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I made a bunch of sawdust from grill pellets a week ago and added flour and yeast, however it has not gotten warm at all like it's supposed to, and smells like rotten fruit and dirty socks. What does this mean exactly, do I need to add more of something?

Got some Eleodes hispilabris larva for sale, 10 mixed larva for $15 + shipping. PM me to order. US only. I ship out on Tuesdays for all payments and mailing addresses received by Sunday evening. (So if you place an order on Monday, it will not be shipped out until Tuesday of the FOLLOWING week).

Got these from the same person who gave me my Coelus ciliatus, this is a really cool, small species of Eleodes that seems fairly prolific and easy to rear, however the pupal stage seems to have a 50% die off. Adult female: Larva: Pre-pupal larva:

Got two sexed pairs from a friend, gonna try my best to get some babies out of these guys! Here you can see the metallic blue border around the pronotum and elytra: Female

Caught a female while I was at the Bruneau sand dunes, and I believe it has been laying eggs! Found some small hairy larva in the enclosure I am keeping it, and several E.hispilabris in. The larva look much different than E.hispilabris larva, so I assume they are E.caudiferus larva. Here are...

Roaches: 12 Rhabdoblatta formosana (Taiwanese leaf roach) Mixed: $15 + shipping 10 Parcoblatta americana "Table-top Mountain" (American wood roach) Mixed nymphs: $12 + shipping 10 Hemiblabera tenebricosa (Horsehoe crab roach) Tiny to small nymphs: $10 + shipping 20 Pycnoscelus surinamensis...

Just got some larva of this species yesterday, I am pretty psyched to own some of these! Hopefully I will be able to rear some to adulthood, according to The Ultimate Guide to Breeding Beetles, they are relatively easy to rear.

Another uncommonly kept darkling beetle, these guys are sand dune specialists, and require a sandy substrate. I am keeping them in a medium sized container filled with sand and a tiny bit of coconut fiber. There is a layer of dead leaves on top of the substrate, which serves as a food source...

Found several of these a few weeks ago, and they have been breeding for me! I have found several eggs at the bottom of their enclosure. They are being kept in a medium sized container filled with sand and a little bit of coconut fiber Here are some pictures!

Cockroaches: 10 African Bullet Roaches (Unknown sp) Mixed nymphs: $10 + shipping 15 Blaberus atropos "Florida" (Polymorphic Roach) Mixed nymphs: $10 + shipping 15 Byrsotria sp. "Cuba" (Brown burrowing roach) Mixed nymphs: $10 + shipping 10 Gyna lurida (Porcelain roach) Mixed nymphs: $10 +...

I have been fermenting Traeger wood pellets for about a month now, and it has turned color from yellow to dark brown. It is at normal temperature now, but it was only hot for about a week or so. Is it fermented yet? Before: Now: Thanks in advance!

I caught a few Pterostichus sp a couple weeks ago, and they have been reproducing! They laid eggs in coconut fiber mixed with sawdust, many of them have hatched, and I am now trying to rear the larva. The larva are eating pre-killed mealworms, and have moist coconut fiber as their substrate...

Hi guys, I am selling some of my Parcoblatta americana "Tabletop mountain" right now, they are hardy and prolific, however they need a cool period in the winter. Females and nymphs are not able to climb smooth surfaces, males are winged and can both climb and fly. Right now is the perfect time...

12 Rhabdoblatta formosana mixed nymphs $35 plus $6.50 Priority shipping, Paypal only. (USA only). PM me to order. This is a great deal for this species!! Terms and conditions: I am not responsible for any deaths due to mishandling, acts of God and temperature. If your temps are in the 90's or...

Just got three immatures from DETHCHEEZ! Hopefully I can rear them to adulthood and then maybe breed them! Here are some pics of the largest one. They're so cute!

I was wondering if anyone has used these as clean-up crews for other darklings, Eleodes, etc? Would they outcompete the other darklings for food, eat the eggs of other species, etc? Thanks in advance!

I got some ground beetles from him, and I am happy with how it turned out. The beetles were shipped quickly and arrived on time, and they were all alive and healthy! He even gave me a freebie! I would definitely order from him again! A+

So I had these mites that were reddish brown and shiny and fast, and they were in all my cages. Recently I have been replacing the substrate in my cages and putting springtails in them. This has been working, and almost all the mites are gone. But NOW I found 2 new types of mite breeding in my...

Hi, I do not know if I am allowed to "advertise" my blog on here, if I am not, then feel free to tear down this thread. I have started a new blog about my bugs and how I'm keeping them. Just wanted to share in case anyone's interested. Here's the link: http://invertebratedude.blogspot.com Thanks!

I am really interested in these, if anybody has some that they are willing to part with, PM me.