PowerHobo Posted May 29, 2019 Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 These are my first captive bred generation of any beetle, and the spawn of the first adult beetles I've had since I got into this hobby. I completely failed counting and oversold from my culture, which left me with only 4 larvae, so having 3 of them emerge including members of both sexes has been a great relief. Now it's just a waiting game for #4 to pupate. Knowing that I took care of and bred these specimens' parents and raised them from eggs entirely on sub I fermented myself is pretty cool, especially considering some of the fairly terrible experiences I had with losses It was actually 2 females and 1 male that emerged, but I didn't get a picture of the second female, and the first picture of the male was too good to not post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehuth Posted May 29, 2019 Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 Congratulations – this is great news and I totally get your feeling of satisfaction and happiness over this success. It's one reason I so often tell friends to consider keeping inverts. People have a hard time believing "bugs" could give them such a cool experience. Thanks also for sharing these great pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goliathus Posted May 29, 2019 Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 Nice horn development and markings! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garin Posted May 31, 2019 Report Share Posted May 31, 2019 A real beauty! Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuppyMintMocha Posted May 31, 2019 Report Share Posted May 31, 2019 Exciting! I'm still waiting for both of mine to pupate. It won't be quite as satisfying I'm sure, since I bought them as L3s, but it's my first time rearing beetle larvae (save for mealworm/superworms and one small click beetle), so it'll still be very exciting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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