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The Ball Python (Herpetocultural Library)

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It has been argued that there is free and more fresh information on the web.

Well, that's exactly true. But the point of this book is to provide the amateur with a handy, basic, simplified guide to homing this pet. The basics of these herps hasn't changed. This to-the-point reference with good color photos only costs a couple bucks-well worth it.

I enjoyed this book very much, especially all the information on breeding and morphs. If I had this book before, my poor python wouldn't have gotten burned on the heat source in his enclosure.

The best book for the price that I've seen.

I bought this book for my son for his new ball python. It's got good information but it's more directed on how to handle imported balls. No info on the anatomy of the snake but lots of info on disease/parasite control.

The book is a very basic beginners guide. Most of the information that was in this book was found online so I wasnt impressed at all with the content.

this book is useless if yu buy your snake from the pet storeie captive bred

its more for breeders and pple who got their snake imported from africa. it has practically five sentences on shedding with no help at all with shedding problems or how to set up a habitat. this is not a good begginners book just a general info book if you are intersted in different types of ball pythons not how to take care of one. it does have nice pictures though of the different kinds.

overally its a nice book to give someone who wants to see if they are intersted in the snake not on how to take care of a captive bred one

This is the best beginner book on ball python care available. It is short, simple, and easy to understand, but that doesn't mean they leave anything out. Everything you need to know to successfully keep healthy ball pythons is in this book.

this is an ok book for a starter or someone who just wants a ball/royal for a pet, but it is not as good as most the books I have read.

This a good manual for 1st timers, which is what I am. If you are looking for a GREAT manual, this isn't it. It seems to refer to "wild caught", which in my opinion isn't the best way to obtain a ball python. If you are looking at how to care for your ball python, there are better books out there, but this is a fairly good start. You are better off getting your info from the net or [[ASIN:0976733404 Complete Ball Python, A Comprehensive Guide to Care, Breeding, and Genetic Mutations] Although this book is more expensive, it's more informative and you will get more out of it.

There's nothing new for advanced keepers here, but for those starting out, it's a cheap way to get basic care information. And it's an albino BALL python on the cover, not a Burmese as stated by another reviewer.

You can find a lot better and more up to date info on the web. Not particularly useful or informative, though there's a few nice pics. Check out The Complete Ball Python by Kevin McCurley for a real ball python book.