Just out of interest, what substrates do you keep your insects on? I keep my beetles on peat and my roaches on a vermiculite/peat mix . :? Just interested to see what everyone else uses.
Depending on the bug in question, I've used peat, verm, top soil, sand, coconut coir, natural leaf litter, composted manure, sphagnum moss, bess beetle frass and probably other stuff I'm forgetting.
I keep my Rhino beetles on a 7-8" layer of composted wood (for breeding purposes) and flower beetles on a 4-5" layer of crushed dead leaves at least 1 year old. Everything else is kept on a substrate that emulates it's natural environment.
Regular fish tank gravel (and a couple fake or real plants) works great for aquatic insects, such as predacious diving beetles (Dytiscidae) or giant water bugs (Belostomatidae). Diving beetles, especially, like clinging to gravel on the bottom where they can wait to ambush prey.
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