Latest Project

OK- scrap the chicken project! No space for it right now. New Project- Rhino beetles! I've been doing some research and I'm close to getting all the materials needed to raise some beetle larvae! I've located a source of decaying Oak Wood and Oak leaves and am currently in the process of preparing it for use.

In case anyone is interested, here are pics of some of my invert pets so far...
My Tarantulas
My Centipedes
My Scorpions and Other things with pincers
My Millipedes

Aug 24, 2009

It's been awhile so I thought I'd update ya' all on what's been happening- not a whole lot! lol. Life goes on as usual, same ol' same ol'. I've been looking into a project that my brother mentioned to me a while back which is to set up a chicken coop. Been doing some research and hitting the forums and asking some questions. Looks doable. Only gonna get a couple of birds which will only require one nest box for so few birds. Have not decided on the species yet but it will be either Rhode Island Red or Black Australorps. Both are good egg layers and easy going species. I'm leaning toward the Australorps mainly because they are known to be quiet birds which suit my urban setting nicely. Not too sure if Roseville allows chickens to be kept by households but I do not see the harm in keeping a couple as long as they do not bug the neighbors.


On the Tarantula front, nothing much happening there. Found my male T. blondi on its back last night- hope the molt goes well.



Battle to keep Black widow population in check is still ongoing- the babies are a real pain. They web all over the inside of my enclosures and they run and hide when I open the enclosures. All I've been doing is removing their webs over and over again and hope they get fed up and move elsewhere- hopefully outside of the enclosure where I can use the vacuum and suck them up!

Welcome to my blog

Welcome anyone and everyone! I write this for the people that know me and would like to know what I've been up to lately. If you've stumbled onto this page by accident, you're welcome to stay if you've nothing else better to do.... I will attempt to document things that are going on in my life- mainly tarantula related stuff and some of my other hobbies. Check back from time to time- you might see something interesting.