So, I was spot cleaning Celeste's cage when I notice a darkling beetle scurrying around as I disturbed the bedding. This isn't the first time I've noticed a darkling beetle living in Celeste's cage. Apparently, whenever I feed Celeste a few mealworms, she eats the first two or so, and hoards the other one ( I don't squish their heads when I feed them, and never had a problem with them biting the inside of a hamster's cheek pouches either).
So, the mealworm is hoarded alive and then apparently, feeds off of the seeds and other bits of foodstuff in Celeste's hoard til it pupates and turns into a darkling beetle and I see it scurrying around (I then pick it up and put it in the mealworm colony I have going). I am thinking of only feeding one or two to her from now on so this doesn't happen anymore.
Have you ever had this happen before?