Rhino Beetle

[Gecko]

A nice (maybe female) rhino beetle flew into my place last night, and decided to keep it...

Wondering if anyone here has a setup for beetle breeding (popular in Taiwan and Japan) and could post pictures to share.

Also anyone who has a male to let, please pm me.

More info here:

http://www.sbwr.org.sg/Wetlands/text/99-6-1-6.htm

[Panut]

i've seen people keep them in taiwan when i went there last december. just some wood and shavings will make a nice habitat for them. i forgotten how they provide water though. i think they feed them mealworms if im not wrong.

Looking forward to see your beetle pictures

cheers,

[turaco]

Remember seeing them in Taiwan too. You can give it a piece of sugar cane to chew on. You can find books on these bugs in book stores. Suppose you need to ID your female to match with a correct male. Anyway rhino bettle are hard to find in Singapore.

[Don90]

You can buy "beetle jelly food" from some of the pet shops here.

And if I'm not wrong, they also sell beetle substrates and other interesting beetle things... I think they have beetle wood mulch for the grubs to grow into beetles.

[ranmasatome]

GEcko.. i come over and see?? used to have tonnes of them while i was living in Japan..

[Gecko]

GEcko.. i come over and see?? used to have tonnes of them while i was living in Japan..

Sure, but must forewarn you, the "rhino horn" is tiny although the body is big TL about 2" I have set up a cosy space for her.

[ranmasatome]

sounds femalish... keke..

[Jungle-mania]

I remeber seeing beetle food including beetle jelly food and habitat stuff at Daiso at Vivo City 2 months ago, not sure if they still have it.

[illumbomb]

Greetings from Japan:

[luenny]

Rhino beetle flew into your house? Wow!! Can I go see with Justin? Wow, that would make a good macro subject.

[Shaihulud]

Saw a documentary on discovery about it in Thailand where they use them for fighting. They feed them sugar cane, but they supposedly don't live very long after they change into a beetle, after they pupate.

[bryan]

Keep the soil moist. Keep it in a cool dim place. Try to have a glass cover. A good sized male will destroy the plastic covers on those Daiso tanks.
My friend actually tried to start an Beetle safari in Cameron Highlands targeting Japanese visitors for awhile.

[Gecko]

Thanks guys, illumbomb for the pictures.

Actually I have a setup that will suit her, my purpose was really to find out and see others' setup.

Will update later.

Cheers

[Merviso]

Hi Gecko, looking forward to see photos of your rhino beetle...

[Gecko]

My rhino beetle is hiding underground.

Here's a stag male instead.

[Don90]

wow is the stag beetle yours?

where you got it from?

[Gecko]

a pair of stag beetles gift from my friend...

will try to take rhino female when I redo their setup, maybe will do away with soil.

[Don90]

The pet shop in great world city sells alot of beetle stuff.

From prepared jelly food to beetle substrate. For molting or for all purpose.

So if I wanna get beetles, I have to import from overseas?

[Gecko]

The pet shop in great world city sells alot of beetle stuff.

From prepared jelly food to beetle substrate. For molting or for all purpose.

So if I wanna get beetles, I have to import from overseas?

Thanks, do you have exact address and name?

Not sure how to get beetles, my rhino flew to my house attracted by the spot light. Maybe AQ can organize a beetle hunt, maybe ranmasatome can guide us.

[Don90]

Thanks, do you have exact address and name?

Not sure how to get beetles, my rhino flew to my house attracted by the spot light. Maybe AQ can organize a beetle hunt, maybe ranmasatome can guide us.

Pets kampong in great world city. They carry alot of reptile stuff too. They even have the special "wooden feeding dish" that fits the beetle jelly food size exactly.

Hmm I'm more interested in stag beetles and the hercules beetle

Any idea how to import in?