Are you looking for a colourful, interesting and inexpensive pet without high requirements? Look no further and take some African sun beetles (Pachnoda marginata). They are probably the most popular fruit beetle in the pet industry, but that doesn’t make them less interesting. These fascinating beetles are easy to keep and widely available. Besides that,…
If you found this article, you probably ask yourself if you can keep millipedes together with other animals. I asked myself the same a few years ago. Although there is some information out there, I still wanted to test if the combination of different species together with millipedes would be successful. Combining different species in…
Stick insects are great and easy pets to have. And they are popular too! When you search for them in online pet shops, they are quite cheap to purchase. But keeping pets is more than only purchase them. You also need to house them and feed them. So, what are the real costs of keeping…
Summer eves, the last warmth of the day, slowly it gets darker, reading a nice book… and tens or hundreds of bugs murmuring around the lights. Especially in the summer months, many bugs seem to be attracted to the light, flying continuously around it in neverending circles. So why is it that bugs seem to…
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…
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 popular pets because of their massive size and hairy bodies. But are tarantulas dangerous as pets? Most tarantulas are relatively harmless to…
In my opinion, most bugs make better pets than conventional pets like dogs, cats, birds and rodents. I think stick insects and millipedes can make awesome pets for many of you! And yes, I know, this is my opinion. Bugs are not suitable for every person. But I have many reasons to claim they actually…
There are so many different stick insect species you can keep as a pet. One is even more colourful or strangely shaped than the other. So it can be sometimes difficult to choose which one you should keep at home. But do you need to choose? Can you keep different stick insect species together? This…
Breeding success with little stick insect nymphs is an amazing feeling. Not only does it feel good to reach such achievement, but it also makes your beloving pet more sustainable for many years. But it can be frustrating when your nymphs keep dying. But what are the reasons they die, and more importantly, how can…
Do you want to keep ivory millipedes? Or do you have them already? Ivory millipedes (Chicobolus spinigerus) are among the easiest giant millipede species to keep and are a great choice when you are a beginner. These beautiful looking millipede species are hardy and don’t have high requirements. Nonetheless, they still need good care. They…
