critterguy Posted August 29, 2008 Report Share Posted August 29, 2008 Ok, down in So-cal right now I am seeing quite a few of these. Do they make good captives? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynastes Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 The adults live a few months. They lay eggs readily and the grubs are easy to grow but getting them to pupate and change into adults correctly is extremely difficult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
critterguy Posted September 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2008 Well, have you succeeded? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynastes Posted September 14, 2008 Report Share Posted September 14, 2008 I've reared Cotinis to maturity a few times but I wouldn't call it success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt K Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 I've reared Cotinis to maturity a few times but I wouldn't call it success. Do they require diapause to mature during pupation?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynastes Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 Do they require diapause to mature during pupation?? No, it's just difficult to provide the proper nutrition without massive mite problems and then pupal cell formation and eclosion include many troubles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yves07 Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 No, it's just difficult to provide the proper nutrition without massive mite problems and then pupal cell formation and eclosion include many troubles. have you tried with lower humidity level? Regards Yves (France) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynastes Posted March 6, 2009 Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 If you limit the humidity you'll cross over the point where you damage the larvae before you reach the point where you kill the mites. Short-term you can dry out the mites and not the larvae without substrate only. It's not an impossible species but it's far more difficult and time intensive than other flower beetles. Gymnetis caseyi on the other hand is an extremely easy to rear USA native. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yves0071 Posted March 6, 2009 Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 If you limit the humidity you'll cross over the point where you damage the larvae before you reach the point where you kill the mites. Short-term you can dry out the mites and not the larvae without substrate only. It's not an impossible species but it's far more difficult and time intensive than other flower beetles. Gymnetis caseyi on the other hand is an extremely easy to rear USA native. Thanks Orin for your comments. I hope to be successfull with my Gymnetis breeding!. I will try with my next Cotinis breeding. Regards Yves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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