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Fun-Sized Zoo

Nick & Emily
We breed and sell mantids, other cute inverts and amphibians as pets! Come and meet your new fun-sized friend!
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07/16/2020

We have a few cat eye mantids that aren’t found on the website! Shoot us a message if you’re interested or leave a comment below and we will reach out 😊

07/03/2020

We have some incredible critters available right now!

Mantids:

Giant African Twig Mantis - Heterochaeta Orientalis

Spiny Flower Mantis - Pseudocreobotra Wahlbergi

Ghost Mantis - Phyllocrania Paradoxa

Giant Asian Mantis - Hierodula membranacea

Budwing Mantis - Parasphendale Affinis

Beetles:

Blue Death Feigning Beetle

Gymnetis Thula Larvae (please know larvae care)

New desert beetles on the way! They can even coexist happily with the blue death beetles. DM us for details!

Other:

Regal Jumping Spider - easy care

Florida Ivory Millipede

Domino Cockroach (google them! Very cute)

Coming Soon:

Tree Frogs - the tadpoles are turning into little froglets as we speak! Easy care and too cute to handle.

06/17/2020

Gonatista grisea, also known as the grizzled mantis is one of the best USA native mantids ever! Friendly, fierce, and flat haha. This little critter is an incredible ambush predator-mimicking lichen and bark patterns and becoming seemingly invisible when on the side of a tree or branch. We placed one on a pretty flower for you so you can actually see this little mantis. We have lots of nymphs!

06/15/2020

The word, “cockroach” scares off so many people, however some species are quite cute, just like this domino roach!

06/15/2020

Hello everyone, sadly there were quite a few issues with Amazon and we were not able to get all of our shipping materials in on time. Anyone who has purchased from us before knows that we have the best packaging there is and it’s something we take very seriously. Everything is supposed to arrive today and we will be able to get everything out tomorrow morning. Thank you for your understanding and feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns.

06/14/2020

We have quite a few species available right now!

Mantids:

Giant Rainforest Mantis - Hierodula Majuscula

Ghost Mantis - Phyllocrania Paradoxa

Giant Asian Mantis - Hierodula membranacea

African Twig Mantis - Popa spurca

Grizzled Mantis (preorder, available soon) - Gonatista grisea

Beetles:

Blue Death Feigning Beetle - Asbolus verrucosus

Harlequin Beetle Larvae (preorder) - Gymnetis thula

Other:

Florida Ivory Millipede - Chicobolus spinigerus

Domino Roach (very cute, google search them) - Therea petiveriana

Regal Jumping Spider - Phidippus regius

06/07/2020

On the site we have some fun stuff available! Ghost mantis, Giant Asian Mantis (excellent for beginners), Blue Death Feigning beetles (literally the easiest pet on the planet), Regal Jumping Spiders, and Banana Slugs.

The banana slugs are marked as sold out but if you’re interested please message us. They require cold temperatures and we like to ensure they won’t overheat before shipping them out to new homes.

05/30/2020

Just a friendly tip for future mantis owners—do not buy your fruit fly culture at the same time as your mantis. It is quite typical for a culture to take upwards of 2 weeks after arriving before it produces a healthy amount of flies. You want to be able to feed your new mantis the same day they arrive. Even if you do get a culture that is already producing flies, they last several weeks, so you don’t have to worry about “wasting it” before your mantis arrives. If you are able to get flies in person, this most likely is not an issue for you. However, many people rely on buying their cultures online. We hope this info can help new mantis keepers out!

05/24/2020

Pseudovates chlorophaea. And now we wait...

05/18/2020

What a prosperous day for Fun-Sized Zoo! Today we had 3 Carolina ooths, 1 Rhombohedra basalis, 1 Parasphendale affinis, and 1 Creobroter gemmatus ooth hatch. Holy smokes!!

05/15/2020

We have some popa spurca nymphs on the secret menu! These won’t be going up on the site or anywhere else, it’s a Facebook offer only!

05/09/2020

What the heck is that? Is that her excuse for an ooth 😂 oh goodness. Tiny but mighty!?

I must add, this was just moments after disconnecting! We must have missed the disconnect from the male by less than 90 minutes. (Only reason she isn’t in her popsicle stick jungle)

05/01/2020

Texas Unicorn Mantis - can you believe this alien lives in our own (USA) backyard! We finally found a pretty lady for this handsome fellow!

04/27/2020

Gymnetis Thula, an absolutely stunning USA native beetle. Our second favorite USA beetle behind the blue death feigning beetle. These little critters are adorable and couldn’t be easier to care for. They eat bananas and only require mistings about once per week, twice at the most. Coconut fiber is all the adults need for substrate. Cleaning their enclosure is super easy too because their waste (compacted dry pellets) is very easily removed. Super cute and easy to handle, but watch out, sometimes the males take off on you. Luckily, they suck at flying and usually land only a few feet away after buzzing around in circles😂

04/26/2020

Blueberries or the world’s easiest pet? What if we told you there was a pet that was cute, didn’t need any mistings, no water dish, could live for 5 years off of apples and fish food flakes, didn’t need a large enclosure, and did best when living with others of its own kind. Oh, they can be held by you too, of course! Meet the blue death feigning beetle! A very easy-to-handle beetle that thrives when living with others. If you want to acquire this beetle or would like more info on this cute critter, shoot us a message!

04/22/2020

Thank you Mother Nature for giving us such beautiful creatures. Happy Earth day everyone!

04/18/2020

Idolomantis - Can you believe this mantis is actually still on the smaller end. It will nearly double in size by time it reaches full maturity.

04/17/2020

I caught an orchid mantis! Our friendship is blooming!

(Available soon! Check out our site for other adorable critters!)

03/24/2020

They’ve been going for 19 hours! Creobroter Gemmatus 🌺

03/22/2020

New Inventory! Our Brunners have started to molt to L2! We will be sending them out in the first week of April. This species is one of our favorites. They are the only mantis species known to reproduce solely through parthenogenesis - that means no males! Shoot us a PM if you’re interested! We also have a handful of other species available as well.

03/06/2020

This beautiful lady has laid us some nice ooths! She’s been such a good little mantis

03/05/2020

can’t wait to get started breeding these little beauties! Just one molt away from adulthood!

03/01/2020

no matter how many species we own or breed, ghosts will always be one of our favorites!

02/24/2020

Good things come to those who wait! Our first brunner has emerged. With brunner mantises taking nearly 9 months to hatch, it’s always an exciting time when the first scout breaks free.

02/22/2020

Here is a look at our current available species - USA only.

Inventory List:

Stick Mantis - Brunneria Borealis

Chinese Mantis - Tenodera Sinensis

Ghost Mantis - Phyllocrania Paradoxa

European Mantis - Mantis Religiosa

Bark Mantis - Elmantis Sp

Carolina Mantis - Stagmomantis Carolina

You can also get added to our waiting list for:

Jeweled Flower Mantis - Creobroter Gemmatus

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Seattle, WA

Website

http://www.funsizedzoo.com/

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