Hisserdude Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Can you start a colony of Therea sp with 4 to 5 individuals? Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanBuck Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 You can but it's going to take a bit of time and effort... I started with 4 individuals and I recently traded for more... I would at least TRY to start with 10... Better breeding chances with that many. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted February 23, 2015 Author Share Posted February 23, 2015 Alright, thanks! I'm okay with a little bit of effort, I've bred a few species of rove beetles now, and that is not exactly easy, lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanBuck Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Never been a beetle fan lol. Never saw a huge pay off with them and I don't like giant grubs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted February 23, 2015 Author Share Posted February 23, 2015 Yeah, I have never bred the rhino beetles with the big "grublike" larva. I only keep darklings and predatory beetles. You should try keeping darkling beetles, they are really easy and fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanBuck Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 I've kept and bred superworms and mealworms on a large scale (at minimum of 100,000 mealworms and 10,000 superworms!). I don't have a problem with those beetle grubs but when they get bigger like dynasty sp. it's too far for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariblatta lutea Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 How can u say "no" to that, Roman? LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inkie14 Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 ^oh dear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted February 23, 2015 Author Share Posted February 23, 2015 Lol! I actually think it looks cute! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanBuck Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Alan... I hate you right now at so many levels... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specimen24-6 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 O my, that's rather large. Looks like it would crawl out of the container and borrow into someone's ear but of course that could never happen could it :l Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZipperMouth Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 what is that grub? Is that a Rhino beetle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariblatta lutea Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 what is that grub? Is that a Rhino beetle? Yep, it's a larva of hercules beetle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZipperMouth Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 i cant find a single place selling interesting beetles. Most of the ones i see are just roly polys or super worms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanBuck Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Cariblatta has some interesting beetles. Not sure if he is selling any currently though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted March 14, 2015 Author Share Posted March 14, 2015 Bugsincyberspace has some neat darkling beetles. And roly polys are isopods, not even closely related to beetles, lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aphaenogaster Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Yeah, isopods are crustaceans (not insects), meaning that they are much more closely related to lobsters than they are to beetles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZipperMouth Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 i know i know,.but i go hunting for beetles and i get roly polys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZipperMouth Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 im looking for something big and colorful. like, holy crap dung beetles. i just wish they were closer in size to a Hercules lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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