Recent content by Chimera

I am looking to buy some jumping spiders. I am hoping to breed them and so I’m looking for multiple individuals of each species. I am willing to pay extra for sexed specimens or gravid females! I am located in the US. Please post here or message me if you have ANY jumpers for sale. However...

So my interest in breeding isopods persists, but I'm having difficulty finding sources to learn about the finer points of it. Everything I find is too technical for me to understand, or not specific enough. I have one main question that I haven't been able to find the answer to. So I know...

Seriously though, this would be amazing to have in the hobby. http://petslady.com/article/creepy-cute-bunny-harvestman-could-give-arachnid-arachnophobia

I'm looking to purchase multiple harvestmen, perhaps of multiple species. Mostly looking for Vonones ornata (Ornate Harvestmen). Though, to be honest, I'm not really sure any other harvestmen are common in the hobby.  So I am open to all species! Please post here or PM me. Thanks!

So I'm hoping to get some Tiger Hissers, and having an escape-proof container to begin with sounds a great deal easier than having to deal with petroleum jelly on a glass aquarium. However, I want my hissers to be display pets, and even "clear" bins that you can get from Target or Walmart don't...

So, from what I understand, Gromphadorhina species can interbreed within their genus. I've heard that this can lead to lots of variation in color and markings. That seems like a plus to me, but people generally seem to only want pure strains. My question is: is there something inherently wrong...

So I really love the look of isopods and millipedes, but I want a pet I can see pretty much all the time. As they are burrowers that eat their substrate, I initially ruled them out. However, I recently came across a site that builds ant habitats- http://www.antscanada.com/. In their FAQ, they...

So I have recently become more interested in isopods. In particular, selective breeding of isopods. It seems that many people culture and isolate morphs, all to do with color or patterning. However, I can find absolutely zero information of the concept of breeding isopods for (bigger) size. Is...

I know this isn't super relevant as a subject to discuss, but I'm just so excited! My library decided to accept my purchase request for For the Love of Cockroaches by Orin McMonigle, and now they have it! I have never hit "Place Hold" so quickly in my life! :D I can't wait to learn all about...

Stumbled across this video the other day. It definitely makes me want an M. rhinoceros even more than I already do! (If that's possible :P ) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nu9D6joF7w4

So I had pretty much dismissed isopods as a possibility for my first invert, as I thought they didn't get very large. But I decided to give them a second chance and checked out the Captive Isopoda site. I was clicking through random species and stumbled across Porcellio exspansus, which the...

So I've been trying to settle on a species for my first roach colony, and I'm having difficulty deciding. I want a large, active species, and, if possible, a species where there is variety in markings or coloration within that species. For example, I'm strongly considering Elliptorhina javanica...

Greetings from Utah! I'm Chimera, and I have only just recently gotten addicted to the idea of roaches! After asking some questions over at Arachnoboards (I go by the same name there), I fully settled on keeping roaches over other types of inverts. Someone on here may have even cemented my...