The Guide to Owning a Ball Python [Paperback]

John Coburn (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: TFH Publications (March 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0793802601
• ISBN-13: 978-0793802609
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,306,589 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Buy a better book called `the ball python manual`, August 7, 2000

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Tomomi (Ann Arbor, MI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Guide to Owning a Ball Python (Paperback)

I read both books. Whenever I encounter problems , I refer to the ball python manual. Many pictures posted are Boa constrictors. All the informations in this book can be found in web sites.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Can hopefully find something better, April 3, 2005

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J. Shea "jaishea" (Southern California, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Guide to Owning a Ball Python (Paperback)

I have owned snakes but just bought my first ball python. I picked up this book at the pet store and read it cover to cover--a couple of times over. While it offers some good information to start, it leaves out so much. It leaves out common sense info that the new ball python owner will search high and low for. Such as: what do those rotten little mites REALLY look like, what are some real ways to REALLY get rid of them, what humidity level to really strive for--in actual numbers, when the first shed will occur, the fact that they are supposed to have "wrinkled corneas" (he didn't fail to shed his eyeball), how to gauge when your baby ball is ready to move from fuzzies to hoppers to adults, etc. After doing a lot of day-to-day research to supplement this average book, we found a FABULOUS vet who has personally owned and cared for hundreds upon hundreds of ball pythons. (If you live in/near Murrieta, CA, email me for her contact info.) I am really looking for a new book that will give me more confidence and comfort that I am caring for my sweet snake much more properly. And thank goodness for my vet!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A very good book for hi-res pictures., July 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Guide to Owning a Ball Python (Paperback)

This book is fascinating to look at, because of the phenomenal images contained therein, however there is a better book for information. It is called "The Ball Python Manual", and although the photography is less impressive, the facts contained are more numerous and detailed. I own both books, and recommend them to any serious hobbyist or breeder. Both can be found easily on Amazon.com.