Recent content by AJS

Apart from dung beetles (which I have asked about in a separate thread), are there any species of beetles which are wholly or partially coprophagous, and/or detritivorous, which members here think might be suitable for inclusion in naturalistic reptile enclosures to assist in the biological...

I have read that a handful of species of Springtails have made a home for themselves in the desert regions of the world, but I haven't been able to find anything specific; can anyone help to enlighten me on the subject? Photo's, species names, natural history information, anything along these...

Hi, As I mentioned in my introductory post, I'm a reptile keeper who is looking for various species of insects to add to my enclosures to serve as in-tank maintenance crews; to that end, I wonder if anyone is aware of species of dung beetles that specialise on lizard excreta. I have done some...

Hello everybody, My name is Alex and I'm from England. I'm a reptile keeper working primarily with dwarf monitors, indicus-complex monitors, various geckos and rattlesnakes. Whilst I realise this may not be of obvious interest to beetle-breeders, I keep all of my animals on bio-active...