Tarantulas and Other Arachnids: Everything About Purchase, Care, Nutrition, Behavior, and Housing

by Samuel D. Marshall

Despite their ferocious reputation, tarantulas are fascinating animals to observe, and can be kept in a home terrarium. This volume advises on their maintenance and care. Books in the Complete Pet Owner's Manuals series present basic information about pets for new or soon-to-be owners. Advice and instruction covers feeding, housing, health care, training, grooming, protection against hazards, and more. Texts emphasize pet care basics and are easy for all readers to understand, but most titles also present facts that even experienced pet owners and breeders will find new and useful. All books in this series are filled with high quality full-color photos and instructive line art.

Genres: Animals, Nonfiction

111 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2001

Reviews

[Heather · Rating 4 out of 5]

OUTDATED HUSBANDRY! Great species descriptions.

This is an easy-to-understand beginner's guide to the world of adorable creepy-crawlies. I am greatly disappointed that jumping spiders were not included in "other arachnids" even though there is a captioned image of one.

For husbandry, go to the internet (Tom's Big Spiders on Youtube is a great place to start), but the species descriptions are great for making a wishlist of the hairy-legged friends you'd like to add to your life.

[Kenzie Lewis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Holds up super well since it came out 22 years ago! The info about owning a tarantula is very helpful and you can tell the author knew what they were talking about.