Feeding Blue Death Feigning Beetles...

[TripleB]

I went to a reptile show yesterday...just looking to see what all they had and possibly adding another crested gecko to my family. As I walked around, these little blue creatures caught my eye and I was enthralled just watching them. I had never even heard of Blue Death Feigning Beetles so I had a ton of questions for the seller. Realizing that I had everything they needed (except food) at home because of the extra items I had left over that I once used for my crested gecko, I decided to purchase two of them.

There is more information about them on the internet than I thought there would be (since I had never heard of them), but there is some different opinions on what to feed them as a staple food. I know certain veggies/fruits are offer ever so often (from what I've read they get their moisture from them), but as a staple/daily food I've seen dogfood, freeze dried food such as shrimp/dubia roaches/meal worms, fish food, as well as other items recommended.

What do you use as a staple/daily food from your blue death feigning beetles?

Thank you for your help!

TripleB

 

[Hisserdude]

Dead dried insects, dog food, and other protein rich foods are usually offered as the staple diets for Asbolus. They really aren't too picky.

 

[Fideo]

Echoing what Hisserdude said; they're not picky at all. So far I've found that my beetles love the Repashy meal replacement powder, plus when hydrated it can act as a source of water for them, and it keeps well, too. This is just my personal preference since storage is an issue for me and their food is in a little bottle, haha. They eat dead insects and plant matter in the wild, so as long as you have a source of protein for them with some vegetation here and there, you're golden.

 

[Brewser]

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