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Welcome to our store – a true paradise for anyone looking for that certain something. Here you’ll find everything you need for your exotic pets: Isopods, millipedes, snails, spiders and scorpions – all just a few mouse clicks away.

So, what are you waiting for? Be inspired by our extensive range of exotic pets and accessories. We promise you won’t be disappointed. And if you are, you can share your disappointment with a snail – after all, they’re experts at taking things a little slower.

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Our Assel-O-Mat helps you to find the perfect Assel species for your individual needs. By answering a few questions, a suitable selection of isopod species is presented.

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NEW! Pet shipping from Monday to Thursday!

From now on, we will also ship your animals within Germany on Thursdays – with our proven live arrival guarantee.

Our Christmas vacation – shipping & pet shipping at a glance

We ship accessories continuously. Animal shipping on 22.12. and 29.12., then again on 07.01. and 08.01.

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Our winter packaging – safe, well thought-out & environmentally friendly

When winter comes knocking at the door, many customers ask themselves: How will my pets get to me safe and warm?

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Give your hobby a wild and fashionable expression with our Zebra-Assel socks!

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News-Magazine

Lime Stains in the Terrarium – Understanding the Causes and Preventing Them for Good

Lime Stains in the Terrarium – Understanding the Causes and Preventing Them for Good

Jumping-Spider-Magazine

Jumping Spider Behavior—How They Hunt, Observe, and Make Decisions

Jumping Spider Behavior—How They Hunt, Observe, and Make Decisions

Fun stories for little heroes

Lumo and the Snail That Looked Like a Mushroom

Lumo and the Snail That Looked Like a Mushroom

Scorpion-Magazine

Heterometrus spinifer vs. Heterometrus silenus: Differences, identification and classification

Heterometrus spinifer vs. Heterometrus silenus: Differences, identification and classification

Spiders-Magazine

The largest tarantula in the world

The largest tarantula in the world

Mantid-Magazine

Invasive mantids and responsibility in terraristics – why releasing them is not a harmless solution

Invasive mantids and responsibility in terraristics – why releasing them is not a harmless solution

Jumping-Spider-Magazine

Jumping spiders’ visual system – how eight eyes control their hunt

Jumping spiders’ visual system – how eight eyes control their hunt

Jumping-Spider-Magazine

Jumping spider communication – how vibrations control their courtship

Jumping spider communication – how vibrations control their courtship

Cockroach-Magazine

Social cockroaches – why proximity is crucial for their survival

Social cockroaches – why proximity is crucial for their survival

Jumping-Spider-Magazine

Jumping spiders’ courtship behavior – why their dances decide over life and death

Jumping spiders’ courtship behavior – why their dances decide over life and death

Cockroach-Magazine

What biologically turns termites into cockroaches

What biologically turns termites into cockroaches

Spiders-Magazine

Feeding tarantulas – how often, with what and when

Feeding tarantulas – how often, with what and when

Cockroach-Magazine

Why almost all cockroaches live quite differently than we think

Why almost all cockroaches live quite differently than we think

Spiders-Magazine

Tarantulas for beginners – 5 species to get you started safely

Tarantulas for beginners – 5 species to get you started safely

Spiders-Magazine

Eresus – when spiders do everything differently

Eresus – when spiders do everything differently

Spiders-Magazine

How to set up your Brachypelma terrarium in a species-appropriate way

How to set up your Brachypelma terrarium in a species-appropriate way

News-Magazine

Our winter packaging – safe, well thought-out & environmentally friendly

Our winter packaging – safe, well thought-out & environmentally friendly

News-Magazine

Irrigation systems in comparison – small, medium or large

Irrigation systems in comparison – small, medium or large

Isopod-MagazineNews-Magazine

Cuttlefish shells – why they are the best source of calcium for invertebrates

Cuttlefish shells – why they are the best source of calcium for invertebrates

News-Magazine

What to do if your animals are hiding?

What to do if your animals are hiding?

