Zoo med creature soil?

[funnypet]

I have been planning to purchase a Goliath beetle larvae and I was wondering on what soil to use. Whenever I searched up Flake soil it came up, and it looks promising. 

https://zoomed.com/creatures-creature-soil/ 

Has anyone had experience with it? I am planning to add additives like more crushed rotten wood, crushed eggshells, and decaying leaves.

 

[jake7917]

I have been planning to purchase a Goliath beetle larvae and I was wondering on what soil to use. Whenever I searched up Flake soil it came up, and it looks promising. 

https://zoomed.com/creatures-creature-soil/ 

Has anyone had experience with it? I am planning to add additives like more crushed rotten wood, crushed eggshells, and decaying leaves.

goliath beetle larvae don’t actually eat flake soil, unlike most other larvae. They are carnivores, and larvae can be kept in something like peat moss and fed dog or fish food (look for high protein low fat content, hikari massivore delight I use for other critters). This food is then changed out every few days and the substrate changed every few weeks until pupation. Then the grub is placed in a clay/sand/peat mix for pupation. 

so basically any reptile product like this is not the best option, peat moss is fine substrate for them and can be found at nearly every garden store for cheap. Avoid stuff like perlite and fertilizers added however.

feel free to message me with other questions about this

 

[funnypet]

goliath beetle larvae don’t actually eat flake soil, unlike most other larvae. They are carnivores, and larvae can be kept in something like peat moss and fed dog or fish food (look for high protein low fat content, hikari massivore delight I use for other critters). This food is then changed out every few days and the substrate changed every few weeks until pupation. Then the grub is placed in a clay/sand/peat mix for pupation. 

so basically any reptile product like this is not the best option, peat moss is fine substrate for them and can be found at nearly every garden store for cheap. Avoid stuff like perlite and fertilizers added however.

feel free to message me with other questions about 

 

[funnypet]

goliath beetle larvae don’t actually eat flake soil, unlike most other larvae. They are carnivores, and larvae can be kept in something like peat moss and fed dog or fish food (look for high protein low fat content, hikari massivore delight I use for other critters). This food is then changed out every few days and the substrate changed every few weeks until pupation. Then the grub is placed in a clay/sand/peat mix for pupation. 

so basically any reptile product like this is not the best option, peat moss is fine substrate for them and can be found at nearly every garden store for cheap. Avoid stuff like perlite and fertilizers added however.

feel free to message me with other questions about this

If I have an L1-L2 shouldn’t I be giving it flake soil and then I’ll moisten fish pellets and put it in the bottom towards a corner of the deli cup? The buyer I bought from said it was very important 

 

[jake7917]

If I have an L1-L2 shouldn’t I be giving it flake soil and then I’ll moisten fish pellets and put it in the bottom towards a corner of the deli cup? The buyer I bought from said it was very important 

L1 can eat flake soil, so if this is the case, there are many places in the US like insect brothers that sell flake soil. You’ll have to order it online, also check bugs in cyber space, a small little cup will be enough to reach second instar. At that point switch to the fish food within the peat mix, because only the first instar actually consumes the substrate

 

[jake7917]

L1 can eat flake soil, so if this is the case, there are many places in the US like insect brothers that sell flake soil. You’ll have to order it online, also check bugs in cyber space, a small little cup will be enough to reach second instar. At that point switch to the fish food within the peat mix, because only the first instar actually consumes the substrate

So you in theory could raise it in flake soil, but this would be a waste of resource and money, peat is the best option for L2 to pupation / wandering stage

 

[FlamingSwampert]

I have been planning to purchase a Goliath beetle larvae and I was wondering on what soil to use. Whenever I searched up Flake soil it came up, and it looks promising. 

https://zoomed.com/creatures-creature-soil/ 

Has anyone had experience with it? I am planning to add additives like more crushed rotten wood, crushed eggshells, and decaying leaves.

Kinda unrelated, but I kept 2 adult l. caperolus on it and they seemed to enjoy it.

 

[Jami]

is that zoo med repti soil good for dynastes tityus and dorcus hopei larvae ? I’m asking because i don’t have any flake soil available in my region pls help . 

 

[Dynastes]

is that zoo med repti soil good for dynastes tityus and dorcus hopei larvae ? I’m asking because i don’t have any flake soil available in my region pls help . 

No. You can use compost for tityus but hopei should have wood only.

 

[Fire Moth]

You can still use flake soil for egg laying