Invertebrateguide

Scorpions *Scorpionidae Buthidae*	Common and Scientific Name	Size	Cage	Level of Care	Life Span	Personality	Other Info Feed 2-3 days a week crickets and insects unless otherwise stated.
LA Dawson (w)	Emperor Scorpion Pandinus imperator	8 in	5 -10 gallon	Beg	5-8	Docile	Social: Communal with own species Venom: Mild Food: Crickets, Mealworms Provide substrate for burrowing/plants and logs for hiding Provide small water bowl
Fritz Geller-Grimm (w)	Giant Desert Hairy Scorpion Hadrurus arizonensis	5 ½- 6 in	5-10 gallon	Beg	15+	Docile	Social: Solitary Venom: Mild Provide substrate for burrowing/plants and logs for hiding Provide small water bowel
Guy Haimovitch (w)	Gold or Large Claw Scorpion S. maurus palmatus	3 in	5-10 gallon Humid	Beg/ Inter	6+	Aggressive Painful Bite Uses claws for defense	Social: Communal with own species Venom: Mild Provide substrate for burrowing/plants and logs for hiding Provide small water bowl
Musides (w)	Bark Scorpion Centruroides sculpturatus	2 ½-4 in	5-10 gallon	Adv	6+	Aggressive Painful Bite	Social: Communal with own species Venom: Moderate/ high-most venomous scorpion in N. America Objects for climbing /plants & logs for hiding Provide small water bowl

Tarantula *Theraphosidae*	Common and Scientific Name	Size	Cage	Level of Care	Life Span	Personality	Other Info Feed: 3x a week - Insects, crickets, mealworms, moth, etc about ½ their size unless otherwise noted.
	Colbalt Blue Haplopelma lividum)	4 in	2-5 gallon	Adv	M 10 F 15	Aggressive	Social: Single Cage: Burrow – potting soil and peat moss. Provide small bowl of water. Mist 2x a week.
	Costa Rican Zebra Tarantula Aphonopelma seemanni	4 in	2-5 gallon	Inter	M 4-5 F 10+	Moderate	Social: Single Cage: Burrowing – potting soil and peat moss. Provide small bowl of water. Mist 2x a week.
	Mexican Red Kneed Brachypelma smithi)	4 in	2-5 gallon	Inter	M 9 F 20+	Docile/ Moderate	Social: Single Cage: Dry savannah - does not burrow as much as other tarantulas. Provide hide area. Will shed ‘itchy’ urticating hairs when irritated.
Taisto (W)	Pink Toed Avicularia avicularia	3 in	2-5 gallon Larger if kept in groups	Beg/ Inter	M 4-5 F 10+	Docile/ moderate	Social: Communal if same size. Cage: Burrow – See above Will shed ‘itchy’ hairs when irritated that should be rinsed off with water, although they rarely fling them.
	Goliath Bird eating Theraphosa blondi	12 in	20 gallon	Adv	M 3-6 F 20+	Aggressive DO NOT HANDLE	Social: Single Food: Insects; appropriate sized mice, tree frogs, or lizards Cage: See above Will bite w/ 1 inch fangs and throw urticating hairs.

Pill Millipede Millipedes Centipedes	Common and Scientific Name	Size	Cage	Level of Care	Life Span	Personality	Other Info Get info from breeders regarding care for individual speciels
Franco Folini (w)	Millipede (general) Shown: Harpaphe haydeniana	1 ½- 6 in	5 gallon	Beg	1-3 year ?	Docile	Social: Groups Feed: Decomposing wood and leaf matter Can vary from woodland to tropic – get info from breeder regarding substrate/ Provide shallow water bowl/may need heat pad on one side of tank. Defense: Will roll up in ball or exude poisonous liquid from pores on the sides
Stemonitis (w)	Pill Millipede (General) Shown: Glomeris marginata	1 in	2-5 gallon	Inter	1-3 year ?	Docile	Social: Groups Feed: Decomposing wood and leaf matter – Pills may refuse to eat. Can vary from woodland to tropic – get info from breeder regarding substrate/ Provide shallow water bowl/may need heat pad on one side of tank. Defense: Will roll up in ball
Eric Guinther (w)	Centipede (General)	2-8 in	2-5 gallon	Inter	3-5 year ?	Varies by species	Social: Single Feed: Earthworms, insects and crickets Fangs contain mild venom/painful Damp substrate w/bark and hiding places Provide small bowl of water
Praying Mantis Walking Sticks Hissing Cockroach	Common and Scientific Name	Size	Cage	Level of Care	Life Span	Personality	Other Info Get info from breeders regarding care for individual speciels
Yvan Ieduc (w)	Praying Mantis (General)	½ - 6 in	2-5 gallon	Beg	3-5 year	Wary at first, but adaptable	Social: Single Feed: Insects, crickets, moths, flies. Provide branches for climbing/bark mulch Provide water bowel
	Walking Sticks (General)	2-12 inch	2-5 gallon high	Beg	1-5 year	Docile	Social: Groups Feed: Variety of leaves Provide height with branches, etc. Mist tank.
	Madagascar Hissing Cockroach Gromphad-orhina portentosa),	2-3 in	2-5 gallon for group	Beg	2 year	Docile	Social: Groups Feed: Fruit, dry dog/cat chow, rabbit pellets, leaf litter Damp soil/very shallow bowl of water (careful they don’t drown), escape artists