Fun stories for little heroes

The Christmas woodlouse – A wintertime adventure

The Christmas woodlouse – A wintertime adventure

Jumping-Spider-Magazine

Jumping spider breeding from egg laying to rearing

Jumping spider breeding from egg laying to rearing

Jumping-Spider-Magazine

Setting up a jumping spider terrarium: Step-by-step instructions

Setting up a jumping spider terrarium: Step-by-step instructions

News-Magazine

Mycelium or mold? What really grows in your terrarium

Mycelium or mold? What really grows in your terrarium

Jumping-Spider-Magazine

From fear to fascination: how jumping spiders can help you combat your arachnophobia

From fear to fascination: how jumping spiders can help you combat your arachnophobia

Scorpion-Magazine

Sexing scorpions – how to recognize males and females

Sexing scorpions – how to recognize males and females

Millipede-Magazine

Are millipedes poisonous? – What you should know

Are millipedes poisonous? – What you should know

News-Magazine

Keeping terrarium animals in rented accommodation – what you need to know as a tenant

Keeping terrarium animals in rented accommodation – what you need to know as a tenant

Jumping-Spider-Magazine

The fascinating world of jumping spiders

The fascinating world of jumping spiders

News-Magazine

Why keep such animals? The growing community of terrarium fans

Why keep such animals? The growing community of terrarium fans

Millipede-Magazine

Sex determination of millipedes

Sex determination of millipedes

Jumping-Spider-Magazine

The fascination of jumping spiders: A look at the sexes and their coloration

The fascination of jumping spiders: A look at the sexes and their coloration

Jumping-Spider-Magazine

The most frequently asked questions about keeping jumping spiders: Find the answers here!

The most frequently asked questions about keeping jumping spiders: Find the answers here!

News-Magazine

Relaxation in a hectic world: the meditative effect of terrariums in the home

Relaxation in a hectic world: the meditative effect of terrariums in the home

News-Magazine

Effective measures against fungus gnats in the terrarium

Effective measures against fungus gnats in the terrarium

News-Magazine

Mites in the terrarium: causes, prevention and solution

Mites in the terrarium: causes, prevention and solution

News-Magazine

Now available online: Our interview with the Südwest Presse!

Now available online: Our interview with the Südwest Presse!

Spiders-Magazine

Flagellate spiders: The most unusual spiders in the world!

Flagellate spiders: The most unusual spiders in the world!

Spiders-Magazine

Learn all about the Caribena versicolor tarantula – from its natural habitat to keeping it

Learn all about the Caribena versicolor tarantula – from its natural habitat to keeping it

News-Magazine

The new biOrb AIR

The new biOrb AIR

News-Magazine

Introducing: biOrb EARTH 125

Introducing: biOrb EARTH 125

News-Magazine

The terrarium system from Hobby

The terrarium system from Hobby

Jumping-Spider-Magazine

Jumping spider mating – Take care of your males!

Jumping spider mating – Take care of your males!

Jumping-Spider-Magazine

Sex determination of jumping spiders

Sex determination of jumping spiders

Jumping-Spider-Magazine

Jumping spider food – The right diet!

Jumping spider food – The right diet!

Jumping-Spider-Magazine

Jumping spider husbandry – explained quickly and simply!

Jumping spider husbandry – explained quickly and simply!

Fun stories for little heroes

Being different is great: the lesson of Sigi’s crazy day

Being different is great: the lesson of Sigi’s crazy day

News-Magazine

Flake Soil: What can the Japanese miracle substrate do?

Flake Soil: What can the Japanese miracle substrate do?

Fun stories for little heroes

How a snail crossed the road and became famous in the process

How a snail crossed the road and became famous in the process

Isopod-Magazine

Isopods as pets: The big crawl!

Isopods as pets: The big crawl!

Isopod-Magazine

Alder cone decoction – effect and preparation for the terrarium

Alder cone decoction – effect and preparation for the terrarium

Isopod-Magazine

5 ways to regulate your isopod breeding

5 ways to regulate your isopod breeding

Breeding-Magazine

Breeding Varieties and Color Morphs – Designer Isopods

Breeding Varieties and Color Morphs – Designer Isopods

Isopod-Magazine

Our Isopods are at hundkatzemaus!

