anyone know what kind they would most likely be? the grub is kind of flattened and has somewhat " platy" sections. the beetle is somewhat small ( slightly smaller than the grub or whatever it is) and is black.
i've seen 1 or 2 of the grubs in the crickets before, but never 40 or 50 in one box, and never seen the beetles in there.
any info would be appreciated, thanks
andrew
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grubs/beetles in with crickets
flamedcrestie
Jun 03, 2005 05:39 PM
Replies (9)
boy
Jun 03, 2005 06:22 PM
If the grubs are a little furry, they are dermestid beetles. They eat a lot of dead and decaying matter. I have a colony of them just to clean up after my crickets. They are also really good very cleaning bones and what not. Especially if you want the bones perfectly clean.
Jason
flamedcrestie
Jun 03, 2005 09:10 PM
thanks jason. it sounds like that's what they are.
i figured they were probably harmless, but it obviously isn't a cricket and i didn't know if it was a bad thing. do you feed off the grubs, or the beetles to any of your animals?
thanks again
andrew
boy
Jun 04, 2005 04:44 PM
I do actually. I will be breeding these this month to get more because they are great for cleaning up messes in general. I am most likely going to start using pill bugs too. Hopefully they will be just as prolific. I tend to let the demestid beetles breed in my cricket containers just because they are great for everything.
Jason
umop_apisdn
Jun 04, 2005 08:11 PM
i think youll find that the pill bugs are prolific. they're really everywhere wherever they are. especially if you have leaf litter.
(yes, im working on it!!)
boy
Jun 04, 2005 09:52 PM
... uh huh...
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GROUNDED FOOL!
Mad_1234
Jun 04, 2005 06:32 PM
I know what you are talking. I feed the grubs to my hatchlings geckos. They are as jason said great cleaners, much better than pill bugs.
-Matt
GeckoMike
Jun 06, 2005 11:33 PM
Any place we can get them?
Mike
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flamedcrestie
Jun 08, 2005 03:17 PM
try ordering a few batches of crickets from wormman.com and i'm sure you'll end up with a few.....
GeckoMike
Jun 09, 2005 08:46 AM
NICE it is a shame that you have to get junk in with your order but it is good because i am looking for the junk LOL
Mike
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Mike & Cherly Garrett
Critters Unlimited
Houston TX
6.8.0 U.Phantasticus
1.7.1 Crested Geckos
1.1.0 Leopard Geckos
1.3.0 U.Sikoare
1.1.0 U.Pietschmanni
0.0.1 Ball Python
And still growing!!
