The Bug Hut

The Bug Hut A shop totally dedicated to the sale of invertebrates, from tarantulas and scorpions to beetles and millipedes.

Our main shop, The Reptile Hut, can be found at the same location.

Lovely frame ready for collection this weekend. Brazilian Red and White (Vitalius chromatus) exuvia.Open today 11-4pm, t...
22/08/2025

Lovely frame ready for collection this weekend. Brazilian Red and White (Vitalius chromatus) exuvia.

Open today 11-4pm, though I will have to pop out for 30 mins when our food delivery arrives to help unload everything.

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I have a little mature Balfouri boy available.Open all weekend 11-4pm
16/08/2025

I have a little mature Balfouri boy available.

Open all weekend 11-4pm

How pretty is this little Paraguay Red Hair (Nhandu carapoensis) after her moult? Just confirmed her as a female too. Sh...
16/08/2025

How pretty is this little Paraguay Red Hair (Nhandu carapoensis) after her moult? Just confirmed her as a female too. She's beautiful.

Open all weekend 11-4pm

A lot of you, maybe more my younger customers, noticed the 2 different stick insects in the stick tank. I was doing the ...
12/08/2025

A lot of you, maybe more my younger customers, noticed the 2 different stick insects in the stick tank. I was doing the usual food change and found both my male and female Thorny Devil's have moulted and matured. Isn't she impressive!! These are by far my favourite sticks.

(Eurycantha calcarata)

Open today till 4pm

🤍Orchid mantis🤍Back in stock, open all weekend 11-4pm
09/08/2025

🤍Orchid mantis🤍

Back in stock, open all weekend 11-4pm

‼️Promotion‼️Ghost mantis, this week £12 only! I have quite a few available 😊Open all weekend 11-4pm
09/08/2025

‼️Promotion‼️

Ghost mantis, this week £12 only! I have quite a few available 😊

Open all weekend 11-4pm

Beetle bedding back in stock, also now in a smaller bag size, 8 litres and half size at 4 litres. This bedding is lovely...
09/08/2025

Beetle bedding back in stock, also now in a smaller bag size, 8 litres and half size at 4 litres. This bedding is lovely, it contains all the decayed wood, leaf and moss that your beetles, millipedes and other burrowing species will love.

Open all weekend 11-4pm

If you arrive on a Thursday, it means I can't put the time needed into the reptiles next door, so please come when I'm o...
07/08/2025

If you arrive on a Thursday, it means I can't put the time needed into the reptiles next door, so please come when I'm open.

Opening hours are:

Monday - CLOSED
Tuesday - 11-4pm
Wednesday - CLOSED
Thursday - CLOSED
Friday - 11-4pm
Saturday - 11-4pm
Sunday - 11-4pm

Thank you. 😊

🤎Vietnamese Dead Leaf - 𝘋𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘺𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘷𝘪 🤎Mantis stock are as follows:GoldenYunnan FlowerBurmese GiantGiant Dead Lea...
06/08/2025

🤎Vietnamese Dead Leaf - 𝘋𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘺𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘷𝘪 🤎

Mantis stock are as follows:

Golden
Yunnan Flower
Burmese Giant
Giant Dead Leaf
Timor Shield
Budwing
Giant Rainforest
Jewelled Flower
Ghost
PNG Blue
African Twig
Giant Asian
Orchid (due at the weekend)

Back open Friday 11-4pm

🤍Egyptian Orb Weaver - 𝘈𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘢 🤍No words needed, other than WOW!Back open Friday 11-4pm
06/08/2025

🤍Egyptian Orb Weaver - 𝘈𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘢 🤍

No words needed, other than WOW!

Back open Friday 11-4pm

💛 Sun spider/Fluffy camel - 𝘚𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘨𝘢𝘦 𝘴𝘱. 💛These, at least, were really well behaved! 😂Back open Friday 11-4pm
06/08/2025

💛 Sun spider/Fluffy camel - 𝘚𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘨𝘢𝘦 𝘴𝘱. 💛

These, at least, were really well behaved! 😂

Back open Friday 11-4pm

💛Camel spiders - 𝘎𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪 💛Obviously more escaping from these monsters! 😂Back open Friday 11-4pm
06/08/2025

💛Camel spiders - 𝘎𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪 💛

Obviously more escaping from these monsters! 😂

Back open Friday 11-4pm

Address

White Elm Road
Chelmsford
CM3 4LR

Opening Hours

Tuesday 11am - 4pm
Friday 11am - 4pm
Saturday 11am - 4pm
Sunday 11am - 4pm

Telephone

+447958791466

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