Good day to all the sifus here.
You see, about 6 months ago i started raring 5 Allomyrina Dichotoma beetle larvae i bought from one online vendor.
And i have bought about 15 litres of fermented sawdust as food source for these larvae, they work really well.
But the problem is these pre-made fermented sawdust are just too expensive for this beetle breeding hobby of mine to be anywhere near sustainable.
So i have come up with the idea of making these fermented sawdust myself and started googling.
The result i get is:
To make these fermented sawdust, the ingredients needed is as follow:
#1. Hardwood sawdust/chip (preferably Oak or Beech or a mix of two)
#2. Flour (can get in supermarket)
#3. Yeast (optional)
#4. Appropriate amount of water
Okay so onto the real problem, theres no Oak and beech trees in Malaysia, so obtaining Oak or Beech sawdust/chips is only possible through importing in the quantity of metric ton.
Therefore i have broaden my scope from Oak&Beech to Hardwood. Specifically hardwood sawdust and started going around sawmill after sawmill looking for just that but all i get is mixed sawdust. With the uncertainty of the source of the sawdust i cant exactly be sure if it is viable to be used as beetle larvae substrate. Either way i have bought a batch and started the production of my first fermented sawdust, i guess the only way to know is to teat it on live beetle larvae.
So the problem i would like to ask is have anyone any source for hardwood OR hardwood sawdust OR hardwood chips? If yes, can provide me the contact?
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