This extensively revised and expanded new edition offers concepts principles and applied information that relates to the wellbeing of reptiles. As a manual on health and welfare in a similar vein to volumes addressing the sciences of anatomy behaviour or psychology this bookampnbspthoroughlyampnbspexamines the biology of reptile welfare and is about meeting biological needs.ampnbspampnbspThe editors acknowledged experts in their own right have once again drawn together an extremely impressive international group of contributors. Positive and negative implications of general husbandry and research programs are discussed.ampnbspIn addition to greatly revised originalampnbspcontentampnbspareampnbspnine newampnbspchaptersampnbspofferingampnbspreadersampnbspnovel insight intoampnbspsensory systemsampnbspsocial behaviour brain and cognitionampnbspcontrolled deprivation and enrichmenteffects of captivityimposed noise and light disturbance on welfarespatial and thermal factorsevidential thresholds for species suitability in captivity record keeping as an aid to captive carearbitrary husbandry practices and misconceptionsThe authors have adopted a userfriendly writing style to accommodate a broad readership. Although primarily aimed at academic professionals this comprehensive volume is fundamentally a biology book that will also inform all involved in captive reptile husbandry. Among others zoo personnel herpetologists veterinarians lab animal scientists and expert readers in animal welfare andampnbspbehaviouralampnbspstudies will benefit from this updated work.ampnbsp ampnbspampnbsp