title: Tarantula and Hermit Crab Emergency Care.
abstract: Tarantulas and hermit crabs are commonly kept pets and are underappreciated in veterinary medicine. Safe handling, biology and husbandry, diagnostic techniques, anesthesia, fluid therapy, disorders, and euthanasia are covered in this article. Current research is applied to these topics to keep practitioners abreast with the best medicine for these creatures.
authors.affiliation: 516 Stockbridge Ct, Salisbury, MD 21804, USA. Electronic address: psittacine@all-animals.net.
authors.forename: Cinthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Marnell
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D033381:Anomura; D003422:Critical Care; D004630:Emergencies / Q000662:veterinary*; D013112:Spiders; D014730:Veterinary Medicine
keywords: Biology; Diagnostics; Euthanasia; Fluid therapy; Hermit crabs; Husbandry; Tarantulas; Trauma