Scorpions: Keeping & Breeding Them in Captivity (Re-154) (Paperback)

by Ann Webb (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: TFH Publications (August 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0793820669
• ISBN-13: 978-0793820665
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,142,589 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't bother!, December 1, 2000

By	Kari J McWest (Canyon, Texas) - See all my reviews

With respect to the reader from Chicago, this book will give the wrong information on scorpion species, care and identification. There are no acknowledgments in the book which obviously was not reviewed by experts in scorpion biology. It does have some good photographs, though most of the species illustrated are misidentified. Ms. Webb is known as a tarantula keeper, and probably a good one at that; scorpions she does not know well and apparently did not research the literature when preparing this book.

I was among the reviewers of the book for the above mentioned American Tarantula Society. I recommend reading those reviews for the problems with this book. Further, I am an arachnid biologist who was among several scorpion biologists who reviewed the manuscript for Manny Rubio's book, also mentioned above and available here at Amazon.com. (Read the reviews at the Manny Rubio/Amzaon.com section.)

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Scorpions : Keeping & Breeding Them in Captivity, January 12, 2000

By A Customer

Excellent intermediate book on the captive care of these amazing creatures. Detailed information on the various species one might find in the pet trade and their respective charateristics.The author obviously has a great deal of knowledge and experience in raising these animals, and does an efficient job of conveying that to the reader.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars If you're new to keeping scorpions - keep away from this book!, September 7, 2005

By	Lucian Ross "Barkscorpions" (Detroit, MI, U.S.A.) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I probably have every book ever written on scorpions and can state without any hesitation that this book offers nothing to anyone looking to keep their scorpions alive and thriving in captivity. The ONLY legitimate reason to ever buy this book is for the fine photographs (many of the scorpions in the photos are actually misidentified) that accompany the mostly useless, and to some groups of scorpions, dangerous text.
If you're a novice level keeper or you're looking to acquire your first scorpion then, pick-up a copy of Manny Rubio's "Scorpions: A Complete Pet Owner's Manual".