how do i go about taking care of my goliathus goliatus while it's in it's pupal cell?

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Mykei

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my goliathus goliatus made it's pupal cell in may and i was curious if i should take it out like some people do or just leave it in the container i have it in already? if I'm supposed to take it out what do i do afterwards to take care of it and if not what do i do with it then? thank you in advance.

 
roughly 2 months give or take a few days. i havent seen it make the cell directly but it went into the clay and hasn't came out since

 
It's ok to leave the cell in place where the larva built it, and just wait for the adult to eventually emerge.  It's also safe to dig the cell up, but when placing the cell back in (or on the surface of) the substrate, be sure to set the head end (the broad end) tilted upward at an approximately 20 degree incline, as this is the natural position in which the cells of this genus are constructed, and may possibly be of significance during pupation.  So, if you do dig the cell up, make sure to take note of its original positioning so that you can keep it in that orientation.

 
so it's been about roughly 7 months since my grub started roaming and working on it's pupal cell. assume it made it and it's going through/went through pupation and it's just waiting to get out. now i've seen some people on youtube take the cell out and manually open it. is that more dangerous or is that better? also am i completely off in my estimate in terms of when it should be breaking out? thanks in advance.

 
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