In this section, we show all care guides published on this website.
Care guides are documents that provide guidelines on how to keep certain species. It talks about what enclosures are suitable, at which climate conditions you should keep the animals and what is best to feed them. It helps you start keeping these animals. But remember. These documents are guides and it is important to keep observing your animals, keep improving the habitat and diet.
The wandering violin mantis (Gongylus gongylodes) is one of the most fascinating looking praying mantis species that you can keep as a pet (and my personal favourite). Although this praying mantis species can be a bit more difficult to keep, with this care guide, you have all the knowledge to properly house and care for…
Want to start keeping bumblebee millipedes? That’s a great choice! Bumblebee millipedes are beautiful millipedes to keep, and easy and fun to care for. This very popular millipede is one that makes the perfect choice for beginners or a fantastic pet for kids. To give you and your millipede the perfect start we created this…
Phyllium philippinicum, also called the ‘leaf insect’, is one of many walking leaf insects in the order of phasmids. This species particularly is famous for its camouflage of a leaf and is one of the most popular and most commonly phasmid kept as pets. Leaf insects are beautiful to see and quite easy to keep…
This impressive species is a very large and sturdy stick insect. Pharnacia ponderosa does not have an official English name, but is often called as ‘giant walking stick’ or ‘heavy stick insect’. And large they are, especially the females who can get up to 21cm of body length. Unfortunately, this species native to the Philipines…
The giant prickly stick insect (Extatosoma tiaratum) is one of the most popular stick insects kept as pets. This stick insect is pretty large and has beautiful camouflage which is typical for phasmids. In this practical care guide, we will discuss how you take good care of your giant prickly stick insect. We will discuss…
Millipedes are fascinating anthropods, and it is mesmerizing to observe how those many little feet wave and make the tubular body move forwards. Many millipede species are hardy, are easy to keep and take care of, although, you need to make proper preparations to fully enjoy the life of millipedes. But first, let’s find out…
Probably you have never considered keeping a cockroach colony as pets. Yet, cockroaches can make great pets. And one of the most popular species of them all is the Madagascar hissing cockroach. They are easy to keep, easy to handle, beautiful in colour and shape, and impressive to see. Madagascar hissing cockroaches make a perfect…
