Books every herptile keeper should have...

[HeatherRose]

Anyone? I'm looking to add some new ones to my library soon, and I know this subject will benefit others as well.

Last night I picked up The Art Of Keeping Snakes by Philippe de Vosjoli at Petsmart (my family's standard Xmas gift to me now are Petsmart gift cards ) and it's a really cool read. Great for people interested in naturalistic display enclosures.

I also have the Rhacodactylus book, which I recommend to anyone who keeps or is interested in geckos of the Rhacodactylus family, Reptiles & Amphibians, which is put out by the Discovery channel and contains great information about reptiles in the wild, a couple of those "Care and Breeding of Chameleons" manuals seen at petstores, and a book called "Snakes" which is apparently a 'fun and informative guide to snakes for 8-12 year olds', but I didn't notice that until I brought it home

So what's in everyone elses library?

[Manitoban Herps]

Mine:
The Amphibians and Reptiles of Manitoba
Milksnakes
Nonvenomous Snakes
Reptiles,Amphibian and Invertebrates An identification and Care Guide
The Lizard Keepers HandBook
General Care and Maintenance of Tokay Geckos and Related Species
The Ball Python Manual
Turtles
The General Care and Maintenanace of Milksnakes
The Boa Constrictor Manual
Geckos
The Gecko
Lizard Care A to Z
Care and Breeding of Chameleons
All About lizards
Lizards in The Terrarium
The Exotic Pet Survival Manual
The Bearded Dragon Manual
All About Iguanas
Anoles, Basilisks and Water Dragons
Pythons
The Iguana Handbook
Western Reptiles and Amphibians

There are others around the house that I am too lazy to find rigjht now too

[ChokeOnSmoke]

For people who are interested in or own tarantulas the Tarantula Keeper's Guide by Stanley and Marguerite Schultz is a good buy.
Very informative, has everything from anatomy and natural history to keeping and breeding.
I have a bunch of the manuals and some other books... I really need to get my hands on a copy of the Rhacodactylus Book.
Good thread

[CamHanna]

I find most of my herpetocultural info on the net but for field herping I really like this one:

Alan Tennant - 2003
Snakes of North America, Eastern and Central Regions, Revised Edition

It's a 605 page paperback with a colour photo and description of essentially every snake species and subspecies in the covered area.

[BoidKeeper]

The Complete Chondro. I must have even if you never want a chondro.
Cheers,
Trevor

[snakegal12345]

Leopard gecko manual
Western reptiles and amphibians
Snakes( talks about some species of snakes)
Reptiles of BC
Amphibians of Bc
Reptiles and Amphibians of the world
Reptiles of Australia
I probably missed something. I also got tons of other animal books.

[BOAS_N_PYTHONS]

HEATHER:

My collection of boid books.



Tony Pharosx

[Nicky]

Hey Heather,
here are some shots of my small collection of herp books but I'd deffently recomend lizard care A-Z, its got some great photos and covers alot os species.



and we all know everyone loves reptiles...




Cheers
Kayla

[clint545]

not much I've got the Rach book, everyone should have it, awesome pics

Atlas of Reptiles and Amphibians for the Terrarium(the big red book)

[capsicum]

One I just got, and absolutely love is The Encyclopedia of Snakes by Chris Mattison.

TK

[Oni5000]

Of all the ones i've looked at, the ones with the most useful info so far have been

What's wrong with my snake?

Excellent book on diagnosing symptoms of most ailments that can affect our snakes. Also has good data on common treatments along with recommended doses.

The Reproductive Husbandry of Pythons and Boas

While a bit older, I'd say that the data really isn't out-dated and this is an excellent reference guide that any breeder should have on their shelf. Half of the book is about general husbandry and breeding and the other half has specific breeding info on just about every boa and python type that you'll come across.