just bought the VPI book thanks for the heads up. I cant wait to read it!
06-02-2013, 03:14 AM
don15681
Re: BP books?
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Originally Posted by LLLReptile
The Barker's book was not only the best I've ever read on ball pythons, but the best out there on snakes in general. The detail and dedication to every aspect of ball python care is the level of detail we should strive to achieve with all the species we keep.
The Kevin McCurly book is also a great one for basics, not just in care but in understanding a punnett square and genetics.
Happy to see that my two favorites were the first posted :)
Other books that are worth perusing for an alternate perspective and/or to round out your knowledge:
The european perspective on snake keeping - this was an eye opener for me when I first started working here at LLL. This book is kind of old, and translated from german, but it's a good read: Ball Pythons: Habitat, Care, and Breeding
An excellent read on keeping your snakes in more than just the bare minimum of caging. For ball pythons, somewhat less relevant, but again this was an eye opener for alternate ways of housing reptiles. Why NOT naturalistic displays? :) The Art of Keeping Snakes
For the serious keeper, naturally you need a book on illnesses. Snake Diseases - Preventing and recognizing illness
-Jen
x2^^^
06-02-2013, 10:23 AM
Annarose15
BP books?
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Originally Posted by SnowShredder
Is there truly an app? I've heard that mentioned before and I searched for it but could not find anything. I have an android, so is the app for iphone only?
Try searching "WOB" - it doesn't come up when you search "WOBP".
06-04-2013, 01:52 PM
LLLReptile
Re: BP books?
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Originally Posted by kitedemon
Jen! I had no idea there was a traslation of the Broghammer I tried to read the german version but my german is not up to the task! I have not read the Mustschmann book but I'll add another I love along the same lines,
I can't speak or read German at all, so you're a step ahead of me!
I love the books that bring more to the table than the same regurgitated information we all know. It was really interesting for me to see how the book emphasized maintaining a larger enclosure with hides and cover enough to make the snake(s) feel secure enough to thrive in what would be a gigantic enclosure to most of us here in the States. The book also talks about successfully housing more than one ball python together, and again the emphasis is on a large enclosure size with tons of suitable hiding places for each snake that meets their needs.
Ahhhh love it. :) Glad someone else shares the same interest in literature, lol!
