Mine will eat dead crickets as seen here: They also eat dried river shrimp, which are sold as food for aquarium fish and turtles: Another high-protein food source they will eat is pet food, such as fish flakes, or cat or dog food. 83 inches) from head to abdomen. It takes 2-3 weeks for the eggs to hatch. Their species name, verrucosus means 'warty' and is name they've earned from if the bumps across their abdomen. Keep the beetles at room temperature and low humidity. It's no surprise that their name comes from their blue color, and feign death when threatened. Both carrots/squash and organic composts serve as food for grubs. Death Feigning Beetle Care Sheet. Keep the container ventilated by making a hole on the lid. Second, pupation requires you to maintain specific temperature and humidity. A ventilated lid is recommended. The body of blue death feigning beetles is coated with a layer of wax, which gives it an unique blue color.
Adults Can Grow Up To 1 Inch In Length. There is always a large postage charge to add on top as it is legal to post bugs through the post, but they must arrive quickly to minimise discomfort to them. Fun and easy to care for, long lived beetle species. As the beetles aged, the wax wears out and the beetles become darker in color. Therea regularis (orange domino). Please message me for advice before buying any of the above, do plenty of research and always buy the biggest tank that you can. The adult blue death feigning beetles can be housed in a fish tank or any plastic/glass/acrylic container. Pseudoglomeris magnifica (Emerald Green Roach). Live Desert Ironclad Beetle - Blue Death Feigning Beetle - Educational and Fun - Easy Care.
Bought With Products. What is a Blue Death-Feigning Beetle? Animals and Pets Anime Art Cars and Motor Vehicles Crafts and DIY Culture, Race, and Ethnicity Ethics and Philosophy Fashion Food and Drink History Hobbies Law Learning and Education Military Movies Music Place Podcasts and Streamers Politics Programming Reading, Writing, and Literature Religion and Spirituality Science Tabletop Games Technology Travel. These beetles retreat in the day. The hairs on the antennae of the female beetles are tiny and barely noticeable. This beetles can be found naturally in the deserts of Southwestern United States, eg.
It can be a good idea to mist one corner of the enclosure every week or so. They also need excellent ventilation. Valheim Genshin Impact Minecraft Pokimane Halo Infinite Call of Duty: Warzone Path of Exile Hollow Knight: Silksong Escape from Tarkov Watch Dogs: Legion. They can* be: inexpensive, easy to keep; non-smelly; quiet and short-lived. Hence, you do not have to provide them water. See related products, below. I currently have a number of Blue Death-Feigning Beetles in a 20-gallon reptile enclosure with a screen lid, something like this one. When threatened, the adult beetles play dead for up to a few hours. Description: Blue Feigning Death Beetles are an amazing beetle to keep in captivity. Healthy Blue Death-Feigning Beetles kept in appropriate humidity and good ventilation have a light blue color to them, from the waxy secretion that protects them from the sun.
Temperatures of their natural habitat and therefore do not. You are welcome to order these but they would not ship until next week as we restock. They require very little space, don't bite, and are relatively inexpensive to purchase and care for. Blue death-feigning beetles (Asbolus verrucosus) use that fact to their advantage: When threatened by spiders, birds, rodents or lizards, the beetles roll over and play dead, with their bodies becoming extremely rigid. When the grubs reach close to 2" in length, transfer them into an incubator. Both of my beetles arrived safely and healthy. Unless you have the budget to invest in an incubator that allows you to maintain a specific temperature and relative humidity in the incubator (or already has one), you should go for the adult. They are desert beetles, so the humidity should be kept low. It is highly adapted to hot environments and is omnivorous, consuming dead insects, fruits, lichen, and other plant matter. There are more suppliers out there that I've mentioned, so you can always mail me and ask if I've heard of them. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. I have raised many species and can advise on 'safe' ones. So NO to spiders, centipedes, assassin bugs and scorpions.
Blue death-feigning beetles have been known to live for as long as eight years, although predators that get wise to the beetles' act can shorten that life span considerably.
You don't have to worry about it though, because it is not their nature to fight back by biting. To track for delivery is vital for Live Orders as expected arrival time is usually faster than desertcart's estimated arrival date. Blue-Death Feigning Beetles, since they are desert animals, do well with a desert substrate, but this does not mean that pure sand is the best substrate for them. They are not able to climb glass or plastic tank walls.
Beetles are too 'pinchy' to hold but are beautiful to watch. Be careful when spraying because you do not want to wet all the sands in your housing. Cucumbers are a special treat. Live Arrival Guarantee (LAG) is for Next Day Shipping ONLY. Temperature: 80-95F. They secrete a powder blue colored coating they excrete on themselves to protect them from the sun. They are increasingly becoming popular in the pet trade, due to their ease of care, hardiness, and longevity. If the beetles get wet, they will temporarily become much darker in color. Note: The above text is EXCLUSIVE to the site. They feed on decomposing plant and animal materials such as leaf litters and dead insects. Customers who viewed this item also viewed.