Feeders galore

[patrickfraser]

Just thought I'd share my feeder collection.

BB's laying eggs.

GB's making their exodus

Hydei fruit fly cultures

Roaches (Hissssser/Dubia mix)

Mealworms

Superworms

...and my latest addition...Garden snails

One of the reasons I do it all...

 

[mantid_mike]

you got a hefty load of feeders!

 

[Sticky]

Who eats the snails?

 

[jrh3]

Who eats the snails?

patrick does, lol.

 

[hibiscusmile]

Oh My! no more snails! yuck, on the othe hand, nice collection, must keep you busy! I like the ff holder! Very bright idea! and hey, how did u get the flies to lay on the dog food?

 

[patrickfraser]

the snails are delicious with garlic and butter, but my chameleons like them plain.

 

[hibiscusmile]

Sure they do!

 

[patrickfraser]

Oh My! no more snails! yuck, on the othe hand, nice collection, must keep you busy! I like the ff holder! Very bright idea! and hey, how did u get the flies to lay on the dog food?

I have had problems with the wet dog food where the flies seemed to mass suicide somehow by all getting in the "juice" and dying. I placed the dry food on top of the chunky wet food to not allow it and it seems to have worked wonderfully. In time, with misting, the dry dog food will become moist and be consumed with the other food.

 

[fleurdejoo]

Oooooooh gahd!! Ack! Ick! Oh god!

Scott!!!

Why?!?!?

WHY?!??!?!

Somebody dial 911 I've gone into grody shock!!

 

[aNisip]

Nice feeders! u don't eat the snails raw? C'mon, live a little! and are all those hydei cultures for the soon to hatch chams?

 

[OctoberRainne]

I need to get more into culturing myself,definitely the way to go if successful,thanxx for sharing

 

[patrickfraser]

Yes, the hydei are for the babies once they hatch. I eed to make some more once these start hatching into flies. I had to emergency order some flies, as mine just seemed to crash. I don't know if they were at the "end of the line" for reproducing (I've been reculturing the same flies for quite some time), or what, but I'm back on track and they are booming.

 

[patrickfraser]

I need to get more into culturing myself,definitely the way to go if successful,thanxx for sharing

I'd be broke if I had to pay for my feeders. It's not the cost of the feeders, but the shipping that really bites.

 

[aNisip]

Flies will culture for(basically)ever .....they have so few chromosome count (like 16 or somethin) inbreeding doesn't detrimentally harm them...

I hope ur chams hatch soon! I plan on getting a pair

 

[hibiscusmile]

I called 911, they said to discusting for them to, you and I are on our own girl! :gun_bandana:

 

[patrickfraser]

It is horrible waiting. I keep looking for the eggs to be sweating which signals hatching soon. I want to know what's going on inside. My hatch estimate was between April and June, so that puts it just about at the halfway point of my prediction. I have noticed the eggs seem to be getting larger. They will hatch when they're ready, I guess.

 

[dgerndt]

Wow, what a variety! You're so much more dedicated to feeders than I am. Haha

 

[Krissim Klaw]

That last photo. One of the reasons you do it, for a branch with weird googly eyes? I kid, I kid.

How would you rate the time involvement on the blue bottle flies? I've been sort of tempted to try doing them but then again I only keep a few mantises at a time so not sure if it is worth it.

 

[patrickfraser]

It's better to have too many flies than not enough. You can always sell your excess or just release them. Great freebie with a mantis purchase, too.

Just buy a can of dog food, spread it out into one layer, and leave it outside in a warm, but shaded area (out of reach of animals). You'll see what flies it is attracting immediately. Just let everyone go about their business and in a very short time, you'll start to see eggs. Take it from there.

I keep BB's culturing separate and the GB's (and whatever else is in the mix) are wild cultured as described.