You can, if you'd like. They need almost the same conditions, although diabolicals need shelf fungi to breed. In all honesty, E. osculans is super easy to get larvae from, I just stuck them in there and out popped larvae.
Eleodes osculans
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Trailblazr80
Pupa
You can. The carinatas are very similiar to the diabolicals, and they seem to be fine together. They both thrive in riparian areas.
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Lucanus
Lucanus
LOLWhy are you jealous of me? Look at your collection!
But I don't have any cute, fuzzy looking insects in my collection!
Amici Con Coleotteri
Cerambycidae
Yea but you do have those toad bugs that are just awesome. Did some reading up on them and I'm definitely making them my target tomorrow when I go hunting.LOL
But I don't have any cute, fuzzy looking insects in my collection!
I'll make you a deal. You give me all your noncute, nonfuzzy insects and I'll give you all my cute, fuzzy insects.LOL
But I don't have any cute, fuzzy looking insects in my collection!
Amici Con Coleotteri
Cerambycidae
That's a good deal...for kellakk anyway!I'll make you a deal. You give me all your noncute, nonfuzzy insects and I'll give you all my cute, fuzzy insects.
vinegaroonie
L3
Yes I do, and like kelakk said, it's almost no work for me, just give them the right conditions I guess. I love mine, me and my sister sometimes make little racetracks for them XD
Amici Con Coleotteri
Cerambycidae
Hisserdude
Dynastes
Congrats!
Amici Con Coleotteri
Cerambycidae
That's fantastic! Congrats!
Trailblazr80
Pupa
Awesome! Is it really mandatory to separate pupae from the main tanks? I'm debating about what to do with mine when (and if) they pupate.
That's what I'm trying to figure out. I separated about half of them in case the ones pupating inside the main tank get eaten. So far they seem to be ok though. The ones pupating in the main tank are taking longer to become pupae though, so maybe there's too many disturbances.
Hisserdude
Dynastes
Eventually the larva will find the pupa and eat them or damage the pupal cell, which, unlike scarab beetles, is merely a hole carved in the substrate, no hard casing at all to protect them.
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They all decided to pupate at the same time though, every single larva has constructed a pupal cell. I really don't want to dig them up now, so I'm hoping that they don't get eaten.
Hisserdude
Dynastes
That's ok, i am pretty sure they will be fine. My darkling larva seem to grow at different rates than each other, which would cause problems if i kept them in to pupate. but if yours are all pupating at the same time you should have no problems. good luck!
