Humidity should be maintained around 60-90% for most commonly kept species with the higher end of the range needed to help with shedding. All scorpions must have access to damp and dry conditions in their enclosure, they will move depending on the needs. Deeper substrates can also aid in humidity regulation.

Scorpions are nocturnal but should still experience day and night light cycles, they must have hides or enough substrate for them to totally burry themselves in. Black lights can be used to view you’re scorpion but not used as a full time light, reptile heat emitting red bulbs or ceramic heat emitters are fine to use for night time heating.

Scorpions will feed on most other insects including there own kind. Their main diet in captivity should include crickets and wood roaches, they can eat as much as one cricket every few days to only once every few months depending on temperature/shedding cycles.

Different scorpions have different needs; we can explain set-ups, what species are best kept individually and all other special equipments with purchase and will add more information here in time.

Humidity should be maintained around 60-90% for most commonly kept species with the higher end of the range needed to help with shedding. millipedes / centipedes must have access to damp and dry conditions in their enclosure, they will move depending on the needs. Deeper substrates can also aid in humidity regulation of all species.

They are nocturnal but should still experience day and night light cycles, they must have hides or enough substrate for them to totally burry themselves in.

Millipedes and centipedes will feed on most other insects including there own kind , Their main diet in captivity should include crickets and wood roaches, they can eat as much as one cricket every few days to only once every few months depending on temperature/shedding cycles.

Humidity should be maintained around 70-90% as most bird eating spiders are found in the northern parts of Australia. Females will spend all their life ( up to and over 5-20 years depending on the spices) in a humid borrow , males will leave their borrow after 2 - 3 years to mate and usually die after mating.

Most species with the higher end of the range needed to help with shedding. They must have access to damp and dry conditions in their enclosure, they will move depending on the needs. Deeper substrates can also aid in humidity regulation of all species.

Bird eating spiders do not eat cockatiels - They are named "bird eating spiders" because a large specimen can over power a small ground dwelling "chick" or baby bird that has fallen out of an over hanging nest. Their natural diet consists of a large range of insects.

Housing
Use an aquarium with a glass cover. Humidity is essential to the crab’s well being. The floor of the aquarium should be kept dry on one half and moist on the other it can be covered with sand or aquarium gravel as long as it’s fine enough for them to dig. A piece of driftwood or mangrove root will provide a great play ground as Land hermit crabs love to climb.

Heat
The land hermit crab is tropical and is best kept at about 30C. Do not let the temperatures drop below 20C. Installing a low wattage heat cord under the aquarium or desk lamp with a red or blue bulb above the aquarium provides heating. Make sure a thermometer is used to monitor temperature. And make sure humidity is in the high 80 – 90s

Water
Two bowls of water must be provided; one containing freshwater for drinking, the other containing seawater for bathing. Use one level teaspoon sea salt per 100 mls of fresh water. Ensure the water bowls are sturdy and cannot be tipped over. Change the water frequently to keep it clean.

Food
A range of foods can be offered including fish pellets, any cereal, bread, shredded coconut, apple, and other varieties of fruit. Only put in small quantities at a time to ensure it is fresh when eaten.

Extra Shells
The crab will climb out of its shell and "put on" a new one from time to time. Therefore, a few spare shells should be kept in the aquarium for this purpose. It is essential a slightly larger size one is available to the crab after it has molted.

Molting
Like other crabs, the land hermit crab needs to cast off its outer skeleton, usually twice a year. After it has molted, the crab needs to be left alone for several weeks until it's new skeleton hardens.

Habits
The land hermit crab is somewhat nocturnal by nature and will sleep during most of the day. Low temperature and low humidity also sends it into its shell. Warm humid air and the warmth of your hand are usually sufficient to wake it up.

If well cared for these crabs will live for several decades. Most will only grow a few mm each molt.