Blog posts and care guides
Our articles & care guides keep you up to date on the latest care, helping you make informed decisions when looking for your next pet.
Buying & Caring For Pet Jumping Spiders
Ready for your ‘web puppy’? Here’s how to shop for and care for a pet jumping spider. With so many options available, we’ll break down morphs, locales, phases, and more.
Moulting In Praying Mantis
Mismoults are one of the top killers in captive-kept praying mantises. That’s why we’ve written this guide – to educate new keepers on moulting issues, mismoults, and how to prevent them. From RH (relative humidity) to hydration, housing and appropriate enclosure decor for your praying mantis, our mega in-depth guide covers everything moulting related.
The ultimate guide to buying & keeping pet jumping spiders.
Everything you’ll need, and why.
Draft care guide
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How To Care For A Pet Tarantula
Do Tarantulas Make Good Pets? Tarantulas are great for anyone who wants a large, exotic, impressive, and unique pet. ‘T’s are not conventional pets and
Giant Asian Mantis Care Guide
How to care for one of the most popular mantis species around, the giant Asian mantis.
Dead Leaf Mantis Deroplatys Sp. Care Guide
Your guide on how to care for a Deroplatys sp. Dead leaf mantis.
Buying and caring for a pet praying mantis
Everything you need to know about how to keep a praying mantis happy and healthy.
Illness, Infection, & Injury In Praying Mantis
Fungal infections, bacterial infections, eye rub, mismoults, old age, physical injury and more, our in-depth guide to praying mantis healthcare cracks down on illness in praying mantis.
Housing A Praying Mantis & Mantis Enclosures
Setting up a praying mantis enclosure is simple, but knowing what to add can be a little tricky. We’ll teach you how to choose, set up and decorate an enclosure your mantis will thrive in, and discuss the importance of adding ventilation, keeping in humidity, and much more.
Sexing A Praying Mantis
Sexing a praying mantis can seem more complicated than it actually is. Here’s our guide on how to sex your praying mantis, from segment-counting to analysing body shape. We’ve also added in some brief pointers on specific mantis species and their unique sexual dimorphism.
Feeding A Praying Mantis
Knowing how and what to feed your praying mantis, and if you’ve even fed enough, can be a little nerve-racking for new keepers. Let’s delve into everything feeding related, and how you’ll know if you’re doing it right.