Recent content by Joris

Hi guys, It’s coming up on 6 weeks since I placed a (mated) female rainbow stag in a breeding box with wood + flake soil. At what point should I look for larvae? Another 6 weeks?  Thanks

Hi guys, I recently got a 30x30x45 cm (12x12x18 inches?) terrarium. I want to make the most of the height/size of this thing so I was wondering if there's any arboreal Lucanidae (or something of a similar size) I could look into getting that I can breed? I've added a picture of the way I had...

Hi guys, I was just wondering if there’s a consensus on the care for Phalacrognathus muelleri? It’s hard for a beginner to decide what advice to follow but this all sounds like good info: https://abrowntks.weebly.com/rainbow-stag-beetles.html My beetles don’t seem very active at the moment. I...

Hi guys, I was wondering if there are ways to tell whether or not beetles (P. muelleri to be specific) are ready to breed? I got them ~half a week after eclosion supposedly. The people who sold them to me said I should let them settle for a week or two and then they should be ready for mating...

Hi guys, I'm very new to the hobby, but I am an entomologist so that'll be helpful hopefully.  Just started breeding Phalacrognathus muelleri but haven't seen much of them since I got them. Spoilt these nocturnal beetles with hiding places I guess... Joris