Our resident beasties
The reptile room is home to many many beasties including two species of crab, four species of gecko, four species of praying mantis, two species and three locales of poison dart frogs, as well as stick insects and ten species of tropical fish.
Here are a few of our favourites:
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Crustaceans
Vampire Crabs
Geosesarma "tricolour"
We have three colonies of vamipre crabs here in The Reptile Room.
The first being our Purple vamps - Drax, Mavis and Mr Crabby. They were the very first residents in the reptile room, joining us from Germany way back in 2019. We have had hundreds of babies from this colony and hope to produce hundreds more.
We have a large breeding colony of metallic vampire crabs headed by Drax, Mavis and Mr Crabby. They were the very first residents in the reptile room, joining us from Germany way back in 2019. We have had hundreds of babies from this colony and hope to produce hundreds more.
The vampire crabitat, also known as The riverbed, is a 45 45 60 custom built fully bioactive exo terra with climbing walls and a pond.
Red Devil Vampire crabs
Geosesarma hagen
We currently have two male red devils who reside in a 100 litre bioactive aquarium along with our colony of Bumblebee millipedes. I would very much like to get a few females and to see if i can get a breeding colony going, for now they have the millipedes to keep them company
Geosesarma
"Purple Haze"
Little Bud was an impulse buy - something I NEVER do! When I went to collect my Red Devil vamps this little guy was just sitting there on his own....so I did what no sane person should ever do .... I brought him home with me even though I didn't have a set up or friends for him. Bud is currently living in my dart frog nursery tank, I fully intend on upgrading him to a crabitat more suitable to his needs and finding him some friends in the near future.
Hermit Crabs
Coenobita Brevimanus
Herman came to us as a rescue in November 2023, we were told that he is a four year old purple pincher crab but we have since discovered that he is in fact a Indo hermit crab (Coenobita Brevimanus).
Herman lives in a 100L terrarium with live plants, a sandy beach, rocks, caves and has access to both salt and fresh water.
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Reptiles
Crested Geckos
Correlophus ciliatus
I adore geckos, any that adoration for me started with cresties
Pippin
Tri-coloured Extreme harlequin, partial pin. Male. Five years old.
Pippin was the first crested gecko to join the reptile room early in 2022, he’s the reason we fell in love with cresties. He’s very clumsy; often missing his bugs when striking, and missing branches when jumping. We love his derpy ways.
Pippin was paired with Ladybug in 2024 and 2025 and has been paired with
Miss Ruby for the 2026 season.
Pip currently lives in “The Jungle” a massive 45x60x90 fully bio active exo terra vivarium because hes my first gecko love, he gets the biggest house.
Ladybug
Red Phantom, patternless super-Dalmatian with black, olive and red spots. Female. Five years old.
Ladybug joined us in 2022 She was a pet store crestie and as such was not at all hand tame. It’s taken a lot of work and patience to get her to where she is now - a love bug! Ladybug is always sweet when taken out and kids really enjoy handling her. Ladybug is currently housed in “Rainforest Lodge” a custom built fully bioactive 45 45 60 exo terra.
Ladybug was paired with Pippin for her forst two seasons and has since been paired with Severus for her third breeding season.
Miss Ruby
Full pin, white wall Lillywhite, female.
Four years old.
Miss Ruby came to us all the way from The Czech Republic in summer 2023. She was a tiny ten grams on arrival and we she has blossomed into a beautiful lady.
Miss Ruby is our spicy gecko! She’s very jumpy and does not enjoy being handled (which is also why i rarely get pics of her!) Miss Ruby does not come out when we have visitors as she loves to run and jump. I've lost track of the number of times she has made a break for freedom, and every single time it happens i'm convinced shes going to be the first of my geckos to lose her tail!
Despite the fact that she clearly doesn't like me - Miss Ruby has accepted both of our males and produced the most stunning babies in 2025 with five out of seven being lillies! Her first pairing was with Severus in 2025 and we are now awaiting the arrival of her 2026 babies with Pippin.
Miss Ruby lives in a fully bio active vivarium with a custom background and plenty of hiding places to help her feel secure.
Severus
High white Harlequin, male age seven years.
Severus came to us in autumn 2024 as a rescue, his previous owner could no longer care for him. He was reported to be quite spicy but we’ve found him to be nothing but charming. He’s a great one for children to handle as he’s the largest of our cresties and he’s so gentle.
