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Both the cat and the lizard in the first picture just look annoyed at having their picture taken :D "Excuse you, we were in the middle of a conversation." Also, that fluffy tabby is the cutest thing ever!

... :wideyed: Apparently the subject of crossbreeding has fascinated my subconscious for quite a while!

Okay, thanks for your answer. And I don't have any more questions off the top of my head, but I'll be sure to shoot you a message if I think of some!

So my interest in breeding isopods persists, but I'm having difficulty finding sources to learn about the finer point 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...

That's fair :D I would really like to keep her and watch if she lays eggs, or just really likes food... If she lays eggs, once they hatch and could fend for themselves, I would release all or most of the spiderlings into the wild. Is there any issue with this? And could anyone point me in the...

Ooh, she's really gravid?! How can you be sure?

I live in the Midwest USA and was eating lunch outside when I spotted a jumping spider. Not a big deal, they're fairly common here, but this guy/girl was MUCH larger than any other jumpers I'd seen. Any ideas on which species it is? And if that species is normally that large? Could it be a...

I'd have no idea where to start looking, unfortunately... But that's good to know, thanks! And yep, that's what I've heard. They're arriving on Saturday! :D

I considered a lubber grasshopper. I would LOVE to keep stick insects, but as far as I'm aware, all Phasmids are illegal to keep in the US :( But I finally settled on a few blue death feigning beetles. I've heard tons of great stuff about them, so I took the plunge and ordered them today :) No...

I was going to get four, but I ended up not getting them after all. I realized that I don't think I can stomach feeding live prey to my pet, even if it's just crickets :( Now I don't know what to do with the enclosure... Fortunately it was not too expensive to make.

I don't have any tips for you, as my whips will be coming next week and I'm a first-time owner! But I'm getting the same species- Phrynus marginemaculatus- so I thought I'd just reach out :) They're an unique group of creatures and not many people seem to keep them, so when we find each other...

So I have wanted whip spiders a long time and have posted a thread in the past about enclosure design. In the end I didn't get any, but due to an unexpected financial windfall, I'm going to be able get them after all! They will arrive on Wednesday, and I can't wait! :D I put a lot of thought...

All feedback is welcome! Thank you so much for all the info. It clears up a lot of things. I actually ended up not doing the project for multiple reasons, and I'm heading in a whip spider direction now. However, I will always find beetles fascinating and hope to get a few in the future. By the...

That makes sense, thanks for the answer. Ooh, that's good to know about the Orthoporus species! The orange-type is stunning!

Okay, thank you! I am actually currently reading Orin's isopod book, and it's very interesting :) I think I would like to get some isopods sometime, but I ended up getting whip spiders (due to an unexpected financial windfall). I don't want to try too much at once, but my interest in the "potato...

Ah, I didn't even think about the size issue. Thanks for your feedback!

Thanks for your input. It would be really cool if I could make it work, but it's probably just not the best habitat for isopods and the animals always come first!

So I really love the look of isopods, 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 say, "Our...

So I really love the look of 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 say, "Our...