Flies ASAP!!!
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Solid Snake
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You could stand over some rotting trash with a net...
you want HOUSE flies? large ones?
or do you mean FRUIT flies? D.melanogester (1/16") or D.Hydei (1/8")
you can get them at pretty much any place that supplies Frogs.....
smallpetfeeders.com is local to me, but check out the dendroboard.com sponsor boards for a ton of options
or do you mean FRUIT flies? D.melanogester (1/16") or D.Hydei (1/8")
you can get them at pretty much any place that supplies Frogs.....
smallpetfeeders.com is local to me, but check out the dendroboard.com sponsor boards for a ton of options
JonRich
New Member
So you bred them, fresh babies? or these are the ones you bought from Voodoo?
They might also be Trioceros sternfeldi. A lot of what i have read states that what we get avaliable in the US is T. sternfeldi and not T. rudis.
Either way. I have fairly small B.Dubias you can try if you like. If they work, i have a fairly good supply
xanthoman
Avid Member
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my sentiment exactly. i dont understand how you can have time issues in hatching flies. at 78* pupated bbfs usually hatch out in <3days. im not sure why you would get a lot of die off unless your heat was way high or maybe you had really low humidity at the exact location of the pupae as might be the case on top of a heat mat.
during the summer, its not uncommon to have live flies in with your pupae. you might get some die off, but maybe you could get them to put 24hr heat pack in with your pupae and i would imagine you would have a large percentage already hatched when they arrived. imo, its unlikely that anybody ships live flies hatched flies will only live a couple of hrs in a captive environment without the proper care parameters.
ive gone from not even having eggs yet, to hatched bbf in less than 10days on several occasions. not the usual time frame but it can be done.
just to be clear, are you talking about die off pupae or flies that have already hatched? just for future reference, most blowflies are easy to raise and keep going on a continual basis. jmo
my sentiment exactly. i dont understand how you can have time issues in hatching flies. at 78* pupated bbfs usually hatch out in <3days. im not sure why you would get a lot of die off unless your heat was way high or maybe you had really low humidity at the exact location of the pupae as might be the case on top of a heat mat.
during the summer, its not uncommon to have live flies in with your pupae. you might get some die off, but maybe you could get them to put 24hr heat pack in with your pupae and i would imagine you would have a large percentage already hatched when they arrived. imo, its unlikely that anybody ships live flies hatched flies will only live a couple of hrs in a captive environment without the proper care parameters.
ive gone from not even having eggs yet, to hatched bbf in less than 10days on several occasions. not the usual time frame but it can be done.
just to be clear, are you talking about die off pupae or flies that have already hatched? just for future reference, most blowflies are easy to raise and keep going on a continual basis. jmo
