Beautiful Bugs Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 Does anyone clip their beetles wings so they won't fly out of the cage? I know this is done with birds... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skink Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 The thing with birds, is it is a completely painless snip at primary feathers. These grow back, and they don't take away a bird's ability to fly completely. Clipping wings is actually a controversial and heavily debated topic amongst bird enthusiasts. I personally do not clip my bird's wings, and instead work on training, most specifically with recall commands! For a beetle, you would be shearing off one of its major limbs. It will not grow back, it leaves them open to infection, it would be great stress, and the beetle probably would not function normally after having its wings sheared. I really, really would not clip a beetle's wings. Just keep the cage secure and be unafraid to pick them up and place them back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beautiful Bugs Posted January 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 Ah! That makes perfect sense about the infection and causing problems. Thank you for replying. I'm still new to this and learning what the tips and tricks are to beetles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynastes Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 You could possibly kill a beetle by clipping its flying wings but sometimes the wings get messed up in the final molt and the animal will suffer less if the wings are clipped versus it ripping hanging wings to shreds over time. If the elytra are also deformed there's more going on and the animal will probably die either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beautiful Bugs Posted January 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 OH! Good to know. What are messed up elytra a sign of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynastes Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 OH! Good to know. What are messed up elytra a sign of? Messed up flying wings can result from physical damage but deformed elytra are caused by bad health. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beautiful Bugs Posted January 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 Like too low humidity or incorrect pupaetion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynastes Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 Those would be physical. Bad health results from nutrition, disease, or genetics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beautiful Bugs Posted January 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 Oh. I see. Thanks, Orin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mashku Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 You are serious asking ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarvaHunter Posted September 28, 2013 Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 The beetles should have a cover on the tank/ bin anyway to keep humidity high. Are you keeping them in a cage ( a structure of bars or wires? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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