How not to raise Dynastes tityus

[zonbonzovi]

Ah, sweet failure! If it were not for ye, I would smugly go through life learning nothing. Lesson #1: Be patient! Must...resist...urge...to...sift...through...substrate. This guy's pupal cell was destroyed by me. I was still excited to see the 1st one emerge, though I wish I'd let it be.

 

[beetleman]

ah,that sucks,oh well. yeah i'm the same way in being impatient aswell...welcome to the club.still an awesome beetle

 

[Malhavoc's]

it still lives? if so not all is lost the damage appears to be superficial to the wing casing and could very wiell give you another generation from it

 

[Entomancer]

Elytra are over-rated anyway

Heh.

Even if his Elytra are a bit deformed, I still think that Dynastes beetle faces are some of the cutest things on Earth.

And yeah, if you can get a female out okay, then you can try again.

 

[mitchrobot]

aw bummer, i did the same thing with a jeweled something or other flower beetle. i thought they were all dead! so i started digging and felt a very distinctive crunch. the little guy made it fine with busted up elytra, an lived about the normal amount of time

 

[zonbonzovi]

Yeah, he's otherwise fine but a little weak. I did the same thing to a female...I hope she makes it out OK. 2 more grubs to go...

 

[BiologicalJewels]

Sorry to hear that Zonbonzovi, i'm waiting patiently and disturb the grubs not unless i need to do a substrate change. I should have a good number of adults by springtime.
Any luck on granti?

 

[zonbonzovi]

Thanks, balam. Good luck with yours. I'm armed with much more knowledge than when I originally bought the L1 grubs. Hoping to find some granti in AZ next month.