Stag Beetle Pet
Male normally feeds and guards the food at the same time so catching hungry female for him was not a problem in the small box. However they prefer eating plants and only eat other insects if no other food source is available. How To Care For Your Beetle Pet Beetles In Japan My first female Motty died three weeks before her second birthday which is a ripe old age for a beetle. Stag beetle pet . Buy one from a reputable pet store and always check which species are protected first. When you heat the terrarium with a light bulb the beetle can move on the twigs closer or farther from the light to choose its preferred temperature. Male stag beetles are known for their over size mandibles used to wrestle each other for favoured mating sites in a way that parallels the way stags fight over females. Fill the terrarium with some branches or twigs where the beetle can walk on. While large containers are preferable smaller ones take up less shelf space and have no negative effect on t...