The Ball Python

by Philippe De Vosjoli

Book 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1882770722
• ISBN13: 9781882770724
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Companionhouse Books
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.4" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Basic and Thorough

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.

Awesome Book

I've recently purchased a 2ft Ball Python and have been buying as much lit. on the Ball Pyhon as I can. This book so far gives the most usefull information out there. It also has a lot of information that is dated. I say this because the book appears to be written when captive breed snakes were not readilly available. Witht that said there is a LOT of information that is specifically for a snake caught in the wild and shipped over. Even still it's probably the most valuable book on the Ball Python I own so far.

Not a "pet guide book" but a manual.

This is what it says it is a manual. I see people trying to buy this book expecting it to be everything they ever need to know about pythons and then they are dissapointed. This is not a pet guide but a manual. This is a remarkable tool to owning a python. It lists many diseases a python might have,How to check the python for the diseases and how to treat them. Its a must for an owner because if you plan to have the snake for 20-30 years the chances are it will get sick more then once. This book has some great facts for begginers on selecting and housing a snake. Don't buy this book thinking this is all what you need. Its a trouble shooting manual and not a book on how to become one with ur pet, but if you are serious about owning a python or already have one this book is a MUST have. Other then that the next edition should have a better trouble shooting index and more photos on treatment and afflictions in color. There are only a few books that are easy to find on the Ball python and this is one of the best out there.

Very informative for the first time owner

I found that the book is very informative about ball python breeding and husbandry. It also gives information about diseases and how to treat and how to prevent them. I recently bought my first ball python and it helped me a lot. I named her MEDUSA. My mother and father are helping me, but I am doing most of the work. I am 11 years old and I love reptiles. My mother is the one that has the membership here so it is under her name. My name is Mitchel Yorks.

The source most recommended by ball python owners

Ball pythons are increasingly popular as pets, but the uninformed owner may have problems with feeding, shedding, etc. This book, by widely respected authorities, provides concise and practical information to make ball python ownership rewarding for snake and keeper. On internet mailing lists and newsgroups, when new ball python keepers ask for information, often they are referred to this book. The Ball Python Manual describes pattern variations, guidelines for selecting a healthy snake, housing, feeding, handling, and quite a bit more including disorders in ball pythons.