Pythons: Captive Care & Husbandry

Description

This book covers all the basic requirements you need to meet in order to create an appropriate and optimal environment for your python to live in, plus more advanced information to assist you with developing a better understanding and relationship with your python. You will also learn about stress in snakes, health issues, as well as feeding and handling techniques. Whether you are new to keeping pythons, or have kept pythons for a while but would like to increase your knowledge and expertise, this is the book for you. Master captive care and create an optimal environment for your python. ¿Consider different types of enclosures ¿Learn about correct lighting, heating and enclosure furnishings ¿Understand how your python eats and learn different feeding techniques ¿Recognise python behaviour and master handling techniques ¿Identify stress factors and reduce the risk of illness ¿Enrichment for your python Troubleshooting: Preventing and overcoming common problems In this book, Steve talks you through problems that may arise with your python, how to recognise and address them. You will finish this book with a greater understanding of your python and methods to reduce your python's stress and risk of illness. Social media can be a great source of information however, it can be difficult to distinguish between correct and incorrect advice. The author has extensive experience keeping and breeding pythons as well as other species of snakes, and is highly regarded in the hobby across the world. Steve is passionate about providing and teaching high-quality captive care for these reptiles. He shares in this book, some of the stranger things that he has come across whilst keeping pythons to give you a greater insight into keeping these magnificent animals. This book is an extensive, easy-to-follow guide, suitable for older children and adults.

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