Blue bottle fly or house fly culture?

[TheWrongCrowd]

Does anyone here have a successful blue bottle, or house fly, fly culture? I'm interested in trying to breed some for my mantids instead of purchasing a lot and freezing them. Ive only been able to find one video on how to breed them but I appreciate multiple sources. 

 

[MrGhostMantis]

Does anyone here have a successful blue bottle, or house fly, fly culture? I'm interested in trying to breed some for my mantids instead of purchasing a lot and freezing them. Ive only been able to find one video on how to breed them but I appreciate multiple sources. 

It’s a stinky and gross process to breed them. Honestly I don’t think it’s worth it.

 

[hibiscusmile]

To start off you can't freeze them and there aren't really what you call cultures but I sell a housefly food you may be able to use for blue bottle I don't know all you do is wet it with water and if the flies aren't laying you soak a piece of bread and some milk that's sour a little you could set it out for a day or so and you can use that other than that I don't know of any other thing that you can do a lot of people will use meat but that's really a smelly thing to do and a lot of people can't handle it including me

 

[agent A]

 

[TheWrongCrowd]

To start off you can't freeze them and there aren't really what you call cultures but I sell a housefly food you may be able to use for blue bottle I don't know all you do is wet it with water and if the flies aren't laying you soak a piece of bread and some milk that's sour a little you could set it out for a day or so and you can use that other than that I don't know of any other thing that you can do a lot of people will use meat but that's really a smelly thing to do and a lot of people can't handle it including me

My bad, I meant  refrigerate for a day if I'm saving them for later.  I see, okay thanks 

 

[TheWrongCrowd]

It’s a stinky and gross process to breed them. Honestly I don’t think it’s worth it.

Yeah I can see why that would be, it would be in a shed but yes I understand it being unpleasant. I mean, it is breeding flies.

 

[TheWrongCrowd]

8 hours ago, mantisloverguy6000 said:

Thank you

 

[Introvertebrate]

That lady in the video appears to successfully breed houseflies indoors.  I don't think you can breed Blue Bottles without a smelly medium.  The question is, can you take mantids to maturity on houseflies alone, or do they need to be switched over to Blue Bottles at some point.

 

[agent A]

That lady in the video appears to successfully breed houseflies indoors.  I don't think you can breed Blue Bottles without a smelly medium.  The question is, can you take mantids to maturity on houseflies alone, or do they need to be switched over to Blue Bottles at some point.

i tried to rear bottleflies on the housefly medium but they only grew for a few days

 

[Introvertebrate]

Someone on YouTube asked that woman if her medium would work with blue bottles.  She replied as follows: "Soft chicken based dog food.  Outdoors under a rain shelter.  Inside of a scavenger-proof fence.  I have no sense of smell which helps."

I think she lives in Pennsylvania, so that's not going to work for her this time of year.  Perhaps Seattle winters are milder.

 

[TheWrongCrowd]

i tried to rear bottleflies on the housefly medium but they only grew for a few days

Good to know!

 

[Introvertebrate]

i tried to rear bottleflies on the housefly medium but they only grew for a few days

Mantisloverguy, I didn’t know that was you in the video.  My apologies.