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Does anyone have experience with Bark Assassin bugs (Hammatocerus purcis)? I just got one and he is in a critter keeper with cork bark, a water dish and mulch. Sound ok?
Bark assassin bug
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Have you thought of food? :?
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I would definitely talk to your local pet store about food. I would say crickets but i may be wrong. I have no experience with them what so ever.
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That sounds like a good set-up. Keep water available for drinking at all times and keep food available at all times. They will readily take crix, roaches, beetles, small grasshoppers, etc.
They can reportedly live for 2-3 years.
FYI - The Bark Assassin has a new genus name. It is now recognized as Microtomus purcis. That may help you find information on them.
They can reportedly live for 2-3 years.
FYI - The Bark Assassin has a new genus name. It is now recognized as Microtomus purcis. That may help you find information on them.
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Sweet deal. The new genus name sure is a help! he is pretty cool. kind of boring during the day but really cool looking. Then come night time apparently he goes on mas killing sprees! There is no survival for anything in that cage! Now i just have to see it happen...
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i've had him for a while now and he takes on almost full sized crickets. i'll have to try the wax worms tho just to see if he does go crazy.I've kept several species of assassin and they all seem to go ape sh*t for wax worms! If that fails though, you can never go wrong with pin heads