A handheld magnifier from Zoo Med's Creatures range, for looking closely at small invertebrates without opening the enclosure. With a mantis, a spiderling or a small scorpion the interesting detail is genuinely too small to see unaided — and being able to check on an animal through the glass rather than lifting the lid is easier on both of you.
Benefits
- Observe without disturbing — look through the glass instead of opening up.
- Check condition closely — moult progress, mouthparts, mites.
- Handheld — nothing to mount or set up.
Using it
Good light helps more than more magnification. Watch through the side glass rather than the lid where possible; overhead shadows are what usually make a small invertebrate hard to see.
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