Severus was paired with Miss Ruby in 2025 and three of their 2025 babies are available now! He was paired with Ladybug for the 2026 season so we have to wait and see what their babies look like.
Severus lives in an upcycled IKEA cabinet that has been transformed into a custom built fully bioactive vivarium, its 42x37x100cm complete with a window to view the fish from his bed.
Harry
Tangerine lillywhite
Parents Severus and Miss Ruby
Hatched new-years eve 2025
Harry (or Haribo as i call him) is the only hold-back from the 2025 breeding season - I just couldn't part with him as his colouring is fab and I cant wait to see how he grows out.
Mossy Gecko
Mniarogekko chahoua
Krinkle is our beloved Mossy gecko, she originally came in as a rescue and we fell in love with her. Once Krinkle had completed her complex treatment and rehabilitation we moved her into a live planted fully bioactive 45 60 60 exo terra vivarium where she is very happy. Krinkle is a little love who comes out for fuss almost every night. Shes a sweetheart. Due to her complex medical history we will never re-home or breed from Krinkle.
 Chahoua gecko sitting on a log, eating a mealworm |  Krinkle was in very bad condition when she came to us, emaciated and suffering from MBD |  Krinkles fully bio active 60x45x60 exoterra vivarium |
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Mourning Geckos
Correlophus ciliatus
Mourning geckos are almost always female, they reproduce by pathogenesis - or cloning themselves! Mourning geckos lay two eggs every two to three months and the babies will be exact genetic clones of their mothers. The eggs are often glued to the lid of their vivarium making it very difficult to find and remove them! One mourning gecko can easily become an army in just a couple of years!
We currently have four adults in The Reptile Room.
We have four resident mourning geckos who live in a fully bioactive 45 60 60 exo terra vivarium, they share their home with two dart frogs Dash and Dart.
Neon Day Geckos
Phelsuma klemmeri
Neon day geckos (Phelsuma klemmeri)
Klemmeri geckos are some of the most beautiful dwarf geckos in the world and we currently have three breeding adults in The Reptile Room; Ragnar, Lagertha and Siggy.
Unlike the cresties, Neon day geckos require a heat source of 30.C and they thrive in bamboo forest style vivarium's - the bigger the better! Our colony live in a live planted fully bioactive 45 60 60 exo terra with a lot of bamboo poles of different sizes. They spend their time flitting between basking under their heat lamp and chasing crickets around their enclosure. The klemmeri are always out on display; I never have to go looking for them.
I have been trying to create a thriving colony of these beauties for two years now, and finally after a lot of trial and error we are successfully incubating our first clutch of eggs! Klemmeri geckos will be available in our shop very soon!
 Three klemmeri geckos sitting on a bamboo branch |  Our Klemmeri gecko vivarium |  A klemmeri gecko lounging on a bamboo log |
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Amphibians
Axolotl
Ambystoma mexicanum
Our fabulous little lotl came to us from an axolotl rescue; at only ten months old he had been badly mistreated and as a result was missing an arm, a leg and most of his gills. Luckily he was rescued just in time and he has made a full recovery- axolotls can regenerate almost any part of them that has been injured but it is a long and tiring process.
Now Anton has a live planted 180 litre cold water aquarium all to himself and he is loving life.
Our fabulous little lotl came to us from an axolotl rescue; at only ten months old he had been badly mistreated and as a result was missing an arm, a leg and most of his gills. Luckily he was rescued just in time and he has made a full recovery- axolotls can regenerate almost any part of them that has been injured but it is a long and tiring process. Now Anton has a live planted 180 litre cold water aquarium all to himself and he is loving life.
Ranitomeya
Ranitomeya veriabilis southern
We have a number of dart frogs in The Reptile Room, the smallest being three thumbnail dart frogs who i raised from tadpoles in 2023, they now live together in a 45 60 45 exo terra fully bioactive vivarium. They have been breeding since January 2025 and we are currently raising their babies. Available in our shop now.
I raised these three thumbnail dart frogs from tadpoles in 2023, they now live together in a 45 60 45 exo terra fully bioactive vivarium. I have heard calling recently and am hopeful they will start producing eggs for me next season.
Dendrobates
tinctorious Tumucumaque
Bonnie and Beau are a potential breeding pair of dart frogs that I am so excited to have in The Reptile Room! I raised Beau from a tadpole back in 2024 and after all his clutchmates failed to thrive I was determined to find him a partner! Enter Bonnie, I raised her from a tadpole in 2025 and they are now quite the happy pair.
