Folks,
I've been trying to culture fruit flies with Josh's Frogs media, but have been struggling to keep the cultures at the right humidity and not have them mold. I was wondering if anyone has figured out a way to culture flies in a naturalistic viv. I'm thinking maybe a small shallow dish of medium in the viv where flies could lay eggs. The larvae could escape and pupate anywhere in the viv, and hatch out to feed my Lygos. Anyone tried anything like this? Was it successful?
Also, has anyone tried putting some dermestids in a viv to do some cleaning? I have some isopods already but wondered if dermestids would do better.
Thanks!
I've been trying to culture fruit flies with Josh's Frogs media, but have been struggling to keep the cultures at the right humidity and not have them mold. I was wondering if anyone has figured out a way to culture flies in a naturalistic viv. I'm thinking maybe a small shallow dish of medium in the viv where flies could lay eggs. The larvae could escape and pupate anywhere in the viv, and hatch out to feed my Lygos. Anyone tried anything like this? Was it successful?
Also, has anyone tried putting some dermestids in a viv to do some cleaning? I have some isopods already but wondered if dermestids would do better.
Thanks!