mealworm beetle?

[Bartman]

I found this in my tegu tank today. I am almost positive its a meal worm beetle because it cant be anything else but is it harmful if my tegu eats it. Its perfect size for my tegu since mine is still a baby. Should i also clean out the substrate so this doesnt happen again? im pretty sure there are some meal worms roaming around in the mulch.

thanks in advance

[Bartman]

oops forgot the pic..im so slow :p

http://pic8.picturetrail.com/VOL237/1412832/inbox/47907.jpg

[RaVeNo888o]

ya looks like it.
Just an update for those who helped with start up my mealies. I have about 6 beetles now and about 25 pupae . I fed my crestie some mealies last night and i woke up and one had pupated
:S

[Bartman]

nice congrats on that. Hope you have luck with all of the Pupae...lol pupated is a funny word lol

[Linds]

Looks like a mealie beetle to me. If your tegu wants to eat em, go for it, but most herps don't seem to like em :rolleyes: Tegus are pigs though....lol :p

[Darlene]

have discovered a mealie beetle eater.....my toad !! He eats anything !!

[OttawaChris]

Yah they pretty much become useless when they become beatles... not even most of my spiders eat them.