Only have two because my dad bought two as surprise but im gonna get 3-6 more
Is this okay for temporary setup til i get more stuff , what can i add besides more decor and a digital hygrometer? also i need general advice quick and what i need we just got them today and i think theyre playing dead
im also new to inverts
We’ve been feeding them packaged isopod food and sliced baby carrots. We had them in a smaller enclosure for a few days and they were fine. We moved them into a larger enclosure with a heat lamp today, and now they both seem to be dying. Same substrate mix and everything. Where did we go wrong?
My beetle Dolly, who I’ve been monitoring for over a week, is finally eating unassisted again!
We (myself and my partner) currently have 4 BDFB. We've tried our best to give them as much space to climb, dig, and hide in their current enclosure.
I would love to know if there is anything else I can do to make it nicer for them.
One of them laid eggs, is this a good sign at all?
We're also currently waiting on a heating lamp set up since the bulbs we had did not fit any lamps we have on hand. So please don't worry we will absolutely be getting proper heat for them. Our home is already a steady 74F daily.
Also any advice on care would be much appreciated. We just want them to live a very long and happy life.
Sorry for any word vom, I was unprepared to be a grandparent this soon.
I'm considering getting some beetles but im not quite sure about the minimum size and how many per gallon - i have a 8x8x8 exo terra cube front opening enclosure -- was also wondering about basic needs like diet, substrate, hides, and enrichment
I have 3 females & 2 males, one of my males is pretty consistently instigating & bullying the other & I've had to separate them multiple times. When I first got them I had 1 female & 2 males. I added the other two females in about 24 hours ago. Is this behavior from him normal? Is there anything I can do to help? Will it die down? For reference I have a 10 gallon tank aswell
Carrot Monch photo for tax :)
Hello! I have a couple of the little blueberries and I'm trying to make sure that their permanent large terrarium is set up correctly (likely a 10 gallon tank with screen top and heat light on one side)
Currently they are on a sand and invertebrate soil mix and they seem pretty happy but I was thinking for the larger tank, coconut coir (30ish %) and coarse sand (70ish %) for the top layer seems to be the general consensus? And possibly a small scattering of invertebrate safe leaf litter.
That said, I have no idea what sand to try. I was curious if I can use some of the aquarium gravel/sand that's available. It comes in a pretty good variety of size and grit and if I mixed it in with some finer sand I feel like it would give them some reasonable texture for crawling around? I assume it will be safe for them because it's safe for fish.
I am also planning to do a gradient and have the deeper layers be a little bit heavier on the coconut fiber and possibly try to keep just a little bit more humidity in the lower layers in case they decide to breed.
Can you keep live plants with them? I know you have to be extremely careful about pesticides, but if I was able to get some that were safe (maybe succulents)I was thinking maybe it would be best to keep them potted so they could be easily removed for cleaning. But I wasn't sure if the beetles might chew on them or the humidity from the pots might be too much? Alternatively, I've obtained a bunch of artificial ones that I think will work just as well if the live plants are more of a pain than a benefit lol.
Thank you!
Are candles and incense safe to light if I keep them away from my enclosure? Will the fumes harm my beetles at all?
still going crazy on it as i post this, ignore my fan lol