Dennis Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 I have 4 four blue death feigning beetle coming this week. Anybody here have experience keeping them? What to feed, best substrate, behavior and breeding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
entomo-logic Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 I kept them on a mix of ground up wood leaves and topsoil, with some sand mixed in. I had grasses and cacti as plants. Temp was in the high 80's misted once a day and provided a water dish. The beetles were always mating but I never got any larva. I have heard that people bury carrots in the substrate to get the beetles to produce viable eggs and get larva to grow. I still keep some but they are just for display so there are no special substrates or anything. They are cool beetles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesavageprojects Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I've caught and kept several related species. i fed lots of root veggies and a lil dog food and i would rarely give water since there from here, Mesa, AZ. just sprayed 'em when it rained. i have not gotten any larva, but i haven't tried that buried carrot thing, but i plan to now next time i grab some. my reptile/bug room is @ 83F. kept them on sand from outside (freeze sand, wood, etc. in the freezer for a couple of days to kill any unwanted visitors like termites.) and gave a cactus skeleton for them to hide/climb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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