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Caught a few C palmeri in Southern California. I'm excited to see if I can breed these. Please post if you have any tips in regards to this species. Thanks!

Does anybody have any experience raising Sinodendron rugosum? I have a friend that caught a few last weekend and I was thinking about possibly trying to get eggs from them. Thanks for any input!

I have a friend interested in 2 desert hairy scorpions (adults) and 2 large US Centipedes (6 inches or longer). PM if you have something available. Thanks!

My good friend from Indiana just recently caught some nice male Lucanus elaphus beetles. He has 2 small ones for $30 each, shipped. One large one that is 52 mm for $50 each, shipped. USA only. For more information, please contact him directly, his name is Jay:  crossmoth777@aol.com Thanks.

I had a few C gloriosa emerge this last week. They can came out perfect which actually was a little bit of a surprise because I had a few die in the very late L3 stage. Chyrsina for me, just seems a little more difficult than the others like Dynastes, Strategus, Lucanus, Megasoma, etc. Does...

Hello all, Some of my Hemiphileurus illatus just emerged to adults. To those of you that have bred H illatus, how long does it take before they start eating and are able to mate? What did you find was the best food for the adults? I have read that some breeders have used things like hot dog...

I was wondering if any of you beetle breeding experts have had success with getting female adults of Xyloryctes thestalus to lay eggs? Orin in his book talks about how it took him 15 years to figure it out. He mentions something about grinding up fresh leaves and white mold as part of the...

Sold, thank you.

Sold out, thanks!

Hi, I have a question for those experienced in breeding Strategus aloeus. I caught about 8 females in Arizona this last summer. I put them in a bin similar to what I used for D granti egg laying. 7-8 inches of substrate with the bottom 2-3 inches being very compact. A combination of flake soil...

Sold, thank you!

Sold, thank you.

(Back in stock as of 12/2/18, supplies limited) Hi! I have many healthy but flawed adult Asbolus verrucosus (blue death feigning beetle), Asbolus laevis (Smooth Death Feigning Beetle) and Eleodes sp available for sale. All of these have flaws. ie: Part of the leg missing. There are no complete...

Hello to all of you beetle breeders that have used wood pellets to make decomposed substrate. I know there are many posts in regards to fermenting wood pellets to make substrates. I have tried to read them all as well as posts on other sites. To make sure I am doing this correctly, I made a list...

In general, do beetles lay unfertilized eggs if they have not mated? I know that moths and mantids will lay eggs whether they have mated or not and they will not be fertile. Do beetles do this? And more specifically, the Megasoma species. Thank you!

Thanks Shade.

Hello beetle breeding experts, another quick question regarding substrate. I have some friends that have done pretty well raising Megasoma punctulatus. They have gone through a few generations but they also tell me that they have about a 40% die off (60% successful) from the egg to adult. I...

Hello beetle breeding experts, I had a question regarding cooking Oak Leaf Mold mulch in order to sterilize it. I have some friends that have been very successful in breeding Megasoma punctulatus and M sleeperi using a mulch they buy from landscape stores called Oak Leaf Mold. They also add...

Took a quick one day trip to the Algodones dunes in California. It was a fun trip and our first time there. Couldn't find any Megasoma sleeperi on the palo verde trees and we looked high and low but 1 did come into the black light setup. Does anyone know where you are supposed to find Megasoma...

Hello Everyone, I was wondering if any of you southern Arizona beetle collectors could possibly give me some assistance on finding any of the Phanaeus species of dung beetles in southern Arizona. When I was kid, 30 plus years ago, I would collect in Madera Canyon and Pena Blanca and I would...