About Bilal
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About Bilal
There aren’t many people who can inspire and enthuse about woodlice – but Bilal is one of them! His passion and enthusiasm is infectious and he’s in his element assembling interesting lichens and mosses into a thriving bioscape.
He’s currently studying veterinary medicine. When he told us he was trying to avoid farm animals (and sheep in particular), we thought he was the perfect choice to help us with our lambing. And given his subsequent attachment to Forrest the Sheep, we reckon we’ve changed his mind!
But it’s not just isopods. Bilal is mad about bugs and other exotic animals, has owned over a hundred different species, and continues to curate his own diverse menagerie. His current ‘family’ includes tarantulas, scorpions, and four types of poison dart frogs
Bilal lived in Oman for four years where he kept a lizard, a tortoise and three cats. He also managed to keep a family of ducks in his bathroom for a whole month before being discovered.
He spent two years working with reptiles and other exotics such as Burmese Pythons, Giant Tortoises, African Giant millipedes and an Asian Water Monitor.
Jamiroquai, his pet sugar glider (that’s a ‘flying squirrel’ to you and me) lived in his hoodie for around two years and went everywhere with him, attending lectures, shopping in the supermarket, going to the bathroom, you name it…
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