Keeping different beetle species together -okay?

[beetlebundle]

Can I keep a colony of death feigning beetles and a scarab beetle together or will the scarab try to eat the blue death feigning beetles? Or visa versa?

 

[Ponerinecat]

There shouldn't be aby problem, both are docile and not predatory.

 

[beetlebundle]

okay cool thats great

 

[ColeopteraC]

Can I keep a colony of death feigning beetles and a scarab beetle together or will the scarab try to eat the blue death feigning beetles? Or visa versa?

Out of curiosity which scarab will you be keeping. Beetles are docile so as long as care and conditions don’t clash then they should be fine.

However, if your scarabs are Cetoniidae the males may disturb the feigning beetles with their territorial behaviour. I assume this isn’t the case if your keeping them in a desert habitat.

 

[beetlebundle]

https://www.invertebratesupplies.co.uk/product-page/egyptian-scarab-beetle-scarabaeus-scarab This one. The feigning beetles are kept on sand as a desert habitat yes. Will it be okay?

 

[Ponerinecat]

On that site I think I see 2-3 different beetle species pictured... but all dung beetles should be fine, may be a hassle to breed though.

 

[beetlebundle]

okay great, I'm not interested in breeding them just thought it was an interesting beetle to have experience keeping. I noticed that it was different species too, hopefully it will be the more docile dung beetle. If it's a female it should be okay right?

 

[ColeopteraC]

https://www.invertebratesupplies.co.uk/product-page/egyptian-scarab-beetle-scarabaeus-scarab This one. The feigning beetles are kept on sand as a desert habitat yes. Will it be okay?

Ah ok, I see quite a few different Scaraboidea pictures in the thumbnail so I’m assuming they are Scarabeus Saucer (Think I got some from the same people a couple of years ago at an invert show.)

As long as they are Scaraboidea it’ll be good.