Ball Pythons and the Ethics of Reptile Husbandry
Meet the star of the channel! Eden is a 7 year old ball python. She and I are going to tell you about the ethics of keeping ball pythons and how the trade and husbandry of ball pythons impact their welfare. I always encourage people to do their homework before getting any pet but that goes DOUBLE for getting an exotic animal.
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Sources
D’Cruze, N., Paterson, S., Green, J., Megson, D., Warwick, C., Coulthard, E., ... & Carder, G. (2020). Dropping the ball? The welfare of ball pythons traded in the EU and North America. Animals, 10(3), 413.
D'Cruze, N., Harrington, L. A., Assou, D., Green, J., Macdonald, D. W., Ronfot, D., ... & Auliya, M. (2020). Betting the farm: A review of Ball Python and other reptile trade from Togo, West Africa. Nature Conservation, 40.
Green, J., Coulthard, E., Megson, D., Norrey, J., Norrey, L., Rowntree, J. K., ... & D’Cruze, N. (2020). Blind trading: a literature review of research addressing the welfare of ball pythons in the exotic pet trade. Animals, 10(2), 193.
Harrington, L. A., Green, J., Muinde, P., Macdonald, D. W., Auliya, M., & D'Cruze, N. (2020). Snakes and ladders: A review of ball python production in West Africa for the global pet market. Nature Conservation, 41.
Rose, M. P., & Williams, D. L. (2014). Neurological dysfunction in a ball python (Python regius) colour morph and implications for welfare. Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine, 23(3), 234-239.
Images
Tris T7 (2019). “Ball Python from Jatujak Market pet zone, Thailand.” Own work.
WingedWolfPsion (2008). “Juvenile male spider (spider-webbed) morph ball python. This is a dominant pattern mutation.” Own work.