About Luxe Inverts

Luxe Inverts is a family project — an evolving archive and living collection of the tarantulas, scorpions, and centipedes we keep, built with a research-minded eye and a genuine love of the hobby. At its heart is Kaden, the keeper behind the collection, who is building Luxe Inverts into the work he intends to carry forward after his studies in zoology.

What sets the project apart is the background behind it. Ours is a family of scientists, with academic training spanning epidemiology, zoology, environmental science, and business — a perspective that shapes everything here. One thread runs especially close to the animals themselves: our published research includes work on the clinical effects of theraphosid (tarantula) envenomation, the very species in our care. (See the Our Publications page.)

This website serves as a repository of summarized information about the species we keep — drawn from scientific publications, the World Spider Catalog, select breeders and retailers, hobbyist sources, and our own review of geography, maps, and natural habitats. We are especially interested in where these animals live naturally, their micro- and macrohabitat diversity, and the environments and cultures in which they occur.

What began as a way to organize notes and observations is steadily growing into a broader archive of natural-history summaries, husbandry context, photography, and long-term documentation tied to the animals in our care. As the collection grows, the site grows with it.

An important part of the project's future is breeding work, with a focus on careful record-keeping, observation, and the long-term development of healthy, well-documented lines. Over time we will also offer specimens more formally — some species at wholesale, others as individual retail specimens — built gradually and responsibly, consistent with the project's purpose: education, documentation, responsible keeping, and appreciation for these animals.

We don't see this site as a finished product. It is an evolving archive, an expanding hobby, and a long-term family effort rooted in science, learning, and curiosity. We hope it becomes a useful resource for anyone drawn to tarantulas, scorpions, centipedes, and other remarkable invertebrates.