Recent content by Chuck4th

Sadly, I have no males to breed these with. Can anyone help? pm for details

Howdy y'all! Found these up the valley a ways. Any idea what species they are? Care tips, feeding etc. too. Thanks, Chuck

Howdy! Just wanted to see if there is any interest in kinshi bottles here on the forum. I'm getting ready to make a few up, and wondered if I could make up some extras for anyone? It looks like I'll be using mostly 20 oz Gatorade bottles and other wide mouth drink bottles. Please let me know...

Lost one of my O. siva larvae this week. While most have two, quite large mandibles, this poor guy had one normal one and one that was deformed. I think this interfered with his ability to eat, as he went all waxen and yellow instead of looking like he was stuffed with substrate. He then...

I'm hoping to use my beetle hobby as a teaching tool for kids, so I was wondering what your favorite shiny flashy fun beetles are. I found a (dead) fiery searcher which I thought was super cool. What are your favorites (domestic and exotic) and are you currently raising them? Thanks, Chuck

So I moved my P. truncatus trio from the breeding chamber to a larger habitat for egg laying and was greeted with an explosion of mites. There are clusters of reddish brown mites on the beetles and whitish ones in the condensation up the sides of the enclosure. I plan to isolate the adults in...

Been keeping super worms since April with the idea of raising them as lizard food. We have slowly been isolating them so they'll pupate and the last is now a pre pupa, but we have seen no signs of eggs or hatchlings. I think we have around a dozen adults in a egg crate bug condo. We keep...

I gather there is a difference in the underside of the last segment. Can anyone provide pictures? Thanks, Chuck

Howdy y'all! Anyone have an idea of what foods these guys prefer? Mine have eclosed but don't seem interested in crickets. Thanks from South Padre.

All four of my P. Truncatus have pupated. Any idea how long until imago appear? Will they remain dormant for long? I just learned that the adults are carnivorous. Any other surprises? Thanks!

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I am thinking about getting a few more D. tityus, to increase my chances of having mixed pairs at the same time, but noticed a comment about overwintering. It was stated that they require an overwintering period or they will only lay a few eggs if at all. Is this correct? How is it...

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/s/?view=att&th=14d3e7e2e8c03bf1&attid=0.1&disp=attd&safe=1&zw Which dynastes is this?