Yo! From CT.

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Hey, the names Jim. I am interested in large Dynastinae, Lucanidae, Cetoniinae, and Euchirinae. I am relatively new to this hobby. However, other insects and reptiles don't interest me as much as beetles do. I'm not sure why. I like rodents, fish, and exotic mammals. However, being in CT there is not much interesting wildlife that stands out. I like to skateboard in my spare time.

 
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Welcome! Have you tried opening up a rotting log for beetles ?

Many large insects and larvae use them for food.

 
Yes sir, there is a lot of woodland here. The most interesting thing I have seen, if anything, was a dead Lucanus Capreolus.

 
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Thank you all !
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I should try. However, I do not believe in offering innocent life forms to feed something. This is one of the main reasons I do not have a mantis or carnivorous beetle. What happens in nature stays in nature.

 
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I agree. However most carnivores will eat dead prey if it is given correctly.

Carnivorous beetles eat dog food of course, and even mantises will eat nonliving food like dead insects in the pool if you handfeed them.

 
I always wondered if they would eat dead insects so thank you for that information. I would like to try it but what happens when you run out? I bet you can probably buy dead crickets or something on the internet.
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They also like dried shrimp (moistened of course) and I saw a video on Youtube of someone feeding a rescued one cat/dog food.

However I rarely keep small nymphs because the trick only works if the prey is touching the maxillary palps, and with the small ones it's hard to do without poking the antennae and causing it to back off from the food.

 
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