Ricks Livefood - Crickets, Locusts, Roaches

Purple Jewel Beetle (Smagdethnes Africana Oertzeni). These make interesting and very attractive pets and are easy to care for. The Purple Jewel Beetles will readily breed if kept as described below. House in a plastic small tank with a snap on lid such as the exo terra faunariums. Feed on fruit. Substrate; (available on website) leaf litter and some pieces of old wood substrate depth about 6-8 inches. Keep moist a light misting every now and then helps. If the beetles breed the larvae will eat fruit and also eat some of the substrate. Keep at between 25c-30c, a heat mat can be used or place in a warm area or on top of a heated viv.

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