The Lonely Pod

11/03/2026

Another successful sale and an amazing review.

This is what makes me keep going.

11/02/2026

Got a new addition to my collection, love heart butt (Cyriocosmus elegans). It's only 0.5 cm right now, the smallest tarantula I've ever owned.

Commonly known as the Trinidad Dwarf Tarantula, it is a charming New World terrestrial species native to Trinidad, Tobago, and Venezuela. Though a dwarf tarantula, with females reaching about 1.5–2 inches and males roughly half that size.

With being semi-arboreal, it allows for a lot of interesting enclosure setups, not many options as slings due to the size, but they do look amazing when grown on, and they are quite fast growers

31/01/2026

30/01/2026

The java tree video. I will be trying to add plants to the enclosure, but I have a sewing she'd just web em up

30/01/2026

New tarantula, the java tree tiger (Aspinochilus rufus).

This is the only tarantula to make me jump out of my skin even though she's about half the size of my OBT rcf and smaller than my starburst obt. I aint afraid to admit I almost needed a change of pants but it was well worth it to move her from a cramped tub thats shes been in for about 2 months at the shop to a massive arboreal set up with her own custom vent.

I wouldn't change my hobby for any other. Yes, this hobby has risks and it does take years to raise them but the reward is well worth it, you get to see them grow and adapt, not just to you, to the environment, the enclosure and you can see how they change throughout the years and eventually you can breed them and do it all again, and I think that in its self is worth any risk.

There will be follow-up videos after this, and then I'll do a post of her when she's fully webbed up and settled down.

23/01/2026

Ever seen a cricket moult?

21/01/2026

Two of my prototypes I've been working on for months now. Brown one came out amazing, I love the look, beats the normal cube, but it would cost around 35 to £45 so I've scrapped it for now.

The black one wasn't too bad, but it needed tweaking, so I've done that, and im currently printing out a prototype. I am hoping to keep this one at around 15 to 20, so it's accessible to everyone. If they do well, I will go back to the drawing board for the brown ome and do a few tests to make it cheaper or just make a few on request.

Hopefully, in the future, I'll have the opportunity to be able to experiment more without worrying

16/01/2026

Look at these amazing, super teenie we**ie jumpers. Dont have better photos because they will leg it given the chance. Opened the pot that the female came in and she just jumped out and into her new home and the male just legged it.

Been busy with designs and animals. I will show them all soon but they are all adorable

03/01/2026

I think it's the right to share what I've been working on.

I've been working on vent designs for the mantis garden and coastal creatures, so their enclosures will stand out from others. I have designed 5 different ones for mantis garden and 2 for coastal creatures and I have had quite a few failures and I've had to buy a few upgrades so im able to do small details but after a few weeks I have finished them and im quite proud of how they turned out. Of course theres still a few things to touch up but nothing major. The printing bed does leave a pattern on the printers, so it doesn't look great in photos, but they do look amazing in person. Of course, these designs do cost slightly more than a normal vent, but it's well worth it for companies.

24/12/2025

After a long, long day and night, I have finally finished the 25mm fan vent (and some other really cool surprises that are still in the works). I'll be working on the 50 mm soon.

I'm really excited to announce that my signs are now on website. You can now get signs for your mantis through the site on its own or with a purchase of a mantis for just a pound. There are 2 options, the sign in the photo or one with a stake on the bottom so you can stick it inside the enclosure. You can still buy them off me directly with more customization, like colours, different animals, if you just want your pets name on or if you want to order a slightly bigger one and add the temperature and humidity range as well as the names. The options are limitless.

21/12/2025

Got a really cool name plate design. It can be custom made for you and your animals, doesnt have to be just arachnids or inverts, could be for any animals.

They're not animals.
They're part of the family.

A custom name sign honors that bond-crafted with refined materials and timeless design. Subtle. Sophisticated. Personal.

Whether it hangs above or sits inside your pet's space or in the heart of your home, it turns their name into a signature.

This isn't décor.
It's devotion, made visible.

It can be for any of your pets, from tarantulas to snakes.

It could be your pets name, scientific or common name. Its up to you to pick and choose to your hearts content.

Can be made in any colour you like (as long as i have it on hand).

All this for a very small amount of 50p. Post is only £2. Of course there will be a discount on 10 and 100 count orders like normal.

Size is 40x25mm, big enough to see but small enough not to block the view to your beautiful family member.