Chris.L Posted December 15, 2003 Report Share Posted December 15, 2003 What do you have to have to culture flies? If I could 'make my own' then I could probably keep them, as when I used to have frogs, $5 a week was getting pretty expensive for flies.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interfecus Posted December 15, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2003 I've kept fruitflies for my fish for quite a while, but I agree that they are very annoying in the terrarium. A few always escape but since they instinctively try to move upwards, any that climb into the salvia (the bushy plant on the left side) will stay there, wandering around in a maze of leaves, for hours on end. I try to tap them into that plant as it is also the frogs' favourite place to sit. The hopping can be annoying and most of them drown in the water dish but I've got plenty and the frogs catch enough of them to happily live on. Have you found any easier foods to keep? The only other foods that I've tried are whiteworms (ignored) and baby nursery web spiders. Most of the baby spiders escaped and have made tiny webs all around my dad's house. Nobody really minds, and my two little half-sisters (aged 6 and 4) love them because they're reading Charlotte's Web now, but I'd prefer something more easily contained. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interfecus Posted December 15, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2003 Fruit flies can be cultured on a medium of porridge with added yeast. I've written a small article on culturing them on my website at http://codexranarum.webspace4free.biz/food/ffcult.html. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris.L Posted December 21, 2003 Report Share Posted December 21, 2003 Very interesting read. Is anything else frogs like as easy as that but not as annoying to feed them? What about cockroaches? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted December 21, 2003 Report Share Posted December 21, 2003 Hehe, Biosuppliers sells american cockroaches for about $2 each if you really want a pet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris.L Posted December 21, 2003 Report Share Posted December 21, 2003 Hehe, Biosuppliers sells american cockroaches for about $2 each if you really want a pet. I meant for feeding to the frogs ;P I can catch flies now, but when it comes to winter there is nothing. Do they not go after worms? I have seen baby crickets etc in the petshop, how hard are these to culture? Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted December 22, 2003 Report Share Posted December 22, 2003 Put it in a box in the fridge over winter to hibernate as they do in nature. Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris.L Posted December 22, 2003 Report Share Posted December 22, 2003 Put it in a box in the fridge over winter to hibernate as they do in nature. Alan Put the frog in a box with nothing? in the fridge for the winter .. mmm sounds good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted December 22, 2003 Report Share Posted December 22, 2003 I think they do just fine without hibernating, though. The few things I read about making them hibernate gave me the impression it was a huge hassle and more of a novelty. You've got to slowly decrease the lighting time on them, along with the temperature over a month or two. I guess you could do it if you REALLY want to have frogs in your fridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris.L Posted December 22, 2003 Report Share Posted December 22, 2003 Do you feed them over winter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted December 22, 2003 Report Share Posted December 22, 2003 In nature when they hibernate, they crawl into a small space, no light, then go to sleep till it's warm enuf to wake up. Go by the wild froggies, you'll hear them. They don't feed while hibernating. Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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