Fripp begins to sell Christmas Beetles as "Mostly Havernworlder Safe Pets" with a little help from the N'Ozzies who are MORE than happy at seeing these rather stupid, but beautifully colorful, harmless beetles.
As far as the somewhat noxious plants needed for the insects environments? Genetic engineering ensured the plants no longer produced strong fumes yet the beetles could, and did, eat them, and that the plants couldn't spread, they had to be lab-grown.
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They came with environmental requirements. They came with travel terrariums. They came with complete information regarding their life cycle and keeping them healthy throughout. Most importantly, they came with specially gengineered food plants.
All the nutrition they needed, but none of the noxious compounds that could give any Havenworlder problems.
They were marketed as Jewel Beetles, a Deathworlder pet that was mostly Havenworlder safe[1]. Both Frip and Arn were available to answer any queries not already on the FAQ. Some would soon join the FAQ.
"Do they bite?" No, but their little feet are scratchy.
"Are they trainable?" Not really. A pet rock might be smarter.
"Help, one got caught in my feathers!" You're going to need a good friend and a pair of scissors, there, friendo. Here, have a complete procedure for safely detangling your beetle with most of the both of you intact.
"One's turned upside-down!" Yeah, they do that. Make sure they can grab a stick or something and hope for the best.
"How can I wear them?" They're living creatures, not jewellery. If you want to turn them into jewellery, here's how to salvage their dead bodies after they died naturally. Also, we have some made earlier in our shop. For convenience. Please do not kill your beetles just for the bling factor.
"What's some fun facts I can fascinate my friends with?" Please check out Dijano page all kinds of did-you-know facts about Jewel Beetles. Starting with - did you know that urbanism almost rendered these little beauties extinct?
"Why would humans do that?" Because owning a vast swathe of otherwise useless grass was a factor for cultural prestige via aesthetics. We know. Pre-Shattering Humanity was weird.
[1] Check with your epigenetic advisor before purchase.
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