Pygmy food.

[critterguy]

I've seen a few threads on this but was hoping to combine all the info in one place. What have people fed neonate-adult pygmys. Please report in.

With my adult female I have fed
-melanogaster fruitflies
-hydei fruitflies
-bean beetles

Others have reported
-mantid nymphs
-small crickets
-lesser waxmoths
-houseflies
-bluebottle flies(?)

Neonates will take
-hydei fruitflies
-melanogaster fruitflies
-pinhead crickets
-isopods?
-springtails?
-fungus gnats?

 

[qdude46]

Melongaster I feel would be to small but I've seen my pygmy randomly snatch a fungus gnat but I doubt they'd be a good main feeder.

 

[critterguy]

I agree fungus gnats would be too small for normal use-but variety if always good. My adult happily takes melanogaster fruitflies. I am unsure of what the upper size limit for things is though.

 

[CarlC]

Fire brats are another good food. They are not commonly used in the states though. Phelsuma breeders in Europe use them a lot.

Carl