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Atlas of current color and pattern forms of ball pythonsFans of this snake already hailed the first edition of this Atlas of Ball Pythons as the ultimate treatise on this subject. A lot has since happened in the breeding scene,and it is therefore only adequate that the leading German expert, Stefan Broghammer (https://www.ms-reptilien.de/), now presents us with a thoroughly updated and greatly expanded third edition of his book.In it he again describes for one, in a praxis-derived, easily replicable manner, everything that has lately been found out about Python regius, and what you need to know for successfully keeping and propagating this species. For the other, Broghammer portrays and depicts with fantastic photographas the incredible range of ist color and pattern morphs and combos that have been bred since the first edition was published.All this renders this lavishly illustrated new release a feast for the eyes and amust-have for everybody with a serious interest in keeping and breeding Ball Pythons.
List of contents
ForwordsPreface1. General SectionSystematics- Appearance and SizeDistribution and Natural HabitatEcology- Arboreal or ground living? A re-appraisal!ConservationRanching- The Demise of RanchingPeople and Pythons in Africa- Ghana- Togo- BeninEconomic ImportancePopulation StatusRevered, Protected and Abhorred - Ball Pythons as a Fetish2. Keeping and BreedingAcquisitionTransportHandling PythonsThe Terrarium- Solitary or joint keeping?- Climate- Lighting- OutfittingFeeding- Feeding IntervalsMoultingPropagation- Sexing- Inducing Mating- Mating- Ovulation- Gravidity- IncubationSexual Maturity and Life ExpectancyDiseases- Ectoparasites- Endoparasites- Bacterial Infection- Viruses- Constipation of intestinal obstruction- "Hard Belly"- Hemipenis and Intestinal Prolapses- Injuries and burnsMy Snake is Gone!3. Colour MorphsWhere do these names come from?A brief introduction to genetics- Dominant and intermediate expressions- Punnett 's Square- Genetics for breeders- Can "heteros" be identified after all?- "Combos" - twin mutations- Problematic genetic defects / wobbling- Tricks and deceits in the market placeBall Python morphs- Recessive morphs- Albino- Amelanistisch- Axanthic- BB Ball- Black Lace- Bourgogne- Caramel- Clown- Desert Ghost- Genetic Stripe- Ghost- Lavender- Monsoon- Patternless- Piebald- Rainbow- Sahara- Scaleless- Sunset Ball- Toffee- Tristripe- Ultramel- Dominant and co-dominant Morphs- Acid/Confusion- Bamboo- Banana- Black Head- Black Magic- Bongo- Black Pastel- Butter- Calico- Champagne- Chocolate- Cinnamon- Creme- Cypress Ball- Desert- Disco- Enchi- Fire- Genetic Jungle- GHI- Granit- Gravel- Green Pastel- Het Red Axanthic- Hurricane- Jungle Woma- Leopard- Lesser- Lori- Mahogany- Mocha- Mojave- Mystic- Orange Dream- Orbit- Paintball- Panther- Pastel- Phantom- Pinstripe- Red Stripe- Russo- Sable- Spark- Special- Specter- Spider- Spotnose- Stranger- Genetic Tiger- Trick- Vanilla- Woma/Hidden Gen Woma- Yellowbelly- New, genetically verified morphs- Bambino- Black Adder- Blondie- Copper- Genetik- Huffman- Masai- Mathew- Milky- Monarch- Nanny- Neon- NR Mandarin- Red Gene- Rio- Silver Ghost- Super Sentinel- Speckled- Unverified morphs and morphs identified as not genetically fixed- Black Axanthic- Burgundy Albino- Chimera/Paradox- Classic Jungle- Dalmatiner Pied- Fefe- Odd Balls/Question Balls- Orange Gen- Ringer- The prettiest Morph of allAcknowlegmentsLiterature used and recommended readingInternet support
About the author
Stefan Broghammer is the leading German expert on the husbandry and breeding of ball pythons. He has been importing potential new colour morphs directly from Africa for many years, knows from his own observations how the snakes live there, and is regarded as a pioneer in the field of designer morph breeding.
Summary
Atlas of current color and pattern forms of ball pythons
The ball python atlas is celebrated by fans of this snake as the ultimate. The leading German expert, Stefan Broghammer, describes everything you need to know to successfully keep and breed Python regius in a practical, easy-to-understand manner and with new findings. On the other hand, Broghammer describes and illustrates the incredible wealth of color and fantastic 1,300 photos - including, of course, many spectacular morphs and combinations. The updated edition also includes information on what is probably the most spectacular case of fraud in terraristics.
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„Readers can once more expect to find an almost infinite number of color combinations of the Ball Python in this new edition.“
Willi Obermayer, Austrian Reptiles, Austria
„Stefan again shares with us his wealth of knowlege that he has acquuired and continuously been updating through his own breeding efforts, his numerous travels to the natural distribution range of Python regius, and his personal contacts to breeders all over the world.“
Hans-Jörg Winner, Waldkirch, Germany
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"Readers can once more expect to find an almost infinite number of color combinations of the Ball Python in this new edition." Willi Obermayer, Austrian Reptiles, Austria "Stefan again shares with us his wealth of knowlege that he has acquuired and continuously been updating through his own breeding efforts, his numerous travels to the natural distribution range of Python regius, and his personal contacts to breeders all over the world." Hans-Jörg Winner, Waldkirch, Germany
