Publication Identification

Field	Information
Country	Japan
Publisher	MPJ Co., Ltd. / エムピージェー
Publisher address	Pending research update
Magazine title	Vivarium Guide
Publication status	Active / continuing, as documented in the existing National Diet Library and publisher research
Publication run	1997 to present, as documented in the existing record
Editor	Pending research update
Printer	Pending research update
ISSN	Pending research update
Language	Japanese
Publication type	爬虫・両生類の飼育情報誌, a reptile and amphibian husbandry information magazine
Publication frequency	Quarterly

Preservation Significance

Vivarium Guide is significant within the collection because it documents a long running Japanese reptile and amphibian publication across nearly a decade of represented issues.  The surviving examples span No. 75 in 2016 through No. 108 in 2025 and show continuing coverage of snakes, lizards, turtles, frogs, captive breeding, morphology, husbandry, field observations, zoos, exhibitions and the wider Japanese reptile keeping community.

The represented run is especially useful because it captures both continuity and change.  The magazine retains the same recognizable Vivarium Guide identity while its typography, cover photography, feature emphasis and graphic treatment shift from issue to issue.  The sequence also preserves how reptile husbandry and species interests were presented to Japanese readers during a period when captive breeding, morph culture, specialist events and online reptile communities were becoming increasingly established.

Snake related material is prominent throughout the represented issues.  The collection includes features on rat snakes, pythons, garter snakes, ball python morphs, snake feeding and a full snake themed issue for 2025.  This makes Vivarium Guide particularly relevant to a preservation collection centered on snakes while still documenting the broader reptile and amphibian culture surrounding them.