Tiny black bugs in cricket bin?

[popcan666]

they look like tiny beatles what are they?
should i clean it out i have about 50 crickets left in there should i say screw it and clean the hole thing out?

 

[camothe]

I have found black beetles with my crickets, too.

 

[DansDragons]

Dermestid Beetles!

they eat dead crickets and help keep things clean..or, cleaner lol.

 

[popcan666]

Dermestid Beetles!

they eat dead crickets and help keep things clean..or, cleaner lol.

but where do they come from o_o

 

[pssh]

The cricket breeders. They are there on purpose.

 

[JonRich]

Dermestid Beetles!

they eat dead crickets and help keep things clean..or, cleaner lol.

^^^ This!!
I am bummed when I don't find them in my bin.

 

[camothe]

Oh. Now i know to not kill them anymore

 

[Dave]

Yea, Dermestids. We're actually beginning to breed our own at Small Pet Feeders, including them with our Roaches and Crickets most likely, or just to sell as a beneficial insect. As others have said, they're awesome for keeping bins clear of organic matter.

 

[pssh]

I prefer Alphitobius diaperinus. They double as a feeder

 

[gjordan523]

Can I feed these to my reptiles? I have a juvenile veiled chameleon that can't eat many types of feeders because he's small. Are these safe for him or should I definitely keep them away from him? I just got about 10 of them in my batch of crickets.

 

[Watermelonzoo]

I have something similar. But they fly. They are teeny tiny and if they are beetles they are mini beetles?

Any ideas?

 

[JoXie411]

I have something similar. But they fly. They are teeny tiny and if they are beetles they are mini beetles?

Any ideas?

They are Dermestid Beetles, they can fly when it gets warm. I have them in my roach bins to keep them clean

 

[nick barta]

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