hardshell Posted September 5, 2012 Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 hey guys so my rugose larvae are doing good but my adult beetle and pupae i got from the log seems to doing bad... the pupae smells and turned black so i trashed it. and the adults wont come out of the ground. i also heard that mazama stag beetle and few others dont feed at all when they are beetles. is this true??? so im guessing the rugose doesnt feed. also ill post a pic of the log that i found my rugose so can u guys tell me if they are good for other stags? also i find the log really solid hard and little dry. thsnks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Minard Posted September 5, 2012 Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 I can tell you this... if you extract the pupae they are probably not going to do so well... but... if you make a good pupal cell they have SOME chance of survival (for Lucanus or Dorcus makeshift cells work 100% fine though). Use tissue or a type of foam. I'd say tissue, since it is cheap... and I've had no problems... i just don't know if it will do so hot on Rugose.. :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Minard Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 Oh... and those pics made it hard to see the wood... take more pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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