Beautiful Bugs Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 Anyone have any care sheets on D.Tityus or D.Granti? Also, I hear a lot about fermented sawdust. How do you make that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.ojala Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 here is one of the best ones out there: http://bugsincyberspace.com/Rhino_Beetle_Care_Sheet.html also found this video on how to make substrate hope it helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beautiful Bugs Posted January 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 Again, thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skink Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 There is a portion on fermenting sawdust in The Ultimate Guide To Breeding Beetles. Definetly a book worth picking up. Long story short you mix up a bunch of shredded hardwood with some accelorators in a thick garbage bag and leave it in the heat to get toasty. Can get the regular recipe later, kinda brain dead right now at 3 am. Be careful where you put it, though, don't leave it in too dry an area. Fermentation and rot produces heat, wood and compost is nice and self-insulated. In hotter areas, mixes like that can ignite themselves with their own heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beautiful Bugs Posted January 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 Can Aspin bedding be used for hardwood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 Tityus info. http://www.uky.edu/Ag/CritterFiles/casefile/insects/beetles/hercules/rearing/rearing.htm#feeding Helpful info Orin posted about both species listed. http://www.angelfire.com/oh3/elytraandantenna/USInsects/RearingDynastestityus.html http://www.angelfire.com/oh3/elytraandantenna/USInsects/RearingDgranti.html Basic scarab care info. http://www.naturalworlds.org/scarabaeidae/manual/Scarabaeidae_breeding_1.htm Tomlit posted good info in this thread regarding sawdust fermentation. http://beetleforum.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=903 Hope this helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beautiful Bugs Posted January 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 Excellant Jordan! Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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