[MauricesExoticPets]

The media I noted above produces well, this is day 7. Sorry about the crummy cellphone picture.

As for cost, maybe $0.65 per culture, maybe.

I'm going to guess that Marty's media is close to;

4pbv potato flakes
2pbv brewer's yeast (powdered milk in the Harvey Peterson formula)
1pbv sugar

No doubt Marty's formula works very well as does the Harvey Peterson formula.

The Carolina medium is (Dr. Floyd Waddle Reptiles Magazine, February 1996, pp. 4, 6);
10pbv potato flakes
1pbv brewer's yeast

*pbv = parts by volume

Maurice Pudlo

[Elizabeth Freer]

Seems like a great recipe if only the ingredient amounts were quantified. How about it, Marty ?

[reptiven]

Well let´s wait for Marty´s recipe so we can experiment whith new mixes

i was wonder something does the size of the containers has something to do with the numbers of fly´s you will get?

[skaaa]

hey This is probably a retarted question lol.?? How do you get the fruit flies from the culture container into the gecko vivarium without them getting out?

[reptiven]

Originally Posted by skaaa

hey This is probably a retarted question lol.?? How do you get the fruit flies from the culture container into the gecko vivarium without them getting out?

I think there is not such retarted question when you don´t know how to do it i leave you here a link of a video that´s explain how to do the mix and how to handle Drosophilas i try this mix and it didn´t work for me but from that video i learn how to handle Drosophilas properly



http://homepage.ntlworld.com/alan.ca...rosophila.html

[skaaa]

thank you reptiven your the man, So what kind of powder is he using specifically? And can I use a small amount of calcium dust to do essentially the same thing?

[reptiven]

Originally Posted by skaaa

thank you reptiven your the man, So what kind of powder is he using specifically? And can I use a small amount of calcium dust to do essentially the same thing?

Well usually i use Dendrocare for my Dendrobates leucomelas and my other herps, but you can uses herpvites or other supplements at the time you are feeding, y don't dust the drosophilas for reeculture just to feed the animals, depends on the animal you have you can look up for D3 calcium supplements

Regards

[Elizabeth Freer]

I like Rep-Cal's pink label Phosphorous-Free Calcium with D3--ultrafine powder.

[reptiven]

That's a very good powder

[Elizabeth Freer]

Thanks, Luis!

Just 100% Oyster Shell calcium carbonate and vitamin D3...pretty simple (I think) .