Tiger beetles in captivity?

[Rhino1]

Has anyone ever kept any of the terrestrial or arboreal Tiger beetle (carabidae) species with success?
What sort of care / enclosure size is needed.
Any pics appreciated, Ive seen a few in the dunes at the beach and there is a smaller arboreal species locally here and they seem to be ferocious little hunters also.
TIA Rhino

 

[mantiscatamp]

never kept them but eh if u got the temp and u can copy their beachy home along with food then id bet u could

 

[pannaking22]

Anthia have been kept with some success before if you want a larger species, and at least in the states I know of a few people that have kept native Cicindela and Amblycheila. I don't know anything about Australian species, but here's some of the basics I know.

If you want something diurnal, keep them in a large enclosure, preferably with several inches of substrate from where you collected them to encourage oviposition. They're easy to keep alive as is, but if you want eggs you have to bring the substrate with you since they're very picky about it. Keep the light above the tank, keeping it to the side will throw them off. Feed frequently. If you get larvae, feed them every couple days and wait until you see them peeking out to feed again. They'll expand their own burrows as they grow. If it seems like it's getting too crowded, you can move larvae over to a new enclosure with the same substrate and use a pencil to create a starter burrow. Nudge the larva into it and it should settle in.

 

[pannaking22]

@mantiscatamp what did I say incorrectly to get the dislike? I'm always willing to learn more and correct my husbandry info if I'm doing something wrong.

 

[mantiscatamp]

@mantiscatamp what did I say incorrectly to get the dislike? I'm always willing to learn more and correct my husbandry info if I'm doing something wrong.

oh, i didnt mean to dislike your comment sorry

 

[Mattias]

Hello,

I have some Anthia sexmaculata at the moment and I had Anthia cinctipennis in the past.
For the enclosure it's best to give them as big as you can because they really do use all of it. It's great to see them running around chasing prey.
I keep mine on sand mixed whit a little bit of eco earth and small stones with a water dish.
The temperature is 20-25°C



Greetings
Mattias

 

[pannaking22]

oh, i didnt mean to dislike your comment sorry

No problem, just wanted to make sure I wasn't putting bad husbandry info out there.