Captive Management Husbandry
Manuals
This Husbandry Manual Register is in two parts;
1. The first section is an index of Reptile Taxonomic Orders. Click on the Taxonomic link to be taken to the relevant section within the second section of the Registry. Please note that Husbandry Manuals are not currently available for all groups or species.
2. The second section provides the contact details for the Husbandry Manuals known to us from the taxonomic group you have selected, listed by Taxonomic Family.
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.
Reptile Index
Testudines (Turtles & Tortoises)
Sauria (Lizards, Monitors, Geckoes, Worm Lizards etc.)
Ophidia (Snakes, Boas, Pythons, Vipers etc.)
Crocodylia (Crocodiles, Alligators etc.)
Reptile 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 downloadHygiene protocol for the control of disease in captive snakes NSW Department of Environment and Conservation (2004).
Available at web site (PDF):
Go here to downloadInformation On Human Health Hazards From Animal Diseases (Zoonoses)
Compiled by John Potter (2007).
Contact me for availability
Herpetofauna Transport Standards
Chris Banks (2005).
ARAZPA
Reptile Behavior, Training and Enrichment
Available at web site (HTML):
Go here to view
Testudines (Turtles & Tortoises)
Caring for Australian Freshwater Turtles in Captivity
C. Latta (2009).
Available at web site (PDF):
Go here to downloadCaring for Australian Freshwater Turtles in Captivity
C. Latta (2007).
Available at web site (PDF):
Go here to downloadNutrition Research on Calcium Homeostasis II: Freshwater Turtles (PAPER)
Deborah A. McWilliams (2005).
Go here to downloadMarine Turtle Trauma Response Procedures: A Husbandry Manual
Jessie E. Bluvias (2008)
Available at web site (PDF):
Go here to download
Chelydridae (Snapping Turtles)
Emydidae (Pond Turtles/Box and Water Turtles)
Eastern Clemmys Turtle Husbandry
Dennis W. Herman (1991).
Available at web site (HTML):
Go here to downloadSpiny Hill Turtle Husbandry Guidelines
(2007).
EAZAHusbandry and Breeding of the Spiny Turtle
Matthias Goetz (2007).
RADIATA 16 (2), 2007
Contact:
Matthias Goetz,
Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust,
Herpetology Department, Les Augrès Manor, Trinity, Jersey, JE3 5BP British Channel Islands, UK.
E-mail: matt.goetz@durrell.org
Testudinidae (Tortoises)African Pancake Tortoise Management Guidelines
Tim Skelton and Sharon Redrobe (2002).
Federation of Zoological Gardens of Great Britain and Ireland.
Zoological Gardens, Regent’s Park, London NW1 4RY,
United Kingdom.
EAZA
ISISRadiated Tortoise Husbandry Manual
Karl Westphal (1998).
Mitchell Park Zoo, C/o Durban Parks Department,
P O Box 3740, Durban, 4000, South Africa.
PAAZAB
ISISMadagascar Flat-tailed Tortoise Management Guidelines
Ziegler N. (2000).
Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust, Jersey, United Kingdom.
Contact:
Mag. Nadja Ziegler,
Marktgasse 62/2/9, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.
E-mail: nadja.ziegler@usa.netEgyptian (Kleinmanns) Tortoise Husbandry Guidelines
(2004).
Contact:
Henk Zwartepoorte, Van Aerssenlaan 49, 3039 KE, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Phone: + 31 10 4431446
Fax: + 31 10 4677811.
E-mail: hezwa@rotterdamzoo.nl
EAZAGalapagos Giant Tortoise Husbandry Guidelines
S. Furrer and S. Tgetgel (2008).
Contact:
S. Furrer, Zoo Zürich, Zürichbergstrasse 221, CH-8044 Zürich, Switzerland
E-mail: samuel.furrer@zoo.ch
EAZA
Geoemydidae, and Bataguridae (Asian River, Leaf, Roofed & Asian Box Turtles)
Malayan Box Turtle Husbandry Guidelines
Merijn Kerlen (2008).
Available at web site (PDF):
Go here to download
Carettochelyidae (Pignose Turtles)
Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles)
Dermatemydidae (River Turtles)
Kinosternidae (Mud and Musk Turtles)
Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Oil and Sea Turtles: Biology, Planning, and Response
Gary Shigenaka (Ed) (2003).
Available at web site (PDF):
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Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Turtles)
Chelidae (Austro-American Sideneck Turtles)
Pelomedusidae (Afro-American Sideneck Turtles)
Podocnemididae (Madagascan Big-headed and American Sideneck River Turtles)
Tuatara captive management plan and husbandry manual
Barbara Blanchard, & the Tuatara Recovery Group (2002).
Department of Conservation,
PO Box 10-420, Wellington, New Zealand.
Available at web site (PDF):
Go here to download
Sauria (Lizards, Monitors, Geckoes, Worm Lizards etc.)
Lizard Taxon Management Accounts
(1996).
