Thanatophilus Lapponicus - Common Carrion Beetle | The Gay Bin | Page 1

chrome flint · 2023-09-20T23:44:36.850Z

__Enclosure:__ - 10+ Gallon tank - Ventilated lid, must be VERY ventilated, my enclosure's lid has 1/4 dedicated to open and fine mesh for even more ventilation. - Fill 1/4 of the bottom with dry soil mixed with detritus (50/50 blend, mix in twigs not just leaves) - Hides (things they can hide under/dig under/hide IN), as well as long/tall things they can climb. Bones work well for aesthetics and functionality - SPRINGTAILS (or isopods)!! __Humidity:__ - 5-10% Humidity, mist ONCE every 1-2 weeks - mist one side to create a moisture gradient - Light levels should follow a day/night cycle. - Room temperature is fine. __Diet & Behaviour:__ - Communal, but reclusive towards people. - Eat raw (natural & spiceless ), meat & protein. Supply an amount significantly more than you think is necessary. Leave it in there until it's cleaned and eaten completely, or taken over by mold. If the later happens remove it. - They *CAN* eat pre-killed insects & vegetables, but it is NOT a long-term solution to feeding and will not sufficiently feed them and their larvae. - Will eat eggs, pork, beef, fish, squash, etc. - If possible, cultivate blow/flesh flies, as the larvae are beneficial to their diets (Mesh lids provide ventilation and keep any flies and beetles inside) - They will start to wander around when food is running out, this is why a larger enclosure is better. - The detritus mixed into the soil is for burrowing ease, it makes the soil looser and optimized for them to dig in. __Molting & Breeding:__ - They will breed constantly, but for them to lay eggs there needs to be a sufficient amount of food in the enclosure. Larvae need a constant food supply, and will die without it. - Larvae will dig into the soil to molt and pupate - Larvae pupate after 10-30 days. - Adults will live multiple months, eggs hatch ~5 days after laying __Health Considerations:__ - If you spray their enclosure too frequently they WILL die. - A buildup of mold on old food can be detrimental to their health.

chrome flint Sep 20, 2023, 11:44 PM

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Enclosure:

10+ Gallon tank
Ventilated lid, must be VERY ventilated, my enclosure's lid has 1/4 dedicated to open and fine mesh for even more ventilation.
Fill 1/4 of the bottom with dry soil mixed with detritus (50/50 blend, mix in twigs not just leaves)
Hides (things they can hide under/dig under/hide IN), as well as long/tall things they can climb. Bones work well for aesthetics and functionality
SPRINGTAILS (or isopods)!!

Humidity:

5-10% Humidity, mist ONCE every 1-2 weeks
mist one side to create a moisture gradient
Light levels should follow a day/night cycle.
Room temperature is fine.

Diet & Behaviour:

Communal, but reclusive towards people.
Eat raw (natural & spiceless ), meat & protein. Supply an amount significantly more than you think is necessary. Leave it in there until it's cleaned and eaten completely, or taken over by mold. If the later happens remove it.
They CAN eat pre-killed insects & vegetables, but it is NOT a long-term solution to feeding and will not sufficiently feed them and their larvae.
Will eat eggs, pork, beef, fish, squash, etc.
If possible, cultivate blow/flesh flies, as the larvae are beneficial to their diets (Mesh lids provide ventilation and keep any flies and beetles inside)
They will start to wander around when food is running out, this is why a larger enclosure is better.
The detritus mixed into the soil is for burrowing ease, it makes the soil looser and optimized for them to dig in.

Molting & Breeding:

They will breed constantly, but for them to lay eggs there needs to be a sufficient amount of food in the enclosure. Larvae need a constant food supply, and will die without it.
Larvae will dig into the soil to molt and pupate
Larvae pupate after 10-30 days.
Adults will live multiple months, eggs hatch ~5 days after laying

Health Considerations:

If you spray their enclosure too frequently they WILL die.
A buildup of mold on old food can be detrimental to their health.

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My enclosure (16 gallon tank)

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Videos of them feeding on an entire grouse breast I supplied them

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Unfortunately I learned the hard way not to supply too much humidity or mist too often, they will die and start to mold almost immediately.

chrome flint Sep 21, 2023, 12:41 AM

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also wear a mask when ur working with/in the enclosure, breathing in particles from dead things can make u sick

chrome flint Jul 5, 2024, 3:09 AM

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@finite leaf

finite leaf Jul 5, 2024, 3:09 AM

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Thanks

chrome flint Jul 5, 2024, 3:09 AM

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though this is for silphinae and not nicrophorinae

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nicrophorinae u just need like, a sizeable feeder rat and loose gravel-sand substrate

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and they'll do their thing

chrome flint Jan 11, 2025, 12:52 AM

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@gaunt musk

gaunt musk Jan 11, 2025, 1:22 AM

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Hi

ripe hazel Jun 19, 2025, 1:13 PM

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@chrome flint is coco coir ok for them for short term? I can’t order any dirt at the moment but I have a block of cococoir

chrome flint Jun 19, 2025, 1:14 PM

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ripe hazel <@710986973174825072> is coco coir ok for them for short term? I can’t order an...

Yep that’s fine ^^ just mix in a small amount of sticks/twigs and other debris

ripe hazel Jun 19, 2025, 1:15 PM

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Also it just rained a lot so I have to find outside dirt in a day or so

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Ooo ok thank you!

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Like leaf litter?

chrome flint Jun 19, 2025, 1:15 PM

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Yeah that works wahoorat just not too much

ripe hazel Jun 19, 2025, 1:16 PM

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Oki how much should I fill their house? I know they like to hide and it’s only a small pet carrier from Walmart (9in long 6in tall and 6 in wide)

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Is this too much

chrome flint Jun 19, 2025, 1:18 PM

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ripe hazel Oki how much should I fill their house? I know they like to hide and it’s only a...

Hhhm good question, I’d say just make sure most of the edges and corners have hides and things for them to climb and wander on

ripe hazel Jun 19, 2025, 1:18 PM

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Ok thank you!:) I just found some more also some weird long guys with them

chrome flint Jun 19, 2025, 1:19 PM

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Ooo awesome! Looking

ripe hazel Jun 19, 2025, 1:20 PM

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Is he a carrion beetle?? When I look up the little round guys with the yellow head and black spot I also see this

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Also I hope you’re having a good day! Thank you for all the help and info!:)

chrome flint Jun 19, 2025, 1:21 PM

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ripe hazel Is he a carrion beetle?? When I look up the little round guys with the yellow h...

Nicrophorinae! These are the other half of the silphid family

ripe hazel Jun 19, 2025, 1:21 PM

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Ooo oki! I have like three of them and I think four or five of the nice yellow guys

chrome flint Jun 19, 2025, 1:22 PM

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Their care is a lot different so you’d want to separate them, I believe they’re raised on super loose soil or sand most of the time, with one large food item like a dead rat/mouse/etc

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Because they bury one item and rear the larva together with their mate underground

ripe hazel Jun 19, 2025, 1:28 PM

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Oo ok I will probably let them go then. I don’t have any more tanks because my others burned, we had a cat get run over a few days ago and we didn’t know till today, so that’s where my mother found all of these guys

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I fear this mesh won’t be small enough to keep all the little fly guys in

chrome flint Jun 19, 2025, 2:05 PM

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ripe hazel I fear this mesh won’t be small enough to keep all the little fly guys in

Maybe if you double layer it pikathink

ripe hazel Jun 19, 2025, 2:07 PM

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chrome flint Maybe if you double layer it <:pikathink:999858568419344424>

O smart! Thank you so much

#Thanatophilus Lapponicus - Common Carrion Beetle