Markelangelo Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 I ordered two blue bordered Pasimachusspecies from Peter over at bugs in cyberspace, and one of them ended up laying an egg on July 14, 2013. I was reading in my new book, The ultimate Guide to Breeding Beetles (Which I highly recommend to everyone who likes beetles at all, get the hardcover from amazon) and I stumbled upon the Pasimachus section where it said that "eggs and larvae have not been noted in captivity." So I thought I would share Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markelangelo Posted September 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 Here are some more pictures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markelangelo Posted September 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 And Finally a picture of momma and her baby! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 Ooh..did u use only coco fiber to get eggs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 Nice!!! Did that larva tear that cricket in half!? If so, it must be pretty vicious! Tell us if you get more eggs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markelangelo Posted September 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 Yes I just had them in coco fiber, I'm moving to a sand coco fiber mix though to immitate their natural habitat  To feed him I cut a cricket in half and he eats the insides out! It's been the only egg so far, I have two so it's possible I could breed them, if they are the right ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manticora Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 very nice! finally..........a larva,excellent,out of all of the pachys ive got never did any lay any eggs,ive been wanting to see what their larva look like,hope it pupates for ya.very cool thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 Maybe the larva will turn into a adult male! Have you put your two adults together? If you have a male, it will definitely mate with her. All my ground beetles seem to be mating all the time! Most of the time males and females Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardshell Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 wow hisserdude thats amazing!!! i gotta tell my warrior beetle freak about this lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynastes Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 Great job, I've kept adults for years and have never seen an egg. If only you could figure out how to get more than 1 egg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardshell Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 Great job, I've kept adults for years and have never seen an egg. If only you could figure out how to get more than 1 egg. well he did lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardshell Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 oh wait false alarm... i thought hisser dude was the warrior beetle owner... oops i meant mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 I wish I had warrior beetles lol! Unfortunately I do not think they live in Idaho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markelangelo Posted October 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2013 Larva suddenly died today I don't know why, he was happily munching on a mealworm yesterday. He has a sand coco fiber mix that was sufficiently moist. I really would have liked to see him pupate, but maybe someone else will have better luck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted October 5, 2013 Report Share Posted October 5, 2013 Sorry for your loss. My ground beetles seem to like laying eggs in moist paper towel scrunched into a ball or placed in a water bowl. Maybe if you try this for your Pasimachus it might lay more eggs? Again sorry for the loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardshell Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 Larva suddenly died today I don't know why, he was happily munching on a mealworm yesterday. He has a sand coco fiber mix that was sufficiently moist. I really would have liked to see him pupate, but maybe someone else will have better luck? nonono!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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