New wild caught stag not eating

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Buggi82

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I'm new to the hobby, and I found a wild reddish brown stag stuck in a toy plastic pool at a friend's house. (Not in the water, but couldn't grip the plastic to get to a spot to take off.) Took him home, as I already had a suitable bug habitat ready. I've had him about 2 days, so I have been giving him space, but I read that beetles are supposed to be eating daily. When should I be concerned? I have left him a beetle jelly in his tank. He is alone in the enclosure, I don't have any other bugs right now, and this is my first bug, I happened to find him right when I was about to buy some grubs.
 
Any beetles found in yard (away from their natural habitat) probably has started to feed already. What beetle jelly are you feeding? The beetle may have been feeding on the jelly, it's just a very small amount you may not have noticed.
 
The one I have is just some artificial pet store stuff. No clue what brand. I have a recipe to make my own, you think he might eat more of that? He has been exploring, I find him poking around in the hiding spots I made for him. He can't drink from the feeder because of his big pinchers in the way, but I have some cotton sticks I pour water in for him. I'll post pictures in a second.
 
Buggi82 said:
The one I have is just some artificial pet store stuff. No clue what brand. I have a recipe to make my own, you think he might eat more of that? He has been exploring, I find him poking around in the hiding spots I made for him. He can't drink from the feeder because of his big pinchers in the way, but I have some cotton sticks I pour water in for him. I'll post pictures in a second.
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Nevermind, I can't seem to get any pictures with a small enough file size.
 
I shouldn't try too much meddling I don't think, he is running laps. I just misted his enclosure, and I've never seen him just kinda run around the edge of the habitat like this. Think I stressed him out.
 
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