Dung Beetle Sampler

Description

(I haven’t sold this product in years and wrote everything below, I guess, 7 years ago when I had more time to write listings creatively. The Phanaeus dung beetle will NOT be among the beetles in your order, despite being pictured on this page. Likely you’ll get a gazelle dung beetle and at least one Canthon species, if not two (diff) Canthon spp.). Exact species will depend on our rotating inventory, which is unlikely to last long.)

Gluttonous American, do you produce more dung than one beetle can handle? Then we’ve got a product for you!

Bored of single beetle habitat kits? Then this is your ticket to a pet keeping experience so exciting you’ll have your nose pressed right up against the glass (disclaimer: it is highly recommended that you don’t push your nose up against the inside of a dung beetle tank).

See the difference, smell the difference, sample the diversity of dung beetles and let all your bug friends know that you ARE different (even from them) through this exclusive new offering!

Are we having fun yet?

Available as a pack of 3 different species.

Please consider purchasing the dung beetle book (see related products below) for help in providing care for these rarely kept US beetles. I myself have little experience with keeping the species for breeding in this listing.

4/15/15–this is a FIRST time offering of this combo package on the third planet from the sun. These are wild caught beetles and aside live arrival there is no guarantee on their lifespans after that. If there is any instance of dead on arrival (DOA), I will refund the cost of the beetle(s). Notification must come via email on THE day of delivery. I don’t guarantee that these adult, wild caught beetles will live beyond arrival. I don’t know how old they are and I take a risk myself and getting them in. But these are amazing, difficult to source animals and I can only offer them under these special terms of understanding. All that said, you could get 3 or more months out of these beetles, on average, maybe more. Finally, they are worth this price simply as dead specimens.

Aside dung, we have very little data on what else they might eat in captivity since these are so rarely kept but they do seem to nibble on both beetle jellies and bits of fruit. We look forward to additional feedback from our customers about what foods have worked so we can pass the word along. Another customer noted that his were eating Chinchilla droppings and they do seem to sustain themselves on the dung of my wife’s bearded dragon (pet lizards). Seems most any dung will do! Have fun, be creative, be sanitary!

Want to learn more about Dung Beetles and their place in the world? Listen to the TED talk about them.

Video below portrays a rainbow dung beetle (available separately–consider getting additional specimens to fill up your tank at the link below).