Hide beetles (Dermestes maculatus) Starter Colony

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Hide beetles for sale - the perfect insects for cleaning bones

Hide beetles are the perfect tool for taxidermy. When you buy these insects, cleaning skeletons and bones will be easy. This Starter Colony of Hide beetles would be suitable for cleaning larger objects, and will breed quickly if required. 

Adult body length 9mm

This Starter Colony includes 100 animals - a mix of larvae, pupae and beetles.

  • Suitable for all ages and experience levels
  • Feeds on dead animals and dried meat products
  • Captive bred through our environmentally sustainable breeding program.
  • All Minibeast Wildlife animals are covered by our seven day Minibeast Guarantee and have a free downloadable Care Guide
 

Reviews

  • 5
    Fabulous!

    Posted by Kira on 23rd Oct 2023

    Thank you so much for your help getting the licenses for my bugs, and helping when AusPost made an error in my shipment.

  • 5
    Happy colony is thriving

    Posted by Andrea on 8th Nov 2021

    These little guys arrived in great packaging and very active. They're happily munching away on a specimen for my uni, will definitely order from minibeast again

  • 5
    Dermestid beetles

    Posted by AJ on 1st Oct 2019

    Very good, none arrived dead, eating well