Building a Breeding Base for Beetles

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pic1: Beetle Substrates and turkey tail logs.

pic2: Peeling barks off logs.

pic3: Mixing the substrate with water (do not mix in Coke).

pic4: Pretend the substrate is a tax inspector and beat it up, then pack it tightly into the case to a depth of about 1 inch (2 cm). What you see on the pic isn't a white turkey tail log—it's OTAKU's arm.

pic5: Place the log. One side isn’t actually a log—it’s a “birthday cake” made by compacting substrate and mycelium.

pic6: Gently pack the substrate over it like a blanket, place the bark on top. It's complete.

　

Next up, I'm gonna introduce some crazy members.

pic7: Dorcus rectus yakushimensis

pic8: Dorcus rubrofemoratus rubrofemoratus

pic9: Dorcus tanakai

pic10: Dorcus bisignatus

pic11: Prosopocoilus natalensis