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NTV, Life with tarantulas
ISBN: 978-3-86659-042-7
Karin Manns
- 176 pages
- numerous colour photos
- Format: 16.8 x 21.8 cm
Contents:
Karin Manns is an animal psychologist and loves tarantulas. She was not deterred by the fact that little is known about diseases of these animals and their treatment, but sought contact with an experienced vet to find out more about this topic. In this book, she not only describes some revealing case studies of successful treatments and the methods used, but also shares very personal experiences of keeping tarantulas together and considers whether distinguishing between "aggressive" and "less aggressive" species makes sense.
Life with tarantulas – intense and very close to the animal!
- Foreword and acknowledgements
- The tarantula as a pet
- Keeping and care
- Breeding tarantulas
- Species portraits
- Morphology and anatomy
- Morphology
- Anatomy
- Diseases and treatment options in tarantulas
- Bacterial diseases: cause, diagnosis, treatment
- Case studies
- Neurotoxic diseases: cause, diagnosis, treatment
- Metabolic diseases: cause, diagnosis, treatment
- Fungal diseases: cause, diagnosis, treatment
- Further risks for our tarantulas
- Injuries
- Moulting problems
- Motor disorders
- “Tarantula cancer”
- Nematodes
- Moulting delay
- Apathy
- Cessation of venom production
- Deformation of the limbs and body structure
- Anus closure
- Administration of medication
- Social behaviour in tarantulas
- Coexistence of two males Avicularia avicularia
- Coexistence of a female and a male Avicularia avicularia
- Joint rearing and keeping of Avicularia metallica
- Inter-species communal housing of tarantulas of the genus Avicularia
- Joint rearing and care ofPoecilotheria regalis
- Joint rearing and keeping ofPoecilotheria ornata
- Summary
- Aggressive vs. tame tarantulas: a meaningful distinction?
- Case study: Pterinochilus murinus
- Closing words
- References
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Karin Manns is an animal psychologist and loves tarantulas. She was not deterred by the fact that little is known about the diseases of these animals and their treatment, but sought contact with an experienced vet to find out more about this topic. Species portraits and a chapter on social behaviour round off this fascinating book.
Zoologischer Zentral Anzeiger 2/2009
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