Magnificent Beasts

03/18/2023

Good morning everyone! Today we are vending at the Gettysburg Reptile Expo! 🪳🪲🦗

We have tons of different things available. If you are able to make it, make sure you stop by and say hi!

11/10/2022

We are going to be vending at the Gettysburg Reptile Expo this Saturday November 12! Hope to see you there!

10/30/2022

More exciting babies from my isopod collection troglodillo rotundatus! Or the green spot isopod, another species I've wanted for quite awhile and to see babies so soon is awesome can't wait to have a huge colony of these guys😁 not quite as good of pictures as my lemon blues but mostly because these things are so fast. I swear they almost put merulanella to shame with how quick they can sprint off😅

10/23/2022

Finally getting cubaris sp "lemon blue" babies and happened to pick this mom up as babies were actively being born so had to snap a quick photo😁

10/05/2022

As a natural progression from yesterday's video my wheel bug female got a deropeltis paulinoi after laying a giant clutch of eggs and seems to of enjoyed it. Confirming that even with the defensive fluid paulinoi do in fact still work as invert feeders even if reptiles spit them out😁

10/04/2022

Deropeltis paulinoi(Ornate velvet cockroach) got a rehouse recently and seem to be settling into their new home quite nicely. One of my favorite blattid species that can be fairly quick breeding once established and quite calm in terms of checking them out and moving around their hides. Great intermediate species to keep as well since they tend to handle a wide variety of conditions in stride😁 and who wouldn't love a black and yellow invert with males that Mimic wasps😁

09/29/2022

Black Velvet cockroaches (Deropeltis sp. "Masai Mara") now publicly available in the US, for the first time in roughly a decade. 😁 Don't miss out, see our full list here!

09/12/2022

Hirudinaria manillensis also known as the Asian Buffalo leech or the Asian medical leech, a dream species of mine that I finally get to work with again😁 Hopefully this time with some significantly better care advice they will thrive in my care and ill get to see some full grown ones😁

For those less squeamish a video of them actively feeding is in the comments🙂

Received these beauties from Ryan franges-masho btw packed incredibly well with even a freebie included🙂

09/07/2022

Tax man always got to get his dues🙄

08/18/2022

Anyone going to be at the Carlisle Pennsylvania mid Atlantic reptile show this weekend? I will not be vending at this one but can bring stuff for pickup for those who don't like dealing with shipping😁

08/11/2022

Really enjoying weird plants as photo backdrops 😅

Eucorydia yasumatsui(Sapphire Flower roach) on an albino cactus, getting the blue to show up well with these guys is always such a challenge. However I do think even when subtle hints of it come through in photos it still shows just how pretty these little guys are😁 an easy species to rear on par with the therea genus just a bit smaller and more eccentric coloration.

08/06/2022

A picture taken on a faraway planet full of alien life...Jk it's a ghost mantid on a mutant cactus 😁

08/06/2022

Here's a direct comparison between the amber dubia I showcased yesterday to a normal dubia from a separate colony of mine. Just to really show the contrast between normals and the new Amber's.

Which I guess I didn't specify yesterday the "Amber's" are not some random light colored individuals I found in my personal colony they are an entire colony of light colored golden/amber individuals isolated previously by John frost of the roach forum im not further isolating simply reproducing a colony of them🙂

08/05/2022

08/05/2022

Blaptica dubia "Amber"

An absolutely stunning roach, that is an isolated form of one of the most common feeder roach species. These guys were isolated for nearly 10+ years by John Frost on the roach forums; to produce the lightest most golden looking dubia you can find. Similar to the European "Gold" line, but much richer in coloration. So far they seem to be a far more stable mutation breeding, on par with standard color dubia, rather than experiencing the random dieoffs and molting issues found in the yellow line.

It took John quite awhile to be confident in releasing these to collectors and for the last few years it was thought he may of actually lost the colony. However, we found out he simply was not able to log back in to his forum account. As soon as he got that figured out and decided to make them available, Magnificent Beasts just had to snag a breeding group. They are NFS atm, but all of our mature females look to be getting ready to pop! So keep an eye out for these beautiful additions to your feeder regiment😉

08/03/2022

Isopod update
https://magnificentbeastsfslist.blogspot.com/?m=1

Questions and details in PM only

Armadillidium klugii "Montenegro"

Armadillidium klugii "Slano"

Armadillidium maculatum "Yellow"

Cristarmadillidium muricatum (one group)

Cubaris sp "Amber"(one group)

07/25/2022

Limited numbers of cubaris sp "amber" ready to fly

Limited numbers of cristiarmadillidium muricatum ready to fly as well

PM for more details trying to get some new shelves and setups in the invert room😁