BeetlesRock9
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Is it possible to substitute fresh waste with like... All-organic manure? Has anyone bred any species of dung?
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Dung beetle breeding questions
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Beetle-Experience
Eudicella
yes, I've bred them before.. Phanaeus and Canthon
very interested in this...
I know there have been at least three species introduced to California as part of a pest management program, Onitis alexis, Onthophagus taurus, and Onthophagus gazella, but I will have to create accomodations for them prior to actually collecting them. I have found a couple of these species in a ranch some 50 minutes from where I live, and have gotten permission to collect, it's just a matter of committing.
Has anybody kept these particular species and do you know of any other special requirements for them to thrive?
I know there have been at least three species introduced to California as part of a pest management program, Onitis alexis, Onthophagus taurus, and Onthophagus gazella, but I will have to create accomodations for them prior to actually collecting them. I have found a couple of these species in a ranch some 50 minutes from where I live, and have gotten permission to collect, it's just a matter of committing.
Has anybody kept these particular species and do you know of any other special requirements for them to thrive?
Beetle-Experience
Eudicella
O. gazella are very easy to keep and breed - but you have to get your hands "dirty" (they will need fresh dung). Keep them in moist and deep substrate.