d. tityus Questions

Goldsystem

Goldsystem

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I have 4 L1 d. tityus Larvae coming in the mail tomorrow and I just got a gallon of substrate today, I separated it out into four containers with small holes poked in the top (to hold in more moisture) here are pictures of the containers and substrate:

https://imgur.com/46Y8NlT.jpg

https://imgur.com/BZl559x.jpg

https://imgur.com/h3nha4d.jpg

My questions are:

1 is that enough soil?

2 if it's not enough can I combine it and house more than one larvae together

And 3 how often do I need to change the soil? (the soil is flake soil from bugs in cyberspace)

 
I'm thinking that will last you about a month. Once they are L2 they definitely need a bigger sized enclosure. No, don't combine larvae. Change the soil once you notice a lot of frass. Don't switch out the entire substrate, mix some of the old in with the new.

 
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Ratmosphere said:
I'm thinking that will last you about a month. Once they are L2 they definitely need a bigger sized enclosure. No, don't combine larvae. Change the soil once you notice a lot of frass. Don't switch out the entire substrate, mix some of the old in with the new.
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Can I use organic potting soil aswell? If so is there a brand you recommend?

 
Yeah you can use it as a filler for L1s. I do that to conserve substrate. I use Miracle Gro organic potting soil with no perlite. It's the one in a green bag. The ingredients suck though, the one they made years before was really good.

 
Looks like brown rot to me. Try and find one that is lighter in color.

 
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Even if you find a nice piece you need to make sure the substrate is not too wet. Or else the added wood will get green mold.

 
You can also ferment trager pellets to make beetle soil, there is some threads heat on the forums, they may be stickied if not they should be

 
Redmont said:
You can also ferment trager pellets to make beetle soil, there is some threads heat on the forums, they may be stickied if not they should be
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Ya I took a peek at those, 6 months fermentation is a long time though. I'm actually thinking about buying a rotting log from you in 2 or 3 weeks, I can't find rotten wood here and you have a good deal so why not.
 
Those are breeding logs specific to stag beetle breeding. It does not come apart easy like other white rotting wood.

 
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