a little advice needed please

[uglybeautyqueen]

the guy next door have found a few beetles that are nearly 2inch in length and is basically saying they have come from my house because of all the geckos we have and has gone to environmental health about me.

what i need to know is, could my babys be taken from me??

[uglybeautyqueen]

just to add i dont know how the mealworms could have escaped as they are in live food tubs then in a all faunarium to stop it from happening!
also ive got no gaps in any of the vivs so they cant have got out that way.

[ReptileKid]

not sure =/
but i didnt think mealworm beatles grow to 2"

[iiisecondcreep]

Mealworm beetles don't get nearly that big so they can't have come from your mealworms, sounds like he's just making it up.
Does he have a problem with you normally?

Edit: unless you use giant mealworms?

[uglybeautyqueen]

Originally Posted by iiisecondcreep

Mealworm beetles don't get nearly that big so they can't have come from your mealworms, sounds like he's just making it up.
Does he have a problem with you normally?

hes normally fine with me, we have had one or two BIG beetles too but he says hes had more so i dont understand how they could have come from my house.

also would super mealies produce bigger beetles??

[spend_day]

bet they were something native like a devil's coach-horse beetle and he's just throwing a hissy fit.

[iiisecondcreep]

Originally Posted by uglybeautyqueen

hes normally fine with me, we have had one or two BIG beetles too but he says hes had more so i dont understand how they could have come from my house.

also would super mealies produce bigger beetles??

I think super mealie beatles are a little over an inch. But a little over an inch and nearly 2 inches are not the same!

If you don't normally end up with beetles then I think its HIGHLY unlikely that several of the few you normally end up with managed to all find their way into his house... And manage to quadruple in size on their way over there!

[Johelian]

Can you get any pictures of the beetles you have found yourself?

[Ecologica]

It's the time of year when lots of animals find shelter and for many of them our houses are ideal for overwintering - so I'd be inclined to say they are native. Post a pic and see if someone can identify them. As for environmental health, if they even bother to come round, as long as everything is clean, tidy and secure then you have nothing to worry about.

[uglybeautyqueen]

its this defo, so im okay as there native to england

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