Snail eating beetles

[khil]

So I caught a couple of these fairly big guys. Will they eat anything besides snails? like maybe crickets?
Also I found some millipedes about 4 inches long they are big and pure white, any suggestions for diet? thanks

 

[beetleman]

oooh,nice find!,you could proberly try waxworms or mealworms,or maybe small roaches the millies will eat veggies,alittle dry dog food,fruits,or rotting wood/leaves....any pics of these beauties(beetles/millies ofcourse:drool

 

[Ignaz]

Millipedes

I'm with beetleman we must have pics of your pure white millipedes, please.

 

[zonbonzovi]

When I had some they generally ignored the roaches but would go into a group feeding frenzy over slugs. You'll want a cleaning crew:barf:

 

[khil]

The beetles actually are eating prekilled crickets, like every last bit of them, it's amazing. And DW they have leaves I removed them for pics
I haven't seen these millipedes eat, I tried lettuce and put decaying leaves. Could I also get an ID on the pedes? Thanks.

 

[zonbonzovi]

Maybe Xystocheir for the millipede? Check it out under blacklight

You may want to give the beetles a moister environment or at least water access. Scaphinotus are typically found in creek woodland creek environments.

 

[beetleman]

:drool:nuff said..........................

 

[ZergFront]

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I have no problem finding slugs. ALmost every brick, board or rock has some kind of slug in it. Any ground beetles I find outside my garden I catch and release near these objects near my favorite plants. Predatory beetles are treated well here.

Anyone else keep these pale pedes? I've tried twice to keep them alive; kept substrate moist - dead. Won't touch carrots, lettuce, potato or spinach. The regular round, dark milipedes thrive fine and even breed but not these.