Some material has been reduced for example, breeding tables and information on keeping venomous snakes, and the new photographs, found throughout the book, are spectacular. Many experienced hobbyists take corn snake breeding as a study in snake genetics. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. I found the book an enjoyable read and very authoritative. Fancy corn snake for sale live pet reptiles petsmart. Highly recommended for all prospective corn snake keepers. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. If you are considering breeding, note that any kind of reptile breeding should be attempted with extreme caution. Most corn snake books and snake care manuals in general offer a brief chapter on care, followed by chapters on color variations, snake breeding, etc.
You might have heard about the bloodred corn snake. Published in 2006, corn snakes in captivity represents over 35 years of my experiences with keeping and breeding corns. Corn snakes are the ultimate success story in the captive bred reptile industry. Corn snakes in captivity by don soderberg corn snakes are the ultimate success story in the captive bred reptile industr. Most corn snakes purchased at pet stores and from good breeders are bred and hatched in captivity.
A corn snake needs a vivarium which allows it to fully stretch out. This is called the postbrumation shed which shows that your female corn snake is ready to mate. With 1 pages and 70 photographs, keepers of corns are sure to benefit from this comprehensive corn snake resource. Always check immediately after acquiring them in order to avoid raising a samesex pair for years before finding the mistake. The book thoroughly covers all aspects of corn snake care, and does so in an engaging, accessible manner. Adult length of an adult corn snake is typically 75 to. This second, fully revised edition is essentially an entirely new book. Consult a snake breeder or a good corn snake book if and when you are preparing to breed your snakes. The comprehensive owners guide satisfies the needs of both the novice and the seasoned veteran of guttata. Breeding corn snakes for sale south mountain reptiles. From corn snake experts bill love and kathy love and advanced vivarium system, the definitive source on reptile and amphibian care, comes the most comprehensive information available on keeping and breeding corn snakes. Corn snakes are one of the easiest reptile species to breed in captivity. If you are at all worried about the health of your corn snake you should consult your specialist reptile.
I am very interested in getting a corn snake as a pet and this book was very helpful. Corn snakes in captivity professional breeders series don soderberg on. In this book, don shares a wealth of knowledge from his years of experience with corn snakes. Id go as far as to say this book is 100% aimed at breeders of corn snakes and not. Bear in mind that after the eggs hatch, the babies are an enormous responsibility, so if you do not have a good plan for placement of the babies. Corn snake manual by bill love meet your next favorite book. In order to help reduce the number of snakes poached from. Shedding of female corn snake will take place two weeks after they come out of brumation. Corn snakes in captivity professional breeders series. This title describes the brilliantly colored and harmless corn snake and its many subspecies that are native to north america and europe. Introduce your male corn snake into the female corn snake terrarium. I am very interested in getting a corn snake as a pet and this book was very. Walter smiths captive creations featured corn snake morph. Corn snakes in captivity by don soderberg goodreads.
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