The Art of Keeping Snakes (CompanionHouse Books) Creating Natural Habitats, Choosing Snake Species and Varieties for Display, Lighting, Heating, Landscaping, Bioactive Substrates, Feeding, and More

Are you ready to turn snake keeping into an art? This book shows snake keepers how to design naturalistic, bioactive vivariums that prioritize animal welfare while creating beautiful display enclosures. Displaying snakes and how to handle, house, feed, breed, and care for them Naturalistic vivaria tips to create beautiful displays for your snakes that put their welfare first Enclosures and design planning with suggestions on background possibilities, substrates, landscaping, plants, heating, lighting, quarantine, and more More than 30 snakes best for display, including pythons, boas, water snakes, garter snakes, hognose snakes, rat snakes, kingsnakes, milksnakes, and more Author Philippe de Vosjoli is an internationally recognized herpetoculturist and the highly acclaimed author of The Herpetocultural Library Series Snakes are among the most beautiful and fascinating creatures of all the vertebrates. It is no wonder there are more than fifty species of snakes regularly bred in captivity and more than one hundred species available in pet stores! But how does the keeping of snakes become art? By developing a naturalistic vivarium system that puts a snake's welfare and quality of life above all! Incorporating snakes into a planted, naturalistic enclosure, the way lizards and amphibians usually are, adds a new element to snake keeping, elevating the hobby to a true art form. This specialized care will enhance your enjoyment in observing these fascinating creatures! For author Philippe de Vosjoli, "art is the actualization of a personal vision or message," and de Vosjoli's passion is snakes! Inside his 232-page guide to snake keeping, you'll learn how to set up and maintain vivaria. You'll learn which snakes are the best display snakes and how to handle, feed, and care for them. Most importantly, you'll learn that the reason for keeping snakes is not just for captive breeding, but to derive enjoyment from watching a snake's behavior in a naturalistic environment. The Art of Keeping Snakes provides crucial advice for snake keepers who wish to create beautiful displays for their snakes. Beautifully photographed, inspiring, and informative, this how-to manual is divided into two parts, the first "A New Way to Keep Snakes," discusses design planning, enclosures and background possibilities, substrates, landscaping, plants, heating/lighting, quarantine and introducing the snakes to the vivarium. This part also includes chapters on feeding, handling, health care, and general maintenance and husbandry. The second part, "Best Display Snakes," presents over thirty different snakes, including photographs, physical descriptions, and tips for selection, handling, vivarium design tips, feeding, and breeding. The snakes in this part are divided into chapters, categorized by pythons, boas, water and garter snakes, hognose snakes, rat snakes, kingsnakes and milksnakes, and others. These species were selected specifically for their suitability in naturalistic display vivaria. A resources section and complete index are also included. Unlike basic snake care or breeding guides, this book focuses on creating naturalistic, display-quality vivariums that prioritize snake welfare while allowing keepers to observe natural behaviors in beautifully designed environments. From choosing display species to selecting a veterinarian, feeding, housing, breeding, and more, get the most helpful information available on snake keeping, with The Art of Keeping Snakes!
ASIN: 1620082047
VSKU: 5ALWH00006JA_ns
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:De Vosjoil, Philippe
Binding: Paperback
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Condition Notes: Book may have little to no writing and or underlining inside, and is in overall good condition. Cover may have some cosmetic wear.