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  • 08-17-2015, 10:24 AM
    Karnage Reptiles
    Worth it
    So i have recently fell under the spell of ball pythons (6 months in 5 snakes deep), i have been seeing alot of people talk about tge ultimate ball python book. So i looked it up and saw the price of it, i just wanted to know is the book worth the price?
    Im in this hobby for the long run, weather i sell my animals or keep them. I just wanna know everything possible.

    Karnage Royals
    1.0 Yellow Belly (Leather Head)
    0.1 Bumble Bee (Karai)
    1.0 Het Albino (Raphel)
    0.1 Het Pied (Diamond)
    0.1 Het Genetic Stripe (Bree)
  • 08-17-2015, 12:05 PM
    frostysBP
    Re: Worth it
    700+ pages of balls made my the evil morph god himself.....I would have paid double

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  • 08-17-2015, 12:06 PM
    Penultimate
    Kevin McCurley's book? The Ultimate Ball Python: Morph Maker Guide? If you mean that one, I have a copy and I love it. The pictures are high quality, there are some good back stories on some of the morphs (atomic, orange dream, etc.) and the book is great for learning genetics. It's awesome eye candy and I love being able to look at four combo morphs on one page and choosing what I like best. It really introduces you well to combos you would never imagine trying. The book is poorly organized, but once you get used to the format, it's not terrible. I like pulling mine out to flip through it when choosing what snakes I want to add to my collection next. Personally, I think it's worth it. Others may disagree.

    If you want something more on care and breeding, try this book instead. It's a lot older and the genetics stuff is a bit outdated, but I find it useful for other things. I know I'd look to this book for assist feeding tips, incubation and things like that.

    http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Compr...3YT92EGW1KQ6TS
  • 08-17-2015, 12:11 PM
    Karnage Reptiles
    Re: Worth it
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Penultimate View Post
    Kevin McCurley's book? The Ultimate Ball Python: Morph Maker guide? If you mean that one, I have a copy and I love it. The pictures are high quality, there are some good back stories on some of the morphs (atomic, orange dream, etc.) and the book is great for learning genetics. It's awesome eye candy and I love being able to look at four combo morphs on one page and choosing what I like best. It really introduces you well to combos you would never imagine trying. The book is poorly organized, but once you get used to the format, it's not terrible. I like pulling mine out to flip through it when choosing what snakes I want to add to my collection next. Personally, I think it's worth it. Others may disagree.

    If you want something more on care and breeding, try this book instead. It's a lot older and the genetics stuff is a bit outdated, but I find it useful for other things. I know I'd look to this book for assist feeding tips, incubation and things like that.

    http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Compr...3YT92EGW1KQ6TS

    Exactly what I wanted to hear. Ordering now

    Karnage Royals
    1.0 Yellow Belly (Leather Head)
    0.1 Bumble Bee (Karai)
    1.0 Het Albino (Raphel)
    0.1 Het Pied (Diamond)
    0.1 Het Genetic Stripe (Bree)
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