Weird pets

Photographs and simple text teach children how to care for tarantulas.

Color photos fill this overview of miniature horses as pets, which describes their history, physical characteristics, and their care; explains where to find them; and provides a glossary and brief list of related print and Internet resources.

Color photos fill this overview of box turtles as pets, which describes their habitats, physical characteristics, and their care; explains where to find them; and provides a glossary and brief list of related print and Internet resources.

Color photos fill this overview of boa constrictors as pets, which describes their history, physical and behavioral characteristics, and their care; explains where to find them; and provides a glossary and brief list of related print and Internet resources.

Describes pot-bellied pigs, where they are from, and how to raise them as pets.

Discusses ferrets, their history, and how to raise them as pets.