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About Us
we moved house on 27th February 2008 and unfortunately during the move, we lost half of our stock to extremely cold weather. The new breeding shed is 60 foot long and unfortunately the heating overworked creating unbearable temperatures which killed another 25% of our stock. we now need to build up our stocks so please offer your excess stocks for me to buy and bear with us.
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We started breeding insects in 1998, starting with the humble stick insect, though this fascination with all things creepy-crawly really took off when we joined the PHASMID SOCIETY a truly wonderful society that furthers the study of stick insects throughout the UK and has links throughout the world. The society shares out stick insect eggs to members on a free-to-good homes basis and frowns on the sale of insects bred from eggs originating from the society. Having reached the stage of 40-50 stick species, a chance purchase of nymphs of Creoboter meleagris, the praying mantis, led us into the wonderful world of the mantis. |
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In
a short time the numbers of mantis and sticks grew to such a stage that
my insulated 8'x5' outside shed became woefully small and drastic measures
were called for......my wife came to the rescue with the idea of converting
our 25'x14' garage....and so began the journey into BUGZuk...... the
business/hobby all rolled into one!
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If
ever a hobby were to become all encompassing, entomology is it, the
excitement of seeing that new insect that you've never seen before is
fascinating. Now,less than one year after converting the garage, again
space is limited and I must now look for a bigger and better area in
which to while away my time.
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The
selling of insects has arisen out of the need to curb the exorbitent
costs of heating and foodstuffs and to satisfy my craving for purchasing
new and exciting species which can be brought into culture.
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And
so to the future...will it be a constant adding of new sheds and garages
to our already overcrowded back garden? .....No....I have a dream (though
not quite as ambitious as Martin Luther King's...!) to build a site
of interest to the public showing the largest array of insects and creepy
crawlies under one roof in the UK , incorporating a large range of reptiles
and unusual fish.
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