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| Tarantula Keeper's Guide, The | 
| Authors: Stanley A. Schultz, Marguerite J. Schultz
Brand: Barrons Books
Category: Book
List Price: $14.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 203197
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 6.4 x 0.7
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ISBN: 0764100769
Dewey Decimal Number: 639.7
UPC: 027011000768
EAN: 9780764100765
ASIN: 0764100769
Publication Date: March 1, 1998
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Condition: May contain significant wear and/or markings. Supplemental materials may not be included. Inventory subject to prior sale.
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| • | Catch All Book | | • | Full Color Pictures | | • | Variety of Arachnids Cover |
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Product Description
Here is the definitive word on tarantulas for collectors of exotic pets, and for life science students specializing in arachnids (spiders and their relatives). The book opens with a detailed description of the tarantula's origins, anatomy, and physiology. Comprehensive information on care, housing, and feeding is provided for all who want to keep one or more tarantulas as pets or for scientific research. And for those who prefer to do it themselves, there is even advice on where and how to capture a tarantula in the wild! Extensive tables classify tarantulas according to classes, orders, families, and subfamilies. Still another table outlines measures one should take in the event of a tarantula bite--though in many cases a bite is little more than a passing annoyance. Dozens of color photos and scientifically accurate drawings illustrate virtually everything the reader needs to know about these exotic creatures. Paperback / 208 Pages / 6-1/2" x 7-7/8" / 1998
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| Customer Reviews: Read 16 more reviews...
Terrific Tarantula Tome December 21, 2007
This book was recommended to me by several people who are into tarantulas. I had no interest in reading any more than the care of tarantulas, but I've now read the whole book, simply because it was so interesting.
I'd recommend this book to anyone who wants to know more about the critters, and especially to anyone considering keeping one as a pet, or breeding them.
Psychologist using tarantulas in therapy July 30, 2007
As a psychologist specializing in treating people for spider phobia, I found this book brilliant in teaching how to look after the tarantulas I own. As time is an issue for me, I wanted a book that would cut to the chase about keeping tarantulas so I could learn quickly about how to keep them so I could use them in therapy. This book delivered the goods and has allowed me to happily keep tarantulas so as to treat spider phobics. A must for anyone interested in keeping tarantulas.
Anthony Gunn, psychologist and author of Fear Is Power: Turn Your Fears Into Success
Good book February 21, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
a very useful and understandable book. An essential text for the lovers of the tarantulas
Best book on eight legs January 4, 2007
Being new to the tarantula keeping world I found Mr. Stanley's book an excellent source of information on all aspects of spider keeping. Especially helpful was the chapter on raising spider babies when my pet store bought Chilian Rose Hair decided she wanted to suddenly and quite unexpectedly give birth! If you are thinking about raising tarantulas I urge you to read this book first; you will enjoy the hobby so much more if you do.
Best reference I found February 26, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Best reference on Tarantula's I've found. Answers most questions. Will be the most used book on my reference shelf.
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