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!



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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