spiders as pets

A guide to owning a pet spider that offers information on the different breeds, their health and nutrition needs, proper handling, safety, exercise, and common health problems.

Explores how to keep tarantulas, Madagascar hissing cockroaches, and other insects and spiders as pets.

Simple text and photographs introduce young readers to pet spiders, discussing its life cycle, how to care for them, and more.

Offers children facts and tips to help them care for their pet spider, with information about the breed, their behavior, habitat, nutrition and exercise needs, and care.

Presents information about some spider species that make interesting pets.

A clever spider is lonely and longs to become a family pet.

An illustrated guide for tarantula owners, providing a description of a tarantula; discussing how to choose, house, and feed the spider; reviewing handling, care, and tarantula conservation; and including a list of resources.

Presents a guide to owning and caring for a spider as a pet, featuring profiles of different types of spiders, providing information about pet selection, supplies, feeding, health, and handling, and including discussion of spider history, anatomy, life cycle, and behavior.

Photographs and text provide advice on choosing and caring for pet spiders and tarantulas, with information on housing, diet, and health care.

A guide to spiders for pet owners. Describes how select a spider as a pet, feed and handle a spider, and understand spider stories. Includes answers to frequently asked questions.