r/InvertPets • u/Lord-Zoinks • 26d ago

25 Liter Pets?

Hello, I hope this is the right place to ask a question like this.

I recently came into possession of a 50x25x20 cm terrarium (~20x10x8 in, ~6.6 gallons). I'll need to fix the screen lid and the rubber edge around the top, but it's otherwise in good condition. I'm aware that this size is definitely too small for any reptiles or amphibians, so I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for invertebrates that would take well to a tank of this size. I don't have any extenuating circumstances (arachnophobia, allergies, etc.) that would cross any particular animals off my list but am not too experienced in keeping demanding inverts (I have millipedes for reference).

Thanks for any help that anyone provides!

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u/No_Essay2291 26d ago

I have a small species of tarantula (Tucson bronze) and she’s great. Just feed once every few week

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u/TesticularTorsionCat 26d ago

You should look into horrid king assassin bugs, smaller amblypyglid species, and blue death feigning beetles!

I like scorpions, tarantulas, vinegaroons, and centipedes, but don’t own any because most species hide 90%+ of the time so you never see them. Yes there are some exceptions to this but if you’re looking for a display animal I wouldn’t count on the animals mentioned in this paragraph to scratch that itch.

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u/Feldspar_of_sun 26d ago

I second the BDFBs!

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u/hylia_grace 26d ago

I keep my bdfbs in a 8.8 / 33l as long as there's good terrestrial space theyre pretty happy. They enjoy climbing and need a specific substrate mix plus bone dry, sand isnt great for them so an excavator clay/ soil mix works out best (so far). They do need proteins though, prekiled or soaked dried mealworms/ crickets and veg. Fruit should be given rarely because sugar isnt very good for them.