Desert Beetle Sampler Wholesale Lot

Description

This Desert Beetle Sampler Wholesale Lot is a 25 pack of desert beetles for $75. Please note that the photo on this product page does NOT represent the exact species of beetles you will receive and death feigning beetles are always sold separately.

There will be more than one species in your shipment of 25 beetles, but no guarantees at all about what species they are. Species represented in your group will vary from shipment to shipment perhaps, and with the season. We list this product grouping when we want to move out some of our overstock of common shapes and sizes.

The beetles will be based on current inventory and may be unidentified species from US arid lands. Typically they are black desert beetles of the darkling variety and measure in at or around 1/2 inch to an inch or slightly more. These are unidentified and Bugguide suggests that there are 1200 species of tenebs in the US and Canada.

All beetle species you will receive can be kept in the same tank and will thrive in the same habitat conditions. The more beetles and the more variety that you have, the more interesting the tank is. A ten gallon tank could easily house 50 tenebrionid beetles. These enjoy a drier tank than most pet bugs. Sand is a great substrate though other types of substrate are okay too and a mix is, perhaps, best. Take care not to allow the substrate to remain wet for too long as the feet of these beetles can get caked up with moist dirt.

These beetles live well together on dried pet food and occasional bits of fruit, carrot, etc. Each of these species is usually offered individually or in groups through this website, but they are discounted here as a “sampler” group. This is probably my personal favorite product on the website because tenebs are easy to care for and very active. If you have a metal screen on the top of your cage, consider adding a heat lamp to the top and leaving it on for 8 to 12 hours per day. This will activate the beetles, particularly in the evening hours. Even after the light goes off the beetles will be very active into the night.

In the related products section you will find both beetle jellies and desert beetle substrate. These are not necessarily essential to your keeping these beetles happy, but they are worth considering as they are highly convenient to you. And ask questions pre-order, if you like.