dermestid beetles

[ozzyandsharron]

these dermestid beetles have moved in with my roaches when they are in their larvae stage they r hairy little wormy things i was reading about them and found that they are safe to have in my roach colony and that they help out as a clean up army i was wondering if anyone knew if they could b also used as feeders for my beardies just looking for knowledge if anyone can help i would really appreciate any info that you might have
thanks ozzyandsharron

 

[Goonie]

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[Sapphire]

I don't know for sure, but I would say no... Do you really want to feed your lizard something that feeds on the droppings of your feeder insects?

 

[ozzyandsharron]

not really when u put it that way i dont but they r safe to keep in my colony right they only eat the dead and frass right they wont kill and of my nimphs will they im so on the fence about these bugs i dont know if i want to keep them in there or take them out all together just really dont know what to do so im just weighing out my options with them

 

[Sapphire]

I don't think they will harm any of your nymphs. I've never had them in my colony, so I don't really know much about them, but as far as I do know, they only eat the frass and moltings, etc.

 

[THallman30]

The Dermestid cleans your colony. They eat frass and dead roaches