Insects

Giant Asian Shield Mantis

(Rhombodera Extensicollis)

Care:

UVB lamp, Mist 2-3 times a week

Diet:

Insectivore

Lifespan:

1 Year

Max Size:

3.15 Inches

Giant Asian Mantis

(Hierodula membranacea)

Care:

UVB lamp, Mist 2-3 times a week

Diet:

Insectivore

Lifespan:

2 Years

Max Size:

3-4 Inches

Ghost Mantis

(Phyllocrania paradoxa)

Care:

UVB lamp, Mist 2-3 times a week

Diet:

Insectivore

Lifespan:

1 Year or less

Max Size:

1.8-2 Inches

African Twig Mantis

(Popa spurca)

Care:

UVB lamp, Mist 2-3 times a week

Diet:

Insectivore

Lifespan:

1 Year

Max Size:

3 Inches

Spiny Flower Mantis

(Pseudocreobotra wahlbergi)

Care:

UVB lamp, Mist 2-3 times a week

Diet:

Insectivore

Lifespan:

1 Year

Max Size:

5 Inches

Goliath Bird Eating Spider

Substrate:

4 or more inches of organic soil, coco fiber and peat moss

Humidity:

80-85%

Diet:

large arthropods, worms, and amphibians.

Lifespan:

Male: 3-6 Years

Female: 15-25 Years

Max Size:

11 inch leg span

Costa Rican Zebra Tarantula

Substrate:

4 or more inches of organic soil, coco fiber and peat moss

Humidity:

70-85%

Diet:

crickets, cockroaches, grasshoppers, small lizards, small beetles, pinkie mice and other insects that they might catch.

Lifespan:

Male: 5 Years

Female: 20 Years

Max Size:

5 inch leg span

Pink Toe Tarantula

Substrate:

coconut husk, fir & sphagnum peat moss, and potting soil.

Humidity:

75-82%

Diet:

crickets, wax moths, grasshoppers, roaches and small tree frogs

Lifespan:

Male: 3 Years

Female: 10-12 Years

Max Size:

4 inch leg span

Curly Hair Tarantula

Substrate:

coconut husk, fir & sphagnum peat moss, and potting soil.

Humidity:

60-70%

Diet:

live crickets, roaches, waxworms, and other insects.

Lifespan:

Male: 9-10 Years

Female: 20 Years

Max Size:

5.8 inch leg span

Mexican Red Knee

Substrate:

peat moss, soil, and vermiculite and at least 4 inches thick and loosely packed, to allow for burrowing and to dampen any falls..

Humidity:

60-70%

Diet:

live crickets and other large insects like locusts and cockroaches.

Lifespan:

Male: 5-6 Years

Female: 30 Years

Max Size:

5.5 inch leg span

Asian Forest Scorpion

(Heterometrus-petersii)

Care:

70-80% humidity

Peat moss, potting soil or Eco-earth should be used and be 3-4 inches deep.

Diet:

Insectivore

Lifespan:

7-8 Years

Max Size:

7-8 Inches

Emperor Scorpion

(Pandinus imperator)

Care:

70-80% humidity

orchid bark, coconut husk, or cypress mulch a few inches deep.

Diet:

Insectivore

Lifespan:

5-8 Years

Max Size:

7.9 Inches

Arizona Bark Scorpion

(Centruroides sculpturatus)

Care:

low humidity

play sand a few inches deep.

Diet:

Insectivore

Lifespan:

2-6 Years

Max Size:

2.5 Inches

Dictator Scorpion

(Pandinus dictator)

Care:

80-90% humidity

orchid bark, coconut husk, or cypress mulch a few inches deep.

Diet:

Insectivore

Lifespan:

2-6 Years

Max Size:

8 Inches

Desert Hairy Scorpion

(Hadrurus arizonensis)

Care:

55% or lower humidity

Play sand a few inches deep.

Diet:

Insectivore

Lifespan:

10-20 Years

Max Size:

5.5 Inches

Flat Rock Scorpion

(Hadogenes troglodytes)

Care:

50% or lower humidity

2-4 inches deep and comprised of Eco-earth, sand, or something similar.

Diet:

Insectivore

Lifespan:

30 Years

Max Size:

7.8 Inches

Giant Vinegaroon (Whip Scorpion)

(Mastigoproctus giganteus)

Care:

75-85% or lower humidity

mixture of 5-6 inches of coco fiber, a little peat moss, some sphagnum moss, and keep the substrate slightly damp.

Diet:

Insectivore

Lifespan:

7 Years

Max Size:

3.34 Inches

Tanzanian Three Striped Scorpion

(Hottentotta trilineatus)

Care:

70% or lower humidity

Peat moss or coconut fiber

Diet:

Insectivore

Lifespan:

8 Years

Max Size:

2.4 Inches

Bumblebee Millipede

Care:

Mist 2-3 times a week

add leaves, decaying wood and organic dirt as a substrate

Diet:

detritivore

Lifespan:

3-5 Years

Max Size:

3 Inches

Smokey Oak Millipede

Care:

Mist 2-3 times a week

add leaves, decaying wood and organic dirt as a substrate

Diet:

detritivore

Lifespan:

10 Years

Max Size:

4 Inches

Giant Pink Foot Millipede

Care:

Mist 2-3 times a week

add leaves, decaying wood and organic dirt as a substrate

Diet:

detritivore

Lifespan:

10 Years

Max Size:

5 Inches

Giant Chocolate Desert Millipede

Care:

Mist 2-3 times a week

add leaves, decaying wood and organic dirt as a substrate

Diet:

detritivore

Lifespan:

3 Years

Max Size:

9.8 Inches