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    Problem with my 1st Fruit Fly culture

    Great stuff ill use your recipe next, when you say parts that is like say, a Tablespoon?
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    Problem with my 1st Fruit Fly culture

    Just a tiny bit of blue mold like what you get on bread, I used a pinch of yeast and the consistency is just like mash potato, not sticky at all, Just kind of dry? and I used bakers yeast.
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    Problem with my 1st Fruit Fly culture

    A few days ago I bought all the bits for my first fruit fly culture, Wood wool, Potato flakes, Yeast, Vinegar. I used half cup potato flakes, half cup of water, 2 tablespoons of vinegar and a pinch of yeast. Its been about 4 days, I put around 20 flies in there and I have already got mold...
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    Do you have to rotate feeders?

    Aren't mealworms supposed to be quite lacking in nutrition? Something about a chitin shell or something? 
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    Blue Bottle Flies UK

    Can you explain a little more what you mean? I cant picture it? So on the lid of the 32 oz container cut a hole for the test tube? fill it with water and plug with cotton? would that hole the water? surely it would all fall straight through? Thanks for reply dude.
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    Blue Bottle Flies UK

    Thats an idea, I could cut a hole in the side of the container and plug it with a wet sponge? 
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    Blue Bottle Flies UK

    Hi Guys, Im new to the forum and relatively new mantid keeper. I have my BB spikes/pupae stored in the fridge, im taking them out 10 - 15 at a time and hatching, I have the hatched blue bottles stored in a 32oz deli cup with a mesh lid and am feeding them dried honey in a small plastic tub...
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