Im going to get two long tailed lizards in a week or so. I don’t want to lose sight of them but I don’t want them to be unsatisfied with their enclosure. Also the magnets are fully secured! Accidentally put a couple on the inside but I sealed them and they shouldn’t move.
Hi, long time lurker first time poster. I’m planning on doing a big redo of my leopard gecko tanks and spider tanks to make them fully bioactive.
However I allocated most of my budget to getting the plants themselves, not necessarily the plant lights.
I know if I look up cheap plant lights I’ll find things that don’t actually work, so I’m wondering if anyone here has any recommendations?
Thanks:) leopard gecko for tax
Milax gagates, found him at my local nursery and gave him a nice home. Garden employee wanted to kill him, I said I could keep him contained as a pet! He is beautiful!!
He is also my first slug but I have had him for two weeks and he is very happy so I think I’m doing okay!
How do I control these urges, she’s so shake-able😖
This is absolutely ridiculous. I spend all of my time in hotspots and I go to different ones, I have shop and deliver pizza delivery everything turned on, and they will not give me offers. I have THREE times the amount of dash time than active time. I’m just so angry I can’t find another job so this is all I have right now.
Hey mantis community, my aunt picked this up at the our garden shop and gave them to me to raise a few and release the rest(I had been mentioning wanting mantises). I looked up the species and they’re invasive to my area. They’re Chinese mantises.
I have a butterfly enclosure/deli cups sitting around and a ton of invert experience so I’m planning to raise them all myself. However, I’m not sure how I’m going to manage 100-200 giant mantises once they grow.
Is it ethical to sell or give them away locally here in Reno, Nevada? Releasing them is completely off the table for me to protect local wildlife, and culling takes a really heavy emotional toll on me.
I worry adopters might release them if they lose interest, but interviewing every person to make sure they don’t might make rehoming impossible. I could ship to people if I’m able to but I’m not sure how to ship live animals.
If I have to, I’ll keep all 100+ in my setup, but I’m hoping for a better solution. How do I responsibly manage a them without harming the environment/my feelings?😅
His light came on and literally made his pupils disappear
Found this harvestman in my room, pretty sure it’s a European harvestman but what is she doing here with her mouth parts? Also can I let her live in my room or should I take her outside?:)
Pretty sure it’s a Sphex Lucae wasp:) such a cutie
Reno Nevada. Absolutely tiny little guy. Any possible ID’s appreciated since I don’t think I’ve ever seen a bug this small!
She is a juvenile tan jumping spider.
I rescued an adult female tan jumper a while ago from my room, she was super malnourished and dehydrated so I took her in and absolutely fell in love with the species.
So I got this baby from my favorite breeder who breeds less popular spoods as soon as she was available and she is just so gorgeous. Her eyes look like they’re too big for her face😭🥹
I'm still a bit freaked out, but I wanted to share this because I initially tried to gaslight myself into thinking I was just being paranoid, and I don’t think I was.
I (19F) was walking on a secluded, narrow trail earlier today when I realized two men were behind me. I checked over my shoulder and they were about 100 feet back. I continued walking, checked again, 75 feet. I sped up but they did too, 50 feet. Eventually, they were just 25 feet behind me, completely matching my pace, which at that point was almost a jog.
They were dressed in heavy outfits with coats totally unsuited for the 85° weather, had no pets or phones, and were focused entirely on me, every time I turned my head they had their eyes locked on me.
I finally pulled out my phone and made a fake call, and that’s the exact moment they stopped closing in. They continued to follow me for a while but slowed down. I got out of the trail and once I was on a main road they stopped following me and I made it home.
So just a reminder to trust your instincts!
Found in my yard Reno Nevada it’s not moving much but is still alive, I put it in an old spare tank I have with humid but not wet soil, leaf litter, and a little calcium. Is there hope? (This is almost certainly not pesticide exposure since we don’t use them)
(Plains wolf spider) I bought this girl a couple months ago and she’s very entertaining to feed ☺️
So today I was walking my dog in Mayberry Park, Reno Nevada(right next to a river). Once I got back to my house that has absolutely no bodies of water next to it, I realized this guy was in my bag.
I put him in a pill bottle so he didn’t escape. I think I’ll either have to take him back to that area or keep him because the humidity levels are worlds apart.
I’m pretty sure he’s a baby bold jumping spider. He’s really cute but I don’t wanna take a vulnerable species or anything.
Thanks☺️