Lucanus capreolus

[agent A]

finding these now, males around now females will be out in 2-3 weeks

gonna sell wild caught adult pairs for $12 shipped but they r kinda limited in number, last year i caught 12 adult males but only 4 females

anyways here is an adult male (who is already spoken for just waiting for female) i caught at a light thursday night

dont worry that's just a drosophila hydei on its back

love the hemolymph bubbles in the front legs

they like to eat strawberries, cut one up and put it in a sealed container in the fridge until soft and juicy

 

[mutrok4040]

Are you gonna mate them?

 

[agent A]

Are you gonna mate them?

yes

they mate very quickly and frequently

 

[mantidsaresweet]

Those are pretty awesome man! Is the care for them pretty easy and how do you raise the larvae?

 

[agent A]

here is a video of how many i caught last night:

 

[OctoberRainne]

Thats awesome,what do you feed them?

 

[OctoberRainne]

Just fruit or anything else?*

 

[agent A]

Just fruit or anything else?*

i take a few strawberries, cut them up, throw them in an airtight containr, put them in the fridge for like 3 days so they get soft and juicy, and they suck the juice off the strawberry

maple syrup also works well

 

[OctoberRainne]

Very cool and easy,you say you were selling them? would definitely snap some up

 

[agent A]

Very cool and easy,you say you were selling them? would definitely snap some up

yes i caught tons last night but i gotta wait for more females to emerge

 

[OctoberRainne]

Nice

 

[mutrok4040]

yes i caught tons last night but i gotta wait for more females to emerge

I can't wait! :clap:

 

[mutrok4040]

Could you feed strawberries that r juicy like in the photo to any non-insectivore beetle? I have a cool one I caught with a pretty tan shell with black dots, a little bigger than your Lucanus capreolus.

 

[agent A]

Lucanus capreolus r not insectivores lol

 

[mutrok4040]

I know. That is why I said non-insectivores...

 

[mutrok4040]

I meant any non-insectivore beetle besides Lucanus carpreolus, sorry

 

[agent A]

I would assume so lol

 

[mutrok4040]

Ok...