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I am not sure if you are having issues with gnats or just the fruit spoiling/having fruit on hand...? I always just use mashed (ripe) banana mixed with a few drops of honey in a dish or water bottle caps set into a jelly holder, but also it's not hard to make your own homemade beetle jelly...

So, I realized I think I may have had a male ox beetle live an unusually long time? I had a minor male emerge back in September (2019) of last year, which I recorded over on my Twitter so I'd know the exact time he was removed from the pupal cell. Today, I came home and found him suddenly dead...

Looking for a recommendation for a light trap, seeing as the internet seems to only want to tell me about bulbs that DON'T attract as many insects... I want something less than 100 dollars that would attract beetles, preferably one that someone as tested and/or had their own suitable results...

Last year I bred my first pair of beetles, a pair of ox beetles, and today I was surprised: my first beetle emerged to adulthood! Not as impressive as his father (see my avatar) but I'm very happy that it emerged safely. I've been quite busy and didn't expect to find a full adult in one of my...

I had one of my Eastern Hercules suddenly almost HALF in size so I'm a little worried. This is right after I changed out their substrate for new stuff and added oak chunks. Substrate is a mix of old flake, organic mulch and oak leaves and chunks. Should I be worried? I got these around October...

So I'm keeping some common pillbugs again for pleasure and it sort of dawned on me that if i start a colony, I could put some in my beetle tanks to clean up a little, or even my jars. Would that be effective at all or should I not even bother? I'm not doing it yet, but it was a plan if I happen...

Is it normal for female larva to be quite small? One of my larva from a trio I bought in October appears to be half the size of my other two grubs. I know females are smaller, but I worry. Forgive me as this is my first time raising Eastern Hercules. I tried offering the smallest one dry dog...

I recently went on a trip and I had two cups with multiple eggs inside, four in each because I had no time to run out and get individual cups for my last wave of eggs. I had planned to get them as soon as I got home. No grubs in them already, just eggs. They were meant to be immediately rehoused...

Well. The first ones that hatched have tripled in size so I hope I'm doing this right.

I was wondering if anyone here has raised ox beetle grubs to maturity. I have some right now from breeding my beetles recently and they're in a mix of oak flake and pulverized leaves, but I was wondering if there is something else I should be doing? They appear to happily eat the leaf mix I have...

First egg hatched! The rest will probably pop tomorrow or the day after, given how yellow they are now. I'm so excited! I'm aware the photo looks humid but it's unavoidable with such teeny jars in my house. The substrate itself is barely moist to the touch.

I recently purchased The Complete Guide to Rearing the Eastern Hercules Beetle and Other Rhinoceros Beetles... however, I am not too satisfied with the quality of the book I received from Amazon. I am aware that there are more complete books out there, but I wanted a thinner book as I only plan...

FINALLY got a nice sunny day here to get a good photo of the female beetle! She actually didn't try to fly away this time...