Fussy beetles

[basspro1969]

I have 3 big beetle colonys  , they do a great job with fresh skulls , the problem is they stop eating the flesh arround the eyes and on the back of the skulls , it's like they go on strike until there is fresh meat offered , I have rehidrated the skulls and the nibble a little but never finish , amonia didn't help much ,  this leaves alot of picking and scraping !!! Any other tips would be a big help !!! Thanks

[bulldog4949]

Whats ur humidity range?

[Clay.]

Put them in your degreaser - pull the softened flesh off after a few water changes.

[Bone Heads]

How much flesh do you remove when you prep?  Perhaps you should refine your prep process a bit.  Focus on those areas more if it happens often.  Maybe you're leaving too much on in those areas, it's drying out and being over looked by the beetles.

[Toxic]

just go in there and slap the bugs around, show them who's the boss and problems fixed, dang this is some good beer.....no seriously, sounds like dried skulls to me

[RWOOD]

Just impale a few of them on a toothpic with a tiny sign that says "you could be next". That should get them busy again!

[Michelle Nelson's Taxidermy]

You have either 1 or 2 problems.  Not enough female beetles or to many.  If there are to many females you need to kill about 1/2 of them.  They are the ones being so picky.   If there are not enough you need to bring more in.  The more males doing the work with a few females supervising the more work that will get done.

Ohhh yeah and don't forget to put a can of ber in there every once in a while.