Babies

[c2c]

Can i keep baby jacksons (new born) inside a glass tank so i can feed fruit flys?
and move them into something bigger when they can take pin heads or small dubias

 

[Shawntea]

I would think it would be ok since Jax require higher humidity anyhow. Is there ventilation anywhere, top maybe?

 

[SSimsswiSS]

Can i keep baby jacksons (new born) inside a glass tank so i can feed fruit flys?
and move them into something bigger when they can take pin heads or small dubias

Yes, I raise many babies the same way.

 

[c2c]

I would think it would be ok since Jax require higher humidity anyhow. Is there ventilation anywhere, top maybe?

probably a little...ill ask the breeder what they did
can the flies climb slick sufaces

 

[SSimsswiSS]

probably a little...ill ask the breeder what they did
can the flies climb slick sufaces

Yes. Nearly all flies have very light bodies, allowing them to crawl walls, and even walk on ceiling.




You can see fruit flies walking up the plastic container wall in background. You can keep many of the flies inside by adding small pieces of fruit. A banana slice works wonders, at keeping fruit flies to stay.

 

[c2c]

do you "gut feed" fruit flys?
if so how
or can i use them straight out of the container that they come in

 

[Texas Panther Man]

Feed fruit flys directly out of the rearing container. They eat the medium in the rearing container. No need to gut load them.

 

[c2c]

Feed fruit flys directly out of the rearing container. They eat the medium in the rearing container. No need to gut load them.

Ok I didnt know if it was like that chemical stuff in the cricket ones. can i just place the container inside the enclosure and let them crawl out at their own pace or should i shake/tap them out of the container

 

[DanSB]

Fruit flies pretty much always escape unless they are being eaten fast. My Chorus frogs eat faster than pretty much anything I've ever fed and I still get escapees. A small shallow bowl of vinegar next to the enclosure tends to get any stray flies that escape. They love it and can't swim.

 

[c2c]

Vinegar hmm. Why is that. Is it the acidity?

 

[c2c]

Can I feed Baby praying mantis?

 

[Kodos2150]

the pKa of acetic acid (aka vinegar) is about 5, its a weak acid

 

[DanSB]

It has little to do with the acidity. Vinegar essentially comes from rotting fruit which is what fruit flies love. They aren't actually being hurt by the vinegar they are drowning when they go towards the smell expecting some wonderful rotting fruit for lunch.

The acidity does make vinegar a great disinfectant though that is harmless to most vertebrates. Doctors often recommend it as a disinfectant for use on newborn human baby equipment.

 

[bobrez]

ADD use a drop of dish soap with 50% vinergar to water. The soap breaks the surface tension and they will drown.

 

[Solid Snake]

Can I feed Baby praying mantis?

Yes!
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[c2c]

It has little to do with the acidity. Vinegar essentially comes from rotting fruit which is what fruit flies love. They aren't actually being hurt by the vinegar they are drowning when they go towards the smell expecting some wonderful rotting fruit for lunch.

The acidity does make vinegar a great disinfectant though that is harmless to most vertebrates. Doctors often recommend it as a disinfectant for use on newborn human baby equipment.

Ah I was wondering why they would be attracted to it.

What else can I feed newborns besides fruit flies and baby praying mantis. What about 1 week old crickets/pinheads? Are new born dubia nymphs small enough for baby jacksons?