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Comprehensive Guide on Giant Stag Beetle Care

Keep the adult giant stag beetle in a 1 gallon, ventilated enclosure. Feed it with beetle jelly. Keep the beetle at 68-75 °F. Mist the substrates every other days to keep it moist.

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A Guide to Keeping Eastern Hercules Beetle

place the adult beetle in a 1.5 gal tank filled with 3” of soil/peat moss mixture and some tree barks. Feed the beetle with beetle jelly. Misting regularly using a garden sprayer.

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Keeping Goliath Beetle: A Beginners’ Guide

Place the goliath beetle in a 4 gallon ventilated tank filled with 2″ of coir. Put some tree bark or branches in the tank. Feed the beetle with cut fruits or beetle jelly.

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Secret Recipe: How to Make Flake Soil for Beetles

Mix activated 0.2 lbs yeast, 0.4 lbs wheat flour, 0.4 lbs corn flour, 0.2 lbs white sugar, and 0.2 lbs brown sugar with 20 lbs hardwood sawdust. Add water into the mixture and stir

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Growing Large Hercules Beetles: Things You Need to Know

Growing the larger and larger hercules beetle is the goal of many hercules beetle enthusiasts. The largest known hercules beetle is 181 mm (~7.1") in length, recorded in 2018. It broke the record...

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Recipe for Beetle Jelly

Feeding your beetles with jelly is a lot more convenient compared to feeding them with fruits. The jelly lasts longer and does not grow molds as easy compared to fruits. If you can’t find beetle jelly in the pet stores,…

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