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I have had beetles for about three weeks now and have not seen babies yet. From my research, it may take several weeks for the beetles to mature, mate, and lay eggs. The eggs may take up to two weeks to hatch. The babies may take another two weeks to grow to the size that can be seen with the naked eye. So, we are talking about six weeks from the time we see beetles to when we see babies. I stopped checking everyday for babies.My beetles have been lasting roughly a week - 10 days, it seems. Of course, it's harder to tell now because of the beetle population explosion. There are so many beetles and the dead ones disappear fast. I am still not seeing new mealies myself yet. I had expected to see some by now. I picked up another 200 mixed size mealies at the pet store last week and put them in a separate container. There were 5 or 6 pupa at the time of purchase. Within a couple of days I had a couple dozen pupa with more appearing daily. I forgot to check the container yesterday. This morning . . . 22 beetles! So I added them to the big bin. There are probably about 150+ beetles crawling around in there right now. Hopefully making lots of babies.
How do you look for eggs? I try to look for eggs, but all I see is their droppings on the paper.Some of my beetles are already dyeing off.I see lots of eggs, but haven't seen any new worms yet. I have no idea why they are dying so soon.I hope the eggs hatch okay, so my cycle continues.
Their droppings are dark (blackish) and the eggs are a cream, or white color.How do you look for eggs? I try to look for eggs, but all I see is their droppings on the paper.
My beetles are dying too, and I think it is because there is not enough moisture. They seem to need a lot more moisture than the mealworms. The fruit pieces are sucked dry in hours now rather than in days as before.
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