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Orla’s Final Moult 

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Moulted Again - only 12 days after last moult

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I read somewhere about people keeping Madagascar hissers with Halloween/moon crabs was wondering if anybody actually does this and if it works 

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My mom won't allow spiders or scorpions. What are your recommendations for invert pets that are unique and cool to look at? I already have some experience keeping various animals so I'm not a total beginner with this. Thank you 👍

<div class="md"><p>My mom won&#39;t allow spiders or scorpions. What are your recommendations for invert pets that are unique and cool to look at? I already have some experience keeping various animals so I&#39;m not a total beginner with this. Thank you 👍</p>
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Invert pets?

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So hello first of all i enjoy mantids but sadly i do not keep any i do keep ants however. A couple of weeks ago i bought some flightless fruitflies for them. I wanted them to last longer so i decided to look up how to breed them / make a new colony. I looked up a recipe for the media and made it but now a cpuple of days later there are tons of these little bumps and spikes on the media. Is this normal or did i do the media wrong? (One of the new colonies of fruitflies passed away but i suspect that the sponge didnt have good enough airflow because the other ones where i used different ventilation are fine and i used the same media) 

I know this might not be the best sub to ask about this becaues i dont own any mantids but i know that a lot of mantis keepers use fruitflies and i didnt know where else would it be more appropriate to ask this.

I would appreciate any feedback and thank you if you do leave some!

<div class="md"><p>So hello first of all i enjoy mantids but sadly i do not keep any i do keep ants however. A couple of weeks ago i bought some flightless fruitflies for them. I wanted them to last longer so i decided to look up how to breed them / make a new colony. I looked up a recipe for the media and made it but now a cpuple of days later there are tons of these little bumps and spikes on the media. Is this normal or did i do the media wrong? (One of the new colonies of fruitflies passed away but i suspect that the sponge didnt have good enough airflow because the other ones where i used different ventilation are fine and i used the same media) </p>

<p>I know this might not be the best sub to ask about this becaues i dont own any mantids but i know that a lot of mantis keepers use fruitflies and i didnt know where else would it be more appropriate to ask this.</p>

<p>I would appreciate any feedback and thank you if you do leave some!</p>
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Fruitfly breeding question

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Gigantopithecus, my unsexed (and not mature anyway) McCook's only wants to eat mealworms like 4 to 6 times its weight at minimum. They've shown zero interest in smaller mealworms or appropriately sized crickets and dubias.

Bro really only wants to eat a worm that takes him ten minutes to subdue and 12 hours to eat. Is this dangerous for it? Mealworms can bite and a bigger worm has a bigger mouth, and my spider is not huge.

<div class="md"><p>Gigantopithecus, my unsexed (and not mature anyway) McCook&#39;s only wants to eat mealworms like 4 to 6 times its weight at minimum. They&#39;ve shown zero interest in smaller mealworms or appropriately sized crickets and dubias.</p>

<p>Bro really only wants to eat a worm that takes him ten minutes to subdue and 12 hours to eat. Is this dangerous for it? Mealworms can bite and a bigger worm has a bigger mouth, and my spider is not huge.</p>
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McCook's split wolf spider only takes meals much heavier than itself?

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Knock knock 

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Cactus longhorn

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Vert vs. Invert

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<div class="md"><p>What an impatient beetle!</p>
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At least wait till she's finished her lunch!

[Greenhouse Camel Cricket nymph, Tachycines asynamorus]

i normally wait a month before naming nymphs because of how fragile and prone to suddenly passing they are, but... cmon. i cant take in a tiny baby on halloween morning and somehow convince my brain NOT to decide on the spot his name is Pumpkin.

<div class="md"><p>[Greenhouse Camel Cricket nymph, Tachycines asynamorus]</p>

<p>i normally wait a month before naming nymphs because of how fragile and prone to suddenly passing they are, but... cmon. i cant take in a tiny baby on halloween morning and somehow convince my brain NOT to decide on the spot his name is Pumpkin.</p>
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i found a baby spricket in my bathroom on halloween morning... meet Pumpkin! 🎃

Are these Houses good for my jumping spiders? Large & Small Zilla Microhabitats 

I'm planning on getting live plants in the future, but for now I'm using plastic grass.

 I'm also planning on getting another species of darkling beetle or possibly a velvet ant, I wanted to know if 1 or 2 more animals would be okay in the tank. I'm also going to make it bioactive in a few weeks here once the beetles settle in. 

The lid is a sliding metal mesh in order to let moisture escape, is this bad? Should I get another lid? 

The substrate mix uses moist coco fiber, play sand,  gravel, leaf litter, and wood chips. 

<div class="md"><p>I&#39;m planning on getting live plants in the future, but for now I&#39;m using plastic grass.</p>

<p>I&#39;m also planning on getting another species of darkling beetle or possibly a velvet ant, I wanted to know if 1 or 2 more animals would be okay in the tank. I&#39;m also going to make it bioactive in a few weeks here once the beetles settle in. </p>

<p>The lid is a sliding metal mesh in order to let moisture escape, is this bad? Should I get another lid? </p>

<p>The substrate mix uses moist coco fiber, play sand,  gravel, leaf litter, and wood chips. </p>
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Is this suitable for 2 BDFB and possibly 2 more beetles in the future? 

