Garter and Water Snakes

AVS Garter and Water Snakes.This updated owner's manual provides the essential tips on how to select and care for garter, ribbon, or water snake. Inside, you'll find all you need to know about proper housing and hygiene practices and how to spots signs of common diseases and disorders. This must-have addition to any snake keeper's library explains why a quality environment is necessary for a snake's quality of life. Garter and Water Snakes is filled with fascinating facts and a stunning array of photos of popular colubrids, including the San Francisco garter, which many herpers consider the most beautiful snake in North America. This new edition brings the most up-to-date information to the fingertips of the herp enthusiast. Start learning all you need to know to properly care for your new or existing snakes.

Garter, ribbon and water snakes are among the most popular, widely available, attractive and interesting reptile pets. This title informs the beginning to experienced hobbyists about selection, proper housing, feeding, rearing babies, general maintenance and breeding of these snakes. It includes a number of photographs representing several of the species as well as some unusual morphs that are maintained and bred by specialized herpetoculturists.

The highly acclaimed Advanced Vivarium Systems TM books, founded and guided by herpetocultural pioneer Philippe de Vosjoli, are the #1 books on reptile care. From choosing a pet and selecting a veterinarian to feeding, housing, breeding, and more, these books deliver the most helpful and up-to-date information available on popular reptiles and amphibians kept as pets.