The Bug Den

02/01/2026

31/12/2025

We all want to wish everyone a happy New year!

I hope the new year brings lots of love and insects to everyone 🤭🕷️🐜🐌🦗🪳🪲🦋

However you're celebrating tonight I hope you all have fun. We are having a chilled night with the kids having their best friends over for a sleepover 🥰

We cannot wait to see so many of you this year at various shows across the UK. I am just finalising our show list to share with everyone soon 🤩

29/12/2025

Morning! Firstly can anyone tell me what day it is 😂🤷🏼‍♀️?!?
I need to stop eating mince pies and chocolate for breakfast 😂
I hope everyone has had a lovely Christmas break 🥰

Today is the first day back for posting orders. So any orders placed before 2pm will go today.
Live posting will resume next week if the weather is warm enough 🤞🏼

Here is one of our new little friends we got from the Southampton invert show from the lovely Rick's Bug Room. She needs a name and I cannot settle on one. She is so majestic looking I'm thinking dragon names so suggest away 🐉🐲

24/12/2025

Hello
Just wanted to pop a post up to say massive massive thank you to everyone!

We have absolutely loved our first full year of The Bug Den. From all our amazing customers, followers, friends, shows and everyone we have met and chatted too we really do appreciate you all.

It has been an absolute whirlwind this year and we have loved every second of it!

Everyone has blown us away with the support we have received and we have made some amazing friends along the way.

We have really found our place within the invert community and we are so excited for next year!

I wanted to tag a few fellow people/pages who we absolutely love and recommend...

Valderrama Curios
Ells resin crafts
Little Leapers
Spink-Bugs & Bits Uk
Spoods of Love - Midlands
Little Viv of Horrors
The Leap of Faith-Jumping Spiders
Rick's Bug Room
The Phidippus palace
The Creature Coven
Jumpingjozspiderz
AuDHD our way
Arach-No-phobia L+L
♡The Tastic Spoods♡

If you don't currently follow any of the above please go check them out!

I'm sure I have missed some off so please tag any of your faves 😍

We wish everyone a massive happy Christmas and an amazing new year! 🥰🎄🎁⛄🥰

23/12/2025

I need inspiration and ideas for what I should put in this now empty tank! It did house my Arabian beetles but sadly the last one has now passed.
I cannot make up my mind on what to put in it. It does have a sliding top opening lid just not on currently.
It measures L 50cm x D 30cm x H 35cm

Hit me with your ideas please! 😊

21/12/2025

Hello! Just a quick reminder that tomorrow (22nd Dec) is the last day for 24hr recorded delivery for Christmas. (I will upgrade any 1st class postage chosen at checkout for orders going out tomorrow to 24hr tracked 🙂) Orders must be in by 2pm

Posting dates (non live items) ....

22nd December
23rd December
29th December
30th December
2nd January
Then back to normal Monday-Friday posting from 5th January

Live orders will resume from 5th January weather depending 🙂🕷️

18/12/2025

Hello. This time next week it will be Christmas day 🥳🎄🎁⛄

I am still being a nurse here but now for my daughter. I hope these bugs do one before next week! 😩

Today is the last posting day of the year for live 😱
So if you can offer a home to one of these cuties for Christmas drop me a message asap. Cut off time for live orders today is 2pm! 😊🎁

14/12/2025

These 5 little cuties would love to have a new shelf for Christmas!
Drop me a message if you can fulfill their Christmas wishes 🥰🎁

Egyptian pygmy mantis (miomantis paykullii) £8️⃣ each
Giraffe Mantis (euchomenella Heteroptera) £8️⃣ each
Or two for £1️⃣4️⃣ 👀
P&P £11 RMSD including heat pad 😊

14/12/2025

Hello everyone! Been a bit absent on here but I have been playing nurse in my house this week with my son and then now my husband! 🤦🏼‍♀️
I am finally feeling like I am nearly Christmas ready apart from the last minute food shop nearer to the time. How is everyone's Christmas prep going? 🎄🎁⛄

Postage for Xmas is as follows...

The final livestock postage date is the 18th December

All non live orders...
1st class 22nd December
2nd class 19th December
I will be sending orders out until the 23rd December but they most likely will not arrive until after Christmas 🙂 🎁

09/12/2025

Hey everyone. We are back and caught up on all the orders 🎉
I will be getting back to all messages this afternoon. I have a poorly child at home so just working around him today 🤕
Sorry if you have been waiting for a reply but I will be going through all very soon 😊

Here is the adorable Sid to make you smile 🥰

05/12/2025

I am now offline until Monday evening! On our way to enjoy a few days away with the family 🥰
All orders placed today before 1.30pm have gone out and I will send tracking shortly 😊