Larva I found under a log
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jreidsma
Eudicella
I hope they are some sort of darklingi think its darkling but im pretty new to bugs so dont trust on me 100% on this...i think click beetle has a little red body then meal worm type beetles... atleast to my area click beetles...
I am assuming that either way they should like carrots and whatever my mealworms and Eleodes will eat.
jreidsma
Eudicella
I don't really have a lot of nsects that I could feed them, well, I do have some of those little tiny bean weevils but I doubt the larva would eat those.
Matt
Pupa
Click beetle larvae are opportunistic predators or scavengers, if something like a beetle pupa or a dead beetle turns up in front of them they will eat it. Best way to rear something like this out is to keep it in a small container in fairly moist substrate and give it a small bit of dry cat food / cat crunchies - they will happily eat stuff like this.
jreidsma
Eudicella
I may have to try that, just put some dry cat food in the substrate?
Would I need to worry about separating the larva?
Matt
Pupa
Yes - just fill a small tube of container and poke a bit of dry cat food down the side - a small bit. Don't worry too much about mould unless it starts taking over the whole tube, the larva will eat that too.
I would keep them separate. They don't make solid pupal cells and one larva would happily eat the others pupa.
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I'm in! I found some wireworms not too long ago and have them in a container with millipedes and Surinam roaches. I will separate them into their own containers.
I have had some before, but never had them pupate. I ended up releasing them after a couple of months.
The wireworms I have now are larger than the ones I had before, surely over an inch!
Is it just me or do they take forever?
I have had some before, but never had them pupate. I ended up releasing them after a couple of months.
The wireworms I have now are larger than the ones I had before, surely over an inch!
Is it just me or do they take forever?
jreidsma
Eudicella
Mine are either dead, or prepupa. They are stiff and curled a little bit but not dark colored or anything.
the surinam roaches sound pretty cool
This is my first time keeping these wireworms, so I don't know if they take a long time or not.
I feed the "community enclosure" pond sticks, occasionally other fish foods, fruits and veggies,and sometimes small amounts of dry oatmeal(oatmeal molds over quickly).
They are kept in the sandy substrate in which they were found. It has alot of other organic material in it which I assume is eaten as well.
There are other creatures in there as well, isopods, springtails, and tiny centipedes.
I think that I will keep some isopods and springtails with the wireworms, and feed them fish food to start.
They are kept in the sandy substrate in which they were found. It has alot of other organic material in it which I assume is eaten as well.
There are other creatures in there as well, isopods, springtails, and tiny centipedes.
I think that I will keep some isopods and springtails with the wireworms, and feed them fish food to start.
Pycnoscelus surinamensis are a fun roach to have, but there is a downside.
They are great escape artists and can mysteriously be found in other roach cultures. They can also be a plant pot pest if you have plants in the house. The ones that are found here are parthenogenic and it only takes one to start a colony.
I love them but they aren't for everyone.
They are great escape artists and can mysteriously be found in other roach cultures. They can also be a plant pot pest if you have plants in the house. The ones that are found here are parthenogenic and it only takes one to start a colony.
I love them but they aren't for everyone.
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I just thought I would warn you. lolSounds like something I will likely avoid
My other passion is plants. I have many exotic plants and some nearly extinct in the wild.
About the wireworms. I have found stiff wireworms before, I am pretty sure that they were dead but the color stays the same. I think that they dried out.
I will be sure keep better care of the ones that I have now.
The ones that I had that died, just came with the substrate that I collected other bugs from and I forgot about them being in the container of substrate.
