CactusKing Posted October 28, 2018 Report Share Posted October 28, 2018 (edited) Wish me luck! Any tips on how this is going to go? This is my first beetle larva and I believe I am doing everything correctly. Keeping it around 78 degrees, moist substrate. Only time will tell! Edited October 28, 2018 by CactusKing Forgot tags Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garin Posted October 28, 2018 Report Share Posted October 28, 2018 That's a great accomplishment! Those beetles are more difficult than others, so if you get an adult, that is fantastic. I have heard that high temps are the key. Good luck and keep us posted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CactusKing Posted October 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2018 17 hours ago, Garin said: That's a great accomplishment! Those beetles are more difficult than others, so if you get an adult, that is fantastic. I have heard that high temps are the key. Good luck and keep us posted! Thanks for the support! I'm gonna' try my best! Will keep updates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexW Posted November 1, 2018 Report Share Posted November 1, 2018 http://arachnoboards.com/threads/inducing-bdfb-to-pupate.280289/ some tips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Menagerie Posted November 9, 2018 Report Share Posted November 9, 2018 On 10/28/2018 at 4:03 PM, CactusKing said: Wish me luck! Any tips on how this is going to go? This is my first beetle larva and I believe I am doing everything correctly. Keeping it around 78 degrees, moist substrate. Only time will tell! Just to clarify: are you saying this is the first beetle larvae you have ever raised (we will assume mealworms don't count)? If so, that is incredible. I have looked at trying to breed them before, and it looked like it was nearly impossible to successfully raise them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerHobo Posted November 9, 2018 Report Share Posted November 9, 2018 8 hours ago, The Mantis Menagerie said: (we will assume mealworms don't count)? Don't you take Zophobas morio away from me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Menagerie Posted November 9, 2018 Report Share Posted November 9, 2018 2 hours ago, PowerHobo said: Don't you take Zophobas morio away from me... I think Zophobas morio is a little bit complex to raise since they usually do not pupate in the presence of other larvae. Mealworms, on the other hand, can be raised by sticking them in a bin with some oats and leaving them for a couple months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CactusKing Posted January 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2019 On 11/8/2018 at 10:39 PM, The Mantis Menagerie said: Just to clarify: are you saying this is the first beetle larvae you have ever raised (we will assume mealworms don't count)? If so, that is incredible. I have looked at trying to breed them before, and it looked like it was nearly impossible to successfully raise them. Oh I have raised mealworms before. I mean like the first "rare" kind of beetle ya know? Still in a pupal chamber as a pre-pupa sadly. But not dead! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GelGelada Posted January 24, 2019 Report Share Posted January 24, 2019 Oooh yeah keep us updated! I have thought about getting some of these this year and I wanna know your progress on the pupation! I have heard that they're hard to get to pupate but I don't know if that's actually true or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehuth Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 @CactusKing any updates on this project? :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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