Beetle Shop UK

21/12/2020

28 cocoons for my shiny green/orange and vibrant yellow Eudicella trilineata! This picture of an adult female just about captures their beauty (you can probably just see the male there next to the cocoons with his impressive horn too)!

Given a tall tank these will climb and fly around and are fascinating to watch! They’re also a great beginner species for those new to beetles.

DM me to pre-order adults so that they can be shipped as they hatch and give you the most out of them :)

17/12/2020

Something amazed me today! I was searching my Heterorrhina sexmaculata tank some weeks ago and accidentally broke a cocoon 😞 I kept the larvae separate to keep an eye as I had heard that they do not rebuild their cocoon and that they subsequently die.

Today I found it had decided to pupate without a cocoon right on the soil surface!! I’ll continue to monitor it and if this survives to become a healthy beetle I will’ve learned something new!

Every day is a school day as a Coleopterist 🙂 ❤️

Here’s a video of it having a little wriggle

12/12/2020

Two of my Yellow buffalo beetles (Eudicella trilineata) made their cocoons and pupated against the side of their box. Today the one on the left has emerged from its pupa and is now hardening up inside its cocoon 😍🐞🐛💛🧡

06/12/2020

Welcome to the world, little one! The first adult for this generation of Yellow Buffalo Beetle (Eudicella trilineata) has emerged 😍 There should be plenty more to follow behind him! Feeling happy with his horn :)

05/12/2020

Thanks for all the patience from those waiting on purchase requests whilst I’ve tested my packaging!

Environmental sustainability is important to me and so I am shipping out in 90% recycled cardboard boxes, using popcorn for insulation/protection, biodegradable paper tape to seal the box, and wool pipe cladding to wrap the tub and keep them further insulated! The larvae will ship out in plastic containers, and these are reused from Stonebridge City Farm and fully recyclable/reusable. The price for the next day guaranteed by 1pm shipping plus the packaging is £11.30.

My test at low temperatures (one side of the box sat close against the 0 Celsius frosty back-wall of my fridge!) gave a reading of 7.4 Celsius after 12 hours and that was without a heat pack included! This gives me the confidence over the animals’ welfare to start shipping.

I’m doing a single shipment on Monday and, provided the grubs arrive safely on Tuesday, I’ll be ready to start shipping more :D

Here are some pictures from the test! ;) Thanks again for all the interest! ❤️

22/11/2020

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22/11/2020

Today I have taken inventory on my Purple Jewel Beetle (Chlorocala africana oertzeni) breeding tank. I found 98 babies!! PM me for information and I will begin reaching out to my waiting list for these 😁

Here’s a video of just some of them being released back into a fresh box after counting!

15/11/2020

It is such and exciting time in my beetle tanks right now!! Dicronorrhina obthueri (blue/green line), Heterorrhina sexmaculata and Eudicella trilineata all going into their pupae.

It won’t be long until there are lots of adult beetles around breeding and laying their eggs alongside the Purple Jewel Beetles! 😍

12/11/2020

How many shades of purple and blue can you imagine? This 30x zoom video of one of my Purple Jewel Beetles shows them in all their glory! Nature is incredible 😍💜💙 Larvae available soon!

08/11/2020

One at a time kids, there’s enough banana to go around!! :)

Here’s a picture from earlier this year of my greedy trio of Yellow Buffalo beetles - Eudicella trilineata. I so love watching these in the tank! They’re active and fascinating.

Bright yellow elytra with striking black spots and edging. Their heads are orange with a green sheen and the males have a super cool horn!

Still some L3 larvae available but more and more are cocooning by the day so will have adults available before long!

07/11/2020

Hard at work with my shears chopping up mixed, well aged oak and beech leaf litter! Not to mention lots of other goodies in there that the beetle larvae love (white rot wood, rotting twigs, acorns and moss).This will then be sealed in a vacuum bag for at least 30 days to kill off all the insect life whilst preserving fungi!

How do you all like to process substrate for your beetles, millipedes and other detritivores? 🤗

05/11/2020

Send me a message to enquire! I’ll be happy to answer your questions.

Update 10th December 2020:

Species currently in breeding-
Eudicella trilineata - Yellow buffalo beetle
Dicronorrhina obthueri (blue/green line)
Chlorocala africana oertzeni - Purple Jewel Beetle
Heterorrhina sexmaculata
Gymnetis marmorea

Current availability-
Eudicella trilineata - L3 larvae now all in cocoons - adults available soon!
Purple jewels - L1 larvae available (L2-3 now out of stock!)

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04/11/2020

Kisses from one of my Purple Jewel Beetles! Chlorocala africana oertzeni

01/11/2020

Check out this adult female buffalo beetle (Eudicella trilineata) having a wash on some oak leaves! The clip is from back in May and I just love this species! Grubs currently available please message the page if you're interested! https://youtu.be/e8zsjqinL-w