herbalninja Posted October 19, 2016 Report Share Posted October 19, 2016 I took them off the heat pads n have em at room temp now n was wondering if i can go any lower with Megasoma punctulatus or if this is even the right approach until I find the right substrate (I just don't think this stuff is rotten enough) Sorry for the ignorance guys n much appreciated. -Travis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arizonablue Posted October 19, 2016 Report Share Posted October 19, 2016 I wouldn't keep them any cooler than room temp - they should be room temp/warm but the heating pad is probably too much. It may be drying out their substrate or making it too hot for them to be comfortable. What do you have them in and why do you think they hate it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shade of Eclipse Posted October 19, 2016 Report Share Posted October 19, 2016 They'll definitely not appreciate being on a heat mat as the temperature would be much too high. Remember that larvae that live underground or deep in organic material will remain cooler than the outside environment in the wild, so even if the air temperature is 100 degrees, you can find the temperature inside moist rotten logs and substrate to be substantially cooler. If you can keep your room at room temperature, the temperature should be plenty warm. Also remember that where they are found, day time and night time temperatures are very different. Day time temperatures may remain quite warm in desert and desert-like areas while night time temperatures can drop to the forties or lower on the same day. They'll definitely experience a less pronounced shift in temperatures because whatever substrate they are in will help insulate them from the extremes, but they'll still probably handle cooler temperatures than you might expect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herbalninja Posted October 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2016 Ok wow that's good to know, that might be it actually because I thought they didn't like the substrate because they'd crawl around on top n roar like little dinosaurs is what it looked like but you just cant hear their roar cuz their little. But yea I have them on the same stuff as my Japanese rhino (rotting ground cover I gathered around an oak tree) n he just goes nuts munching through it n he practicaly doubled in size in only a month! but he also loves snuggling down by the heat pad so that's interesting. Thanks a lot guys what a twist! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted October 19, 2016 Report Share Posted October 19, 2016 Yeah they were probably trying to escape the heat mat, they definitely don't need it and it dries out the substrate really fast, so make sure the substrate is still moist at the bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herbalninja Posted October 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2016 Ok sweet thank you gentleman, very much!! They are staying under the sub now! It ******* worked! hey you guys by no chance know anyone with jap rhinos do ya? I only have one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herbalninja Posted October 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2016 The other one beat the other one to death I think by accident, too close headquarters didn't know you couldn't do that. Really underestimated this game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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