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Hello everyone, I'm attempting to start a small invert website within the next year or so and I'm in need of suppliers in the US. I don't plan on making much money off of it or competing with other websites really, I just want to see what it's like and help the hobby grow. Here's a list of the type of inverts I'm looking for:

-Desert darklings (Asbolus, Cryptoglossa, Eleodes, etc)

-US native rhinos and stags (Dynastes tityus, D. granti, Lucanus capreolus etc)

-Large longhorn beetles (Orthosoma brunneum, Prionus, etc)

-Terrestrial isopods

-Other herbivorous legal invertebrates (millipedes, other scarabs, etc)

If you can provide carnivorous insects such as mantids, warrior beetles, Carabus sp, tiger beetles, and Calosoma sp, please still contact me. I can't keep carnivorous animals at the moment as I don't have a large feeder colony but I'm going to try breeding red runner roaches and mealworms soon. Also, I can't keep spiders because of other family members' irrational fears.

Email me at pabecn@gmail.com or PM me if you're interested, thanks!

 
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Update: I have suppliers for most of the things listed, but I"m still looking for eastern species of rhinos, stags, and US native flower beetles.

 
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HyprNekoStorm said:
how is the website going?
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I've pretty much finished designing the website. I just need to purchase the domain and start stocking up. I'm pretty stressed with school right now though, so that still might be a little while unfortunately. I'm about to start taking final exams and switching to new classes for the second term though, which means I might be able to start then while I have a lighter work load.

 
Carabids should not be hard to feed. They are omnivores, and I imagine that they would do well on a diet of boiled shrimps, eggs, and bivalves (without salt, oil, sauce, etc). Fruits, some vegetables, and grain-based things are also eaten, though preferences vary. Dried insects and meaty pet food are also useful, but should be thoroughly moistened for best results.

 
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AlexW said:
Carabids should not be hard to feed. They are omnivores, and I imagine that they would do well on a diet of boiled shrimps, eggs, and bivalves (without salt, oil, sauce, etc). Fruits, some vegetables, and grain-based things are also eaten, though preferences vary. Dried insects and meaty pet food are also useful, but should be thoroughly moistened for best results.
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Won't moistening pet food cause a lot of mold?

 
aspenentomology said:
Won't moistening pet food cause a lot of mold?
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Mold cannot appear in the course of an hour
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Just remove it after they finish eating, carabs can only stomach so much.

(with more dryness-tolerant species, food will not pollute the cage for a couple days)

 
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