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That's a handsome man! I really do need to get a better camera and lighting setup.

FML with grub deaths lately... this is 2 of my 12 purchased larva gone within a week. This one was a Chrysina gloriosa who had constructed what I believe was a pupal cell about a month ago; empty chamber larger than the larva up against the side of the container, thin almost black border around...

I've been lurking on here for a while as a guest, and posting here a lot since I joined up. As an adult who's not super hip to finding information on the internet trying to pick back up a hobby that I haven't dabbled in since I was a kid, and even then not seriously at all, this forum has been...

Just had my first larvae death experience, and Im pretty bummed about it. 1 of my 4 Dynastes granti was already completely decomposed, with only its head capsule remaining. I found a couple small bits of mold in the container that I think may have simply been part of its body. The 3 remaining...

Yeah, definitely trying to avoid cannibalism. Luckily only 1 has been eaten out of the 14 that hatched so far. That's definitely what I'd like... basically to make the hobby at least mostly self-sustaining. Just trying to wait out the winter so it isn't so risky to ship. Plus, most posts I see...

Long story short: I got hatch times mixed up between D. granti and D. tityus, and now I have a lot of grubs a bit sooner than I had expected. I find myself with a whole lot of L1s, short on both substrate and containers. Does anyone have any tips for housing large numbers (40+, potentially...

Wow, so I'm up to 40 eggs from a single female. I was under the impression that they only laid an egg every day or every other day, but my last "harvest" was only a 17 day period, and yielded 26 eggs. Unfortunately, my other two females in laying containers didn't lay any, so clearly I jumped...

So, I've got (most of) a 20lb back of Traegar oak pellets split into 3 5gal buckets. The total weight was about 34lbs including just barely enough moisture to be comptactable. About 7lbs of all-purpose unbleached flour went in, and a small packet of yeast per bucket. The buckets are kept in a...

The original title of this post was "Is this an egg? Tell me it's an egg!" but I'm glad I never hit Post on it (I went ahead and left the picture attached). I had found a single bright white ball about 4 inches down in the substrate of my first D. tityus egg-laying container; it's been 15 days...

I'm a few days late in posting this, but she had her first adult emerge! She's got about a dozen pupae at this point and about half of those are darkening up nicely at the eyes and legs, so any day now. This one here is already a nice dark red/brown since this picture, awaiting his/her tank-mates.

I just moved my first female D. tityus to her egg-laying container in a lightly packed substrate of organic topsoil (vegetable compost, composted forest-litter, sandy loam), and after a few days the box is definitely smelling lightly of ammonia. I understand this is due to over-moist soil and/or...

Just wanted to update with an additional thanks: we did as I mentioned before and isolated the biggest larvae with a small pinch of oats (5-6 flakes) in each container, and all but a couple are curled up to pupate, and a few have already made the leap. My daughter is pretty thrilled about it. I...

One of my female and my male D. tityus have been appearing more and more on the surface lately, and either they've been eating their jelly or the jelly has simply shrunk (not sure if this happens or not), so I went ahead and transferred these two to a 3-gallon terrarium with about 2" of organic...

My female D. tityus have finally decided to come to the surface and start exploring every now and again. The male is a little lazier, but he's made a couple surface appearances. They've barely touched their jelly, but hopefully they're not too far off from starting to mate. Managed to snag a...

On Instagram or Facebook. Purchased (5) recently emerged D. tityus adults - (1) male, (4) females Very good price, very well packed, and threw in a good amount of jellies for free. Hope to do business with them again in the future. 5 / 5

My daughter has been raising some Z. morio, and they're all large enough to pupate now (28mm+). After I explained to her that they pupate once separated individually without food in a dark place, she would only consent to attempting it with 10 larve, as she's convinced we're going to starve them...

Ok... so... stupid question(s) time. What's the best way to remove a stubborn D. tityus from your skin without hurting them? Do adult D. tityus tend to burrow or hide for a good while after shipping (similar to how tarantulas will)? About how long do D. tityus attempt to overwinter if kept in...

I'm currently attempting to raise my first rhino grubs, and it's my first time with anything more complicated than darklings. I gave all of my substrate a squeeze test to make sure that it was compactible, but that no liquid dripped out, it even actually seemed a little dry to me, but since it...