008).
(BOOK).
Preorder this book here
