My New Additions.. Rainbow Dung Beetles!!!!

[8LegsStolMyHrt]

My New additions... Rainbow Dung Beetles, LOVE THEM!!!!!

 

[satchellwk]

Awesome beetles; any idea what species they are? Also, did you purchase them or did you collect them yourself? That is one impressive major male.

 

[Camden]

Awesome beetles; any idea what species they are? Also, did you purchase them or did you collect them yourself? That is one impressive major male.

they look like Phanaeus sp.

 

[zonbonzovi]

Beautiful creatures that I've always wanted to try my hand at. Keep us posted on how they do in your care, setup, etc.

 

[Masurai]

they are so pretty

 

[myrmecophile]

Look like Phaneus vindex.

 

[8LegsStolMyHrt]

I purchased the pair from bugsincyberspace.com, these are almost impossible to find... I have had them now for about a week. They seem to be doing very well. I have them set up in a plastic 2 gallon critter keeper, I have filled the keeper half full with a mixture of soil & manuer..so then can burrow.. I have also been offering them bits of apple, pear & small amounts of apple
Sauce. The beetles seem to feed well on these items. Lastly & this may seem nasty but keep in mind they are dung beetles..
LoL...these beetles seem to feed best from herbivore dung, I have a pet rabbit & I have been collecting her pellets & puting them in with the beetles... They seem to really like them
Moving them around & pulling them under the soil mixture with them. I am hoping I can get them to breed, wish me luck!

 

[Galapoheros]

Great way to do it!, "feeder rabbit pooh" very good idea. Not bad stuff, imo, not so 'nasty'. btw those beetles are very common in the wild but yes, hard to find a dealer that has them. If you have access to a ranch in their range, easy pickins.

 

[8LegsStolMyHrt]

LOL... Yea but dung digging for these guys just isn't my thing...
These guys really are neat.. If anyone out their has kept some please feel free to give my som tip on what things worked for
You...

 

[oldmanofthesea]

Good luck with them. They are awesome. It wouldn't be hard to deal with a little poop if you can get them to breed!!! Ron

 

[satchellwk]

I just got a trio from Peter as well. I have mine in a 4-inch deep critter keeper, filled with coco fiber, and I'm feeding them similarly to yours, except I'm using the feces of my pet chinchilla, and they seem to enjoy it.I haven't tried apple sauce yet, I hear they like it, though. Also, something tells me yours are not P. vindex; they lack the rosy pink on the heads, P. quadridens maybe? Anyway, these guys are awesome, and, like yourself, I would really like to get some babies out of these guys.

 

[AmysAnimals]

Wow these are awesome! This forum is a bad influence for me. The more I learn about different bugs the more I want ALL of them. haha I have no space right now for very many more. Almost at my T limit then I am getting some millipedes. oh my.

These are really awesome, though. I would love to keep these and learn about them! =) One day, possibly.

 

[Babygecko1233]

They like dog poop. I have a pitbull and coon hound. They poop large . haha. And there's always rainbow dung beetles in the yard. Male and female. With beautiful colors.

 

[pannaking22]

Wow, that's a heck of a major male!

 

[Ratmosphere]

Really impressive male ya got there!

 

[ShyDragoness]

They like dog poop. I have a pitbull and coon hound. They poop large . haha. And there's always rainbow dung beetles in the yard. Male and female. With beautiful colors.

WHOA

 

[Babygecko1233]

Yah we are interested in trying to keep one..just not sure the right settings for it..

 

[Babygecko1233]

We get males and females. All day. I guess because of the large supply of ... Nutrients