LIVE BEETLES CANADA 
 
COMMON NAME : REDDISH-BROWN STAG BEETLE
 
SPECIES : LUCANUS CAPREOLUS
 
SIZE : [ 30 - 45 mm ]
 
LUCANUS CAPREOLUS, COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE REDDISH-BROWN STAG BEETLE, IS A LARGE SPECIES OF STAG BEETLE NATIVE TO THE DECIDUOUS FORESTS OF SOUTHEASTERN CANADA. LIVE BEETLES CANADA CAPTIVE BRED LUCANUS CAPREOLUS ARE AVAILABLE FOR SALE IN BOTH ADULT FORM OR AS LARVAE IN METAMORPHOSIS KITS. LARVAL DEVELOPMENT TAKES ON AVERAGE 1  YEAR FROM EGG TO ADULT, WHICH CAN LIVE AN ADDITIONAL 1 YEAR. DIET SHOULD CONSIST OF BEETLE JELLY, PEELED FRUIT, OR DILUTE MAPLE SYRUP CAN BE GIVEN IN COTTON BALL.