Dermestid Beetle colony

[snakeguy101]

I am picking up a pack of dermestids so that I can start mounting some skeletons. I have been doing a lot of research on them and it seems that there is no right way to keep them since the information is so conflicting from one care sheet to another.

Has anyone here kept them and if so how did you keep them and what did you skeletonize with them?

 

[Louie]

I am picking up a pack of dermestids so that I can start mounting some skeletons. I have been doing a lot of research on them and it seems that there is no right way to keep them since the information is so conflicting from one care sheet to another.

Has anyone here kept them and if so how did you keep them and what did you skeletonize with them?

I dont know if you saw the episode of "Dirty jobs" with Mike Rowe when he visted http://www.skullsunlimited.com/ . They showed the dermestid colony cleaning bones.

 

[snakeguy101]

I dont know if you saw the episode of "Dirty jobs" with Mike Rowe when he visted http://www.skullsunlimited.com/ . They showed the dermestid colony cleaning bones.

No, I dont have a TV, sounds interesting though.

 

[Louie]

No, I dont have a TV, sounds interesting though.

Here you go its only 5 minutes but they show the beetles at work.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4R7eqMug-wo

 

[davo]

There was someone over on AC who does this. PM msjinkzed on MFK and she'll be able to tell you who it was... I can't remember the name. Far as I can help I'm afraid.