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Post by andyb on Aug 27, 2006 16:31:51 GMT -5
I have dual conloines going right now one has a population of 100-150, and the other new colnoy has around 50. my friend also runs a cleaner business. my newest clean, woodchuck, opossum, raccoon (not bleached), and chipmuck  one of my fox skulls (not bleached)  my friends work ( dose better then me)  |
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Post by trkyman on Aug 27, 2006 16:57:10 GMT -5
Nice...looks like the beetles are a lot better than boiling. I would like to start a small colony sometime.
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Post by andyb on Aug 27, 2006 17:02:48 GMT -5
they bread like rabbits i just wanted them so i could clean skulls for my mounts and now i clean every ones skulls in the family
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Post by eastartaxidermy on Aug 28, 2006 1:24:38 GMT -5
i've been wanting to get a beetle colony, but i'm from arkansas and the heat and humidity here is a killer... i don't know much about beetles and don't have alot of time to research them, but i was thinking the humidity here might be too much for them.... any ideas?
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Post by andyb on Aug 28, 2006 7:58:24 GMT -5
well the summers in New York are hot the hotter they better the work, they like temp. around 85-90. The humidity not sure we almost had like 100% yesterday and they were still going good. I have 2 fish tanks one 10 gallon and one 20 gallon if you buy from www.dermestidbeetlecolonies.com/ they will send you a "care packet" |
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Post by 5basser on Aug 28, 2006 14:04:46 GMT -5
I was always curious as to where you keep the beetles....I'm thinking they've got to stink pretty bad....what with eating rotten flesh and all.
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Post by andyb on Aug 28, 2006 14:46:17 GMT -5
actual you are to cut of as much meat as possible then put in the sun or infront of a fan to dry the meat so thay turn to a jerky like meat then if you have a big enough colony they should strip the skull in 3-5 days ther fore no smell
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Post by 5basser on Aug 28, 2006 15:55:57 GMT -5
OK, thanks for the info!
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Post by circleh on Aug 29, 2006 11:23:27 GMT -5
What do you feed the colony when there are no skulls to clean? And how do you keep them warm in the winter?
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Post by andyb on Aug 29, 2006 11:52:31 GMT -5
HOT DOGS they love them , old deil meat, left over chicken from dinner. they eat any meat that i have given them so far. i put them in my basment under lights that run for 8 hours then a heating pad for the nights
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Post by circleh on Aug 29, 2006 12:15:09 GMT -5
I think I might have to give this a try. Guess I thought there was more to it. Thanks for the info.
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Post by andyb on Aug 29, 2006 12:21:19 GMT -5
oh i forgot if you dont maintain around a 75 degrees temp they tend to slow down there eatting habits.
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Post by trkyman on Aug 29, 2006 20:16:42 GMT -5
this sounds like something i have to try, I have an old decent sized fish tank that I might use, how much are the heating lamps and where do you buy them?
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Post by andyb on Aug 29, 2006 23:48:32 GMT -5
i when to walmart and bought a cheap clamp light for like 7.00 put a 60 watt light in and works great not as good as summer time heat but it works.
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Post by trkyman on Aug 30, 2006 15:42:51 GMT -5
thats good....I thought they were a lot more lol
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