I had some and now the adults are mostly gone but there's a ton of meal worms. 
They were leopard gecko food that pupated but I think they look pretty cool. What is the optimal environment for them? 
Thanks.

<div class="md"><p>I had some and now the adults are mostly gone but there&#39;s a ton of meal worms. 
They were leopard gecko food that pupated but I think they look pretty cool. What is the optimal environment for them? 
Thanks.</p>
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Does anyone keep darkling beetles as pets and if so, how do you care for them?

I see these roaches all the time at pet stores for food for animals, but i was wondering if you can keep them as pets. I feel really bad for them but honestly I dont know if they treat them right and if they’re going to die in a few days after buying them.

<div class="md"><p>I see these roaches all the time at pet stores for food for animals, but i was wondering if you can keep them as pets. I feel really bad for them but honestly I dont know if they treat them right and if they’re going to die in a few days after buying them.</p>
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roaches

8 blue little beasties finally emerged over the last couple of weeks. I got them as L1/L2 larvae in early July, and I just need to show off as I'm crazy excited that everything has gone well! They're gathering around a piece of nice and mushy pear as I write :)

<div class="md"><p>8 blue little beasties finally emerged over the last couple of weeks. I got them as L1/L2 larvae in early July, and I just need to show off as I&#39;m crazy excited that everything has gone well! They&#39;re gathering around a piece of nice and mushy pear as I write :)</p>
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Protaetia Elegans beetles emerged! My first beetle raising experience :)

Is my hornworm a male or female i have two and one is deff a boy but im not sure about this one

I recently got this large jar at a garage sale, they were about to break it and toss it in the garbage if I didn't want it. I don't really have a anything kitchen related to store in it, and thought it might make a good terrarium either for some invert pets or just plants, but I know inverts usually need ventilation which this won't provide. Is there anything I can keep that need's minimal ventilation, ie just the airflow from taking off the lid every once in a while?

<div class="md"><p>I recently got this large jar at a garage sale, they were about to break it and toss it in the garbage if I didn&#39;t want it. I don&#39;t really have a anything kitchen related to store in it, and thought it might make a good terrarium either for some invert pets or just plants, but I know inverts usually need ventilation which this won&#39;t provide. Is there anything I can keep that need&#39;s minimal ventilation, ie just the airflow from taking off the lid every once in a while?</p>
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Is there anything I can humanly keep in this large jar with no ventilation?

This is my beetle Darcie, over the course of about 10 days her coloration around her head has darkened. The first picture is from tonight, whereas the second one is from about 10 days ago. 

She used to come out almost every single night from a log hide she likes to rest in, but for the past 2 or so weeks she's been unusually dormant, and has come out once to eat. Temperature hasn't changed, feeding schedule hasn't changed since I got her (a year and a half ago), and I always wash their (2 other tank mates, black and smooth dfb) food properly. 

Is it age, or maybe the wax rubbed off her head on accident? I find the latter harder to believe since she's been under the log for quite some time, moving around a tiny bit but staying under it. Any insight is appreciated.

<div class="md"><p>This is my beetle Darcie, over the course of about 10 days her coloration around her head has darkened. The first picture is from tonight, whereas the second one is from about 10 days ago. </p>

<p>She used to come out almost every single night from a log hide she likes to rest in, but for the past 2 or so weeks she&#39;s been unusually dormant, and has come out once to eat. Temperature hasn&#39;t changed, feeding schedule hasn&#39;t changed since I got her (a year and a half ago), and I always wash their (2 other tank mates, black and smooth dfb) food properly. </p>

<p>Is it age, or maybe the wax rubbed off her head on accident? I find the latter harder to believe since she&#39;s been under the log for quite some time, moving around a tiny bit but staying under it. Any insight is appreciated.</p>
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Sudden darker coloration

Time-lapse of hisser birth!

Just wanted to share this with you ❤️

In the Kansas City area. I got 2 males and 3 females of different and unknown ages from a friend about 6 months ago. They are really cute and take well to handling (with some initial hissy cuss words lol). We moved and ants are a problem here. I can't keep the roaches fed and the ants out, and I'm just tired of fighting it. They would come with the tank as pictured (if you want it) and a just-opened bottle of Bug Burger. Oh there are some isopods in there too. Dairy cow and orange. Not sure how many. 

<div class="md"><p>In the Kansas City area. I got 2 males and 3 females of different and unknown ages from a friend about 6 months ago. They are really cute and take well to handling (with some initial hissy cuss words lol). We moved and ants are a problem here. I can&#39;t keep the roaches fed and the ants out, and I&#39;m just tired of fighting it. They would come with the tank as pictured (if you want it) and a just-opened bottle of Bug Burger. Oh there are some isopods in there too. Dairy cow and orange. Not sure how many. </p>
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Madagascar hissing cockroaches need a home

freshly peeled female png shield mantis

Thought you guys might appreciate my paintings 😁

double wrapped black widow sac

MY CUTIE PATOOTIE BIT OFF MORE THAN HE COULD CHEW LMAO!

<div class="md"><p>New body &amp;  r a v e n o u s</p>
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Moby Dick eating his old skin

Gold asian clams burying 

Gold asian clam half buried

FEEDING ALL MY INVERTEBRATES | Ellie's Exotics 🐍

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