Tarantulas and Other Arachnids: Everything About Selection, Care, Nutrition, Health, Breeding, Behavior (Complete Pet Owner's Manual)

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Summary: Excellent! Best book written so far on keeping tarantulas.
Review: Excellent, accurate information on keeping tarantulas and scorpions. Great pictures with accurate names attached to them. Any person thinking about owning a tarantula should have this book on their shelf. Great for beginners and experienced keepers.

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Summary: A must read
Review: I'm new to Tarantula keeping and needed a reference which was well researched informative and easy to understand. Sam Marshall's book is all of these things and more. The books many illustrations are also very helpful. Great for newcomers to the hobby.

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Summary: Tarantulas and other arachnids, Good begginners book
Review: This book was a great help when it came to aspects of arachnid keeping such as feeding, living conditions and mating. This was my first book when I was begginning to keep Tarantulas and it taught me what I needed to know about keeping my pet happy and comfortable. It also was very informative when it came to the biology of the arachnids and explianed about everything from thier fangs to thier spinnerets. The only major problem I found with this book is it's insufficient explaination of spider habits and psychology. Because I was a begginner I wasn't sure how my spider felt and what it's different reactions to events meant. This book is excellent for begginners and I would recommend it to anyone starting out with arachnids although anyone with interests in arachnids behaviour then you should possibly consider a book which concentrates on it.

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Summary: Tarantulas and other arachnids, Good begginners book
Review: This book was a great help when it came to aspects of arachnid keeping such as feeding, living conditions and mating. This was my first book when I was begginning to keep Tarantulas and it taught me what I needed to know about keeping my pet happy and comfortable. It also was very informative when it came to the biology of the arachnids and explianed about everything from thier fangs to thier spinnerets. The only major problem I found with this book is it's insufficient explaination of spider habits and psychology. Because I was a begginner I wasn't sure how my spider felt and what it's different reactions to events meant. This book is excellent for begginners and I would recommend it to anyone starting out with arachnids although anyone with interests in arachnids behaviour then you should possibly consider a book which concentrates on it.

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Summary: tarantulas and other arachnids
Review: This is a well written, very informative book covering just about all aspects of tarantula care. It is a must for the beginners, and still helpful to the more experienced. Covering the basics of anatomy, husbandry, handling, breeding, etc.. Good amount of species specific information, too. Housing requirements for aboreals, opportunistic burrowers, obligate burrowers, is very informative. Great book.

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Summary: An excellent source of information about keeping tarantulas
Review: This is one of the most informative books out there regarding tarantulas and how to care for them. Very well written so that a seasoned veteran or an inexperienced beginner can follow and understand. Even if you do not like spiders, read this book! It dispells the most common myths and gives you a new respect for these truly fascinating animals.