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[Ethen44]

Today has been a blur, to say the least. After work I closed on my first house and will be moving in a very short amount of time. The problem...my panther eggs have finally started to hatch, and I don't mean sweating, I mean cute little babies all covered in vermiculite EVERYWHERE, and I have no food for their little mouths. All I have that *Could* be used is turkistan roaches, but they seem a little big, even the little tiny ones. Also, I have about 100 tiny fruit flies that can actually fly (they are household ff's, not store bought) I trapped all of them by luring them into a small Tupperware filled with fruit, sugar, and water. Could I somehow feed those off to the little fellas? This is a time sensitive matter and I really do appreciate any help that I can get. I usually am very good at preparing for things like this, I was just anticipating a little warning before I had neonates on my hands. Thank you all!!!

Also, if I am able to use the household ff's, how the heck can I feed them to the babies?

 

[Solid Snake]

Congrats!

Whats life without a little hectic excitement now and again yeah?

As far as I know, wild FF are fine.

I attempted to harvest them in mass, to feed to mantids.

It worked, but seeing is how they fly, it is quite a pain. ;/

If you dumped a ton of them into an enclosure, Im sure the babies could pick them off.

I just dumped a lot of fruit in a large container, with a smaller, lidded container sitting in with it(without lid). This was set in my yard, and within a few hrs, I had a TON of them buzzing around in the container. (among other random small insects)

I then placed the lid on the container, effectively trapping the FF in mass.

I put this container in the enclosure with my mantids, and opened it, and shut the door.

I dont have much FF experience, but you may be able to use the fridge trick to temporarily immobilize them, which may make it easier to transfer them.

Whatever container/enclosure they will be fed off in, will need to be sealed, with at least screen, to keep them in, and even then, youll likely have lots of escapees, and they will plague your cham room for some time. ;/

Orange slices, dipped in white vinegar proved somewhat effective for making them want to stay in the enclosure.

JME

Good luck!

 

[Ethen44]

The fridge trick! Awww yes what a lovely idea. Thank you kindly, you have been more than helpful, as well as reassuring I'll let you know what happens tomorrow morning at feeding time.

 

[Solid Snake]

The fridge trick! Awww yes what a lovely idea. Thank you kindly, you have been more than helpful, as well as reassuring I'll let you know what happens tomorrow morning at feeding time.

Your very welcome.

Mind you, I have not tried it, and they may die easily in there.

Good luck!

 

[StickyTongues]

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