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Post by acemajor on Jan 12, 2011 21:48:11 GMT -8
hey every one! ive been using this website for a while and this is my first time signing up and posting somthing, i had a question about housing beetles together, is that ok as long as the temp, humidity etc is the same? i am interested in getting some different species but dont want my room cluttered with individual tanks, if there is no way i could create a communal terrarium that is fine but if i could then i would much rather do that, please help me out! thanks!
-Freeman
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Post by acemajor on Jan 13, 2011 18:33:01 GMT -8
please i need help!
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Post by johnnyboy on Jan 14, 2011 7:43:07 GMT -8
Freeman,
Obviously it is important that all the species kept together come from a similar type of environment, i.e. temperate woodland or tropical forest. Secondly, if they are species where males fight over females, ie stag beetles or chafers, then keeping adults from species of different sizes, or more than one male of any species, will lead to bullying and fighting that will stress, injure or kill, especially if your vivarium is crowded.
It is probably OK to keep most polyphagus or herbivorous species together if they aren't aggressive. Some carabid species are OK with other beetles as they eat mainly slugs and snails and won't bother other creatures. Otherwise most carnivorous species should best be kept as single species.
Generally I wouldn't recommend keeping different species in the same set up as it could cause problems for the above reasons.
Johnny
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Post by poisonarrow on Mar 4, 2011 3:36:42 GMT -8
Freeman,
if you are planning to breed, it is better to keep them separated. I think Cetonidae should be ok together, but you would get issues with hybridization if the species are related.
Could you let me know what species you are looking at?
Cheers
ben
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