Keeping Exotic Pets

photo credit: Steven Beger Photography (Beger.com Productions) If you ask many exotic pet keepers why they look after an assortment of strange and unusual animals many will simply say “because I love them!” and in my heart I know I feel a similar way. I want to surround myself with exotic pets just like other [...]

  Interested in keeping exotic pets but confused by all the equipment and exotic pet supplies available? Then fortunately help is at hand… The Insiders Guide To Exotic Pet Supplies has been written specially for people just like you who are starting to get into the wonderful world of exotic pets but don’t know where [...]

photo credit: Mikee1s There are estimated to be over 1,800 different species of praying mantis around the world though only a very limited number of these are commonly encountered in the pet trade. Specialist breeders may have a better range of praying mantis pets though the standard species – things like the Chinese Mantis (Tenodera [...]

photo credit: Rob Young Praying mantis make fascinating and generally easy-to-keep pets but one common question asked is about how safe it is to handle these fascinating insects. The first point to appreciate is that mantids have incomplete metamorphosis which means the younger praying mantis look much like the adults (unlike a butterfly which has [...]

photo credit: frankenstoen Keeping exotic pets is a fascinating and addictive hobby though it can prove to be an expensive if you really start to immerse yourself. Typically exotic pet keepers start off with just one or two animals but when the bug bites your collection can start to grow at an alarming – often [...]

  Welcome to the wonderful world of exotic pets. A world of giant pythons, emerald green lizards, electric blue treefrogs and exotic invertebrates like tarantulas the size of dinner plates. Prepare to dive into another world. A place of escapism where you can bring a little piece of the rainforest or the desert into your [...]

photo credit: Leszek.Leszczynski In order to give your exotic pet as varied and nutritious a diet as possible it is wise to consider adding vitamin supplements to the diet of insect-eating species. Feeding nothing but crickets for months or years on end risks nutrient deficiencies which the popular supplements on the market help to avoid. [...]

photo credit: species_snob Fire bellied toads (Bombina bombina) are one of the best amphibians to keep in captivity. These toads are typically very attractively colored having a base color of brown or black with bright orange markings on the underside as the name suggests together with, in some specimens, fine green marbling on the back. [...]

  photo credit: Storeyland Breeding preying mantis is one of the most satisfying and enjoyable parts of keeping these amazing insects – yet it can also be one of the single most stressful experiences of your life! As you will no doubt be aware, female preying mantids have a nasty habit of eating the male [...]

photo credit: blmurch For those in the know, tarantulas can be sexed from their skins from quite an early age. The moulted skin is turned inside out and the reproductive linings which are shed as part of the moult are examined under a microscope. With practise one can sex tarantulas from when they are only [...]