Our Isopods are at hundkatzemaus!

Breeding-Magazine

From the gray mouse to the designer morph

From the gray mouse to the designer morph

Breeding-Magazine

The secret of Isopods without eyes- Part 2

The secret of Isopods without eyes- Part 2

News-Magazine

Beetle Jelly- a very simple recipe

Beetle Jelly- a very simple recipe

Isopod-Magazine

The isopod terrarium

The isopod terrarium

Breeding-Magazine

The secret of Isopods without eyes

The secret of Isopods without eyes

Breeding-Magazine

Porcellio spec. “Morocco 8i”

Porcellio spec. “Morocco 8i”

Breeding-Magazine

Offspring of the Oniscus asellus “Mardi Gras”

Offspring of the Oniscus asellus “Mardi Gras”

Breeding-Magazine

Porcellio ornatus “sandstone”

Porcellio ornatus “sandstone”

News-Magazine

My presentation at the “Club der Aquarienfreunde Nürtingen e. V.”

My presentation at the “Club der Aquarienfreunde Nürtingen e. V.”

Breeding-Magazine

Porcellio hoffmannseggi “brown”

Porcellio hoffmannseggi “brown”

News-Magazine

Right from the start – keeping reptiles on a living terrarium substrate

Right from the start – keeping reptiles on a living terrarium substrate

Isopod-Magazine

Baby isopods – insights into successful isopod rearing

Baby isopods – insights into successful isopod rearing

Breeding-Magazine

Oniscus asellus “Mardi Gras”

Oniscus asellus “Mardi Gras”

Isopod-Magazine

Sex determination, mating and reproduction of Isopods

Sex determination, mating and reproduction of Isopods

Isopod-Magazine

Isopod food- The right diet for Isopods

Isopod food- The right diet for Isopods

Isopod-Magazine

Questions about keeping isopods – and the answers

Questions about keeping isopods – and the answers

Isopod-Magazine

Insektenliebe Isopod complete set

Insektenliebe Isopod complete set

News-Magazine

Blog, you’ve got me again

Blog, you’ve got me again

Mantid-Magazine

Sex determination of a praying mantis

Sex determination of a praying mantis

Mantid-Magazine

Which terrarium should I choose for a praying mantis?

Which terrarium should I choose for a praying mantis?

News-Magazine

Supermarket sells insect burgers

Supermarket sells insect burgers

Mantid-Magazine

Everything you need to know about an ootheca

Everything you need to know about an ootheca

News-Magazine

Waste problem: plastic-eating wax moth caterpillar gives researchers hope

Waste problem: plastic-eating wax moth caterpillar gives researchers hope

News-Magazine

Tying up orchids correctly

Tying up orchids correctly

Mantid-Magazine

New orchids for my mantids

New orchids for my mantids

Isopod-Magazine

Porcellionides pruinosus- Cuban Isopods successfully established

Porcellionides pruinosus- Cuban Isopods successfully established

News-Magazine

Part 2: Changing times – not everything was better in the past, but different

Part 2: Changing times – not everything was better in the past, but different

News-Magazine

Changing times – not everything used to be better, but different

Changing times – not everything used to be better, but different

News-Magazine

You are a real insect guru if…

You are a real insect guru if…

Insektenliebe Magazine

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Information is the key to successful pet ownership. In our magazine, you can find out everything that is important in life with your pets. You will receive valuable tips on how to care for and keep your pets. In the magazine, we introduce you to different species and you learn everything you need to know about species-appropriate husbandry. We slowly introduce you to the different topics and keep everything easy to understand.

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Keeping reports

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You should inform yourself about the husbandry requirements before buying. Many species can be kept very well and successfully in terrariums, as shown by the many successful offspring.

However, some species require special care or special food, which should be clarified before the intended purchase. We try to answer these questions in the keeping reports to protect you from surprises.

We update our husbandry descriptions regularly and provide you with the latest findings here. Newly introduced species will also appear here after a certain observation period.

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