Hermit Crab: Your Happy Healthy Pet
The authoritative information and advice you need, illustrated throughout with full-color photographs.
Hermit crabs are social creatures, so most owners have several. They're easy to care for and fascinating to watch as they grow, molt, climb, dig, burrow, and crawl. They "adopt" shells that they carry on their back like a mobile home! With colorful photos and helpful tips, this practical guide covers everything you need to know to get started, including:
- Choosing your hermit crabs
- Setting up an interesting crabitat with a warm, humid environment
- Essential equipment and supplies
- Handling, feeding, and misting your hermit crabs
- Providing extra shells so your critters can change shell "housing" as they grow
Discover intriguing ways to have fun with hermit crabs. They're truly low cost, low maintenance, captivating pets.
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Book details
- Author
- Audrey Pavia
- Imprint
- Howell Book House, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 128
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Series
- Happy Healthy Pet
- Subjects
- Pets › Reptiles, Amphibians & Terrariums
- Topics
- hermit crabs · pet care · crabitat setup · molting and growth · shell selection · handling and feeding · exotic pets
- ISBN-13
- 9781620458105 (Paperback)9781630267650 (Hardcover)
About the author
AUDREY PAVIA is a former editor of Horse Illustrated magazine and the author of more than 23 books about animals, including Trail Riding: A Complete Guide, Horseback Riding For Dummies and Horses For Dummies.
Pavia has received writing awards from American Horse Publications, the Cat Writers Association, the American Quarter Horse Association, and the Dog Writers Association of America. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from New York University and has also served as managing editor of Dog Fancy magazine and senior editor of the American Kennel Club Gazette.
Audrey lives in Norco, California.