Thank you! I have gotten Edrotes to lay once, then get to pupation but then died during pupa phase.
Room temp, I had them in a regular beetle tank with 10 others and they just did their thing.
What exactly was the substrate? Sand, sand mixed with something else, coco fiber, etc? And how humid did you keep the substrate?
Hmm, interesting. How did you know they were Edrotes rather than Eleodes or Asbolus? They look weird like this?
I only had them with 1 Slender teneb, I did have many beetles at the time.Hmm, interesting. How did you know they were Edrotes rather than Eleodes or Asbolus? They look weird like this?
Hmm don't remember, but it looked sorta different than Asbolous.Hmm, interesting. How did you know they were Edrotes rather than Eleodes or Asbolus? They look weird like this?
Thank you for that information Hissderdude. Do you have any caresheets on Asbolus? I have seen some posts on the blue beetle forum but I know you are the teneb breeding expert and would prefer to use your methods. If you guys want adult Edrotes to practice with, I see lots of them at the desert where I go often to collect.
I'm breeding Asbolus mexicanus mexicanus and have bred (and am still breeding) Cryptoglossa muricatum, I'm working on refining my husbandry for those before writing a caresheet or anything, but in general Cryptoglossini seem to find sandy substrates for the best oviposit rates, and the larvae of all of them are very photosensitive and protein hungry, and readily cannibalize each other. Burying dry dog food and such in the substrate of the main breeding setup can help, but overall isolating larvae is best for maximum survival. When mature, larvae will need to be kept at 80F° or above to induce pupation, this is the most tricky part. Most Cryptoglossini can handle pretty humid substrates larvae and pupae and may actually prefer it, but A.m.mexicanus for example loath humid substrate, but still need stable, compressed substrate to make pupal cells in, so mixing in some clay with their sand is necessary for that species.
Yeah the larva in the picture I posted is of a Triorophus sp., which is also in the Tribe Edrotini, so I'd assume Edrotes would have similar looking larvae.
Thank you very much sharing the information. Have you bred Asbolus verrucosus? Would you think they would be similar? Thanks!
I've not gotten to work with A.verrucosus myself yet, but from what I hear they're VERY similar in husbandry to the Cryptoglossa muricatum I breed. Like it a bit humid as larvae and pupae, typical sandy substrate, 80+ F° for pupation, etc..