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Keeping Bugs

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How To Set Up A Praying Mantis Enclosure: 7 Easy Steps Checklist

MantisesThijsJanuary 29, 2021
How to set up a praying mantis enclosure

A praying mantis enclosure is rather easy to set up. Mantises are great pets because they are easy to keep and don’t have high requirements. But, you still need to think of some essentials to keep your praying mantis happy and healthy. If your praying mantis has an enclosure that is not suitable, you get…

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Are Tarantulas Dangerous Pets? And More You Should Know About Them!

TarantulasThijsJanuary 25, 20210
Are tarantulas dangerous pets?

You have probably seen it many times on pictures and video: A kid or adult holding a tarantula. Although they have a bad reputation because of all the horror movies, tarantulas have become a popular pet because of their massive size and hairy bodies. But are tarantulas dangerous as pets? Most tarantulas are relatively harmless…

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Bugs make better pets than cats & dogs
BugsThijsJanuary 21, 20210

9 Reasons Why Bugs Actually Make Better Pets Than Dogs & Cats

In my opinion, most bugs make better pets than conventional pets like dogs, cats, birds and rodents. I think stick insects…
Can you keep different stick insect species together?
PhasmidsThijsJanuary 17, 20210

Can You Keep Different Stick Insect Species Together?

There are so many different stick insect species you can keep as a pet. One even more colourful or strangely shaped…
Leaf insect nymphs
PhasmidsThijsJanuary 16, 20210

Why are my stick insect nymphs keep dying – And how to solve it!

Breeding success with little stick insect nymphs is an amazing feeling. Not only does it feel good to reach such achievement,…
Ivory millipede: A practical care guide
MillipedesThijsJanuary 8, 20210

Ivory millipede: A practical care guide

Do you want to keep ivory millipedes? Or do you have them already? Ivory millipedes (Chicobolus spinigerus) are among the easiest…
Wandering violin mantis practical care guide
Mantis speciesThijsJanuary 2, 20210

Wandering violin mantis care: A comprehensive practical guide

The wandering violin mantis (Gongylus gongylodes) is one of the most fascinating looking praying mantis species that you can keep as…
Can praying mantis fly? And more on praying mantis wings!
MantisesThijsJanuary 1, 20210

Can a praying mantis fly?

Many praying mantis species have some sort of wings. However, you see them only sitting and resting, waiting to ambush prey…
Keeping feeder locusts alive at home
LocustsThijsDecember 29, 20200

How to keep feeder locusts alive (much longer) in 4 easy steps

Feeder locusts are a great food for many different animals. Pet animals such as bearded dragons and other reptiles, but also…
Golden Buprestid: one of the longest living insect known
BugsThijsDecember 20, 20200

The longest living insects: These 5 animals will surprise you!

Most of the insects that you see around have rather short lives. Many insects only have a lifespan of a few…

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Keeping bugs and breeding with them is a true passion in my daily work as a keeper. I take care, breed and work with many different bug species, like mantises, phasmids, beetles, arachnids, ants, and cockroaches.

I want to share my fascination and experience about these extraordinary animals, so hopefully, you will love these crawlers like as I do.

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