Emeth Zoo

04/10/2025

Eleven years ago - it all started with a project raising a few dozen caterpillars into Painted Lady Butterflies. The kids had always loved learning and reading about animals of all types - but this was the first hands on experience. We now keep over a dozen different species of reptiles and invertebrates.

Begin your own adventure - we have a limited number of Painted Lady Butterfly kits ready to go - and should have more hatching out in a few weeks.

What was it that got you interested in reptiles or invertebrates?

04/09/2025

We have a limited number of Painted Lady Butterfly kits available and ready to go. We should have more again in a few weeks. Message us for details or visit the link below.

Our butterfly learning kits includes six painted lady butterfly larvae (caterpillers) in a 12oz deli cup with enough food for the larvae to transform into pupae (the chrysilis they will hatch out of into butterflies.) The kit also includes a 12" cube butterfly enclosure and a paintbrush for safely m...

04/09/2025

Had another starter colony of 6 Rubber Ducky Isopods go off to their new home today. Love these little guys.

For more information on our invertebrates visit https://emethzoo.wixsite.com/emethzoo

04/02/2025

Our first Painted Lady Butterfly Caterpillars of 2025! In a few weeks, these tiny guys will grow into beautiful Painted Lady Butterflies (Vanessa cardui).

More information is available on our website at https://emethzoo.wixsite.com/emethzoo

02/18/2025

Time for lunch!

02/16/2025

Setup a hatching chamber for our Diapheromera Femorata. The little black “seeds” with the white stripes are the “ova” or “insect eggs”. Unlike praying mantis - where hundreds of nymphs hatch from one ootheca, stick insects lay individual ova - or eggs.

These “northern walking stick insects” are native to the southern parts of Ontario, Quebec and Manitoba - and are the only species of walking stick we can legally keep in Canada.

Can’t wait for them to start hatching!

02/14/2025

Littlefoot out basking in his sun spot!

02/08/2025

Our first mantis ootheca (egg case) of 2025 is setup in the hatching chamber. This is pretty early - as mantis oothecas usually receive a longer “diapause” (a cool winter period between laying and hatching).

We have had pretty good success in the past - so with any luck - we will be successful again this time.

Our hope is to have Chinese Mantis, Painted Lady Butterfly kits, and northern walking sticks (diapheromera femorata) all available this spring - in addition to the isopods and other invertebrates we have available year round.

More information is available at https://emethzoo.wixsite.com/emethzoo

02/02/2025

Poe did not approve of the adjustments in his accommodations - and chose to rearrange them.

We had planted up some containers of mallow and plantain and then buried the plant pots half way deep in Poe’s enclosure under the grow lamp.

Silly Tortoise!

01/31/2025

Springtails are going crazy this morning! It looks like the video is sped up - but this is just how they move. These guys are perfect for controlling mold and helping keep your bioactive enclosures or isopods bins clean and healthy.

More information at https://emethzoo.wixsite.com/emethzoo

01/29/2025

We are already preparing for butterfly season! Mallow is one of the few plants painted lady butterflies will lay their eggs on, so even though it may still be white outside -we planted up a few seeds today.

More details on our painted lady butterfly are available at https://emethzoo.wixsite.com/emethzoo

While we were at it we also planted some plantain and snap dragon as our uromastyx and tortoise love to eat mallow, plantain, and snapdragon.

01/28/2025

Taking some time today to make some new cultures of our tropical pink springtails (Coecobrya tenebricosa). We raise our springtails on charcoal - they seem to thrive in it - and makes them easy to transfer to new enclosures or bioactive enclosures.

More information at https://emethzoo.wixsite.com/emethzoo or send us a message.

01/27/2025

We have a limited number of well established hydei and melanogaster flightless fruit flies. Cultures were started on December 16 and December 27. Great for those needing to feed right away from a culture that is producing.

Send us a message or visit https://emethzoo.wixsite.com/emethzoo for details.

01/25/2025

We have some extra packages of oak/maple leaf litter. Great for bioactive enclosures or with isopod colonies.

Large ziplock bag (approximately 12” square) for $8

Message us for details or visit https://emethzoo.wixsite.com/emethzoo

01/16/2025

Mark your calendars. Sask Reptile Expo in Regina June 7 and 8.

12/22/2024

Another culture of Rubber Duckie isopods are off to their new home tomorrow. Love these little guys.

Details at https://emethzoo.wixsite.com/emethzoo

11/27/2024

Poe is loving his Christmas hide!

11/25/2024

The plants in Poe’s enclosure are not only decorative - they are all safe for a Hermann’s Tortoise to eat - making for great enrichment and serve as part of a varied diet. Best watched with sound on to hear Poe’s crunching action.