Pupa cell

[a.ojala]

Two of my ox beetle larvae started to pupate last week. I've seen people put pupa into a man made chamber. So my question is based on; at what point can I remove the pupa from its original cell and place it in the man made cell, And how do you construct a cell?

Thanks for your time

 

[Lucanus]

I usually take out mine after a week from molting into pupa

You can make pupal cells out of clays, floral foams, substrates, etc...

 

[Danny]

i think a week is plenty of time, usually you want to wait until the color is orangish to remove, tho its not recommended that you move them unless absolutely necessary.

the reason I moved mine was because I took the male out for photo and due to the dryness, his cell collapsed so I'd no choice but to build him another one.

 

[a.ojala]

2 out of the 3 pupated already thanks to Lucanus clay substrate. So far I have one male and one female, can't Waite till they emerge.

 

[hardshell]

3 out of 4 of mine built the pupae cell but didnt pupae yet... the one with the black dots is keep making one and then breaking it

 

[a.ojala]

Is the sub right? I used 70% red clay 30% sand btw.