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    bug in my snake cage!?!?!?!?

    so I found a beetle in my ball pythons cage and I was wondering if anyone can tell me what it is and maybe where it came from... I use petco brand aspen shavings for small animals and I think it might have come from that, but maybe you guys can tell me more


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    ok I did some searching and found out that it is a red flour beetle... and I am more curious as to the impact on my snake if there are more, or if there are still larvae in the substrate or where ever it came from

    I do intend to return the bag to petco and yell at them a little bit more than I usually do

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    Re: bug in my snake cage!?!?!?!?

    Quote Originally Posted by JUNKyardHOE View Post
    so I found a beetle in my ball pythons cage and I was wondering if anyone can tell me what it is and maybe where it came from... I use petco brand aspen shavings for small animals and I think it might have come from that, but maybe you guys can tell me more

    Looks like some form of Scarabaeidae. Just a regular old brown beetle. Harmless probably, but can transmit disease so better that you took it out. Wouldn't think it serious but hey, you might want to write a letter to petco, get some free aspen out of it

    Edit: Very nice research!!!! Red flour beetle hmmm? give petco hell.
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    might of got some untreated or undertreated bedding shame on you petco

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    sigh. petco fails once again.


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    Angry Shame on u petco!!

    yea this happened to me with petco same looking beatle thing. i was very mad at pet co i yelled at them they gave me a 20$ gift card

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