Caresheets? Fermented Sawdust?

[Beautiful Bugs]

Anyone have any care sheets on D.Tityus or D.Granti?

Also, I hear a lot about fermented sawdust. How do you make that?

 

[a.ojala]

here is one of the best ones out there:

http://bugsincyberspace.com/Rhino_Beetle_Care_Sheet.html

also found this video on how to make substrate hope it helps

 

[Beautiful Bugs]

Again, thank you.

 

[Skink]

There is a portion on fermenting sawdust in The Ultimate Guide To Breeding Beetles. Definetly a book worth picking up. Long story short you mix up a bunch of shredded hardwood with some accelorators in a thick garbage bag and leave it in the heat to get toasty. Can get the regular recipe later, kinda brain dead right now at 3 am.

Be careful where you put it, though, don't leave it in too dry an area. Fermentation and rot produces heat, wood and compost is nice and self-insulated. In hotter areas, mixes like that can ignite themselves with their own heat.

 

[Beautiful Bugs]

Can Aspin bedding be used for hardwood?

 

[Jordan]

Tityus info.

http://www.uky.edu/Ag/CritterFiles/casefile/insects/beetles/hercules/rearing/rearing.htm#feeding

Helpful info Orin posted about both species listed.

http://www.angelfire.com/oh3/elytraandantenna/USInsects/RearingDynastestityus.html

http://www.angelfire.com/oh3/elytraandantenna/USInsects/RearingDgranti.html

Basic scarab care info.

http://www.naturalworlds.org/scarabaeidae/manual/Scarabaeidae_breeding_1.htm

Tomlit posted good info in this thread regarding sawdust fermentation.

http://beetleforum.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=903

Hope this helps!

 

[Beautiful Bugs]

Excellant Jordan! Thank you!