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Who has good flake soil for sale for stags right now? I usually make my own but had a much bigger larva turn out than I was expecting and my next batch isn’t ready yet. Thanks! 

Does anyone have a source for live grasshoppers? Not crickets. I’m open to any variety of grasshopper. Thanks! 

Hi all, I had incredible luck sourcing beetles when I started the hobby, I’ve raised my own for the last few years. I’m looking for some additions but I haven’t had to buy any in long enough I can’t remember reputable sources. I’d prefer larva this time of year. If anyone could recommend good...

I started with dairy cows and have really been enjoying them. I feel confident I can keep them thriving so I’m ready to take on fancier varieties. What do people have available? Thanks! 

In this cold my adult beetles had slowed down so much they were having trouble reaching their food. I have a heat pad for the adults but even with it they’re sluggish. So I made them a low sloping food dish with tons of foot holds out of Sculpy. It’s a plastic like clay that hardens to plastic...

My adults are at five months right now and with any luck I’ll have them for some time to come. I’ve lost one of the original six so that’s pretty good odds! How long did your adults tend to live? 

I have (25) L2/L3 harlequin flower beetle larva ready to go.  $10 per larva, includes standard US shipping, a heat pack and a small amount of the oak flake soil they’re used to. If you’d like expediting shipping since it’s winter we can work out a cost. US shipping only and I’ll ship Mondays...

Edit- based on the scorpion diet I think they’re a no go. We might look into Jerusalem crickets though.  My husband has very patiently supported my beetle hobby and even built me some display shelves. The other day he mentioned he wouldn’t mind having a scorpion but I know nothing about them...

I’ve read a couple posts on here asking about sexing Gymnetis Thula adults. I’ve noticed on mine there’s a difference on some of their abdomens. Some have three orange stripes where others are totally black. I don’t know what if anything this means but I have noticed it. The ones with the orange...

I decided today was the day to count my harlequin flower beetle larva because I needed to add in some new substrate. I’m very pleased. 16 L1 to small L2 and 22 either very large L2 or L3. 38 total from six original beetles. And five of my six original beetles are still kicking after about 5...

I just finished my first ever batch of flake substrate, mixed some of the old in and put these big boys in it. I’m so nervous about the new flake since I’m new at it but it seems fine. Fingers crossed for me! 

I’m so happy to still have some adults in the winter, I had six originally and four are still coming out on sunny days. I found they absolutely love cantaloupe. I froze some in the summer and have been thawing it for them. Even the larva come up and eat it if I don’t put it in a dish. I’m also...

He’s my first dorcus and was a bit of a learning curve. I didn’t know they could tear through screening so that made for an exciting couple minutes. 

Here’s my stag and a soon to be Hercules. 

I finally installed a photo compressor so I can share some photos 😂 

Does anyone have any variety of scarab larva? Glorious, rainbow or the like? I know scarab is really broad,I’m open to suggestion, just planning for next year! Anything but harlequin flower beetles, I have plenty of those. Thanks! 

I had really good luck this year raising gymnetis thula (harlequin flower beetles) and have what looks to be a lot of L1 and L2 larva. I haven’t done a full count yet because I’m not ready to disrupt the enclosure until the adults have all died but I’d guess a few dozen. So I’m putting out...

I’m ecstatic my harlequin flower beetles have LOTS of larva in their enclosure! The enclosure has about 5 inches of oak flake under some larger wood chunks as well as some ferns and things. Do I need to dig up the entire enclosure once the adults have all died to put them in smaller containers...

We’re heading into the cooler seasons in Ohio and this is my first fall/winter with the beetles. I have one enclosure of harlequin flower beetles, two Hercules larva and a stag beetle on the way (super excited for him). Do the beetles that hibernate need heat? I have zero clue about the larva...

I’m in search of any variety of stag beetle. If anyone knows a source let me know!