Odontolabis siva parryi

Distribution:

Taiwan

Breeding hints:

Innumerous hobbyist have kept and bred the Taiwanese subspecies of Odontolabis siva parryi. The breeding is standard Odontolabis:

Odontolabis normally make for a good beginners choice. Of course there are some difficult to breed species, but the major challenge in breeding Odontolabis normally lays in achieving telodont males rather than just reproducing the species.

Like many Odontolabis species the females will lay their eggs into fine substrate next to wood pieces. It is even possible to raise the larvae on a leaf litter substrate with only a minimal part of white rotten wood. Of course, to get major males in breeding you would need a fermented mat and additives. It is quite interesting that, given enough space, Odontolabis larvae can be kept together and seem to communicate by stridulation. Each larva will build its own cave system and stay inside those confines. Some larva however do invade the caves of the others and eat them. I believe that these will become major males in the wild.

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Specimen Pictures:

Odontolabis siva parryi male, Taiwan © B.Harink

Pictures of living specimen:

Odontolabis siva parryi male, Taiwan © J. Oldrich

Odontolabis siva parryi male, Taiwan © P. Curik

Odontolabis siva parryi male, Taiwan © Borhuah Chen

Odontolabis siva parryi female, Taiwan © Borhuah Chen

Odontolabis siva parryi larva, L3, Taiwan © J. Oldrich

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