I read in a search on this forum that this could be common in the weeks leading up to pupating. I have large L3 larvae strategus aloeus that are biting through the plastic lid of their container. It is a 1.4 liter container (each) which seemed large enough. And we have changed the substrate to Fresh flake soil as well. Was wondering if this is just common occurrence because they are large and want to get out? Other ideas were possibly too wet, or lack of oxygen? I have drilled lots of small holes into the lid, and the soil has always been just damp enough to Clump together when you squeeze it but not to leak any water out. Did not seem to be a problem at all when they were the first couple months of being L-3, or when they were younger. But lots of them are doing it now, any solutions any of you might have would be great. They hatched from eggs around the end of June. going to a larger container might take up too much space as we have about 30 of them. , I had to rescue one that had eaten through and gotten halfway out and got stuck. Cut him out and he was okay. Some of them started pushing the lids off and escaping so I tapped the lids shut. Just looking to learn from any experiences you have had as my 11 year old son and I are taking our first go at breeding and raising these. We have raised these L3 from eggs from our mating pair. I had a couple extra Lids, but the most recent hole I duct-taped a quarter Over the Hole to block it for the time being!
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