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Rosie & Sam 🪲- Bespoke Handmade Enclosures, Exotic Inverts & Plants, Invertebrate Education & More!
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31/10/2024

Happy Halloween Everyone 👻🎃👹

We hope you all have a fun and safe evening!

-Rosie & Sam 🖤

30/10/2024

Halloween is almost upon us! 🎃👻🧙‍♀️

To celebrate, we’re offering a spooktacular treat of…

✨10% off ALL Inverts ✨

Discount is now LIVE‼️(automatically applied at checkout)

Offer ends November 4th @ 10pm!

Grab yourself a frightfully good deal whilst stocks last *mwahhahahahahahahahahahaha 🧛‍♂️*

28/10/2024

It’s been a while since we’ve had some Vietnamese Stick insects (Ramulus artemis) in stock, but they’re finally back!

- 5x L2/L3 nymphs, 2 lots available

https://www.entoscapes.co.uk/product-page/vietnamese-stick-insect

Absolutely love how vibrant these are as youngsters and how easy they are to keep💚

Lots of care info on the website so come and take a look 👀

18/10/2024

Happy 1st Birthday to this little fella 🥳

A year old is quite the milestone for male leaf insects, as they usually only live on average for 6 months!

Hopefully he has a few more months of life left in him 🤞

📸 Phyllium tobeloense ‘Galela’ (possibly!)

16/10/2024

“Davus pentaloris are pretty chill dwarf tarantulas. They’re not overly aggressive with prey”

Not this one.

This is about as good as a pic gets of Jinx 😅
She has some savage takedowns at feeding time and likes to make me jump occasionally, but boy do I love her!

If you’re wondering what tarantula to get next, make it a Davus pentaloris 🧡

14/10/2024

Our Pachnoda fissipunctum colony has been showing some interesting phenotypic variation recently 🪲

You can see the older beetle on the left is missing the distinct skull-like dorsal pattern, but newer adults like the one on the right still express the common pattern for this species.

There’s quite a few other beetles like Harlequin ladybirds and Bean Leaf beetles that show phenotypic variation, but we don’t know for sure whether it’s genetics, environment or other factors that control it within beetles.

I’ll be keeping an eye on other new adults to see if this variant pops up again!

09/10/2024

New Arrival! 🤩
Get all the enclosures for your tarantula's/mantis' different life stages in one go at a reduced price!

EntoScapes Arboreal Enclosure Bundle

👉 https://www.entoscapes.co.uk/product-page/enclosurebundle

Includes 3 of our best selling arboreal enclosures, ideal for the different life stages of tarantulas, mantids and spiders that prefer life up high!

You will get:
1x Extra Small Arboreal Enclosure
1x Small Arboreal Enclosure
1x Medium Arboreal Enclosure

This bundle also saves you some money compared to buying the enclosures separately! 💸

Come take a look! 👀

Terrestrial bundle coming soon!

P.S. Don’t forget you can still buy 2 enclosures and get 20% off a third one ‼️

07/10/2024

Lifted up some leaf litter to check on the Rubber Ducky isopods, only to catch this one with its pants down… literally!

Isopods use biphasic moulting, which means in two halves or phases instead of all at once like millipedes, cockroaches etc

This seems to be a great strategy at reducing predation and conserving body moisture during the riskiest time for any invert. Parasitic isopods also use this process to stay attached to their host during a moult. Clever ay! 🤓

03/10/2024

“A wild Lesser Stag Beetle appeared!”

Always a joy spotting these beetles recently eclosed when we’re out collecting bits. This one climbed out of a piece of rotting wood. If there’s any signs of adult and grubs living in the wood then we leave it be, as these are fairly rare in the South West.

Dorcus parallelipipedus are more common than the larger stag beetle species Lucanus cervus, and are usually most active between May and September. Female Lesser stags lay their eggs in rotten wood above ground rather than underground, which is why we stumble across them when foraging for wood! 🪵

30/09/2024

What’s this?! A social media post before 12pm AND on a Monday? I must be a changed woman 😅

Jokes aside, I think these A. vulgare ‘Magic Potion’ isopods have taken top spot for speediest breeders, out of all the species we keep. They’re even giving the ‘Dairy Cows’ a run for their money 😳

We should have some of these beauties available on the website soon (before they invade our bug room)!

24/09/2024

We’re back from our much needed break, so we’ll have speedier replies from now on!

Here’s a pic of a custom 25x25x35cm enclosure we did for a very loyal customer, for their stunning adult female Caribena versicolor 🕷️

We’re quite excited to share this one all set up as it’s the size up from our Medium Arboreal Enclosure, making it perfect for large juvenile and adult arboreal tarantulas like C. versicolor and A. avic, and even some larger Mantids 💪

This size will definitely be making its way to the website very soon!

