Anyone raising them

axlopez

axlopez

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Hello

does Anyone raise blue death feigning beetles cause I have a small colony of these there awsome just wanna know if you guys have any tips on these

Thanks, Andrew

 
I've got a bunch of these that I sell through my website. I don't actively try to get them to breed by testing out different substrates with them, but I did find two eggs stuck to the leg of beetle a couple months ago. I then looked for and found a hatchling larva in the tank.

Nobody has really had success getting these to reproduce in captivity. They've only been regularly available to the hobby for about a year.

Didn't you say you had a larva hatch?

 
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yes I have 8 larva or more right now and my colony of these is growing with more eggs!

Hope I get more

 
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shoegazer said:
What are the adults and larvae eating? Is the care pretty much like darkling beetles?
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Hi,

shoegazer!

they feed on corrots and rotton leaves!
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So you're doing ok with the larvae? Still getting eggs? Think I'll have to get a group of those guys somewhere...

 
axlopez said:
I can't put up a photo at the moment cuase my cage is being fixed i'll show you the pic when i'm done
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Hey y'all- just checking in to see how the larvae are doing and trying to determine any crucial differences in rearing. Is everyone keeping these at room temp? There was a mention of using rotted leaves as part of the diet- what are you using in particular?

 
I use Rotten leaves from outside that they seem to be interested in, but prefer corrots and yes keep them at room temp the larva are growing- now two had died but the rest are still growing. now about 19 larva trying to get camera back to show you set up..

 
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axlopez said:
I use Rotten leaves from outside that they seem to be interested in, but prefer corrots and yes keep them at room temp the larva are growing- now two had died but the rest are still growing. now about 19 larva trying to get camera back to show you set up..
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wow thats crazy, do you know what the species of leaves they are eating? Or are they generalists? Anyone?

 
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