Egg production from D. tityus

[Rich]

Can anyone tell me with a certain expertise and some experience, how long does it normally take the female to lay her eggs once she has buried herself in her eight or so inches of substrate? She has come up a couple of times previously to eat beetle jelly, but this last time she has remained covered for at least four days now. I appreciate any help from a breeder, that will enable me to be prudent with her.

Thanks,

Rich S

 

[Ryan Minard]

Can anyone tell me with a certain expertise and some experience, how long does it normally take the female to lay her eggs once she has buried herself in her eight or so inches of substrate? She has come up a couple of times previously to eat beetle jelly, but this last time she has remained covered for at least four days now. I appreciate any help from a breeder, that will enable me to be prudent with her.

Thanks,

Rich S

It seems pretty fast. A few weeks. Keep checking up. Every few weeks.

 

[Dynastes]

I had a group of six or eight females lay more than 80 eggs in less than 48 hours. I added some good rotten wood to the substrate and they went to town. Of course they did not continue to lay at that pace their entire lives, before or after or they would have laid thousands of eggs each and the average female only has 30 to begin with.

 

[Rich]

After a week of disappearing under the substrate, is it ok to go in a check, or is it better to let her come up for food before checking for eggs?

 

[Ryan Minard]

I had a group of six or eight females lay more than 80 eggs in less than 48 hours. I added some good rotten wood to the substrate and they went to town. Of course they did not continue to lay at that pace their entire lives, before or after or they would have laid thousands of eggs each and the average female only has 30 to begin with.

I too add much rotten wood to mine. White oak for me. They seem to do good this way because it is a lot like their natural habitat.