Many businesses will tell you 100-300 beetles and larvae are enough to immediately begin cleaning skulls. This could take up to 2 months before you have any new hatchlings in your colony. Many businesses will sell you mainly small larvae which will not increase your colony size until they reach adulthood and lay eggs. Here is a pic of a bunch of bugs in frass:īecause ADULT beetles (egg laying) are necessary to immediately build a population, make sure you are getting plenty of adults when you buy bugs. It is impossible to really see how many bugs are in there. Here are some pics of some quantities of bugs.īeware of sellers who tell you they will ship you your bugs in the waste ("frass") material. Of course adults are heavier than tiny larvae, so we make slight adjustments depending on the majority of age classes in the order. We NEVER get any complaints about how many bugs our customers recieved. We have actually counted them, then weigh them and make sure all orders are geting the correct ammount (plus some!). This way, we can get an accurate count on how many bugs you are actually getting.
When we collect beetles for beetle orders, we separate them from 95% of the debris "frass" that accumulate in the colony. Better yet, ask to see pictures of the bugs they will be buying
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If you are looking to buy from other sellers, ask them if they guarantee their beetles are free of these parasites. Colonies with mites will survive for awhile, but will not make a long-term sustainable population. You may not notice the mites unless you look with a dissecting scope or good Magnifying Glass. We know of 2 e-bay sellers who's beetles are infected with mites. They thought they were getting a good deal, but the nature of these calls were concerning other bugs/parasites that were also in their beetles when they arrived. We have been getting many calls from people who have bought beetles from E-bay or other vendors and because many of them only sell bugs and do not really clean skulls, call us for our advice. IMPORTANT FACTS TO KNOW WHEN BUYING DERMESTID BEETLES: OF EATING ALL THE FLESH OFF OF SKULLS AND BONES YOUR DERMESTID BEETLE COLONY FOR PERSONAL USE OR YOUR OWN COMMERCIAL BUSINESS