When is it safe to look for larva in stags?

jreidsma

jreidsma

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My female Lucanus capreolus have both been dead for a while now, and I was wondering when it would be safe to dig through the wood to look for larva? So I am wanting to find any larva or eggs that are in there so I know how many I have, and if I have any I may send them/trade/sell the babies to someone else. I thought I would be able to get wood easy enough for them but I can't.

I got two male and female wild caught pairs and I kept them together for a week or two mating, then put the females in their own container.

 
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um..sure why not

But for me, I'd wait another week or 2 for larva.
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well..i think it's almost close to a month

But im sure most of them are still eggs unless you kept the container warm.

 
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jreidsma said:
Hi everyone
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My female Lucanus capreolus have both been dead for a while now, and I was wondering when it would be safe to dig through the wood to look for larva? So I am wanting to find any larva or eggs that are in there so I know how many I have, and if I have any I may send them/trade/sell the babies to someone else. I thought I would be able to get wood easy enough for them but I can't.

I got two male and female wild caught pairs and I kept them together for a week or two mating, then put the females in their own container.
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try to keep at 66 degree Fahrenheit just in case of larva stage my friend have lucanus cervus cervus, Lucanus capreolus might be similar lucanus he said need lower temperture to be safe high temperture can kill them but he does not have experience on Lucanus capreolus and i too have wood problem sorry.

 
They have been staying at about 70-80 degrees during the daytime.

I cannot think of any way to keep them colder, I live in a mobile home so it is either 70-80 degrees or outside when it is below freezing.

 
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where do you find lucanus capreolus larvae in the wild?
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Same places as L elaphus... logs... underneath them and in them. One thing though... L capreolus is hard to find as larva for some reason... L elaphus is easier to find.

 
jreidsma said:
They have been staying at about 70-80 degrees during the daytime.

I cannot think of any way to keep them colder, I live in a mobile home so it is either 70-80 degrees or outside when it is below freezing.
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try put them in cooler with some ice when hot, i do not know any lucanus can handle 80 degrees, this is news for me, for exemple Lcj would start to die around 71.5 degrees and not just that they're highly perishible during L3 period so i call them bag of air at this time. but if L capreolus can handle 80 degrees, sign me up for some easy keeping experience and say good bye to Lcj, this baby is pain in the neck. But if you can keep at 68.5 to 72 degrees i am guessing for L capreolus might be alright.

 
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