r/InvertPets • u/tetraphorus • 13d ago
How it started vs. how it's going!
luckily the tank only looked like the first image for a week or so, thanks to the advice of people in this sub i upgraded their enclosure and continue to add more all the time and change it up so they don't get bored. so thank you for the advice, this sub really makes a difference in invert lives!
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u/josefugly 13d ago
I’ve always wondered how do you clean their enclosure? Do you like spot clean like weekly and change out everything monthly? I’ve been wanting to get some of these little guys for such a long time now. But I’m such an over thinker so I’m doing lots of research before I feel like I can be ready.
Edit: it looks awesome btw
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u/tetraphorus 13d ago
luckily it's a very dry environment since they're desert bugs, and the only moisture goes in their food bowls so i clean those most regularly. other than that i just kinda occasionally take out pieces of it and clean them off. i haven't had to worry about changing the substrate out bc ive been upgrading it pretty steadily but i imagine i'll probably just put them in a cup and remove everything, dump out the substrate, pour more in, and then put everything back.
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u/lobsterzest Ground beetles are neat! 13d ago
What an awesome upgrade! It looks great, I’m sure they enjoy all the hiding spots!
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u/tetraphorus 13d ago
they LOVE it. and i've found they sort of cycle through hiding spots so the leaves are great bc it gives them so many different spots to hide
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u/GiantAfricanLandSnay 13d ago
What is your beetle?
Did you get it in larvae form? Or beetle?
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u/tetraphorus 13d ago
blue death feigning beetles and i got them in beetle form!
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u/GiantAfricanLandSnay 13d ago
Thank you. They look so cool. We have a Giant African Land Snail (my oldest child’s pet) but looking into Inverts for our youngest as he is bug obsessed.
Do you know if you can get them in larval form? Would be cool for him to see the full life cycle.
What kind of lifespan do they have?
Our GALS is 6-10 years so long or short is good for us.Are they solitary or live in groups?
Thanks and sorry for all my questions.
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u/tetraphorus 13d ago
from my understanding they are extremely hard to raise from an egg (requires varying temperatures and humidities and a bunch of other factors) so i never looked into acquiring them in that form so im not sure. they live 8-10 years though which is awesome! giant african land snails are very cool. i think they're illegal where i live but ive always admired them
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u/GiantAfricanLandSnay 13d ago
I am in Scotland so we are lucky they are legal here. As pets anyway.
We are looking at Giant African Millipedes for the familiarity aspect as GALS need mad humidity (80-90%) but a desert environment pet would be awesome too.
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u/HeCalledMeMoonbeam 12d ago
Are you the person on IG trying to breed these?!
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u/tetraphorus 9d ago
no lol i would never try that tbh. but they sound cool
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u/HeCalledMeMoonbeam 9d ago
They’ve been working really hard because these guys have such a low breeding in captivity rate that they’ve been really trying to get it to work and I was following their story for a while! It’s not a bad thing by any means as far as I’m aware
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u/tetraphorus 9d ago
no definitely not a bad thing it's just really hard and i don't have the patience 😭 what's their username?
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u/Halfjack12 13d ago
I wonder if they feel like they won the lottery