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Genetics For Herpers
Genetics For Herpers is a great way to learn genetics. This book starts with the basics and teaches everything you need to know in order to understand the role that genetics plays in breeding. The book is 84 pages (7½" x 5½") and includes over 120 illustrations plus a glossary.
Things you will learn:
- What genes are
- What genes do
- What happens when genes are changed
- What homozygous and heterozygous mean
- How to use and read genetic notation and symbols
- What genotypes and phenotypes mean
- What dominant, codominant, and recessive mean
- How genes are inherited
- How to predict outcomes
- What possible hets are
- How traits can mask each other
For those who want to learn more, bonus advanced topics:
- Trait linkage
- Proving out new traits
- Proving out possible hets
- Removing undesirable genes
- Inbreeding
- Hybridization
- Sex-linked traits
VMS is proud to offer copies autographed by the author at no extra charge.
United States orders - Copies of Genetics For Herpers can be purchased using your debit/credit card or PayPal account for $11.25 each, shipped via USPS First Class Mail within the United States. Price includes postage.
Cornsnakes in Captivity, Professional Breeders Series
Corn Snakes are the ultimate success story in the captive bred reptile industry. They have been bred in ever-increasing numbers since the late 1960s and are available to hobbyists in a myriad of colors and patterns. Every year, new and exciting morphs are produced and the possibilities appear to be endless. Corn Snakes not only provide keepers with exciting genetics projects, but they are the most gentle and easy to handle of all pet snakes.
In Corn Snakes in Captivity, my friend Don Soderberg of South Mountain Reptiles provides readers with an inspiring book for the keepers of these fascinating pets. The genus Pantherophis has been his passion for over 25 years. He is known worldwide as a Corn Snake specialist who is detail oriented and passionate about these wonderful snakes. 115 pages, full color photos.
Chapters include:
- Selecting Your Corn Snake
- Housing
- Receiving Your Corn Snake
- Feeding and Watering
- Shedding
- Breeding
- Genetics
- Escapes
- Diseases and Disorders
- Photo Gallery
- Bibliography
- Suggested Resources
VMS is proud to offer copies autographed by the author at no extra charge.
United States orders - Copies of Cornsnakes in Captivity can be purchased using your debit/credit card or PayPal account for $12.45 each, shipped via USPS First Class Mail within the United States. Price includes postage.