Catsplat18 wrote:I have a blue death feigning beetle too! I'm not actually convinced it's alive. It might be a blue pebble that magically moves around the tank. Because I stg I have never seen it eat. Anything. Ever. I've had it for over a year now.
Hahaha, that's what my eleodes beetle is like. My bdfbs are surprisingly active, I had a stroke of luck and found someone who successfully captive bred and raised them, so maybe something to do with that? I'll scoop these beetles up and they don't have a care in the world, have yet to see them perform their playing dead trick because they're so chill lol.
The eleodes is a hermit in comparison, sometimes I'll catch em vaguely near the food but that's about it. Only other thing with him was when I gave them a shallow dish of water, he was so eager that i thought he'd manage to drown himself in it, stuck his head in over a minute at a time and the only reason he stopped for air is because I got nervous and nudged him
youd think i never water these guys, the bdfbs couldve cared less about the water lol, now i water em with droplets (aside from fresh food) just because im worried about the eleodes drowning itself. every time that eleodes still acts like its the first time it's seen water in months, so dramatic
Catsplat18 wrote:I had a giant vinegaroon... it was one of my dream arachnids. Unfortunately it stopped eating and died. I had it for about 2 years and it never molted in my care. It once went under its water dish for a month, so I left it alone and hoped it would molt, but no, it was just too lazy to exist for a bit (honestly my spirit animal). It was going strong for a while after that, but yeah, it went on a hunger strike to the point I had to pre-crush insects and lift it to its chelicerae and hope it would grab on after tasting the juices. Sometimes it did, sometimes it didn't. I have no idea what caused this issue. It used to be so active, performing crocodilian-like death rolls on its (live) prey and bulldozing dirt around faster than my brother when playing Minecraft. Still... I would really love to get one again. RIP Kraken. Tbf it was a wildcaught subadult, could've had a parasite or something, or maybe it was actually super old and just stunted... there's no way of autopsying a vinegaroon, I'm afraid. Next time I'll try to get my hands on a captive-bred one (or ideally, get a pair and breed them myself).
Ohh, rip kraken
I hope you're able to get one soon!! Or a breeding pair
I've never seen mine do death rolls, but he's also not the most enthusiastic hunter lol
I got mine at a shady ass expo, a mistake but i was so desperate to get one asap. Saw one juvenile tohono vinegaroon left for $35. They said "hes cheaper because he's missing his tail, but it's just a minor flaw". Bought him, went home and found young adults on bugsincyberspace for $17.
Also found out missing a tail is not a minor flaw, but more like a blind person going deaf. Can't feel the vibration from bugs, took months to feed him because no matter what I tried just using touch wouldn't quite convince him something is alive. Either his food would stop moving (like how dubias hunker down) and he'd walk away to try and find where it went, or if it did move he'd still not quite believe it and keep prodding it until it DID get away, continuing a cycle of him looking desperately for his food and then chasing it away.
Atm he eats exclusively waxworm cocoons, because he can feel them move but they cant actually go anywhere. Jeremiah is a handful, never thought id receive an arachnid with special needs, but i love him dearly. hasnt molted yet but in fairness only got him to start eating just a few months ago.
Catsplat18 wrote:Keep me updated!!
will def do!!
Catsplat18 wrote:I'm sorry for laughing but when you called it a lasso I snorted. Poor crane fly lol. I used to catch those things with my bare hands and feed them to my cat when I was in elementary school. So many predators... But it's fun to watch. I think the most dramatic thing I've ever seen was a red-tailed hawk soaring with a huge rattlesnake dangling from its talons.
Woah, tbf i think that beats my assassin bug crane fly showdown by a bit, that's nuts
think my best one was sitting at a lake and watching a bald eagle catch a fish just feet away from me, its def unforgettable lol
Catsplat18 wrote:What other inverts do you have, and what's on your wishlist?
I have a lot rn haha, got about 15? species of isopods, scarlet and bumblebee millipedes, also have some termite farms brewing (but planning to sell those once they get started). my most immediate want rn is more flightless desert beetles, like eleodes, ironclads, other death feigning beetles etc. finally got just about all the supplies for a 40 gallon desert beetle tank ive been planning, so now all thats left is setting it up and getting a whole bunch of beetles!!
hbu, what other creatures do u have rn?