Beetle roommates

[Donnagarner60]

I have a black death feigning beetle. And I would like to know if I can keep a stag beetle with her in the same 2 gallon enclosure.

 

[A cave cricket]

Probably not.

 

[Koishi Komeiji]

unfortunately i would have to say no. a stag beetle would likely dry out in an enclosure designed for a death-feigning beetle, and a death-feigning beetle would get caked with dirt and become prone to sickness in an enclosure designed for a stag beetle. i would suggest that you could try an enclosure with a dry, sandy side, and a moist, dirty side, but that's probably not possible in a 2-gallon tank. there might be some kind of creative solution for housing these beetles together, but ultimately, they prefer to live in two totally opposite conditions, so it'd be a little awkward nonetheless