20/09/2024

The leaflets have successfully made it past their first moult, which means I don’t have to worry as much about them! 🍃

- Cryptophyllium sp.

We shall reply to any messages next week, as we’re taking this weekend off for a much needed break away to celebrate our friends engagement 💍

As always, have a lovely weekend and we’ll be back next week 🌞

18/09/2024

Sorry for being so silent lately! We should be back posting more regularly, now that we’ve finally settled into our new house and caught up with orders 😮‍💨

Firstly, we hit 1K followers on FB! Thank you all for your continued support 💖

Let’s kick things off again with this incredible shot sent in by Andrea of their custom 20x15x20cm enclosure with white background ✨

We really love how well the background makes the fabulous decor stand out!

👉 We have also updated the website and these are back in stock:

🍂Dry Leaf Litter
🍄‍🟫Lichen & White Rot Branches
🐚Driftwood Branches
🌳Dry Hardwood Decor Branches
🪵Natural Bark Hides
+ more!

Happy browsing 😁

13/09/2024

🌟 3 NEW PERMANENT DEALS 🌟

🏷️ Buy ANY 2 EntoScapes enclosures and get a 3rd one for a whopping 20% OFF! 🤯

🧹 Buy ANY substrate and you can get a cool 10% off ANY Isopods! (Remember to have the right set up ready for them)

🐝 Pick up extra bumblebee millipedes at a reduced price when purchasing the Bumblebee Millipede Starter Kit

https://www.entoscapes.co.uk/shop-all

💡 More very exciting new things coming in the next couple of weeks now we have finished moving house including 3D printed decorations, colour background enclosure options and enclosure bundles. Watch this space! ~ Sam

30/08/2024

Some of our Macleay’s Spectre stick insects matured recently, and these two were cooperative enough for me to get some pics when cleaning their enclosure 📸

We’ve updated the stock options on the website for these and you can now get:

🌿X2 Nymphs
🌿X4 Nymphs
🌿X1 Large Juvenile

These are a real joy to keep, and a must have for anyone that likes stick insects!

29/08/2024

Here’s a couple of custom enclosures we sent out this week to some very patient customers!

First up, is a 25x25x35cm arboreal enclosure which will be the new home for a C. versicolor 🕷️

Next, is a 20x15x20cm Jumping Spider Enclosure with a white gloss acrylic back panel ⚪️

We really liked how the coloured back panel looked and think we’ll work towards having colours as an option for our enclosure range 🌈

In the meantime if you would like a coloured enclosure, please get in touch and we can make it happen!

28/08/2024

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As mentioned, we’ll be moving house this weekend which means we’ll be busy shifting stuff and getting our business set back up 😮‍💨

🔶 Messages and emails might have a delayed response compared to normal. We’ll reply to enclosure forms from next week!

We can’t wait to have a proper working space again and it will be nice to have all our business in one place instead of 3!

Wish us luck 🤞

27/08/2024

Can I tempt you with a forbidden cracker? 🏴‍☠️

📸 Cubaris sp. ‘White Shark’

I still have no idea why these were given that name over the years I’ve kept them 😂
A very small Cubaris species with adults only growing to around 5mm! I personally feel this species does the best when left alone or with minimal interference. It’s why they don’t pop up on our socials very often!

‼️We shall be moving house AGAIN at the end of this week, so a few updates will be coming shortly! Hopefully that’s the last time for at least a year 🤞

26/08/2024

4.5 months of incubation later, and we have little leaflets!🍃

These little Cryptophyllium sp. nymphs have been hatching over the past week and seem to be feeding well on bramble. We’re looking forward to sharing these with you all once they’ve put on some size!

We hope you’re all having a lovely bank holiday 🌞

20/08/2024

Yesterday we mentioned a custom order we’ve been busy working on for University of Plymouth. Well here it is!

Last summer we shared a large custom piece that was made for a research project involving Minotaur beetles (Typhaeus typhoeus). These are the new and improved version which we’re super happy with ✨

These are both 40x50cm, with a 60cm long feeding table, and are made primarily of polycarbonate instead of acrylic for extra strength and durability 💪

So how will these be used?

