Other insects found in roach colony?!?

[kwengkynator]

I was cleaning my roach colony today and I came across a few unfamiliar faces. What are these? Are they dangerous? I believe I got them from the last roach shipment I had delivered. Never seen them before until yesterday which prompted the clean up today.

Any help clearing my mind would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

 

[rshewfel]

Dermestid beetles and their larva. They are supposed to help keep the cage clean

 

[kwengkynator]

Keep the cage clean? Thats neat, are they safe and will they harm my roaches? Pros and cons of putting them in the roach containment?

 

[rshewfel]

As far as I understand, they eat the dead roaches. They are in my roach bins. I wouldn't worry about them. you can do a google search and read more about them. I really don't know a lot.

 

[kwengkynator]

I see I did some quick looking in myself and I think they should be safe for clean up. THANKS