I want a pet that'll be entertaining to watch and don't require THAT much maintenance, also a nice lifespan would be great! I already have a betta in my other one, but I have a 2.5 gallon unused and I dont want it just lying around

also fyi I'm a teenager on a budget, I don't have that much money to spend 😭😭

I actually need someone to overexplain this if possible. I have no idea what to do here

Yesterday I found one of my female BDFB (blue death feigning beetles) motionless. Her name is Grenda. I had disturbed the tank and figured when I moved the hide, she had been startled and was feigning death. I've been checking on her for the past 24+ hours and only her antenna is moving. Grenda is not in the same position I found her but I am unsure if perhaps she was bumped by another beetle (if I had to guess, I'd say Jerry wanted a tango partner. Jerry is a bit of a scoundrel.)

I am absolutely baffled as to what's happening or what I should do. I had given them a hornworm moth and they readily devoured that. It had been a hornworm for my lizard but pupated, so I let it live its life. It had eaten a bell pepper as I ran out of hornworm chow and I know my BDFBs would not eat peppers. Now I'm wondering if there's a possibility that the pepper impacted the moth sort of like how if we eat fish that has too much mercury, we get mercury poisoning. But I am just freaking out and speculating on any difference I can think of in the tank.

They also recently lost their tank mate, a velvet ant, and they had been nibbling on her corpse before I tracked her down. I can't imagine that they got some of her venom since they're sold as being suitable tankmates, but that is the only other change to the tank I can think of.

I've got Grenda in isolation and will continue to monitor but I'm wondering 1) has anyone had any experience with BDFB doing this? 2) am I prolonging her suffering? 3) any suggestions on how I can help her and her tankmates?

They are truly trying their best. Also need to get a better hide they can grip they love to slip and slide.

This is my Mexican red knees current enclosure (I know it's looking a bit sad and I'll be getting her a lot more clutter and places to web up) and I'm about to upgrade it later this week again (as it doesn't have enough space to burrow and I didn't notice this when buying it).

So after the rehousing I'll have a second empty terrarium and I'm wondering what animal would thrive in this size and also hopefully not be able to escape through the gap in the door (I've already added a stripe of duck tape because she kept trying to push it open).

The terrarium size is 35×25×30 = 26 litres or in inches it would be around 13,78×9,84×11,81 and ≈6,8 gallons.

I'd also be fine with selling it if I can't find anything suitable that would be happy in this enclosure.

I'd be interested in keeping any type of invert but I would especially like a praying mantis or stick insects, however I'm not sure if this enclosure has the right dimensions for either of them

I found this weird hexagon 20 gal (I think? It was a bit hard to measure the dimensions with the tape I had due to its shape). I genuinely don’t think it would be big enough for a vertebrate, so I was wondering if anyone here had any suggestions for an invert it could house?

She's getting better each time 🩷 I love watching her.

Not really a pet, this was one of the feeders I gave to my gecko today, but I’ve never seen this happen before. Unsuccessful moult?

I would like to get a praying mantis and I don’t think any of the pet stores around me have them but ordering nymphs with overnight shipping is quite expensive. Anyone know of a good place I could purchase one in the DMV area? I’m not picky about species as long as they’re beginner-friendly.

More of beautiful Moira 🩷 people really seem to enjoy her coloring. This was a few days ago. She has now been moved to her permanent house that's 4x4x8.

my post got deleted in r/roaches without any explanation so i'm asking here

i have a madagascar hissing cockroach i got from a friend, and i'm trying to figure out a source for hydration besides the water content in supplementary food

i know some people use water dishes but i'm worried that there might be a risk of drowning when it comes to roaches, help?

i would also appreciate tips for keeping humidity in the enclosure, it dissipates really fast even though only the top has ventilation holes

So I've gotten unlucky and ended up with what I think is going to be two male rainbow stag beetles and only one enclosure built which I was hoping would be for a pair or "sister wives". I'm not a fan of putting my bugs in a plastic shoe box (I forget about them that way) so I'd love to trade if anyone in the area is interested. One male is finishing his resting stage after pupation (pictured) and the second is finishing pupation still.

I'm interested in other trades as well, not just beetles, hmu with what you've got! I keep isopods, mantids, and spoods as well as fish. I've been trying to find a local Facebook group for such trades but with no luck so I hope this post is allowed 🤞.

I have a single tarantula, and he doesn’t eat much.

So I want an invert that’ll basically eat the bugs my tarantula won’t.

Also one that’s beautiful and out on display.

Even better if they don’t disturb plants so I can have them in an orchid vivarium.

Any suggestions?

Mole crickets are one of those guys that you have to catch yourself, and are just beautifully weird guys. We have northern mole crickets native to our area (pine barrens). They're not ones to come out during the day really so it's hard to capture them. Has anyone here ever had luck catching one before, and does anyone know if our soil is okay to use as substrate for it?. If anyone has ever successfully trapped one lmk.

I'd assume our soil would be fine as there's no pesticides or anything and they're native to our type of soil so that's what id be getting them from anyways,, but wanted to see what y'all think. Also what is a good gal tank for them (like 1-2 max mole crickets *if* I even successfully catch em once I have a set up for it)? There's not much info online on em so it's a bit confusing to know what's best.

I recently got them and want to show my friend how big their colonies can get, but I cant find good pictures on google. Care to share?

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Its dimensions are 10"L x 20"W x 12"H also I'm not sure if it can hold water

New horn owner. I literally don't know what a sick one looks like? Am I overreacting??

Wanted to share my boi

Looking at getting a Blue Death Feigning Beetle. Can anyone tell me exactly what I need for a habitat (specific brands and links) and any tips for caring for one.

Can you have just one or is two better?

Thanks!