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Our complete step-by-step guide will walk you through all the basics of keeping jumping spiders, so you can provide your new eight-legged pet with the perfect conditions for a happy life.

A comprehensive guide to jumping spider molting, explaining pre-molt signs, care rules, and post-molt feeding.

A comprehensive guide to properly feeding jumping spiders from slings to adults, highlighting dangerous and inappropriate feeder insects.

Discover the specific requirements for spatial layout, cross-ventilation, and lighting necessary for the successful husbandry of jumping spiders.

Discover why these cute and highly intelligent jumping spiders are successfully breaking down prejudices about spiders and becoming the ideal, low-maintenance pets for absolutely everyone.

Are you fascinated by the world of praying mantises, but worried you don't have enough experience to keep them? No need to worry! Choosing the right one to start with doesn't have to be rocket science.

Discover how to easily set up the perfect terrarium for your first praying mantis without unnecessary mistakes.

Learn how to spot an upcoming praying mantis molt in time and what terrarium adjustments you must make immediately to prevent fatal mistakes.

This complete feeding guide for praying mantises explains how to choose the right live prey based on size, what foods to avoid, and how to tell when your mantis is full.

This complete beginner's guide will show you how easy it is to keep a praying mantis, taking you through everything from choosing the right species to proper housing and feeding.

Do you have a beautiful snake in your terrarium and find yourself facing the eternal keeper's dilemma – should you move it to a plastic box for every feeding, or offer the mouse right there in the terrarium? While older manuals will warn you about the deadly risk of swallowing substrate and the guaranteed aggression of the snake, modern reptile keeping takes a slightly different stance. Let's take a look at why stressful transfers with a full belly are slowly being abandoned, and how to feed your snake directly in the terrarium completely safely.

Are you drawn to the fascinating world of the terrarium hobby, but don't know exactly how to start? Setting up your first terrarium and bringing a reptile home doesn't have to be complicated at all if you know how to do it. We have prepared a practical guide that will take you step by step from choosing the right equipment and the first days of acclimatization to safely taming your new pet.

The bearded dragon is one of the most popular terrarium lizards due to its calm nature, curiosity, and ease of taming. However, to thrive and live a long life, it needs a properly equipped terrarium, high-quality lighting, suitable temperature conditions, and a balanced diet. In this article, you will learn everything important about bearded dragon care – from choosing a terrarium and UVB lighting to the suitable substrate and feeding, down to the most common mistakes to avoid.

Commercial diets are reliable, but making your own homemade food for fruit-eating geckos will take your keeping to the next level. We will reveal the exact step-by-step recipe, give you tips on practically freezing portions, and show you why carelessly adding vitamins to a wet mix is dangerous for the animals.

Caring for live food doesn't end with its delivery. To ensure your chameleon, leopard gecko, or bearded dragon receives a wholesome and nutrient-rich meal, you need to keep the insects in top condition after unpacking. Read our guide on proper housing, feeding, and safe hydration without the risk of drowning.

Fruit-eating geckos, such as crested geckos or day geckos (Phelsuma), need a balanced mix of fruit, protein, and calcium. Gecko Nutrition is a complete diet made in Germany, offering a wide range of flavors and a stable nutritional profile – perfect for everyday feeding as well as adding variety to their diet.

It looks like a tiny dragon and can walk upside down on glass. Where does the crested gecko come from, how do its "suction pads" work, and what modern color morphs exist? Get to know this fascinating lizard up close in our detailed animal atlas.

The crested gecko (Correlophus ciliatus) has won the hearts of reptile keepers around the world, and it's no wonder. It is the perfect lizard for both beginners and advanced keepers alike – it's docile, doesn't bite, doesn't require a huge enclosure, and its "smile" is contagious.

You can find a lot of conflicting information on the internet. But here at Geckonia, we aren't just selling supplies. We are, first and foremost, active breeders. In this article, we'll outline our care routine and share what has proven to work for us in the long run. If you follow these principles, your new buddy will be healthy and happy.

Feeding crested and day geckos doesn't have to be boring anymore. Introducing the new Arcadia EarthPro-SFG line – four luxury flavors, the Mixology concept, and ingredients your geckos will absolutely love. Find out which flavor will be the perfect fit.

Crickets, roaches, or mealworms? If you're unsure what to serve your eight-legged pet, this guide is for you. We'll advise you on how to choose the right prey size, how often to feed slings versus adults, and what it means when your tarantula stubbornly refuses food. Learn how to feed efficiently and healthily.

Did you find your spider lying on its back and not moving? Above all, don't panic and don't touch it! It is most likely not dead, but currently going through a molt. Read about how this critical process works, how to tell it's coming (including the sign of slightly extended chelicerae), and why any handling at this moment can end in tragedy.

Do you want to start keeping a tarantula but don't know how? Read our complete guide for beginners. We will advise you on species selection, terrarium size, and feeding. Find out why a tarantula is the perfect low-maintenance pet.

Psalmopoeus: Fast beauties without urticating hairs. Which one to choose?
Are you tired of "bathing" in air full of urticating hairs thrown by your Brachypelmas? Looking for a tarantula that is active, builds breathtaking web nests, and looks like a piece of jewelry? Welcome to the world of the genus Psalmopoeus. These arboreal spiders from South and Central America are the perfect "second step" for every hobbyist.

At reptile expos, as well as in your email questions, you frequently ask about the necessity of UVB. Is it really necessary for the animal? How often do I need to change it? Let's take a look at this together.

Bee pollen is considered one of the most comprehensive natural foods (a superfood) due to the wide range of nutrients it contains. The use of bee pollen in terrariums brings a large number of benefits, primarily due to its nutritional values and natural origin. In the wild, diurnal animals frequently eat insects that pollinate plants, and in this way, they ingest a large amount of bee pollen.

Gutloading, or feed your food before you feed it

Paroedura picta

Phelsuma grandis - Felsuma madagaskarká / obrovská

Phelsuma mutabilis - day gecko

You will usually read that crested geckos don't need lighting, that room temperature is enough, and that they don't need UVB. Is that really true? From our breeding experience, definitely not!

Today we tested three flavors of Pangea feed. We tested them on: Correlophus ciliatus, Rhacodactylus auriculatus, Mniarogekko chahoua, Rhacodactylu leachianus