Recent content by charx53

Looking to buy a male Hercules beetle. Message me if you have any for sale. Thanks!

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I have about 100 dynastes granti larvae that were captive bred. Need to find them new homes asap. Selling em cheap. $3 each plus shipping. Mostly L2s. Serious inquires only. Will message back as soon as I can. DISCLAIMER: I am only able to ship Tuesday or Wednesday mornings right now. 

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Ello all. I was curious if anyone who has dynastids has experienced a black substance coming from the mouth of the larvae? Ever since I began the beetle hobby I only noticed some had this happen and did not really think too much about it until majoring in Medical Laboratory Sciences so now I am...

I have captive bred dynastes granti larvae for sale. 70+. L1 and L2 stages. Mostly L2 now. $4 each. Plus shipping. Shipping within USA only. I have never had any issues but I can not guarantee live arrival due to their sensitive nature. Once dropped off at the post office, I assume no...

Hello all! I am in search of some beetle jellies to purchase. Looking for some bulk and decent prices. Please message me if you have any to sell or know of anywhere online selling. Thanks!

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This was last night. Hopefully cell will suffice.

So, I was checking my larvae and ended up accidentally wrecking my Dynastes hyllus pupal cell. It was cool to see my first pre-pupa, though. So, I made an artifical pupal cell out of oasis floral foam. Just to be sure, I was going to ask opinions on whether it looks too narrow or not. I also...

So, a few days ago I found my male Dynastes tityus on his back in his enclosure. I flipped him over to find both of his middle legs were missing half way. I waited until morning to see if he had moved, but he didn't. He was in this enclosure alone. I ended up putting him in the freezer to put...

So, I successfully mated my D. tityus beetles, have been collecting eggs, and found today that five of them have become larva! I am excited and happy that I did it! Here is a photo of one! Yay!!

Running an oven for hours on end to simply sterilize a small amount of gathered rotted wood seems wasteful and inefficient. There has got to be a better method than that. I've contemplated boiling wood over a fire, using a grill to bake it, or a pressure cooker. Since I do not have the latter...

Woke up this morning to find this in the works! I am excited for this guy!

any idea what this is?