Their home is currently under construction - I'm building them a fully bio active 45 45 60 exoterra that will have a custom background.
Dart frog sitting on a leaf
Dart frog sitting in his jungle home
Dendrobates
Dendrobates tinctorious Nominate
These beautiful dart frogs were the second ever inhabitants of the reptile room back in 2020.
We were hoping Dash and Dart were a breeding pair but now suspect they are both male. They are very happy together and regularly share the same bromeliad for a bed.
Dash and Dart live in a fully bioactive 45 60 60 exo terra vivarium, they share their home with four mourning geckos.
These beautiful dart frogs were the second ever inhabitants of the reptile room back in 2020. We were hoping Dash and Dart were a breeding pair but now suspect they are both male. They are very happy together and regularly share the same bromeliad for a bed. Dash and Dart live in a fully bioactive 45 60 60 exo terra vivarium, they share their home with four mourning geckos.
Dendrobates auratus "Super Blue"
The fourth species of dart frogs in The Reptile Room are our Dendrobates Auratus Super blues. We have a breeding colony of three adults ; Hopper, Max and Eleven (so named as she is my eleventh pet dart frog) I often refer to this group as "my invisible frogs" they are there in theory but rarely ever seen. Auratus are a notoriously shy species so when they do make an appearance it feels extra special.
Our Super blues live in a live planted fully bioactive 45 60 60 exo terra vivarium.
 Dart frog sitting in Leaf litter |  Our invisible frogs have a beautiful live planted fully bio active 60 45 60 vivatium to hide in. |  Dart frog sitting on a leaf |
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Invertebrates
Metallic Stick Insects
Achrioptera manga “Orangea”
Isopods
(Three varieties)
Isopoda
Rubber Duckys
Cubaris Sp.
Rubber Ducky’s are a on the pricier side of isopod keeping and as such are not used as part of a cleanup crew. These charming little isopods are enjoyed as a pet and not a food source.
Our rubber Ducky’s were very kindly gifted to us in the summer of 2024, we are very much looking forward to breeding them in the coming months.
Yellow Zebra
Armadillidium maculatum
Like the Ducky’s, our yellow zebra isopods were also gifted to us in the summer of 2024. Unlike the Duckys though our Zebras are very outgoing and can regularly be seen scurrying around their habitat. We will have yellow zebras available in the shop soon.
Red Panda King
Cubaris sp.
The newest additions to our isopod family are our Red Panda king isos; these fabulous little guys joined us in February 2025, they are so pretty and very bold.
We keep our Red pandas and Yellow zebra isopods in greenhouse set ups as they are fab show piece species.
For those with keen eyesight, you will see that one viv is double labelled; this is because Red Panda King's some produce Citris King offspring.
Praying Mantis
Praying Mantis
Pseudocreobotra Wahlbergii
Flower, my Spiny flower mantis is a feisty little lady!
You have to be really careful feeding her as she will try to take your finger!
She may actually be the most dangerous creature in the reptile room - certainly the most aggressive dispute her tiny size!
I still love her though - who doesn’t love a bit of sass?
Orchid Mantis
Hymenopus coronatus
We've had so many orchid mantids over the years, they are easily my favorite species; always so gentle and so beautiful! The only downside is that they dont live long, last year I attempted to breed Orchids for the first time... it did not go well.
Like all mantids, males mature much faster than females and so die alot sooner- this prevents inbreeding with siblings. With this in mind, I raised my female Primrose (Prim) up to sub adult before getting her a boyfriend - Tiny Baby Chicken (knowing mantids reputation for eating their mates my daughter decided to name him after her favourite food).
Once they were both adults I loaded Prim with crickets to make sure she wasnt hungry before the introduction. Like the little champ he was, Chicken waited for her to grab a cricket before jumping on her back and hanging on for dear life. He stayed there all day and by evening I had to leave them to it, I added another cricket to keep Prim occupied and went to bed. This was my big mistake - any crickets big enough to hold Prims interest were also big enough to see Chicken as a meal!
When I came down in the morning poor Chicken was no more and the cricket was half way through a very large meal!
Prim passed after laying an ootheca (an egg sack) but it turned out to be infertile.
And thus ends the tale of the one and only time I attempted to breed Orchids.
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