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Scarab, Stag, and Predatory Beetle starter Pack

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mantisfan101

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I am not sure where to post this since I am willing to trade beetles for beetles and mantids but here goes...

Hello! I am from Ellicott City, Maryland from the United States of America. I am willing to barter/trade a starter pack to the beetle hobby for some mantids and beetles.

What I will trade for-

Sinodendrum rugosum(rugose stag beetle) colony

Ceruchus piceus/striatum colony

Creobroter sp. nymphs

Hestiasula sp.

Ephestiasula sp.

***If you would like to trade any other items with me, please message, email, or contact me. 

Note- beetle colonies should contain at least 2 mature breeding pairs

What the starter pack includes- 

x1- Lucanus capreolus wild caught male. Warning- easy to handle but remember that they are called pinch bugs for a reason! I had to learn this the hard way...

x1- Cotinis nitida wildcaught (I cannot determine the gender, but I DID find a small grub in its enclosure!)

x1- Calasoma sp. Predatory beetles, about an inch long. Wild caught

x2- Pelidnota punctata larvae, L2 and comes in substrate/food. I will give you my fattest and biggest grubs.

x3- small deli containers to house the adult beetles

x3- bags of substrate for each beetle

x1- piece of cork bark for the calasoma sp. to hide under

x4- assorted beetle jellies. The larvae do not need to feed on this, but the adult beetles do. Side note- for the l. capreolus and C. nitida, they can also be fed a mixture of water and maple syrup in a cotton ball.

x1- small container of substrate when the grubs run out of food

Note- I could not upload the other photos. I could only upload 3 of them. PM or contact me if you would like some more photos or if you would like to trade. These beetles are my #2 on my list of favorite insects!

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