Hi, I reciently got my hands on my very first velvet worm! I've had it for a few days now but I stupidly put it in a terrarium with a lot, and I mean a lot of hiding spots. I haven't seen it since but have found signs of predation here and there so I assume it's out and hunting when the lights go off.

I've accepted that I won't see it much at all but I want to make sure I minimize possible ways it could die so any knowledge or experiences you may have with keeping them would be great. I'm interested in knowing about failures as well as success stories with these amazing little animals.

For context, I am not certain about the species it bellongs to but I know it's at the very least from the genus Oroperipatus. It's about a cm wide and 12 cm in length. It is living in a big terrarium with automatic sprinklers, crickets sizes T1 to T4, an abundance of isopods, a few termites and a bunch of other stuff. It is the only predator in the system. Sprinklers go off for a few seconds every hour making it be humid constantly but there are dry areas around the top of the stump and everything inbetween. I've had it set up like this for at least 2 years. There was a small water feature that I've since drained and covered with sponge as I've heard these animals are experts at drowning themselves andd um I think that's honestly it.

Hi all, I have a beautiful leaf insect nymph on its way to me in a few days, and I have the tank coming tomorrow. After which I'll procure, clean and trim some bramble and set up the rest of the environment.

The only thing I'm not sure about is the misting. I'm assuming I cannot use tap water as it may have chemicals in it, but what would I look for when purchasing dechlorinated water? My search results seem to be for fish only. Are there pre-filled spray bottles with the correct water? I have not yet bought the misting bottle so I'm open to being able to purchase them together.

Where do you guys get your water from?

Thanks!

I cant do spiders or scorpions but can do other arachnids, I would prefer something more active and besides those 2 will except ANY ideas, thank you🫶