James' Beetle Farm

19/01/2025

Hope you picked up our new brochure at the Pomona Super Show last weekend!

16/01/2025

Get yourself a cute shoulder beetle.

14/01/2025

We have a breeding guide up on our site! Check it out if your interested in breeding beetles yourself in the future.

It can be found in our "Blog" section on James'BeetleFarm .com (man I wish I could post working links)

12/01/2025

Pop Quiz! Which one is Dorcus Grandis Grandis? Don't worry if you don't know. This is a hard one.
(Should I make easier quizzes? 😅)

10/01/2025

Rhaetulus didieri in the breeding box, guarding over his mate. His mandibles have been tied just in case. We don't want to lose any females.

06/01/2025

Flower beetles will make cacoons for their pupa chamber. And small flower beetles will make cute little smoll cacoons.

01/01/2025

Have a Happy New Year!

From James' Beetle Farm
Got any beetle breeding goals you want to reach in 2025?

#2025

30/12/2024

Flower beetle larva molted from L1-L2. Their heads become all white, and their bodies become all soft. Takes them a few days for their new head capsules to harden.

29/12/2024

Big grubbie

Late L3 larva

25/12/2024

Merry Christmas to everyone and their beetles! Hope you had a beetiful year!

Merry Christmas, Benny the Beetle

25/12/2024

Beetle tip: When pupas are close to emerging, their colors will darken. Then they should emerge in 1-2 days.

Also, Happy Christmas Eve!

24/12/2024

Find James' Beetle Farm at the Reptile Super Show! Jan 11-12, Pomona

See you there!

21/12/2024

Watching your own pet larvae grow is a very satisfying process.

These photos show the different phases of a stag beetle larvae. Rhino and Flower beetles are similar.

19/12/2024

19/12/2024

The Beetle of the Day is Rheatulus crenatus crenatus!

This species originates from Taiwan, and the males can reach a size of 65mm. Making them a small to medium-sized beetle. Larvae period is fairly short, with males taking around 8 months. Adults have a life span of around 6 months.

They have a very unique mandible shape that curves up and down and is lined with big and small teeth. These mandibles really help this species stand out, and it's one of our favorites.

Rheatulus crenatus crenatus, in particular is all black. Many of it's relatives however, like Rheatulus crenatus speciosus, comes with an orange pattern. Rheatulus crenatus ruburifemoratus has red markings on its leg. Rheatulus crenatus tsutsui and Rhaetulus crenatus boileaui have nice large orange spots in their elytra.

Rheatulus species require log to rear, and the larvae prefer less fermented flake soil, like our flake soil for stag beetles.

Rheatulus crenatus crenatus is a very cool beetle.

13/12/2024

Actaeon beetle was passing by, so I got some pics. Don't expect any Megasoma actaeon from us in the future, though.

12/12/2024

A very nice 77mm black CMF emerged.

11/12/2024

If you see some orange color flake on the side of the container, that is a good sign that your larva has constructed a pupa chamber and is getting ready to pupate. Sometimes people will dig up their pupa's early to get a look at them. You can do this by digging up a portion of the flake in their container. Then carefully digging until you unearth the top of the pupa chamber. Though it's usually best just to leave the pupa be, especially if you are new to raising beetles. Once you have dug out the roof of the pupa chamber and cleaned out any flake that my have fallen into their chamber, you can cover it back up with some damp tissue paper or paper towel, covered by some flake until you are ready to check on them again. This is so their pupa chamber does not dry out since they need it to be damp to have a successful emergence (too wet is bad too).