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SPECIES GUIDEInvertebrates
Praying mantis care: a tall enclosure, a daily misting and patience during moltingA praying mantis lives alone; it needs a tall branch to hang from, a steady temperature and a misting every day. Molting is its most delicate time, and the egg case is a responsibility of its own. A beginner's guide based on the Amateur Entomologists' Society and the University of Kentucky.7 min read · Last checked: October 28, 2026Read →
WILDLIFEInvertebrates
Bring ladybugs to your garden: know the larva, put up with a few aphids, and leave their winter shelter aloneLadybugs and their little-known larvae are aphid hunters. To draw them to your garden or balcony, all you need is a pesticide-free garden, a little patience and a messy corner where they can spend the winter. With advice from the RHS, The Wildlife Trusts and the Natural History Museum.7 min read · Last checked: October 28, 2026Read →
WILDLIFEInvertebrates
Worm composting: a small crew that turns kitchen scraps into fertilizer on your balconyComposting worms turn vegetable peels, tea leaves and eggshells into dark compost and a liquid fertilizer. All it takes is the right worms, a shallow box with holes, small and frequent feedings, and balanced moisture. With advice from the RHS, the Natural History Museum, Garden Organic and Penn State.7 min read · Last checked: October 28, 2026Read →
WILDLIFEAmphibians
From tadpole to frog: spawn, tadpoles and metamorphosis in a garden pondFrom a jelly-like clump of eggs to tiny frogs leaving the pond a few months later. How to tell frog, toad and newt eggs apart, how tadpoles develop, and how to help your pond during this time.8 min read · Last checked: October 28, 2026Read →
CAREAmphibians
Cleaning an amphibian enclosure: sensitive skin, residue-free cleaning and the right routineAn amphibian's skin can absorb chemicals from its surroundings; so it matters not only how clean the enclosure is, but also what you clean it with and how. The daily check, changing the substrate, the big clean, disinfectants, rinsing, and where your animal waits while you clean.7 min read · Last checked: October 28, 2026Read →
WILDLIFEAmphibians
Caring for a wildlife pond: what to do season by season, and what to leave aloneA wildlife pond gets by with very little care; the real job is working at the right time and a little at a time. Advice from the RHS, Froglife and wildlife charities on leaves, weed, falling water levels, ice and the big clean-out.9 min read · Last checked: October 28, 2026Read →

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