-The lower column is 1.4cm in width, which is slim enough to monitor the dung beetles burrowing behaviour. This will be filled with soil right up to the lip seen in photo 3, and beetles are added

-The feeding table is fitted on top and food is placed inside, allowing the beetles to climb out of the soil column to feed. The table has a ventilated lid with latches for easy fitting and viewing

-When the soil needs to be removed, the front of the soil column is easily unscrewed and comes right off, instead of tipping the whole column upside down and bashing the soil out. Rinse the entire column and it’s ready for the next trial

That’s essentially it! The old design did allow burrowing observations to be made, but the newer versions will make the process a lot easier. We’d love to share these with other institutions that study entomology 🪲

Have a research project in mind that we can help with? Get in touch to see if we can make it happen

19/08/2024

Finally have pictures of the top opening option of our 10x10x10 Cube Enclosure on the website! 🌿

These enclosures have been super popular recently, and they really are the perfect size for growing on tarantula slings to larger juveniles, as well as smaller scorpions🕷️🦂

More enclosure orders will be dispatched this week! We have also been busy completing a custom research order for Plymouth University, so more to come on that tomorrow 👀

15/08/2024

We’ve had a tonne of enclosure orders to get through and if you’re waiting on an order, thank you for being so patient! 💖

We’ve had nothing but frustrating delays caused by our saw AND sander both breaking in the same week! We did everything we could to get back up and running as fast as possible, and Sam has made great progress getting through the long list of enclosures which are almost ready for me to add the finishing touches 💪

Here’s a custom enclosure we sent off this week to the lovely .crute who has been super patient!

This is a 40x30x30cm, 4mm thick acrylic enclosure with a top opening door. This door layout has been working nicely on our other enclosures so it might be time to add this size to our current enclosure range, once we’ve received feedback 😁

If you have a custom enclosure idea, feel free to get in touch so we can help! As always, we’d love to hear your thoughts on this one in the comments 💬

14/08/2024

BACK IN STOCK 🥳

🪲Pachnoda fissipunctum fruit beetle sexed pair
🐛Bumblebee millipede starter kit
🪵Millipede Substrate 1, 3 & 5L
🪳Domino cockroach adults & nymphs

All can be found at EntoScapes.co.uk

Psst, all of these are included in our summer sale🌞

Happy browsing!

09/08/2024

Black Beauty stick insects always have such expressive eyes, as if someone reminded them they left the oven on back home 😳

Got a lot of eggs from these two lovebirds incubating, so more nymphs are on their way!

06/08/2024

To everyone that’s placed orders recently- THANK YOU💖

Postage days are always a bit of a workout, but we’re grateful that our customers are keeping us busy!

No matter how busy we are, we still strive to be a sustainable business. Our packaging looks different to other vendors because we repurpose usable cardboard boxes from local shops, rather than buying new packaging!
Making Cardboard is very energy intensive, so we always try to give packaging a second use ♻️

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If only all inverts were as cooperative as snails on cleaning day! 🐌 Just stick them in a tub with some food and you’re good to go. This one stayed in the same spot the entire time and you bet there was not a single piece of lettuce left 🥬 Absolutely lost in the sauce 😂 #gals #giantafricanlandsnails #landsnail #landsnails #snails #invertebrates #invertsofinstagram #mollusk #gastropod

Help! Dairy Cows are taking over my life! 🐄 We’ve sold over 600 dairy cow isopods since last week and it seems like it’s only put a dent in the population of just this one bin 🙃 #dairycows #dairycowisopod #isopods #isopodsofinstagram #isopod #isopoda #invertsofinstagram

Jinx may be a dwarf species of tarantula, but her appetite is anything but small! 🕷️🎥 Davus pentaloris - Guatemalan Tiger Rump tarantula #tarantula #tarantulas #tarantulasofinstagram #tarantulasoftheworld #tarantulafeeding #takedown #tarantulalove #tarantulakeeper #arachnids #arachnidsofinstagram #davuspentaloris #dwarftarantula

Porcellio laevis ‘Orange’ never fail with their antics during feeding time! #isopods #isopodsofinstagram #isopod #isopoda #porcellio #porcelliolaevis #woodlice #cleanupcrew #bioactivevivarium #feedingtime #feedingfrenzy #deskpets #exoticpets #invertsofinstagram #arthropods #arthopod_perfection #foodthief

Our little Jewelled Flower Mantis nymph🌼 (Creobroter gemmatus) stepping out into the big wide world (aka our living room) for the first time! That’s quite a lot of personality for such a small size. Next step, finding a fitting name for this little bean… #smallbusinessuk #smallbusiness #exoticpets #petsofinstagram #prayingmantis #insect #bugsofinstagram #vivarium #bioactive #pet #petcare #sustainablebusiness #tarantula #millipede #plants #small #cuteanimals #babyanimals #nymphs #entomology