Trying to breed Eleodes

[jreidsma]

Hi everyone

Ever sense I got these beetles, I have been wanting babies. I have seen them "do it" plenty, at almost all times they are

I think I may be getting eggs. They are tiny white clumps of tinier white eggs. But the beetles are not burring them, just letting them go on the top of the soil (if these are indeed eggs). None have hatched as of yet, and I cannot find any larva (I just moved them over into a new container yesterday). Or maybe these are just nothing and I am confused

When I moved them over I scooped up anything that resembled eggs, and put them in a small container where I am trying to keep them slightly moist in hopes they will hatch.

I have them in sand mixed with coconut fiber/coir (at about a 30-70 ratio of coconut to sand). Any advice on substrate would be appreciated if changes are needed

Maybe I need more coconut coir than sand?

I was hoping to get babies for trades, I already have 15 of these beetles and that is plenty for me.

 

[Dynastes]

Do you keep one area of the substate damp at all times?

 

[jreidsma]

(Thanks for the help Zephyr

)

I mixed more coconut coir in it, and I am going to keep one corner moist at all times

hope ti works

 

[jreidsma]

Alright, that I see I cannot find eggs or larva.

I am keeping one corner moist (pretty much the whole container is staying moist for some reason...) and constantly have a carrot submerged in that corner.

Any ideas? I was thinking that maybe they didn't like the sand and coir mix? Maybe adding in some coconut husk in with the coconut coir and sand? Or maybe get forest bark substrate or something?

Most of these are available to me:

http://exo-terra.com/en/products/substrates.php

Or maybe after I start using beetle jelly and leave them alone for a few months they will repopulate?

I also had one die a week or so ago