Hermit Crabs

Animal Planet Pet Care Library

by Carol Frischmann

Hermit Crabs provides concise yet complete coverage of important crab care topics such as feeding, housing, and selecting shells. Using full-color photos and tip boxes that highlight essential topics, this book encompasses all the basics of hermit crab care and shows why these unique and exotic creatures are the perfect low-maintenance pet. Useful tip boxes in each chapter show every member of the household how to make the most out of owning a pet.

80 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2011

About the author

A graduate of Duke University with a degree in Science Education, Carol Frischmann is the author of three books and more than 250 articles about pets and nature for regional and national publications.

A lifelong companion of an endless variety of pets, Carol has been talking with the public about pets and wildlife for more than twenty years as a zoo educator, a wildlife rehabilitator, and a science teacher. In her spare time, Carol had a successful career as a sales and marketing executive in technology for scientific research."

Reviews

[Author Jenn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute, informative book. Great pictures! Missing some very important crab care info. 1. It stated they are solitary creatures, incorrect. They are actually very social. 2. Stated you only need 2 gallons per crab, incorrect. You actually need 10 gallons per crab. 3. Missing important substrate information, you need 6 inches of substrate for them to be able to bury and shed exoskeleton properly. 4. It didn't really go into detail saying that 99% of crabs are wild caught. The book made is seem like breeding could be easy.

[Trudi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this book with my daughter for her Hermit Crab project for 4-H. Very informative and lots of interesting facts. Highly recommending for anyone who wants to purchase hermit crabs as pets.