builtlikedorcus Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 It is a truly wonderful species, and so far I have had 2 out of 6 larvae die at L2 and the others move onto L3. has anybody managed to rear healthy adults? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeetlebreederGermany Posted March 25, 2022 Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 Hello, out of curiosity, how have you been keeping your larvae? Best regards, BeetlebreederGermany Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goliathus Posted March 25, 2022 Report Share Posted March 25, 2022 From what I have read, M. oberthuri is considered to be more difficult to rear than other species of Mecynorhina; not because the larvae are problematic, but because there is apparently a much higher probability of die-off during the pupal cell stage. At least, this was the case with early efforts in rearing the species; it's possible that some hobbyists have since made improvements to the rearing process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynastes Posted March 26, 2022 Report Share Posted March 26, 2022 On 3/12/2022 at 12:26 PM, builtlikedorcus said: It is a truly wonderful species, and so far I have had 2 out of 6 larvae die at L2 and the others move onto L3. has anybody managed to rear healthy adults? About 25 years ago I got 6 L1 and they grew into big, healthy grubs and decent pupae. Four died in the pupal cell, one lived a few days as a beetle and the survivor lived a few months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
builtlikedorcus Posted March 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2022 The same basic substrate mix i use for my M. T. U of flake soil/rotten hardwood leaves at 20c. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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