Dynastyus Posted September 10, 2010 Report Share Posted September 10, 2010 Hello All! Just found this site today after doing some searches on the internet for beetles. I've developed an interest in beetles the past few years after my wife and I kept some Allomyrina dichotoma in Japan, and was able to transition to the dynastes tityus when I decided to collect beetles here in the US. I'm still primarily a rhino fan, but have been gaining interest in various other beetle species. Still want to get my hands on a d. granti though Nice to meet you all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynastes Posted September 10, 2010 Report Share Posted September 10, 2010 Welcome! The dichotoma are one of my favorites but the 60 day adult lifespan stinks, close to the same with granti except the rearing time is more than doubled. How long do your adult tityus usually live? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynastyus Posted September 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2010 Orin, hello! Actually I've only had two pair of Tityus so far (and I got them from you, haha) so I still don't have much experience with them. The first pair lasted 3-4 months, with the female outlasting the male. I think the male wore himself out as everytime the female surfaced he latched onto her. Poor girl had to deal with that every time she ate! As for the dichotoma, in Japan they didn't even last 60 days. We did buy them at a dept store (and one during a festival as well) but they lasted maybe 2 weeks at most. Must have been at the later stages of thier life cycle. But they are beautiful beetles. I hope beetle collecting in the US picks up, and that they relax the import standards a bit. I definitely prefer beetles to my wife's cats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynastes Posted September 10, 2010 Report Share Posted September 10, 2010 The 60 days on dichotoma is from the day they first molt to adult so if you buy adults you're probably not going to get much more than a month. Wild D. tityus often live a month or two but captive bred usually live six to ten months. Temperature is very important, if kept in the mid 50s most of the time they'll stay healthy as hibernating adults for at least 18 months and then live another six. They can't be hibernated if they've started feeding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynastyus Posted September 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2010 While they are hibernating, is it ok to dig them out every so often or will this disturb them and possibly break the hibernation cycle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynastes Posted September 11, 2010 Report Share Posted September 11, 2010 You can play with them as much as you want at that time. The only thing that usually throws them off is temperatures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cre0broter Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 welcome from Connecticut!!!!!!! I like lucanus capreolus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axlopez Posted September 12, 2010 Report Share Posted September 12, 2010 welcome from Connecticut!!!!!!! I like lucanus capreolus WELCOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! from Texas! I love strategus aloeus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Clausen Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 Welcome Dynastyus! There are quite a few beetle collectors in the US, but many of them kill them on the spot. What other US beetles would you be looking for besides the couple you mentioned? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynastyus Posted September 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 Welcome Dynastyus! There are quite a few beetle collectors in the US, but many of them kill them on the spot. What other US beetles would you be looking for besides the couple you mentioned? Hey Peter, I'm mostly interested in Rhinos, but specifically the d. tityus and the d. granti, though I still haven't had a d.granti yet(and I really want one )I'm basically interested in the beetles I mentioned in my recent posts, such as the Phileurus truncatus, Cotalpa lanigera, or maybe beetles similar to those. I was looking at your death feigning beetle, and they seem pretty interesting. I might pick up some of those in the future. Don't suppose you have any d. granti available? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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