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The Delicate Yellow-foot
Tortoise
By Tyler Monson, TurtleTimes.com
October
24, 2000
When I first saw this title, I thought
how different can the yellow-foot be from the red-foot
tortoise? Are they not similar? After reading this book I
realized that yellow-foot tortoises have very different
husbandry requirements indeed and my experience with red-foot
tortoises was not enough for this delicate tortoise.
The Delicate Yellow-foot Tortoise is
Volume 9 of the Tortoises of the World Series by Green
Nature Books.
I found a lot of sections contained
information that made this book worth while. I found the
breeding section to be quite surprising as well as useful. I
felt the book was worth the cost, just from reading the
breeding section. The
tips on husbandry and care were worth its weight in gold. The success
of this book is that you gain from both Richard's mistakes as
well as his successes. He shares both his knowledge and the
experience of other established yellow-foot keepers.
What's good:
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The organization was good. Richard
guides you through the A-Zs of the care required for
yellow-foots.
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Although you can some get the
tips and experience from various sources, to have them all in one place is
very handy.
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I laughed, we laughed, we had a good
time with Richard's unique style of writing and his
shoot-from-the-hip style of humor. Although it might not be
the most politically correct style of writing, it is indeed refreshing to read from a keeper
who shares his experience and research rather than the more
commonly scientific approach. With that said Richard has
done a lot of research for this book.
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The book is interspersed with tips
that would have any yellow-foot owner thinking about their
current husbandry routine and if they should implement any
changes.
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Like all Green
Nature Books titles there is a 30 day money back guarantee.
I gave it an extra star for value as their is a guarantee.
What's not:
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Although the book had some good enclosure
guidelines for yellow-foots. It would have been nice to have
seen a picture or a diagram of a proposed indoor or outdoor
setups. Although a good effort was made to describe effective
setups, space, requirements and security. The picture or
diagram would of been a nice touch.
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It might just be me, but when new
turtle organizations on the Internet are mentioned in this
recent publication and Turtle Times the largest turtle
portal on the Internet is not, well who can blame me for
sulking a little. That darn snake get all the credit! Maybe
the next book... we can hope.
Conclusion:
I highly recommend this book to any
reader who owns yellow-foots or is thinking of owning one. The book covers the entire foundation of
yellow-foot husbandry without skipping important
information. The best thing is the experience shared - for the
expert tips alone, this book is really a steal! I would buy it.
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Authors
Richard
Cary Paull
Related Links
• Green
Nature Books, Buy Direct from Richard Cary Paull
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