Description
The Mezium affine, commonly known as the Shiny Spider Beetle, is a fascinating and beautiful pet beetle species featuring charming velvety faces and stunning color variation. This captivating beetle displays shiny reddish-blue coloration with adorable velvety faces, and individuals can display a range of beautiful colors on their rump including red, blue, and purple, making them one of the most visually appealing and easy-to-maintain pet beetles available.
This cosmopolitan species thrives on a simple diet of dry oats mixed with cheap dog food, requiring only one small piece of carrot once or twice a month for hydration. Known for its set-and-forget care requirements, ability to cultivate to the thousands with minimal effort, charming velvety faces, beautiful color variation on rumps (red, blue, purple), extremely low maintenance, compact size, and prolific breeding, the Shiny Spider Beetle is the ideal choice for keepers seeking an easy, self-sustaining pet beetle colony with visual appeal. Also makes an excellent feeder insect for small species when needed.
Key Features:
- Beautiful pet species with charming velvety faces
- Stunning color variation – rumps display red, blue, or purple
- Set-and-forget species – minimal maintenance required
- Easy to cultivate to the thousands
- Simple diet: dry oats and cheap dog food
- Minimal hydration needs – one carrot piece 1-2 times monthly
- Compact size perfect for observation
- Prolific breeding with no special requirements
- Self-sustaining colony with minimal intervention
- Keep dry to prevent mite infestations and mold
- Extremely low cost to maintain
- Also works as feeder insect when needed
- Beginner care level
- Live arrival guarantee with safe, discreet shipping
Perfect for keepers seeking a beautiful, easy-to-maintain pet beetle with charming velvety faces and stunning color variation. Simply provide dry oats and cheap dog food, add a small carrot piece once or twice a month, and enjoy watching your colony thrive with individuals displaying red, blue, and purple rumps. Each culture is carefully prepared and comes with comprehensive care information. Important: Keep dry to prevent mite infestations and mold. This is a true set-and-forget pet species ideal for busy keepers, with feeder potential when needed.
