Stephanocrates dohertyi were considered an impossible to breed species. I remember seeing single larvae offered for more than 100 DM at around 2000. I think no one ever succeeded in breeding these, and I doubt that anyone ever made it past F1. There were theories that the larvae need a special diet, but in the […]
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Odontolabis dalmanni intermedia – breeding for giant size by Kay
This is a short breeding update by my friend Kay the Guru on Odontolabis dalmanni intermedia. I think it is really interesting for several reasons. First of all, Japanese breeders are already quite advanced when it comes to substrates and more and more started looking into temperature effects when trying to achieve maximum size Lucanidae. […]
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