Abstract
As the author justly remarks, the construction of vivaria and aquaria is mainly a matter of common sense and ingenuity, based on an adequate knowledge of the habits of the animals to be kept in them. Mr. Hodge is, therefore, content to lay down a few guiding principles and to devote the main part of the book to those special requirements of food and environment peculiar to individual species, the knowledge of which is only gained by experience. In this respect the book is most valuable, and the author's hints and practical advice will save the beginner many an anxious hour and many an unnecessary loss. Attention is confined to reptiles, batrachians, and fishes, with special reference to the British species, and only to those which require no heating apparatus. The book makes a timely appearance in view of the opening of the new aquarium at the London Zoo, and should do much to popularise a fascinating hobby.
Vivarium and Aquarium Keeping for Amateurs: a Practical Guide to the Hobby.
A. E.
Hodge
By. Pp. 128 + 6 plates. (London: H. F. and G. Witherby, 1924.) 5s. net.
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[Book Reviews]. Nature 114, 412 (1924). https://doi.org/10.1038/114412b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/114412b0