SardonicNihilist
Bluelighter
Simple and easy to care for- scorpions, or a cool spider, like a trapdoor.
Of course this depends on where you live, and whether you have access to bugs to use as feed- whether that's catching htem yourself or buying from a supplier. I had a less-than -water-tight aquarium, so I got (at most) 12 southern rock scorpions, maximum length about that of a cigarette, not all that aggressive as they are nocturnal- but a few would get all worked up if you try and pick them up by the base of the tail. Pretty cool and self sufficient set up with cactus and heating lamp in fish tank, just had to feed and check the water once a week or so. Never got stung, but I hear they are as venomous as a wasp- best hope you aren't allergic.. Eventually they began to die because of a mite infestation from too much decomposing food- crickets and beetles in the tank, so I let the survivors go in my garden.
I caught a trapdoor spider once and set him up in the same way with plenty of dirt from where I found him, leaves, sticks etc. I would buy crickets from a pet store nearby so he'd have plenty to eat, but he never settled in, i.e. never built his lair and just kind moped around all depressed, so I let him go after two weeks. I was quite looking forward to seeing a trapdoor spider in action, but it was not to be.
Insects and arachnids can make really interesting pets- cheap and easy to care for, and dispose of, if / when required.
Of course this depends on where you live, and whether you have access to bugs to use as feed- whether that's catching htem yourself or buying from a supplier. I had a less-than -water-tight aquarium, so I got (at most) 12 southern rock scorpions, maximum length about that of a cigarette, not all that aggressive as they are nocturnal- but a few would get all worked up if you try and pick them up by the base of the tail. Pretty cool and self sufficient set up with cactus and heating lamp in fish tank, just had to feed and check the water once a week or so. Never got stung, but I hear they are as venomous as a wasp- best hope you aren't allergic.. Eventually they began to die because of a mite infestation from too much decomposing food- crickets and beetles in the tank, so I let the survivors go in my garden.
I caught a trapdoor spider once and set him up in the same way with plenty of dirt from where I found him, leaves, sticks etc. I would buy crickets from a pet store nearby so he'd have plenty to eat, but he never settled in, i.e. never built his lair and just kind moped around all depressed, so I let him go after two weeks. I was quite looking forward to seeing a trapdoor spider in action, but it was not to be.
Insects and arachnids can make really interesting pets- cheap and easy to care for, and dispose of, if / when required.
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