The Asian forest scorpions

Here are some of my Heterometrus longimanus or the Asian forest scorpions. I use a critter keeper as their container with 2 inches of cocopeat,as substrate. I put them in a communal tank set.up, provided it with water dish and a piece of broken pot, as a hiding place. As I observed, they do great when kept in a communal set.up. They seemed  happy when kept together. They grow fast, and I can still see some of its exoviums (exoskeleton) once in a while.


 Here are their recent photos. :D

5pcs of H. longimanus 4th instar 

Blaptica Dubia Cockroach

          Most of us doesn't like to see a cockroach, for some of us consider them as filthy and gross creatures. For some, they are pests and should be eradicated as soon as possible. You have probably seen one in your house and tried to kill it, but have just started screaming and running away while they crawl and fly towards you. You've been thinking of so many ways on how to kill and get rid of them. But did you know that there are also people who tried to breed and keep them? They are those amphibian and inverts' owners who breed and keep these dubia roaches.

         Dubia roaches are one of the best and easiest feeder roaches to keep. They are slow moving roaches and doesn't fly at all. I said feeder because most people who keep and breed them are  reptiles and or arachnids' owners. Dubia roaches are easy to feed and keep. I keep them in a storage box and provided them with food dish and egg trays as their hiding place. They are cockroaches and are still scavengers by nature, which means they will still eat almost anything. Usually , I give them cat food and oatmeal. Then, supply them with citrus fruits such as orange and vegetables like cucumber. They are also easy to digest and very nutritious, which make them as the all time favorite of  my scorpions. They are also prolific breeders which means unlimited food supply for my pets.

         Dubia roaches are sexually dimorphic , meaning male and female are easily distinguished by just looking at its physical appearance. As you can see in the picture above, males do have longer wings while the female have shorter ones. But these roaches doesn't fly at all even with the presence of these wings. The term nymph refers to those small or juvenile dubia roaches. During this stage, male and female cannot be  easily distinguished yet for they are almost similar in appearance. These nymphs do run very fast and would love to hide under those egg trays. These nymphs are excellent food item to those  small tarantulas and scorpions.

Another way of looking if its a dubia is a male or a female. The picture below is a male and a female dubia. See the difference?

P.S  You should provide these roaches with a secure and safe cover lids to avoid infestations in your place... They are roaches and still can easily propagate given the right temperature. Some countries do ban this creatures for they are also considered as "invasive species". Well, better safe than sorry. :)

my first 1 year old hamster

Mrs. Betty and Mr. Socks

Hi everyone. I'm going to share about my Campbell's dwarf hamster. Campbell's dwarf hamsters are often mistakenly called as teddy bear hamsters. Teddy bear hamsters are far more different than the Campbell's dwarf hamster because they are bigger in size and can be further classified into two. The long-haired teddy bear hamster or often called as the Syrian hamster, and the short-haired or known as the Golden hamster. I never had the chance to own these teddy bear hamsters for I'm not really amazed by them because of their solitary nature. So I'm just going to focus on Campbell's Dwarf Hamsters. 

Mr.Socks and Mrs. Betty's First Litter

I currently own eighteen Campbell's Dwarf hamsters. I bought three of them from a friend who owns and breeds different kinds of rodents. Then six of them were bought from a pet shop while the rest of it were from my prolific pair of breeders. I got all of them from different sources, so that I'm rest assured that my soon to be breeders are unrelated and to further avoid inbreeding.  I always separate all male from female to avoid unexpected pups. Before I breed them, I usually wait when they are already 3 to 4 months old or until they are sexually mature especially for female hamsters.

Mr. Socks

Dwarf hamsters have a life span of 1 to 3 years in captivity. Luckily , one of my male breeder just turned 1 year old this month and his name is Mr. Socks. I know his name doesn't sound nice,  but I chose that name because his color is black and his four feet are all covered with white, which really looks like his wearing white socks. hahaha. But as he goes older, his color black back turned lighter . Maybe it's one of the visible signs you'd notice when a hamster gets older. Even if he is old now, he's still one of my favorites because of its cuddly physical appearance. And aside from being a prolific breeder  , he's very good in taking good care of his pups especially when Mrs. Betty,his long-time partner is taking a rest. I should say that Mr. Socks is one in a million. I would like you to meet my favorite hamster, Mr.Socks, celebrating his 1 year in existence with love and happiness. :D

Mr. Socks eating his favorite treat, puppy food