I’ve got a rainbow grub that’s just burrowed into the substrate and I haven’t seen her in a couple of days, is that normal? I’m new to this and I don’t want to disturb her but I hope she’s ok in there!
@marlastrongbow hello what stage of grub is she? If she's gone down to the bottom she could be shedding her skin to go into the next stage of larvae or if she I'd a later stage of larvae preparing a pupae chamber. See if you can see her at the bottom. I would leave her and check back another time just in case she is going into pupation but it does depend on her larvae stage.
Could you show us the enclosure please, I currently have a larvae and want to know what sort of enclosure Im going to need for the rainbow stag beetle :) thanks~
Some people keep larvae together in small groups in a big container but there is still a risk of them eating each other so I would try and keep them separately
I don’t have many larvae at the moment and some of them r really small. I don’t have any adults. So clean out for beetles adults I would just take them out, clean the whole thing and replace the flake soil. I have a big massive tank filled with potting soil and a diverse collection of beetles so I need to take them out and do a big clean. With larvae, I keep them strictly in flake soil as they are sensitive to other soil types. Don’t do a total clean for them as they won’t be used to totally new stuff they will get upset by it , they need some of the old bacteria in there so I normally take half or less than half out and then put more wood in the bottom and layer it I will do a video to show this, would that be helpful? For more information on Rainbow Stags head to my website www.theinsectnerd.co.uk
@@nadinecontreras8566 I clean the stag beetle larvae tank every 1 to t3 months. Make sure the soil is not too clogged up with faeces as the larvae will not eat. I check my often and if so dirty which it will be after that time take the faeces out and replace it with new flake soil and rotten wood. I wouldn’t do it too often as this will stress out the larvae. Adults I clean every 3 to 6 months depending on the state of the enclosure. But I also do spit cleans and get rid of any horrible rotten fruit or horrible jelly and change some bits of the soil. Hope this helps
@@nadinecontreras8566 hello so I’d clean the tank for adults every 4-5 months but would spot clean regularly taking rotten fruit and replacing some soil maybe every two weeks. For larvae is so a half clean every 2 to 3 months. However if u see the tub has a lot of faeces beforehand I’d clean it then as larvae will not eat from a soil clogged up with faeces. Remember to only do a half of part clean and ensure rotten wood is layered. So the bottom will have a layer of rotten wood, then add more flake soil then another layer of wood and so on until you get to the top. Also salary substrate to cool larvae down every so often especially in this hot weather but they don’t like it too damp. The soil just has to be stamp enough to scoop into a ball. Too wet will cause mould growth and kill your larvae
I’ve got a rainbow grub that’s just burrowed into the substrate and I haven’t seen her in a couple of days, is that normal? I’m new to this and I don’t want to disturb her but I hope she’s ok in there!
@marlastrongbow hello what stage of grub is she? If she's gone down to the bottom she could be shedding her skin to go into the next stage of larvae or if she I'd a later stage of larvae preparing a pupae chamber. See if you can see her at the bottom. I would leave her and check back another time just in case she is going into pupation but it does depend on her larvae stage.
@@theinsectnerdzarabreden thank you!
Could you show us the enclosure please, I currently have a larvae and want to know what sort of enclosure Im going to need for the rainbow stag beetle :) thanks~
I will do a video on this soon.
Hi sorry I never got round to doing this. I apologise it was a weird year. Did u want to see an enclosure for adult or larvae?
@@theinsectnerdzarabredenI would like to see the enclosure for the larva
@@KingerlySHolt oh sure sorry works been very bust atm I'll work on more videos soon. Thank you for your patience
do they attack each other as larvae? can I keep several together
Some people keep larvae together in small groups in a big container but there is still a risk of them eating each other so I would try and keep them separately
Do you sell any? Also how much would you recommend cleaning the tank and changing the substrate
I don’t have many larvae at the moment and some of them r really small. I don’t have any adults. So clean out for beetles adults I would just take them out, clean the whole thing and replace the flake soil. I have a big massive tank filled with potting soil and a diverse collection of beetles so I need to take them out and do a big clean.
With larvae, I keep them strictly in flake soil as they are sensitive to other soil types. Don’t do a total clean for them as they won’t be used to totally new stuff they will get upset by it , they need some of the old bacteria in there so I normally take half or less than half out and then put more wood in the bottom and layer it I will do a video to show this, would that be helpful? For more information on Rainbow Stags head to my website www.theinsectnerd.co.uk
Well I have adults but not for sale
@@theinsectnerdzarabreden how often do you recommend cleaning the tank
@@nadinecontreras8566 I clean the stag beetle larvae tank every 1 to t3 months. Make sure the soil is not too clogged up with faeces as the larvae will not eat. I check my often and if so dirty which it will be after that time take the faeces out and replace it with new flake soil and rotten wood. I wouldn’t do it too often as this will stress out the larvae. Adults I clean every 3 to 6 months depending on the state of the enclosure. But I also do spit cleans and get rid of any horrible rotten fruit or horrible jelly and change some bits of the soil. Hope this helps
@@nadinecontreras8566 hello so I’d clean the tank for adults every 4-5 months but would spot clean regularly taking rotten fruit and replacing some soil maybe every two weeks. For larvae is so a half clean every 2 to 3 months. However if u see the tub has a lot of faeces beforehand I’d clean it then as larvae will not eat from a soil clogged up with faeces. Remember to only do a half of part clean and ensure rotten wood is layered. So the bottom will have a layer of rotten wood, then add more flake soil then another layer of wood and so on until you get to the top. Also salary substrate to cool larvae down every so often especially in this hot weather but they don’t like it too damp. The soil just has to be stamp enough to scoop into a ball. Too wet will cause mould growth and kill your larvae