cre0broter Posted May 27, 2011 Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 I finally got a male Lucanus capreolus! he bit me, really hurt. will post pics later! how should i care for him? how do i get him a mate? what was he doing in my vegetable garden? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted May 27, 2011 Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 Congratulation!! Becareful about the setting because L. capreolus is very active species and it often dies from falling over the back and unable to get itself up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cre0broter Posted May 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2011 I put him in an old pretzel jar with some rotting wood and soil subsrate, he is kinda lazy and he burrows down into the medium. He eats strawberry slices and sugary syrup. any advice for getting more? I want at least another male and a few females. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted May 30, 2011 Report Share Posted May 30, 2011 I put him in an old pretzel jar with some rotting wood and soil subsrate, he is kinda lazy and he burrows down into the medium. He eats strawberry slices and sugary syrup. any advice for getting more? I want at least another male and a few females. I usually find two to three adults in the same place. They fly into street lights so you should look under the light at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Clausen Posted June 4, 2011 Report Share Posted June 4, 2011 You might invest in a either a Mercury Vapor lamp and/or blacklight bulb (4 foot, product # BL350) like the ones in my set up here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kETVllF95Ls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
What Posted June 4, 2011 Report Share Posted June 4, 2011 You might invest in a either a Mercury Vapor lamp... My MV lamp is without a doubt the best purchase I have made in years... If you are considering setting yourself up with one, I highly recommend these pages: http://nitro.biosci.arizona.edu/zEEB/butterflies/JoelMV.html http://nitro.biosci.arizona.edu/zEEB/butterflies/MVsetup.html Some very good, even if it is mostly moth oriented, advice. On the first page the guy uses a 30cal ammo box...dont bother, just get a 50cal box and be done with it! More space, you can store your bulb/the socket in the container, even (at least, I built mine to facilitate such things). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beetle-Experience Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 Also - check gas station parking lots at night. With a little work you can find specific ones that are very productive. We have a "route" that we take to check several good spots on the weekends - can usually find more bugs than if you setup a light rig in one spot. Steven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cre0broter Posted June 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2011 yesterday i dug near a fallen tree, found 2 males, haven't been able to find a female though, we are expecting rain, will that help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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