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I thought I would post some pics of my roach displays. Unfortunately at this time only the pantanals have enough adults to be seen. I want to fix a back drop but I’m not sure what to do yet. The big empty is a 29 gallon Blaberus fusca, the other 29 is Eublaberus “pantanal” and then a 3 gallon...

Back in September I collected 3 of these centipedes. Today I have found pedelings. I assume these would still be considered captive reared? I’m guessing I need to get a bunch of the springtails out of my millipede tank. There are some freshly hatched P. scaber in there now. Of course they are...

So I received over 50 redrunners, if not 100. I had ordered 25, so had a plastic shoebox ready for them. 5 days later the sharp, wangy smell is pretty rough. Is this just overcrowding? Food? Plastic container? 

So I have read that fungus gnats are not uncommon with millipedes but man I’m killing a dozen wat day. Any suggestions? I have them (bumblebees) in a 2.5 gallon, several inches of coco fiber, dead oak leaves, decaying maple wood chunks, and a bit of sand. 

Just in case anyone is contemplating purchasing a bugarium, I would like to give you a word of caution. The sealant in the corners is not the same used in typical aquariums. Non climbing roach nymphs, gyna caffrorum in this case, can climb the sealant easily. Since the corners are not perfectly...

I just opened my order from D&C via amazon. Holy Cow! What a fantastic group of insects. All look great, over count packed well. Will for sure order again. 

I hate not getting to communicate with Daniel. But I just opened a wonderful box from D & C farms. I look forward to keeping this stock going. 

Well it’s Saturday and my roaches I was expecting didn’t make it. I seriously doubt they will be alive by Monday. They were sent Wednesday.

So we have all heard of the in hobby cultures regarded/debated as hybrids. Blaberus fusca, Blaberus discoidalis, and several of the hisser genera. My question is, are any of these verified? We know assumptions have been made, but assumptions mean nothing in the world of science. So it seems the...

I have now acquired a small start of Archimandrita tesselata. These are going into a 40 gallon long aquarium. My goal is to create an accurate as possible display vivarium. If anyone has any ideas feel free to elaborate. I’m looking for all information regarding; native plant species, habitat...

A few questions. I read somewhere that Gyna species adults are day active. Is this correct? I’m getting two dozen nymphs. My options right now for housing are a 3 gallon exoterra or a 5.5 gallon aquarium. Donthe adults prefer branches above to live on or bark laid on the substrate amoungst dead...

Got a few Archimandrita tesselata, Gyna caffrorum And Narceus annularis coming my way next week. Man these will be nice. My question is I am getting 6 Archimandritas. I have a 29 gallon for them but I am guessing with that few I would be better starting them out in my 2.5 gallonish kritter keeper?

So I found a few of these browns in with the normals. Is this a color morph or merely recently molted hardening?

Can anyone suggest any reputable online dealers of amphibians they have dealt with before? I’m looking to find another toad species. I have dealt with LLLreptile and have always received healthy specimens although not always ID’d correctly. But I am wanting to know if there are any others worth...

My blaniulus gluttulatus were also out for a stroll. 

Tonight these appear to be the most active inverts in my critter room. I also found dozens of tiny newborn A. monilicornis in their enclosure. I almost thought they were fly larvae.

Cyriocosmus elegans female

Very nice. I have each of those species. My recommendation is to keep their enclosures small. If you put them in too large of enclosures you will never see them...ever. I have actually rehoused mine to smaller containers. I don’t know how big those jars are but they will probably never out grown...

So if you had a 40 gallon long and wanted an invert for display, what would you pick. I’m going to be doing some tank shuffling soon and this is what I’m thinking about. It will be in my living room so it needs to be active, not shy of lights or activity and be able to live in a naturalistic set up.