Anyone raise dragonflies?

Gigas

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they look so cool on tv, have u ever tried breeding them in captivity?, i suppose the need sunlight and airborne prey thogh
 

Tleilaxu

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I catch the nymphs and raise them up. I cant find any enclosures big enough for adults, they need lots of space.
 

aggie08

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That looks pretty cool! What do you need to do this, what sort of setup?
 

Tleilaxu

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aggie08 said:
That looks pretty cool! What do you need to do this, what sort of setup?

A ten US gallon tank, filled halfway. You will need plenty of sturdy decore so the nymphs can climb out to turn into adults. Nymphs eat any thing smaller than them though I have found that the larger ones don't eat before turing into adults. Make sure the newly hatched adults do not fall into the water. This hinders their exoskelton hardening.
 

BrentlySnow

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When i grewup in newfoundland they are everywhere, really big to. I find them to be eye please'ing and they eat alot of the nasty bugs u hate, so there handy to.

i see them alot down east, lots here to, there awsome but adults do need alot of space.
 
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