Semi-Arid Mix
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Spice 1: Kid FriendlySlow-moving, low-defense animals with simple care. Easy to keep still means hands off. Read the listing and care guide before ordering.Spice 2: BeginnerBeginner-level care does not mean no preparation. Read the animal listing and care guide, then choose the enclosure and supplies it needs.Spice 3: IntermediateMore speed, defensive behavior, or care complexity than Spice 1 or 2. Read the care guide before ordering.Spice 4: AdvancedDefensive animals with stricter enclosure needs. Plan the setup first, and message Big Z if you want a hand with it.Spice 5: ExtremeExperienced keepers only. Locking lids, a setup planned in advance and no handling. Message Big Z if you want your plan checked first.Kid friendlyLower-risk animals a child can help care for, with an adult in charge. For watching, not handling.Medically significant ā A sting or bite from this animal can need medical care. Adults only, a locked escape-proof enclosure and no handling.Rare dropWe don't get these often, and restocks are hard to predict.Limited dropA short run at this size or price.One of oneA single individual animal shown in its own photos. The animal pictured is the one offered for sale.CommonEasy to find and usually restocked regularly.CB: Captive bredBred and hatched in captivity, not collected from the wild.CB: Captive bredBred and hatched in captivity, not collected from the wild.WC: Wild caughtCollected from the wild and settled in at Big Z's before it ships. Many species, adults especially, are rarely bred in captivity.WC: Wild caughtCollected from the wild and settled in at Big Z's before it ships. Many species, adults especially, are rarely bred in captivity.CB + WC: Depends on the sizeThis listing has both. Some sizes are captive bred and some are wild caught, and every size is marked CB or WC, so you know exactly which one you're getting.FB: Farm bredBred and raised in captivity on a commercial breeding farm in Europe, not collected from the wild. Not hobby captive bred from one known pair, but it has lived its whole life in captivity.FB: Farm bredBred and raised in captivity on a commercial breeding farm in Europe, not collected from the wild. Not hobby captive bred from one known pair, but it has lived its whole life in captivity.Depends on the sizeThis listing has more than one kind. Every size is marked CB (captive bred), FB (farm bred) or WC (wild caught), so you know exactly which one you're getting.FC: Field caughtCollected in the field rather than bred in captivity.FC: Field caughtCollected in the field rather than bred in captivity.Arboreal: a climberLives up off the ground. Give it height, vertical cork bark and anchor points to web or perch on. Fits a Bark Buddy.Terrestrial: a ground dwellerLives on the floor. Give it floor space more than height, a hide and a few inches of substrate. Keep the height low so a fall cannot hurt it.Fossorial: a burrowerDigs in and lives underground. Give it deep, packable substrate and a starter burrow, then expect to see it less. Fits a Burrow Buddy.Bark Buddy fitBark Buddy setup: a tall enclosure with room for cork bark and other climbing surfaces.Burrow Buddy fitBurrow Buddy setup: a horizontal enclosure with broad floor space and room for deeper substrate.Baby Buddy fitBaby Buddy setup: a compact enclosure for a small animal at its current size.Outgrows Bark BuddyBark Buddy fits this animal while it is young. It will need a larger vertical enclosure as it grows.Outgrows Burrow BuddyBurrow Buddy fits this animal while it is young. It will need a larger horizontal enclosure as it grows.New listingListed in the last three weeks.RestockedBack in stock at the same size.
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