Breeding Onthophagus gazella, and Scarabaeus sacer dung beetles!
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2022 12:29 pm
by Retinise
Hi! im working on a project for work and was wondering if anyone had any tips or guides/methods on how to successfully breed dung beetles(Onthophagus gazella, and Scarabaeus sacer). Specifically of the burrowing variety. Thanks!! Its been really hard to find any info online, so any help is greatly appreciated Specific temp, tank size, substrate, and specific ammounts of what would help a lot if possible too.
Re: Breeding Onthophagus gazella, and Scarabaeus sacer dung beetles!
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2022 3:52 pm
by kevinkk
You might find good information at "beetleforum.net" a hobbyist specific site.
Re: Breeding Onthophagus gazella, and Scarabaeus sacer dung beetles!
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2022 5:16 pm
by livingplanet3
Retinise wrote: ↑Tue Dec 06, 2022 12:29 pm
Hi! im working on a project for work and was wondering if anyone had any tips or guides/methods on how to successfully breed dung beetles(Onthophagus gazella, and Scarabaeus sacer). Specifically of the burrowing variety. Thanks!! Its been really hard to find any info online, so any help is greatly appreciated Specific temp, tank size, substrate, and specific ammounts of what would help a lot if possible too.
The breeding of dung beetles is a somewhat niche interest, and there is far less information available about this topic than for rhino, flower, and stag beetles. But, apart from the beetle hobbyist forum (https://beetleforum.net/) that kevinkk mentioned, there is also at least one publication that might prove helpful -
Re: Breeding Onthophagus gazella, and Scarabaeus sacer dung beetles!
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2022 7:04 pm
by livingplanet3
Probably not relevant to the OP's project, but here's a short film from CSIRO about the efforts begun in the mid-1960s to naturalize exotic dung beetles in Australia -
Specific temp, tank size, substrate, and specific ammounts of what would help a lot if possible too.