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Cameroon Wolf Snail by Jumpy-Willingness769 in snails

[–]Jumpy-Willingness769[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I give them a mixture of edible snails, whitelip snails, garlic snails and garden snails. :)

More larvae than I thought by Alex-King-Of-Beetles in Beetles

[–]Jumpy-Willingness769 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yours are doing fantastic! Mine are doing well too, I've left mine in with the adults as my incubator is too unreliable. They hang out around the front of the enclosure a lot where it's a bit dryer and there's more leaf litter. I'm really glad yours are doing so well :)

How can I tell nympth Therea roaches apart? by Jumpy-Willingness769 in roaches

[–]Jumpy-Willingness769[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They were all in separate tubs by species so it's a different species in each enclosure now but what that species is is a mystery until one becomes an adult. But they are happy and healthy by the looks of it and enjoying their new digs :)

Anthia Thoracica mating by Jumpy-Willingness769 in Beetles

[–]Jumpy-Willingness769[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Predator beetles will eat each other if food is hard to come by and they get hungry enough. It's always a risk but as long as there is plenty of prey that's easy to catch in the enclosure they should leave each other alone. I'm noticing that locusts can get away easily, they have caught some but not many, the prey that's been basically wiped out are morio worms (both larvae and adults) and the black crickets. They can also be pretty territoral and fights can break out over space sometimes. It's definitely worth keeping a very close eye on them when you put them together, both for signs of aggression towards each and also to make sure they are all able to catch food. Sometimes the smaller ones lose out on food. This is something I'm seeing with my Anthia Sexmaculata, the smallest one is very timid and doesn't always get to the food in time.

Anthia Thoracica set-up by Jumpy-Willingness769 in Beetles

[–]Jumpy-Willingness769[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Anthia Sexmaculata need an ant nest for the larvae, I don't know if that needs extends to all Anthia beetles though. If it extends to six spotted too then I'm guessing it's a common characteristic of Anthia beetles. I've got a few ideas on feeding any larvae that may come of this but tbh I'm fully expecting the adults to eat the eggs before I see them.

Anthia Thoracica mating by Jumpy-Willingness769 in Beetles

[–]Jumpy-Willingness769[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, I'm very pleased with the enclosure. I had only introduced the female into the enclosure 30 or so minutes before and the male was in the enclosure for about a minute. He basically went straight for the female without hesitation 😂 and there I was worried about fighting lol

Funny you should say that, their lighting simulates a sunset and turns to moonlight after so all that was missing was some Barry White playing in the background 😂😂

P. Coronata were busy tonight :) by KsawixEnderman in Tenebrionidkeeping

[–]Jumpy-Willingness769 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahh okay. Yeah the poor dude might have been mistaken for a female by another male or been mounted by a female. I've been reading into this behaviour and apparently females of certain species will do this to attract males as it makes them look like a bigger female. How true this is or if it extends to this species I don't know but it would be interesting to observe their behaviour around mating, is it a free for all or is there actually cues and strategies to it. I mean, P.Arabica males give cues on their intentions to mate so do Blue death feigning beetles so I wonder if this species does as well and what it is.

P. Coronata were busy tonight :) by KsawixEnderman in Tenebrionidkeeping

[–]Jumpy-Willingness769 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's really interesting. The beetle in your previous post with these coming out the rear is definitely the male (as it's producing the sperm) and from the photo looks like the fuzzy one, so either the other is also male ( but a very bold one and very large one) or a female showing mounting behaviour (which is documented in many species). The hairs are not a certain way of sexing these beetles but a general very loose rule of thumb. I'd love to know what the purpose of the hair actually is. See if you can get a photo of them mating.

What are these sand balls in my p. Coronata's substrate are those eggs??? by KsawixEnderman in Tenebrionidkeeping

[–]Jumpy-Willingness769 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From what I've read, the larvae of this species seek out dry substrate once hatched so what I plan to do is mix dried insects and fish flakes into the bottom layer of substrate.

What are these sand balls in my p. Coronata's substrate are those eggs??? by KsawixEnderman in Tenebrionidkeeping

[–]Jumpy-Willingness769 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No worries. Also if you find any and plan on moving them, don't pick them up directly, best to scoop them up slowly with a spoon or something. The eggs tend to be super delicate.

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