Title: This book has not stood up to the test of time
Product review: Every now and then I take out this book just to laugh at, and then pity the poor animals who may have suffered for the advice dispensed within the pages. For example, Mr. Pronek suggests that in order to "get your shell back from the crab" to simply "put him in the cold for a short time until he becomes dormant, then simply pull him out of the shell. When he wakes up, have a new shell for him." A photo of a crab in a ice tray is next to the text. This unusually cruel info is later contradicted, when he states that hermit crabs easily freeze to death because they are tropical animals.The really only good thing I can say about this book is that there are some nice pictures and photos. However, if you're trying to find a good book on hermit crabs, especially the various land species that are sold most commonly, I do suggest you try to find a book that was published more recently than 1982.
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