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Everything below is a live animal or the equipment that keeps one alive, so the catalogue is organised by what the animal needs rather than by how it looks. Geckos, day geckos, crested geckos and knob-tailed geckos are separated because their husbandry genuinely differs — one group is arboreal and cloud-forest, another is an Australian desert specialist, and a setup that suits one will harm the other. The same holds across the invertebrates, where a millipede needs deep moist substrate it can eat and a centipede needs deep substrate plus a lid that will actually hold it.

How to choose

Start from the enclosure you can realistically maintain, not from the species you like most. Arboreal geckos need height, planting and a humidity cycle that dries back each day. Terrestrial desert species need floor space, a temperature gradient and a dry enclosure with a single humid retreat. Detritivores need substrate depth measured against the animal’s body length, plus a permanent calcium source for moulting. Every listing states adult size, the substrate and moisture it requires, and whether the species is solitary or communal.

Identification and provenance

Many invertebrates in this hobby are undescribed, or move under regional trade names that do not map cleanly onto a binomial. Where a species has an accepted scientific name the listing gives it; where it does not, the listing says so plainly rather than guessing. Animals carrying an accession number are recorded individually in our open registry, which documents identification status and origin for that specific animal.

Shipping live animals

Live invertebrates and reptiles ship under real constraints. Seasonal temperatures at both ends govern whether a shipment can travel safely, and some species cannot be sent to certain states at all. The listing for each species carries the restrictions that apply to it.