DeadInTheBasement Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 i have had a dead raccoon laying out for a few weeks and it is finally warm enough for the carrion beetles to come out...so far only Oiceoptoma noveboracense and some sort of rove beetle. i am waiting for the Necrophila americana to show up so i can collect a few they are my favorite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Clausen Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Nature at its best. Both of those beetles are beautiful! Now, how do we successfully keep these little guys without festering mammal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadInTheBasement Posted March 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 they do fine being fed dehydrated meat last year i just tossed some chicken gizzards from the grocery store in my food dehydrator and fed it to them or offered them small amounts of fresh meat that they could eat before it could rot no luck breeding them but i didnt try very hard last year i believe the eggs and small larvae might require raw meat... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadInTheBasement Posted March 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 i usually just lay out roadkill in the sun to keep it dry and put a milk crate over it to keep animals from dragging it off and beetles come shortly after Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynastes Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 no luck breeding them but i didnt try very hard ... If you put a (thawed) frozen pinky in the cage they'll lay eggs. I don't think hamburger would work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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