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An accelerated interest in ecology and biodiversity, combined with television's ability to transport us to the furthest reaches of our planet, have exposed us to a plethora of new and wonderful wildlife. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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An accelerated interest in ecology and biodiversity, combined with television's ability to transport us to the furthest reaches of our planet, have exposed us to a plethora of new and wonderful wildlife. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you have just developed an interest in scorpions then this book may wet your appetite. It provides very basic guidance on keeping scorpions as "pets", i.e. environment, housing, feeding, etc. and some basic observations and anatomical information. Colour photographs are quite good. It identifies the more common varieties usually kept in captivity and includes some useful information on them. However, if you are looking for a particular species then this book may disappoint. A table of selected varieties of scorpion describing their attributes, including their relative risks, is fairly useful as a guide, ignoring the obvious (and potentially dangerously misleading) mistakes in the preceding paragraphs. This book is heavily slanted towards the American market and European readers may consequently be disappointed with it in general... A good starter reference but probably of little use to the experienced enthusiast.
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Great little book..very informative...also leaves any grey areas open for you to do more research instead of pushing its own views...would recommend :)
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Good book for the beginning arachnoculturist
19 Mar 2000
Format:Paperback
Rubio's book is one of the few focused on the captive husbandry of scorpions -- he gives great information on breeding, housing, and raising these magnificent animals. In addition, his photos are of excellent quality, surpassed by no other that I have seen published in similar books!
There were a few drawbacks though -- some of the venom toxicity tables are clearly inaccurate! Species such as Centruroides gracilis are relatively weak all across their range, not just southern Florida! In addition, species such as Buthus occitanus have a more potent venom than illustrated here! Also, Rubio should have had his photographs identified by experts in the field before being published! Many of the photos were mis-labeled -- for instance, there is a photo of Androctonus australis that is labeled as Leiurus quinquestriatus, and there is another photo labeled Leiurus that is probably a Buthacus sp. Finally, a few of the photos were clearly of dead specimens (ala Hadrurus arizonensis pallidus and Vaejovis flavus -- I think that was them)...
Looking through the "minor" problems, if you're looking for a book with good information on the captive rearing of scorps, this book is the competition!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
THE BOOK for those new to scorpions
7 Sep 2005
Format:Paperback
Despite a few inaccuracies and errors described elsewhere by another reviewer, this book will offer anyone new to keeping scorpions or who is curious about these most remarkable of animals an easy to read offering covering many diverse aspects of scorpions.
For those interested in keeping scorpions in captivity with little or no experience, this book should be considered a must read (along with "The Biology of Scorpions" by Gary A. Polis), as it offers a great deal of general information and care and maintenance information in an easy to read format for layperson and advanced keeper alike.
I'd recommend this book (and have dozens of times) to anyone with even a passing interest in scorpions.
For those interested in keeping scorpions in captivity with little or no experience, this book should be considered a must read (along with "The Biology of Scorpions" by Gary A. Polis), as it offers a great deal of general information and care and maintenance information in an easy to read format for layperson and advanced keeper alike.
I'd recommend this book (and have dozens of times) to anyone with even a passing interest in scorpions.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
THE beginner's book
11 Jun 2003
Format:Paperback
A concise look at scorpion biology for the pet keeper. Has a good section on species commonly available (arranged in groups as easy, difficult and dangerous). Has a good overview of habitat requirements, but I wish it had more specifics in keeping the various species...this section is arranged in table form only. It only took me an hour to read it, and I wish it had gone into more detail in general.
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