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    Shipping method in cold weather

    I have to ship a stag beetle out next week, and the person who's receiving the beetle lives in a area where it gets really cold. I'm going to put a couple 72 hour heat pads in the box. I just want to find out what type of substate should I use, most of the time I use moist paper towels, but will...
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    Male lucanus elaphus

    Title says it all, looking for a young male lucanus elaphus
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    Geniralzero

    Wow, I have already recived over 20 lucanus elephus larvae and a couple substrate shipments from him in the past couple of months, with no complaints. He's always on time with low prices. Thanks Austin
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    Dieing L3 lucanus elephus

    I keep finding some of my wild cought L3 larvae dead at the bottom of there container. There fine one day and the next there either shriveled up or have black spots on them??? Any ideas on what could be doing this????
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    It's really cold here,lol.

    Hey guys, I'm used to the Ca sunshine and this weather here sucks(UK). It's dropping to the 20's at night time. Right now I have my P.giraffa pair in my room, which has like 5 heaters in it, lol. But it still gets cold in here. Any tips on how I can keep my beetles warm, I was thinks maybe a...
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    Breeding Prosopocoilus giraffa

    I have a 112mm male and a 50mm female in a basic ten gallon tank, with 6 inches of dirt and wood chips mixed in. With a 6 inch breeding log inside. I feed the pair banana and apples. They just started eating at the end of last month and they emerged in September. Is there anything I should do...
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    Dried Dorcus breiis wanted

    Title says it all, I need a dried Dorcus brevis pair,fast!!!!! Like this week, willing to pay top dollar. I would like an un pinned specium if possible or I'll take a live specimen at last resort.
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    Life expectancy

    What's the longest lived rhino/stag beetle out there???
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    Hawaii

    Going this June for a vacation. Staying for 3 weeks, on Maui. Is there any good locations, or specie types that i should look for?? Doesn't have to be beetles, I'm interested in pretty much everything, lol.
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    Hi

    Hi, my name is Austin. I just started rearing beetles this year, but I have been raising reptiles since I was 5 I have over 60 different species of reptiles, and 100 total specimens. So if you guys ever have any questions on breeding or identifying reptiles I'm your guy;) I plan to attend UC...
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    Breeding Passalidae "bess beetles"

    Right now I have 7 adults in a ten gallon tub, no clue on the male to female ratio. With organic potting soil and wood mixed up for the substrate. There is a large pile of wood in one corner of the tank, the wood is soft enough to break with your hands. Being kept a little above room temperature...
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    D.granti egg care

    I started out with two WC pairs and a single CB female two months ago. All but the CB female died, I went through the subsrate and found 50+ eggs. I just have a few questions 1) can I keep all the eggs in a single container 2) how moist should the substrate be 3) how long before they hatch...
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    D.tityus

    Looking for a female D.tityus. I got a pair of D.tityus from a guy on YouTube, the male is the bigest one I have ever seen close to 3" and the female was Doa, just my luck so I am in dire need of a female, at this point I'm willing to try any type of native rhino beetle, as long as its a...
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    Breeding L. elaphus

    I have had a pice of wood in a tub of water for a few months now, I'm trying to get it ready for my l elaphus, but it's not soft enough. Any tips on how I can get a chunk of wood ready for larvae??? If its even possible
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    wanted large diving beetles(dytiscus sp.)

    Here's a pic of one of the larvae. I have about 20 in a ice chest right now, and this one was the easiest ones to grab. It is also one of the smaller ones, it measures to about .75 inches. It's feeding on mosquito larvae right now too
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    Shipping aquatic beetle larvae???

    How can I ship aquatic beetle larvae??? what type of a container? How much water?? Any sort of info will be helpful
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    Peacock mantis oothecae

    Laid 2 months ago 90% hatch rate 2 available 50$ for 1 or 80$ for both Willing to trade for one of them Contact me for more info Just got some African giant mantis oothecae 90% hatch rate 1 availed 75$ or equal amount in trade
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    Darkling beetle breeding

    Counted 5 adults today, one more than yesterday here's a pic of a few of them, they spend most of there time underground, so it's hard to get a pic of all of them at once.
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    Darkling beetle breeding

    Sorry for the delay lol I counted the larvae today too and there is about 100+ lol
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    Darkling beetle breeding

    I have 4 adults and 5 giant larvae in a 1.5 gallon tank. They have been in that tank for the last 5 months, and I have never seen any signs of breeding. I woke up today and look in there tank and saw about 50 really tiny larvae pressed up agents the glass. Should I move them to a bigger tank...
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