Home raised blue bottle flies?

Psychobunny

Psychobunny

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have like 100 BB fly maggots in the fridge. Took some out to let them hatch.
Feeding them on Repashey bug burger, gel water, and a powdered food I mixed with a little honey.

These make great feeders for frogs and other reptiles, and they give them
some exercise catching them.

I read somewhere that you should not feed these to your chams!!

If true, I would like to know why!?

Does anyone use these as feeders for their juvies?
 
Those are perfect for chams. My chams love them and I enjoy watching them chase the fly's. The only concern with home raised would be if you got any exposed to pesticides. But that would be out of the system in 24 hours and the new ones you raise all completely free of any problems.
 
Solid Snake said:
Yes, yes they do.

The risk is there though, just sayin...
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I think it is important to warn people of the risks even if you're taking them.

I sometimes don't use eye protection when I'm finishing a piece on my wood lathe but will absolutely insist everyone who uses my lathe or who I tell about it wears eye protection. It is dangerous and until you have years of experience under your belt you just won't know exactly what tools require eye protection for what actions you are doing.

This is the same thing to me. You watch your chameleons very carefully and know what to watch for and what the risks are. To say to a relatively new person it is okay to feed WC flies would not be 100% true and poses a risk greater than it does to an experienced keeper who can and will react quickly to any possible health issues.
 
Solid Snake said:
Yes, yes they do.

The risk is there though, just sayin...
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DanSB said:
I think it is important to warn people of the risks even if you're taking them.

I sometimes don't use eye protection when I'm finishing a piece on my wood lathe but will absolutely insist everyone who uses my lathe or who I tell about it wears eye protection. It is dangerous and until you have years of experience under your belt you just won't know exactly what tools require eye protection for what actions you are doing.

This is the same thing to me. You watch your chameleons very carefully and know what to watch for and what the risks are. To say to a relatively new person it is okay to feed WC flies would not be 100% true and poses a risk greater than it does to an experienced keeper who can and will react quickly to any possible health issues.
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You guys are correct. I guess I take certain risks and forget others don't know I have chosen to take those risk.
Also when it comes to tools, David almost makes me wear body armor, since he swears I can find accidents.
 
I raise my own. I feed a lot of them to my praying mantis collection and it's a nice treat for the chameleons. It's not the most pleasant experience, but I can deal with it. I am able to keep a constant supply and not have to be taken to the poorhouse with shipping fees. I hate to pay shipping that costs the same as the item being shipped. That's just me. I'll post a pic of what my "fly factory" looks like today.
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These are still young and small. They will double or triple in size before leaving the medium(dog food) to look for a place to pupate. Then I pop them in the fridge and pupate what I need and when I need it. The spikes can last up to 2 months in the fridge and pupae, I think only 2 weeks.
WHOAH! GOT FLIES?:D
Just saw who started this thread. Hey psycho! Welcome to the cham club.:D
 
patrickfraser said:
I raise my own. I feed a lot of them to my praying mantis collection and it's a nice treat for the chameleons. It's not the most pleasant experience, but I can deal with it. I am able to keep a constant supply and not have to be taken to the poorhouse with shipping fees. I hate to pay shipping that costs the same as the item being shipped. That's just me. I'll post a pic of what my "fly factory" looks like today. WHOAH! GOT FLIES? :D
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eww, PLEASE put a warning in the title, I seriously will gag if I see the pic of maggots!:eek:
 
No worries with chemical contaminants, my maggots are from a supplier I know and trust.
They are also well fed on honey, bee pollen, all sorts of veggie stuff (they dont eat any poop or rotten garbage!!)

The maggies keep in the fridge for a few weeks.

Take out what I need, let they pupate and turn into flies, then feed them to my animals :)

Ummmmm :p
 
DanSB said:
They could probably sell a lot more if they just marketed them as Blue Bottle maggies! :)
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He ate a bunch of them today.
I had put them in the fridge to make them weak so they would not fly away.

He also likes to eat the "spikes"!!
He thinks they are wiggly hotdogs ! :D :rolleyes:
 
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