The Ball Python Manual

by Philippe de Vosjoli

Overview

Written by a team of internationally respected herpetologists led by Philippe de Vosjoli, The Ball Python Manual is an authoritative introduction to this popular snake. The ball python is admired around the world for its distinctly African appearance and its relative medium size and tameability. This colorful manual offers up-to-date and reliable information on selection, acclimating, handling, housing and maintaining ball pythons, all of which will be extremely valuable to newcomers to this remarkable python. Dr. Roger Klingenberg’s chapter on health care is indispensable for all snake keepers with excellent advice for troubleshooting health issues for each of the snake’s anatomical regions. The breeding chapter by David and Tracy Barker discusses sexing, sexual maturity, and all aspects of captive reproduction and hatching. The volume concludes with resources and a complete index.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781882770724
Publisher:	Fox Chapel Publishing
Publication date:	11/01/2004
Series:	Herpetocultural Library
Edition description:	Updated ed.
Pages:	88
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.20(d)

About the Author

Philippe de Vosjoli is an expert on reptile husbandry who revolutionized herpetoculture with the Advanced Vivarium Systems series of books. He has written more than twenty books and one hundred articles on the care and breeding of reptiles and amphibians.

Table of Contents

Contents
1. Introduction
2. General Information
3. Selection
4. Quarantine and Acclimation
5. Housing and Maintenance
6. Feeding and Handling
7. Variation
8. Captive Reproduction
9. Diseases and Disorders
10. Resources
11. Index