#beetle keeping

[seashell21]

Two males, excited to see what their colors will look like once hardened!

[deadfishmilk]

has anyone here kept figeater beetles, cotinis mutabilis?

if you have where did you get them? ive been looking everywhere and cant find any ever in stock online (for the US) or at reptile/bug expos anywhere.

id love any tips or tricks too, ive heard they can be difficult to get to pupate or breed

[bugenjoyer]

Shows you my isopods and also a flat-backed millipede and a blue death feigning beetle

[clothless-sock]

Added plants to my blue death feigning beetle vivarium :]

I think it looks super cool now! For the air plants I plan to take them out to water them so I don’t bring the humidity up too much, so I’ll see how they do!

(The beetle you can see in the first picture is Khaji-Da)

[autoerotictrepanation]

Guess who gave everyone mites again

[xtraordinarypets]

Rainbow Stag Beetle Care

Rainbow stag beetles are good pets for new beetle keepers because they have short development time despite having long lifespan compared with other large beetles. I’ve compiled my learning from keeping rainbow stag beetles in this guide and hope that it helps you.

Keep the rainbow stag beetle grubs in moist substrates. Replace spent substrates regularly for 6-12 months. Transfer the emerged adult into a ventilated tank with some substrates and barks. Feed it with beetle jelly. Move the gravid female into a tank with decay log buried in flake soil to lay eggs.

Continue reading at xtraordinarypets.com if you want to know more.

[ravenssamas]

beetles I kept for a bit reached their end :] they didn't end up leaving any offsprings but it was great having them

[seashell21]

Various critters