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Stuart Marquis · Key Member Joined: 05 Mar 2006 Posts: 333

Hi

Is the book by John Berry the best one available in terms of info and being up to date?

thanks

Stuart

hogboy · Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 9:54 pm Post subject:

I would strongly reccomend the barker's book
Its one of the best produced and printed books in my collection
Cant fault it at all, and i'm in print
If you order direct from vpi its around £55 delivered and even comes in its own custom keepcase.
kevin Mcurleys book is also a great buy, informative and great pics.
Get them both !!

Dracowoman2 · Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 10:02 pm Post subject:

I have to agree on the John Berry book, which is now referred to as 'The Recipe Book' in our house Laughing

The Kevin McCurley one is also really good.

I'll add the VPI one to my list of ones to get then Very Happy

I also like 'The Living Pythons' which is more general and very scientific.
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Stuart Marquis · Key Member Joined: 05 Mar 2006 Posts: 333

Thanks for the reply guys. I'm mainly looking for something that goes into detail about the various morphs and the genetics behind them (yes, a recipe book if you like Laughing

). I've got quite a few more general "care" books etc but I want to start to dabble in the royal morphs a bit as I'm mainly keeping gtp's and emeralds at the moment.

Dracowoman2 · Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 10:42 pm Post subject:

I would say the John Berry one is the boy for that Wink

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Stuart Marquis · Key Member Joined: 05 Mar 2006 Posts: 333

thanks

Dracowoman2 · Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 10:51 pm Post subject:

Your Welcome Very Happy

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royalpython · Key Member Joined: 22 Nov 2006 Posts: 484

I haven't got the John Berry one, perhaps i should Very Happy

VPI pythons of the world volume 2 is great if you want in depth details about royals... and i loved the detail that went on in that book. I probably prefer it over the NERD book, but the NERD book is still excellent.

The Medusan · Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 12:12 pm Post subject:

Just my opinion but I think that the VPI book is better than all the other BP specific books put together. Dave Barker is first and foremost a highly experienced zoologist and that is reflected in the depth of his knowledge and the quality of his writing. The NERD book is fine for identifying various morph combos and certainly has a more commercial approach to the subject.

Scott W · Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 12:38 pm Post subject:

3 different books for 3 different purposes.

John Berry's book is an excellent 'recipe' book for cooking up the various combos. It's the sort of but you will keep picking up when you are trying to decide what to breed to what etc.

Kevin's book is on the same lines as John's but also has a care section but the morph side is now way out of date.

The Barkers book is without doubt the BEST book in terms of photo quality, print, design and content but it's not the sort of book you will want to leave in your snake room to get dirty. You WILL wash your hands before you even look at their book Laughing

My ONLY gripe is it's annoying size format, doesn't fit on any of my book shelves Evil or Very Mad

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