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I also think all the restrictions preventing the distribution of beetles in the U.S. has impeded the hobby’s growth.

Yes, there is so much valuable information here! I wonder if we could have a fundraiser or something to help with the increasing funds.

I have bred ox beetles in a substrate comprised of around 60% well-rotten leaves, the rest being wood and compost.

Yay (for the time being). I wonder what’ll happen to the forum in the future.

Why is the forum still open?

    Is anybody else keeping Tetracha carolina? If so, I can’t seem to find much information on breeding them and want to breed my adults. I think Cicindelids should be more common in the hobby. -Thank you!

Hello, I have not kept Goliathus in the past, as I have heard they are a more advanced species to keep. Nevertheless, I have kept Cotinis nitida for a few generations and successfully raised them through pupation. How difficult is Goliathus, in comparison to Cotinis? Thank you!

 IMG_6860.HEIC A Chrysina psittacina successfully emerged! The larva was kept in sandy substrate nearing late L3. The specimen was collected around L2 in the Sierra Madre mountain near Monterrey! The cell was accidentally opened and I took the opportunity to photograph the pupa, then placed it...

Hello, I have always wondered where D. hyllus occurs. There is a supposed population near Monterrey, Mexico in the higher altitudes, but I’ve searched for them thoroughly and have never had any luck. I have looked in the mountains, including the Sierra Madre and found inverts like Chrysina...

I purchased Dynastes hercules hercules last year, and one of the larvae is shrinking and losing weight. I used my own homemade flake soil, but the others are doing fine on that same substrate. All of them are already L3. Something strange I noticed was that the larvae kept in smaller containers...

Hello, I was interested to see if anybody is breeding Dorcus parallelopipedus in the U.S. They are supposedly very easy to breed, but I do not know of anybody who has them.

Hello, several months ago I aquired a Dorcus titanus palawanicus pair from Gallegos Zoological Supply. I was stressed out because I had heard stories about the male killing the female. They lived well together for about 2 months until I discovered the female dead, her body split apart. The male...

Hello, my name is Eduardo and I am 12 years old. I know I’m young, but I started my insect collection at the age of 4 and “bugs” are basically my life. Over the years, I have gained an obsession for inverts, and beetles especially fascinate me. I started breeding beetles at the age of 7, where I...