pannaking22 Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 I'm trying my hand with two species Eleodes I found, but like an idiot I tossed them all in together for a couple days while trying to set up a second enclosure and now I have loads of larvae in the first. Not the end of the world, the two species are different enough that they'll be easy to separate once they hit adulthood, but still a definite oops on my part. They're just on cocofiber with some pieces of corkbark in for cover and climbing and it looks like they're doing really well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted January 5, 2020 Author Share Posted January 5, 2020 6 hours ago, pannaking22 said: I'm trying my hand with two species Eleodes I found, but like an idiot I tossed them all in together for a couple days while trying to set up a second enclosure and now I have loads of larvae in the first. Not the end of the world, the two species are different enough that they'll be easy to separate once they hit adulthood, but still a definite oops on my part. They're just on cocofiber with some pieces of corkbark in for cover and climbing and it looks like they're doing really well. Yeah I've done that a couple times, kinda annoying but thankfully not a huge problem, especially since Eleodes found in the same ranges as each other generally can't hybridize... 😅 Just gonna have a big batch of mystery larvae until they start maturing... 😂 Basically sounds like my typical Eleodes setups, they really aren't that demanding, some species like more or less sand in their substrate than others, but other than that pretty easy. Got any pics of yours? If you haven't gotten an ID already I can try and help! 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allpet Roaches Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 19 hours ago, pannaking22 said: I'm trying my hand with two species Eleodes I found, but like an idiot I tossed them all in together for a couple days while trying to set up a second enclosure and now I have loads of larvae in the first. Not the end of the world, the two species are different enough that they'll be easy to separate once they hit adulthood, but still a definite oops on my part. They're just on cocofiber with some pieces of corkbark in for cover and climbing and it looks like they're doing really well. Some Eleodes larvae eat other Eleodes so you may just end up with one species. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted January 6, 2020 Author Share Posted January 6, 2020 11 hours ago, Allpet Roaches said: Some Eleodes larvae eat other Eleodes so you may just end up with one species. Yeah that's a possibility too, all depends on what species you have basically... 😅 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pannaking22 Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 On 1/5/2020 at 1:33 PM, Allpet Roaches said: Some Eleodes larvae eat other Eleodes so you may just end up with one species. Hmmm, well that could cause some issues then. I was looking in their enclosure yesterday and there are a few large larvae but not a lot of small ones, so that may have been what happened. The species are split now just to be safe. Presumably it'd still be an issue within a species? I'll try to get some pics for you @Hisserdude Interestingly, I've noticed that of all the food I've given them, peppers have been the favorite. Most of my roaches nibble at peppers but don't really eat them (G. caffrorum excepted because they eat everything), so it's nice to have something I can throw bits of pepper at instead of throwing it away. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted April 16, 2020 Author Share Posted April 16, 2020 Eleodes obscura (adult female): Eleodes nigrina (adult female): 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auz Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 cuties! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted April 17, 2020 Author Share Posted April 17, 2020 2 hours ago, Auz said: cuties! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allpet Roaches Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 On 1/21/2020 at 10:47 AM, pannaking22 said: Hmmm, well that could cause some issues then. I was looking in their enclosure yesterday and there are a few large larvae but not a lot of small ones, so that may have been what happened. The species are split now just to be safe. Presumably it'd still be an issue within a species? I'll try to get some pics for you @Hisserdude Interestingly, I've noticed that of all the food I've given them, peppers have been the favorite. Most of my roaches nibble at peppers but don't really eat them (G. caffrorum excepted because they eat everything), so it's nice to have something I can throw bits of pepper at instead of throwing it away. I have not noticed cannibalism of healthy larvae within the same species even for the most aggressive one, Eleodes spinipes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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