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[Rickeezee]

I tend to find these living in with my crix, I think they shed at times as there area few empty skins laying around, I think they be breeding in with the crixs as I am always fining tiny ones.

What are they please?

Do they remain as in pics or do they eventually turn into something else?

I just feed em to me frogs and newts.

Thanks.
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[Scott W]

They are a pest species that some of the breeders have in their colonies.

They are fine to feed to your animals, if not they will eventually turn into small beetles that fly a lot.
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[Rickeezee]

That does explain the lil black flying beetles that I have all over my house


I feed these to the frogs / newts to.

Thanks
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[herptom]

they also eat the dead crix, and i know the natural history museum is using them to strip flesh of bones, for displays.

[Rickeezee]

[Scott W]

[Rickeezee]

Not so keen on them if they kill the crix Most of my colonies are clean, except for where I have purchased more crix to mix up the stock a bit. This is where the nasties have come from as I noticed them in the bags.
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[mark_w]

These are Tribolium flour beetle larvae (T. confusum or castaneum), pests of stored products the world over. I can't seem to ever get rid of these guys. Tbh I've given up. I have these and the Alphitobius diaperinus lesser mealworms in my roach colonies.

Pretty sure that they won't kill crickets though. I find that baby beardies go mad for them. Many keepers on the continent actively culture these.

Cheers,
Mark.

[Rickeezee]

I have given up trying to eradicate them and just live wiv em now.
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[Pollywog]