Hermit Crabs: Cool Pets!

Far-Out and Unusual Pets

by Dr Alvin Silverstein, Virginia B. Silverstein, Laura Silverstein Nunn

What kind of pets do your friends have? Cats? Dogs? Birds? But what about a hermit crab? These cool animals make great pets! Find out how to feed, care for, and play with these animals with this informative and entertaining book. Maybe you will be the first kid in your class to bring home a hermit crab.

Genres: Nonfiction, Animals

48 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 2011

Reviews

[Bvlmc Buchanan Verplanck Elementary School · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book serves a dual function of providing information about hermit crabs in both the wild and as pets. Title covers basic facts and information about how hermit crabs survive in the wild, what they eat and their behavior. Similar information is covered to describe how to care for them as pets.

[Stephanie K. · Rating 3 out of 5]

The life of Mr. Hermit! The crab outgrows its outer covering- exoskelton; its called moltong. Large crabs molt every 12-18 months while smaller crabs molt more often. You could use a 10gallon tank with a hood for your crab home.It should be warm and moist. Crabs has 10 legs.


lesson: vocabulary- learn the words to know that are listed in the back of the book