🐍🦎 Full Product Description

The Arcadia Guide to Reptile and Amphibian Nutrition is a comprehensive, research-based book written by John Courteney-Smith, Arcadia’s head of science and innovation. This guide is a must-have for reptile and amphibian keepers, hobbyists, breeders, and professionals who want to better understand the biological and nutritional needs of their animals.

📖 Key Features:

• ✅ Science-Based Insight:
  Learn the biological principles behind reptile and amphibian digestion, metabolic functions, and how wild diets translate into captivity.

• ✅ Gut-Loading & Feeder Prep:
  Detailed chapters on preparing feeder insects with the right nutrients to optimize absorption and benefit your animals.

• ✅ Supplementation Explained:
  Clarifies how to safely use calcium, multivitamins, D3, and other supplements without over- or under-dosing.

• ✅ UVB & Nutrition Connection:
  Understand the link between lighting, vitamin D synthesis, and nutrition—an Arcadia specialty.

• ✅ Species-Specific Feeding Advice:
  Covers a wide range of animals including geckos, bearded dragons, turtles, amphibians, and more.

• ✅ Feeding Schedules & Sample Plans:
  Helps create practical, realistic, and healthy feeding routines for different species and life stages.

• ✅ Beautifully Illustrated:
  Includes charts, illustrations, and feeding pyramids that make the material easy to digest and apply.

🛒 Ideal For:

• Reptile and amphibian pet owners (beginners to advanced)

• Breeders and herpetoculturists

• Veterinary and exotic pet professionals

• Animal educators and zookeepers

• Retailers who offer reptile care support

📦 Product Info:

• Author: John Courteney-Smith

• Publisher: Arcadia Reptile

• Format: Paperback

• Pages: ~100 pages

• Language: English