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Peanut Beetles

3.8K views 9 replies 7 participants last post by  Gustavo Longo  
#1 ·
I´m a beginner in PDF keeping, so I would like to ask you, since the difficulty of locating springtails here in Rio de Janeiro, if the peanut beetles and it´s larvae would be beneficial for the frogs. The beetles are approximately 1 cm(0,4 inches) long and the larvae 1,5cm(0,6 inches). They look quite like the flour beetle, only a bit bigger.
Many thanks in advance.
 
#5 · (Edited)
Hunter, the frog I plan on getting is a Galactonocus.
Here's a photo of the larvae, pupae and adult beetle
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Auq9g-_nVkc/ST25VqjqcGI/AAAAAAAAAAU/V3PfmT4ZE-0/s320/Tenebrio.jpg
The beetle does not get bigger than 0,5 cm(not 1 cm like I've said before) and it's larvae get's about 1 cm.
For nutricional values
Humidity .......57% Protein ........24% Carbs.....2,8% Fibers.......2,3% Calcium .........0,02% Others........... 13,88%
Great idea JJhuang, I'll do it asap.
Thanks on the quick replies.
 
#6 ·
Hi Gustavo,

Glad to hear from some new dendro keeper in south america.

I don't think peanut beetles will work... They seem to be too hard for the frogs to eat. I would recomend you to feed them fruit flyes, and here in DB is a member from Brazil who raise them.

Feel free to send me a PM if any doubts.

Junior.
 
#9 ·
Hi Gustavo,

Glad to hear from some new dendro keeper in south america.

I don't think peanut beetles will work... They seem to be too hard for the frogs to eat. I would recomend you to feed them fruit flyes, and here in DB is a member from Brazil who raise them.

Feel free to send me a PM if any doubts.

Junior.

I'm not sure why there is general widespread thought that some of the insects are going to be too hard for the frogs.. the frogs do not chew the food item.. they are ingested whole. In addition, if one looks at the diet of the frogs in the wild, it is full of hard things like ants and beetles...

Ed
 
#8 ·
I´m a beginner in PDF keeping, so I would like to ask you, since the difficulty of locating springtails here in Rio de Janeiro, if the peanut beetles and it´s larvae would be beneficial for the frogs. The beetles are approximately 1 cm(0,4 inches) long and the larvae 1,5cm(0,6 inches). They look quite like the flour beetle, only a bit bigger.
Many thanks in advance.
If you live near an area that you know is clear of pollutants/fertilizers, you can probably do a field sweep to get a springtail culture started.. but they should only be used for supplemental feeding, not as the main diet.