What invert should I get (best pet invert)

[NecroticVenom]

This is my first post so I don’t know if I did everything correctly :/

my parents are letting me get one (maybe 2) more pet inverts. No more. I want one that’s long lived, and handleable (no tarantulas) I’m thinking of macropanesthia rhino roach, a.gigas, vinegaroon (whip scorpion), an amblypygi, or lady bird spider (eresus walckenaeri/balcanicus) suggestions?

 

[MrGhostMantis]

Maybe do this in a different topic like Invertebretes or Spiders and other arachnids. Rhino roaches are very very expensive and rare, A. gigas are also very very expensive and almost non-existent in the US hobby right now. Vinegaroons are fantastic pets and get large. Amblypygi are fantastic, I absolutely love mine. Eresus are also rare and expensive.

 

[Scorpiobsession]

Whatever you get you could say that you need a male and female and then "change your mind" and get in writing that your parents will let you get another pet if you get rid of one. Once you get babies you can get more inverts.

I was just joking, you could do this but I don't recommend it.

 

[Tarantulafeets]

What about blue death feigners? Pretty hardy, long lived, not sure about handling but they are pretty durable.

 

[MrGhostMantis]

What about blue death feigners? Pretty hardy, long lived, not sure about handling but they are pretty durable.

Forgot to mention these. Another good one are mantids. Tolerate handling well, hearty appetites, can put them in attractive enclosures.

 

[goliathusdavid]

Archispirostreptus gigas, beetles, and most exotic non-arachnid\centipede inverts are going to require permitting in the US, which takes a bit of work. I would agree with @MrGhostMantis that vinegaroons and amblypigids are fantastic. If you can also cough up the cash, I will always recommend Goliathus goliatus (which are deregulated). But that is A LOT of money, and A TON of work if you're raising them from larvae.

 

[NecroticVenom]

I’ve been saving money so I can afford $200 inverts. Also, im ok with waiting a couple years trying to find one. <edit> has eresus for sale and I don’t know if I should get one or not.

Whatever you get you could say that you need a male and female and then "change your mind" and get in writing that your parents will let you get another pet if you get rid of one. Once you get babies you can get more inverts.

I was just joking, you could do this but I don't recommend it.

Lol my parents wouldn’t like me breeding them

I have blue death feigning beetles (my only invert other than tarantulas actually ) I have seen mantids and goliathus goliatus <edit> but they seem to have very short lifespans. I might be able to convince my parents to let me breed but I doubt they would want to see goliathus larvae (also I heard breeding them isn’t for beginners)

 

[MrGhostMantis]

Some mantids can go 1-2 years and make up for their short life with a show at feeding time.

 

[Scorpiobsession]

Lol my parents wouldn’t like me breeding them

But if you need both for them to thrive and you accidently get some babies...

In all seriousness you should also consider stag beetles (my favorite being the eastern hercules beetle), they're relatively easy to care for, they're cool, and you can handle them. However they don't live very long so you would have to breed them to prevent it just being a waste of money and effort.
I also recommend mantids, they live long, they're cool, handleable, some are communal. If you're worried about the lifespan mantids are about as good as it gets for inverts aside from tarantulas and scorpions.

 

[goliathusdavid]

I also really love American millipede species. Narceus species, Orthoporus ornatus, and the like are really fun to keep. And Orthoporus might fit your bill as you could keep a tank of them without fear of breeding (and you might be able to convince your parents to get multiple). American native or naturalized millipedes also generally have pretty good lifespans (most notably Chicobolus spingerus which can live 5 to 10 years).

 

[ccTroi]

hissers!

 

[Edan bandoot]

Hissing roaches and vinegaroons is what I would recommend

 

[goliathusdavid]

hissers!

I completely agree, but often a hard sell for parents . I'm only able to keep roaches because I'm not actually keeping my own, just caring for some species for a local institution during the pandemic.

 

[NecroticVenom]

Mantids seem really cool but my parents won’t let me feed Dubias, they’re ok with 1 roach, that’s it. No matter how much I tell them they won’t infest.... I heard mantids cant eat crickets, is that true?

Cant

 

[goliathusdavid]

Mantids seem really cool but my parents won’t let me feed Dubias, they’re ok with 1 roach, that’s it. No matter how much I tell them they won’t infest.... I heard mantids cant eat crickets, is that true?

As far as I know crickets are fine - it's just many keepers find roaches easier. Also what you feed depends on the stage of development of your mantis (you will likely be starting out with fruit flies).

 

[NecroticVenom]

I don’t know why but smaller millipedes don’t really appeal for some reason. Also I was thinking of d.tityus or d.granti but they don’t live long. I just asked my parents and absolutely no breeding because of “blah blah blah blah cuz they said so”

 

[Scorpiobsession]

Mantids seem really cool but my parents won’t let me feed Dubias, they’re ok with 1 roach, that’s it. No matter how much I tell them they won’t infest.... I heard mantids can eat crickets, is that true?

When I kept a mantid (wild caught adult male, unsurprisingly only lived for a week or two) I fed it mealworms and roaches. I would think you could feed it mealworms, waxworms, hornworms, crickets, and/or silkworms. Do you want me to list the reasons why it's impossible for dubias to infest, that might help you convince them.

 

[goliathusdavid]

I don’t know why but smaller millipedes don’t really appeal for some reason. Also I was thinking of d.tityus or d.granti but they don’t live long. I just asked my parents and absolutely no breeding because of “blah blah blah blah cuz they said so”

Yeah, lifespan of American Dynastes is quite short (and they require permitting).

 

[NecroticVenom]

I told them only species like German or American roaches infest and Dubias can only breed in temps around 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Any other reasons would be helpful. Crickets are soooooo annoying.

 

[Scorpiobsession]

and they require permitting

Even if they're a native species?