Carpet beetles in and around

[Xanelic]

Well.. My dad and I went to a store and bought a new carpet to put right in front of Chien's tank. And will you look at that, we have carpet beetles now!

I don't know about you, but I'm okay with crickets, worms, dubia roaches(only), but these 3m bugs FREAK ME OUT.

I'm doing a deep clean today and.. I think I'm gonna postpone it until my dad decides to eradicate these pests.

But, will these bugs harm my beardie? If they will make him sick, then I guess it means super deep clean day for me.

(I have no idea what these guys are eating! Most likely my carpet- but there are a few mealworm sheds under his tank. Could they,, be eating that???

 

[CooperDragon]

Those are dermestid beetles from what I've read. They shouldn't be harmful on their own but I'd be wary about passing along what they're eating (carpet fibers etc) to your dragon. I'd think that in small numbers they won't be a big problem but if ingested in large numbers they could pose a problem. That's just a guess though.

 

[Xanelic]

Those are dermestid beetles from what I've read. They shouldn't be harmful on their own but I'd be wary about passing along what they're eating (carpet fibers etc) to your dragon. I'd think that in small numbers they won't be a big problem but if ingested in large numbers they could pose a problem. That's just a guess though.

They have the white and black pattern, so can't be those.. I also keep them in a large box which are much much bigger than the beetles in the carpet.

We got rid of the beetles quickly and luckily, there were only about 5 adults and two little larvae.. But we're still trying to kill those little eggs. Haven't found any in Chien's tank but ill have to wait and see

Edit: I think they are the dermestd beetles oops! I think I misspelled it and it showed it something else