Binx345 Posted May 11, 2015 Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 Hi, I live in NC and I have just recently found (and am keeping) 2 rhino beetle larva. I have always enjoyed most animals, and I am working to make a career out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmosphere Posted May 11, 2015 Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 Welcome to the forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 Welcome, hope your larva do well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beetlebug Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 Welcome to the forum! Do you know what species the larvae are? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Binx345 Posted May 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 Yes they are Dynastes Tityus or Dynastes Granti. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Binx345 Posted May 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 So I have had my 2 larva for a week now. I was worried they were not eating but (thanks to a pic on this forum) tonight I dug out a ton of poop! So they are eating and pooping almost as much as caterpillars. Here is a video of them below. So I read that Dynastes tityus (which is probably what i have since Granti seems to be further southwest from me) live for at least a year in the larva stage. Given how big mine are, they are probably L3 - so how long before they pupate? Or how long do they stay L3? I think I shall start misting my enclosure twice a day since the soil was very dry, and tomorrow I will add more soil and rotting wood to the enclosure. I do worry a bit that with 3 inches deep of soil, the poop may get lost down in the dirt ---- OR do the larva usually only poop near the top where they eat? My larva: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 Woah...what you have there are Xyloryctes jamaicensis larvae! Try gathering all the organic materials from the area where you found them in (especially rotting leaves and woods from ash tree) and use that as substrate. Looks like one of them will build pupal cells soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Myers Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 Yup, ditto Lucanus. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Binx345 Posted May 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 Aw, I was really hoping these were Dynastes tityus. A few other people thought so..... guess I will have to wait and see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck4th Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 Howdy y'all! What gives it away? The spots on the "shoulders"? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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