Ratmosphere Posted September 2, 2016 Report Share Posted September 2, 2016 Male Dynastes grantii. Female would not stay still for a picture. She's in a breeding tank now with the male but isn't showing any interest in feeding. I put her face in beetle jelly but she just runs back and hides under the sphagnum moss. Since they're wild caught, do you think she already paired in the wild and is ready to lay eggs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted September 3, 2016 Report Share Posted September 3, 2016 Nice specimen! I believe the females mate and lay eggs before their initial flight, as well as after, so she's definitely ready to oviposit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmosphere Posted September 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2016 You think I should put the female into the rearing container? I have no idea on her age and I don't want her to go to waste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted September 3, 2016 Report Share Posted September 3, 2016 You think I should put the female into the rearing container? I have no idea on her age and I don't want her to go to waste. Yeah, definitely put her in a cage with substrate suitable for egg laying asap, otherwise she might get too old to do so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9-Volt Posted September 4, 2016 Report Share Posted September 4, 2016 So jealous! I haven't been able to find any larger beetles in my area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmosphere Posted September 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 Female keeps surfacing to eat but won't burrow all the way down into the substrate. No sign of eggs. Should I put her in the mating container or just be patient? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted September 11, 2016 Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 Hmmm, I don't know, maybe she's just old, or perhaps the substrate is substandard? I'd put the male in her egg laying enclosure for a week, just in case, but I wouldn't move her from her container, if she does decide to lay eggs you don't want to waste anymore of what precious time she has left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmosphere Posted September 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2016 UPDATE: I witnessed the male mate with the female. Only the top of the substrate has been dug through. She surfaces daily for food and is getting so much slower. If I don't get eggs it's going to suck. I really overpaid for this pair and thought I'd make profit. Wish me luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Posted September 30, 2016 Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 I would give your granti diluted Maple syrup for food. I have three tityus females that I collected back at the beginning of July and they feed exclusively on it. They refused peaches, plums, bananas, watermelon and anything else I've offered as long as they have the diluted syrup they won't touch anything else. I've collected around 160 eggs from them and they are still going strong! I've had the same results in the past as well. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmosphere Posted September 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 I use beetle jelly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmosphere Posted October 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2016 Looks like the female has been busy! So hyped! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted October 4, 2016 Report Share Posted October 4, 2016 Looks like the female has been busy! So hyped! FullSizeRender.jpg Haha congrats man, that's amazing! Hopefully you'll have a bunch of little larva soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmosphere Posted December 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2016 RIP to this beautiful male, died two days ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beetlebee Posted December 24, 2016 Report Share Posted December 24, 2016 How long do they take to hatch? I'm interested in this species! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beetlebee Posted December 24, 2016 Report Share Posted December 24, 2016 How long do they take to hatch? I'm interested in this species!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmosphere Posted December 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2016 I hear it takes this species up to 5 months to hatch out of the egg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pewrune Posted December 25, 2016 Report Share Posted December 25, 2016 Usually takes 1~6 months to hatch. in the same group of larvae, there are always a few that hatches extremely fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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