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Los Angeles National Forest has some interesting amphibians and plant life, I'd recommend Sturdavent Falls or The Upper Winter Creek Trail going up to Hoagies Campground. The tide pools around the beach are also teeming with life, White Point Beach or Laguna beach are usually interesting to...

Yep, those look just like my buffalo beetles. Had no idea they caused problems as feeders; are they ok for fish and arachnids? I actually bought them in the hopes of farming them as a food supply for myself, but now I wonder if they're safe for human consumption.

Dry food is fine, you can also provide cuttlefish bone for calcium. I've found that pond sticks make a great additional dry food as it contains spirulina powder.

You need to occasionally feed them dog food for protein otherwise they will cannibalize freshly molted individuals.

I use a small percentage of sand with many species of burrowing roach, millipede, or isopod as it prevents burrows from collapsing.

I've bred them before, fun easy spider, they can definitely take down prey x3 larger than themselves as long as they're soft-bodied.

While I wouldn't recommend handling most amlypigids because of their skittish nature, I do have one male individual who is extremely slow and docile. I rescued him from a pet store where he was being housed on dry sand with no bark or hide exposed to the light 24/7. After some fattening up he...

False widows don't eat quite as much as a latrodectus. I found that any kind of isopod (pill bug) were actually very good feeders for my false widow, and fun to watch as they will bite the carapace til the isopod unrwaps and they can get a good interior bite. It's the majority of their diet in...

Hisserdude is going to give you the best opinion on this forum, he knows his stuff.

Feeding my jumper slings fruit flies today, one of the smaller ones bolted for a daring escape! Once on the table it lifted both front arms and waved them as if to say "freedom! freedoomm!!" After letting it wander for a bit and watching it groom its eyes with its tiny palps (a behavior I think...

I've found scolopendra in Angeles National Forest going up the winter creek trail. There are also a lot of desert millipedes and darkling beetles in the Pasadena stretch of the forest, right before you enter the protected area. I've never collected anything from the area, but I'd like to go...

They should be fine housed together, especially if there are only two individuals (which is what it sounds like?) If you wanted to start colonies then there would be competition for food. I think the only thing is grandidieri like it a little more moist. They both love dried leaves, though.

I am new to owning beardies but I have two adults. They like collards greens, cucumbers (poor nutrition), and raspberries/blackberries the most. I use dubias as a staple diet, although I know it's not ideal. A variety is best; I'm not a fan of crickets though.

For sure, especially since it's a male he's going to be able to tolerate humidity shifts much better. I've never had mite issues because I keep springtails in there with them to eat leftover cricket parts and such. The only times I've heard people having problems with desiccation is with...

Quick question; I can't feed my colony dog food because I use them for bearded dragons which can lead to gout. I used pond sticks as an alternative dry food with apple, carrot, and orange every week. Is there any other source of protein I can give them? Maybe old molts from my hisser colonies or...

Enclosure looks much better now, agreed you don't need plastic plants as he could attempt to molt on it and fall. It looks a bit dry in there; I would soak the substrate completely and restrict ventilation. I also use sphagnum peat moss because it retains moisture better than coco coir which...

I think the gestation time has something to do with the ebb and flow of their availability. I have a gravid female but it'll be another few months before they descend.

If you find a blue bottle fly that may be a good prey item for your female as she watches her sac. It can't damage anything and it will be easy to take down. Just place it in the fridge for 30 minutes so it slows down. Another option would be a very small mealworm. You can stroke the entrance to...

It could definitely use some hydration, you can mist the sides of the tank or leave water droplets on a leaf every few days. That should provide enough humidity for the egg sac. Just don't spray the sac directly. What are you currently feeding?