Green African flower beetle

Chlorocala africana has different traded forms. Green colour alone does not distinguish every related flower beetle.

Confirm the exact traded form.

Plan the hidden larval phase, suitable leaf/wood food substrate and offspring capacity.

Arrange dependable holiday care and keep money available for food, replacement equipment and appropriate veterinary help. Test the habitat before the animal arrives.

Wildform proposes a ventilated 40 × 30 × 30 cm adult culture case with bark and climbing grip. Provide roughly 10–15 cm of suitable food substrate when larvae or egg laying are present.

Measure usable internal space after substrate, guards and furnishings. Check ventilation, cable holes and access against the smallest occupant. Fix heavy furnishings independently of loose substrate.

The adult display dimensions are a Wildform proposal, not a guarantee for every group.

The breeder describes 22–28°C, with a narrower 24–26°C breeding example. The breeding setting is not a requirement to maximise every colony.

Record the warm and cool locations, overnight minimum and daytime maximum. Air, surface and substrate readings are different measurements. Any added heater needs compatible thermostatic control and safe separation from the animal; assess summer cooling as well as winter heating.

Use gentle daytime light and dark nights. No mandatory UVB target was established; keep lamps from drying the substrate.

Keep the night dark and provide retreat from daytime light. Lamp percentage, electrical wattage and a product name cannot establish the exposure reaching an animal. Check the finished installation after changes to mesh, branches or lamp position.

Keep deeper feeding substrate moist and airy, with drier climbing surfaces. Avoid standing water or sour substrate.

Inspect the occupied refuge and substrate as well as the air reading. Adjust water provision and ventilation together, and clean contaminated drinking surfaces. A single humidity number cannot describe every microclimate.

Larvae feed on suitable decayed leaves/wood substrate. Adults take beetle jelly or suitable ripe fruit; remove spoiled portions.

Record what is actually eaten and follow changes in growth and body condition. Food size, life stage and the full diet matter. Supplement products require an individual plan; do not combine calcium, vitamin D and multivitamins by guesswork.

Check food-substrate quality for the actual animals.

Keep numbers compatible with food volume and feeding access. Do not disturb compact pupal cells.

Make necessary maintenance predictable and allow voluntary retreat. Prepare a secure transfer container before essential moves. Observation should not repeatedly interrupt feeding, rest or moulting.

Check for depleted substrate and unexplained losses before adding food or heat blindly.

Keep dated observations of appetite, activity and condition. A sudden decline, injury, abnormal breathing or repeated failed moults needs appropriate professional assessment. This guide does not provide a diagnosis or medicine dose.

Keep taxon and line records and prevent adults, eggs and larvae escaping with spent substrate.

Ask for a dated source record, scientific identity, life stage and established care history. Keep new arrivals and their equipment separate while an appropriate quarantine plan is agreed. Check current official rules for the exact animal, route and transaction before importing or buying; this page does not establish legal clearance. Never release animals or viable eggs outdoors.

Check adult food and security without digging through pupal areas. Review food-substrate consumption and population density. Keep a dated record of measurements and observations, and revisit the full advice when conditions or life stage change.