Greetings. Just found this /r and saw your vendor list. I have one as well if it’s helpful. It updates daily:

https://fangtrack.com/other-inverts/mastigoproctus

Hi there! I've been wanting a vinegaroon for a really long time and I decided to finally get one. Or rather I will get one after the winter is over to not risk anything happening to it in transport, which leaves me the winter to plan and build the enclosure.

One thing I keep running into as an issue is that I keep getting conflicting information as to what the right enclosure size for a vinegaroon is. right now I have an unused 20 gallon tall aquarium I could convert into an enclosure, but some folks are saying this is too big and the vinegaroon is going to have trouble finding folks and some folks are saying this is okay but only after the vinegaroon has grown for a bit. I was wondering if I could get some perspectives on this.

Also I know vinegaroons are not really climbers so I am assuming adding rocks and wood isn't needed or welcomes? Can it be bioactive (like adding springtails and such) or is it better to just have the vinegaroon?

Thanks to anyone who can help me figure this out.

Hello! In April I got a small Vinegaroon from a reptile expo from a local breeder. I’ll attach the video of the day I got them (not their enclosure obviously) (will add more vids in comments)

How often do I feed the baby? I’ve been feeding based on size as I’m afraid of them getting fat. Is there a feeding size chart I can use?

How do I know they’re healthy and growing? I rarely see them but they’re a GREAT eater! I see the tan of their belly which is how I’ve been basing feeding them.

But I don’t know that they’re growing. My tarantula will toss their molts out of their holes when they’re done. But I don’t know when to upgrade my Vinny to a bigger enclosure, as I only see parts of them when they come to feed.

Yall being a vinegaroon owner is not for the impatient 😭

But today, after nine months my beautiful bug has risen 🙌

He(unsure of sex) is so fucking gorgeous!!!

If anyone can take a gander at possible sex from these photos I got I’d love to know :)

I bought this small vinegaroon about 4-5 months ago. What is this? It's very small still, it's about 3 inches in length.

Sadly our girl dropped her egg sack and is currently chomping away on them 😫

I’m putting it down to husbandry stress as she was still in her shop “enclosure” and there isn’t nearly enough substrate for her and she didn’t even have time to burrow :( we hadn’t even looked at her since she dropped eggs on us to minimise stress

At least she can go into her forever home now and hopefully we might go back to the store and get the male she was originally paired with and start again!

Og post: https://www.reddit.com/r/vinegaroons/s/gA8bHIGVjE

Hi friends,

I’m new to this sub, and new to reddit overall. (I have posted this on r/Vivariums but Id like your guys’ opinions too) I’ve recently introduced a springtail culture into my vinegaroons enclosure as she likes it quite warm and humid (because I don’t want mold!). I believe I got some hitchhikers too. They only showed up after I introduced the springtails however may have hitchhiked on my vinny as she is WC.

I’d say I have beginner - intermediate keeper experience as I have been taking care of my vinny alongside some tarantulas and other scorpions. The mites are a first for me however (unless I haven’t seen any up until now!)

From my understanding mites are benifical as they clean up too - so far they have been crawling around spots where my vinny has been eating (I’m assuming there’s some tiny mold growth there) so I believe them to not be directly harmful to my vinny.

My question is when do I need to start being concerned? They have been fine with my springtails so far, both species walking about the feeding area.

Should I be spot cleaning my Vinny’s tank? I think I’m starting to notice bits of tan/white droppings that I assume are vinegaroon poop. (Who knew we live in a world where I’d ever get to see that?!)

Advice on how to spot clean without stressing my skittish guy?

So we bought a female vinegaroon just over a week ago, she was plump and it never even crossed my mind she could have eggs.

We’re still awaiting setting her up properly as we wanted her to settle first, and yeah I was about to spray her down and she’s laid her eggs without burrowing.

What do we do? Obviously leave her alone but would they even be fertile? Do I continue to spray her enclosure?

I don’t mind loads of tiny babies but I don’t know the best way to support her during this time!!!

She is still moving slightly as I misted gently from above so I know she’s not dead just deflated after laying!

UPDATE: the eggs are most likely fertile, after speaking with the place I got her from she was paired with the male when the lady got them and she separated them so hopefully we will have some babiesss

Hi! So I have this little guy, and wondering if this is an ok start up set up for him, and if it's normal that he isn't burrowing yet. He likes to hide in between the bark all the time, it's only been maybe 4-5 days and he has eaten a cricket already and had lots of water. I'm getting a heating pad too, and please ignore the paper towel the holes are too big and need a new topper.

I have not yet purchased a vinegaroon, but have done tons of research on them housing and feeding wise, but now I'm looking for temperaments and how well they are as pets. And what better place to get information like that than people who have first hand experience? So my questions are, what's it like owning a vinegaroon? Have you ever been sprayed by them, if so how bad does it stink? And how much did it cost you to buy the roon? I'm wanting a standard size vinegaroon, not a giant one.

Everything I saw online said not to put the heating pad where the burrow would be but now she isn't using her deep hide, instead she's burrowing down herself into where the heating pad is which is the exact opposite of what I was told would happen... Should I just move the heating pad to the side where the burrow is?

I got this little one from a friend. To me, he looks thin. These are the best pictures. Ive managed of the little one. Would it be beneficial to add in fake plants? I see some things that say it needs moisture, and other things that say it needs to be dry. I have all kinds of mosses I could add in. I just wanna make sure the cutie lives to its fullest potential.

My Vinny began its molt back in the beginning of February, I know I need to wait much longer to assume it didn’t survive.

My main concern is that I have been letting the substrate get too dry. I probably mist it about every 4 weeks. I never see the bottom inches get bone dry, but they don’t stay deep dark.

I’m wondering if I effed up and let it get too dry and killed my Vinny. If I didn’t, would it be wise to put a 1-2 inch layer of moistened sphagnum to retain moisture?

Checked on mine for the first time in probably like 7-9 months, didn’t touch it cuz I didn’t wanna disturb it. It didn’t move, but it looks like anatomically okay??? Just fat cuz molting? Please lmk if I should really make sure it’s alive and moving or it looks fine. I don’t trust myself not to somehow stress it out by checking its movement. I have inexplicably lost one I’m worried about bit.

My beautiful daughter, Carcie, is an adult female of that I’ve owned for ~7 months. She is usually very active. I saw her a little over a week ago, being a lil bulldozer and making her burrow bigger. I put her regular food in earlier this week and she hasn’t eaten it. This is VERY strange for her.

Is she like the pumpkin spice latte and thinks it’s 🍁 fall weather 🍁 when it is still a sweaty early September? Or am I right to fear the worst (that she has taken the Eternal Hibernation) ?

Would this be an appropriate enclosure for a 2nd instar vinegaroon or is it too much ventilation/too small?

It's an enclosure I already had and I've been considering a vinny for some time now, though I can easily get something else for one if it's no good.

Edit: Forgot to say, it's Mastigoproctus tohono