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Blue Bottle Flies
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jamncristian
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what is bigger housefly or blue-bottle fly
bb fly size
Blue bottle is about 3 times bigger than house flies and twice as big as green bottle flies!
Blue bottle is about 3 times bigger than house flies and twice as big as green bottle flies!
FluffyDuff
New Member
Hoping people are still watching this thread!
I went on to www.mantisplace.com and was getting ready to order some blue bottle flies for my fischers that isn't eating crickets anymore. Well my question is, how many should I order for one fischers? How many should I feed him per day? What type of hatching cycle should I be on for the blow.flies? Thanks for any help!!!
I went on to www.mantisplace.com and was getting ready to order some blue bottle flies for my fischers that isn't eating crickets anymore. Well my question is, how many should I order for one fischers? How many should I feed him per day? What type of hatching cycle should I be on for the blow.flies? Thanks for any help!!!
Go with the 100 to start (small order).
Use the cup system I had in the Original Post, and put 5-10 of the spikes every other day or so in the cup at room temperature. Once they start hatching, unplug the escape hole, and watch the fun.
If too many flies are not being eaten, cover the escape hole.
Nick
Blue bottle larvae in Canada
Just to let my fellow Canadian chameleon keepers know if you are looking for blue bottle maggots try Cabela's, they sell for about $3-4 per 100 and are sold as walleye bait, I keep them in the fridge then bring out to room temp to allow to pupate and hatch
Just to let my fellow Canadian chameleon keepers know if you are looking for blue bottle maggots try Cabela's, they sell for about $3-4 per 100 and are sold as walleye bait, I keep them in the fridge then bring out to room temp to allow to pupate and hatch
Deevo
New Member
Thanks for that. I was just about to call my local pet store to see if they could order me some.
Guaca mole
Member
I must be doing something wrong. I have everything set up like I should as per the directions. I put the ones that I could see were very actively wiggling (when I opened up the shipment box) into the Cup O Flies first because they looked like they were already on their way to hatching. I put the remainder into the fridge to stagger hatching at a later date once I saw how the incubation timing went so I would have a steady supply always ready to feed.
Days later they are all black and dehydrated (dead Im sure) in the cup with the sawdust. The only thing that I have managed to hatch is stink.
Needless to say I am very disappointed.
Days later they are all black and dehydrated (dead Im sure) in the cup with the sawdust. The only thing that I have managed to hatch is stink.
Needless to say I am very disappointed.
biffle
Avid Member
It sounds like you are doing it right just not waiting long enough. The black things are called spikes. The warmer they are the quicker they hatch.
Jason
Jason
dco1990
New Member
I also ordered from mantisplace.com and my little guy was very pleased when he got his first action with them yesterday. Is there a rule of thumb as far as how many he should be eating? (3.5 month old panther) Or is it give him as many as possible until he stops eating them?
Thanks
Thanks
I really don't know, Nick! where r u? How many should they feed the little guys a day?
The benefit of BB flies is that if you have too many in the enclosure, they don't bother the chameleons. I put the feeding cup in the enclosure, open the exit hole and let them fly to their death. MWA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA.
Once I see the flies being ignored by the chameleon, I plug the hole, or move it to another cage.
I don't think if too many get in the cage you need to worry, the only downside is opening the door for escapees, and if you gut load the flies, they leave little dark brown spit dots in the cage. BTW, I don't gut load them, I dust them-see the next paragraph.
With younger chameleons, BB are excellent, they always fly and land to get the chameleons attention. With a dusting of Yens' Blend (honey powder and bee pollen), your chameleon is getting good food value. I got my Yen's' blend at Mantisplace.com and use it with my Calcium w/o D3 dustings on all feeders. I would keep BB's in front of baby chameleons without any concern of feeding too many.
Plus, it looks like Pearl Harbor, the planes getting zapped out of the sky.
CHEERS!
Nick
goldfish423
New Member
Can someone please post a picture of there BB set up. I'm curious how you set it up in the cage while your away? please!!!
Dr O
Veterinarian
the first time i ever fed BB's to my chams, i was stunned by how much it "woke up" the chams and i've never seen tongues shoot faster or longer with any other prey. with roaches/supers/butters/wax/etc., i guess my chams have learned that they can generally take their time w/ slow-moving prey. but with the flies...HOLY COW!! it was like a classic David Attenborough scene! chams that i raised from eggs were shooting their tongues like lightning bolts....i've never seen another feeder elicit that response. i highly recommend it!
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