Contact: Rick Hudson,
Fort Worth Zoo, 1989 Colonial Parkway, Fort Worth,
TX 76110-6640, USA.
Phone: + 1 817 759 7500
Fax: + 1 817 759 7501Nutrition Research on Calcium Homeostasis I: Lizards (PAPER)
Deborah A. McWilliams (2005).
Go here to downloadAgamidae (Agamas)
Cane Grass Dragon Husbandry Manual
Jochem van der Reijden (2008).
Contact me for availability
Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons)
Iguanidae ("Iguanas")
Lesser Antillean Iguana Management Guidelines
Ziegler N. (2000).
Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust, Jersey, United Kingdom.
Contact:
Mag. Nadja Ziegler,
Marktgasse 62/2/9, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.
E-mail: nadja.ziegler@usa.netLesser Antillean Iguana Captive Management Guidelines
Steve Reichling (undated).
Available at web site (HTML):
Go here to downloadCyclura Captive Management Guidelines
Bill Christie (undated).
Available at web site (HTML):
Go here to downloadUtila Spiny-tailed Iguana Management Guidelines
Matthias Goetz (2006).
EAZA
Gekkonidae (Geckoes)
Pygopodidae (Legless Lizards)
Dibamidae (Blind Lizards)
Cordylidae (Spinytail Lizards)
Gerrhosauridae (Plated Lizards)
Gymnophthalmidae (Spectacled Lizards)
Teiidae (Whiptails and Tegus)
Lacertidae (Lacertids, Wall Lizards)
Scincidae (Skinks)
Xantusiidae (Night Lizards)
Anguidae (Glass Lizards and Alligator Lizards; Lateral Fold Lizards)
Anniellidae (American Legless lizards)
Xenosauridae (Knob-scaled Lizards)
Helodermatidae (Gila Monsters)
Gila Monster Husbandry Guidelines
Klaus Draeby & Elliss Oomen (2006).
EAZABeaded Lizard Husbandry Guidelines
Klaus Draeby & Sandra Barten (2006).
EAZA
Lanthanotidae (Earless Monitor lizards)
Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Komodo Dragon Husbandry Manual
Trooper Walsh1, Gerard Visser2 &
Robert Lewis3 (2004 - 3rd ed).
1 ZooGenesis, LLC, U.S.A.
2 Rotterdam Zoo, The Netherlands
3 Disney's Animal Kingdom, Florida, U.S.
Available at web site (PDF):
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Komodo Dragon Husbandry Parameters
Richard Gibson (2006).
EAZA
Amphisbaenidae (Worm Lizards)Trogonophidae (Shorthead Worm Lizards)
Bipedidae (Two-legged Worm Lizards)
Ophidia (Snakes, Boas, Pythons, Vipers etc.)
Anomalepidae (Dawn Blind Snakes)
Typhlopidae (Blind Snakes)
Leptotyphlopidae/Glauconiidae (Slender Blind Snakes)
Aniliidae/Ilysiidae (Pipe Snakes)
Anomochilidae (Dwarf Pipe Snakes)
Boidae (Boas and Pythons)
Jamaican Boa Husbandry Manual
Richard Gibson (2001).
Durrel Wildlife Conservation Trust.
EAZA
ISISVirgin Islands/ Mona Boa Husbandry Protocol
(2002).
AZA
Round Island Boa Management Guidelines
Ziegler N. (2000).
Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust, Jersey, United Kingdom.
Contact:
Mag. Nadja Ziegler,
Marktgasse 62/2/9, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.
E-mail: nadja.ziegler@usa.netMadagascar Tree Boa Husbandry Guidelines
Kevin R. Buley (2001 - revised 2002).
Curator of Lower Vertebrates,
Chester Zoo, Upton-by-Chester, Chester, CH2 1LH, UK.
EAZA
Bolyeridae (Round Island Boas)
Cylindrophiidae (Asian Pipe Snakes)
Loxocemidae (Mexican Burrowing Pythons)
Tropidophiidae incl. Ungaliophiidae (Dwarf Boas)
Uropeltidae (Shield-tail Snakes)
Xenopeltidae (Sunbeam Snakes)
Acrochordidae (File Snakes)
Atractaspididae (Mole Vipers)
Colubridae (Colubrids)
San Francisco Garter Snake Husbandry Guidelines
Wlodek Stanislawski (2007).
Zoo Lodz
ul. Konstantynowska 8/10
94-303 Lodz
E-mail: wlostan@doskomp.lodz.pl
EAZA
Elapidae (incl. Hydrophiidae; Cobras, Kraits, Coral Snakes, Sea Snakes)
Viperidae (Vipers and Pit Vipers)
Crocodylia (Crocodiles, Alligators etc.)Crocodilian Captive Care
Adam Britton (updated 2003).
Available at web site (HTML):
Go here to download
Alligatoridae (Alligators)
Crocodylidae (Crocodylians)
