Hi everyone! Last night I was out looking for grapevine beetles and other buggies outside, as one does, and stumbled across what I thought was a dead grapevine beetle on my driveway. I was going to leave it there because the ants need to eat, but for some reason I decided to mess with it a little first. It moved! Since he was alive, I decided to save it since being eaten alive would be a bad way to go. He perked up as I carried him around and was ready to fly! But to both of our dismay, after multiple attempts it was clear something was wrong. He couldn't fly. I decided to keep him as a hospice pet situation and I want to keep him for the remainder of his life (or even better, rehabilitate him). My goal is to make him comfortable, not to breed him. His name is George. Any suggestions would be much appreciated!!!
I have him an a large mesh butterfly cage with Virginia creeper leaves. I plan to put a plastic tote box on the bottom for substrate. I have some coconut core I can use and I can get dirt from my yard but most of it's pretty sandy. I understand that rotting logs might be ideal, so I'll see what I can find.
-moisture: what???? How do I measure it and what does he need???
-substrate suggestions?
-other info i might need?
thank you!!!!!!
I have him an a large mesh butterfly cage with Virginia creeper leaves. I plan to put a plastic tote box on the bottom for substrate. I have some coconut core I can use and I can get dirt from my yard but most of it's pretty sandy. I understand that rotting logs might be ideal, so I'll see what I can find.
-moisture: what???? How do I measure it and what does he need???
-substrate suggestions?
-other info i might need?
thank you!!!!!!
