Acro Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 I have an interest in raising and breeding long horn beetles. As of yet, I have not acquired any animals, as I am in research phase. The best candidate is the Cactus beetle (Moneilema gigas) as it has been bred in captivity many times. However, just today I stumbled upon a website ( http://arizonabeetlesbugsbirdsandmore.blogspot.com/2012/06/longhorn-season.html ) that claims "larva of the Palo Verde Rootborer at the Arizona Desert Museum that accepted apple slices as surrogate food pupated and metamorphed into a big beetle just fine". This is encouraging information and I wanted to see the forum's thoughts on keeping, raising and breeding Derobrachus geminatus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizentrop Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 A Prioninae larva that feeds on apple slices? That is unheard of.Raising it to the adult stage will be impossible without wood in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satanas Posted July 26, 2014 Report Share Posted July 26, 2014 i currently have around 100 eggs of this genus, the species hoveri, and it is in wood flake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acro Posted August 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2014 Any luck with the eggs stevedynastes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satanas Posted August 3, 2014 Report Share Posted August 3, 2014 they're still eggs haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acro Posted August 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2014 If you get larvae, I'd be interested in buying or trading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satanas Posted August 5, 2014 Report Share Posted August 5, 2014 cool can do man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatwun Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 Awesome Prioninae you got there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acro Posted August 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 Awesome Photograph. As stated above, I don't have any of them, I just found the photo online as a representative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmosphere Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Awesome species. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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