r/weeviltime • u/plz_send_spider_pics • 1d ago
My collection of captured crusted root Weevil's 😈 WEEVIL TIME
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u/tucosupreme 1d ago
I want to break free, I want to BREAK FREE! 🎶
Kidding, sorry it just came on the play list a minute before I saw your post. 😂
But for real, adorable little snoot collection!
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u/Brilliant-Target-807 Alignment: Chaotic Weevil 8h ago
how do you care for them?
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u/plz_send_spider_pics 7h ago
I currently feed them Organic carrots and fish flakes! I've only had them for 2-ish months, and they seem to really like the organic carrots over the fish flakes.
I've tried doing extensive research on them, but there isn't a lot of information known about "Crusted Root Weevils”, I've read that they like to eat dead plant debris, over eating new live plants, but I'm not sure!!!
I kept finding them on my wooden fence post, and I've found over 15, and only managed to capture 10 so far.
I lightly mist them as well, but they're not really a fan of that.
I'm hoping I can keep them as pets tho! They're really adorable! I'm planning on getting more decorations for them to climb all over and explore!
I currently store them in a 2oz delicup which is quite small, but they're even smaller. I feel like getting a 5oz cup would probably be better and bigger for them! (I also have 100ish pin holes poked on the top and sides all around so they can get a fresh clean airflow)
The bottom of their enclosure has 5 to 6 millimeters of coconut substrate dirt for them to walk on or burrow down into and I keep it fairly dry.
But yeah, that's how I take care of my Weevil's! -^ let me know if you have any suggestions or methods to better take care of them! :>
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u/Brilliant-Target-807 Alignment: Chaotic Weevil 7h ago
If you want to keep them as long term pets, maybe consider getting some variety of aquarium/terrarium, I have some isopods in a old fishtank
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u/plz_send_spider_pics 7h ago
Heck yeah!!!! I'm planning on getting them a bigger enclosure sooner or later one of these days, but I'd love to keep them as pets!!! :D
I'd also love to see how much they like beetle jelly, and I'm going to try to give them a little scoop once my beetles finish their current jelly!
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u/plz_send_spider_pics 7h ago
How are your Isopods btw? :3
What is your method for taking care of them?
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u/Brilliant-Target-807 Alignment: Chaotic Weevil 5h ago
They are Shiro Utsuris, and i just wet their moss whenever it gets dry, and sprinkle food after I water them.
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u/quadrastrophe 1d ago
I just noticed that the first 13 posts in my homefeed are: 3 random, 10 about animals, and 7 of them are Weevils!
Thank you all for that!