Would Blue death-Feigning beetles eat a rodent?

[TaySand]

Hello! For a little bit I've been doing research on the Blue Death-Feigning Beetles, as I would love to have a few as a pet. In my research so far, I've found that they are desert beetles that are scavengers of sorts, and are omnivorous. I did read that they eat other dead bugs, fruits and vegetables, but I was wondering about rodents as well. I currently have two ball pythons I feed one medium rat, and the other a small, and they sometimes get picky and don't want to eat. So I was wondering if I got a small group of these adorable beetles, if they would make a cute cleanup crew and also enjoy a rodent so the rat doesn't go to waste when the snakes turn them down. I appreciate everyone's thoughts!

 

[organgrinder79]

Hello! For a little bit I've been doing research on the Blue Death-Feigning Beetles, as I would love to have a few as a pet. In my research so far, I've found that they are desert beetles that are scavengers of sorts, and are omnivorous. I did read that they eat other dead bugs, fruits and vegetables, but I was wondering about rodents as well. I currently have two ball pythons I feed one medium rat, and the other a small, and they sometimes get picky and don't want to eat. So I was wondering if I got a small group of these adorable beetles, if they would make a cute cleanup crew and also enjoy a rodent so the rat doesn't go to waste when the snakes turn them down. I appreciate everyone's thoughts!

I would think so they have been know to eat dead lizards and such my only concern would be the once they where done carcasses would need to be removed

 

[Tarantulafeets]

Mine aren't the fastest eaters, so I'm going to guess that its going to start to smell before they are done.

 

[CynthiasCreatures]

Maybe not an adult rodent, but perhaps pinky mice or hoppers.

 

[Aquarimax]

As some have said, it is likely that they would nibble, but you’d need a LOT of beetles to handle a lot of excess rodent carcass.

 

[MrTwister]

The rodent would most likely start to rot prior to then eating it all, would be pretty smelly and gross.