How to breed house flies: need help!

[Prayingmantisqueen]

Curly wing flies are house flies that mutated to have curled wings. They can't fly, but they can glide and hop. 

I wonder what the mutation process is...!?

 

[Prayingmantisqueen]

i can do a follow up

Thanks so much! I know videos are a challenge to make!

 

[Synapze]

@Graceface @mantisloverguy6000 What is the optimum temperature for culturing? 

 

[Graceface]

I wonder what the mutation process is...!?

I'm not certain, but through enough breeding, mutations will appear and if you selectively breed the mutated ones (only keeping flies with the mutation) you will have flightless flies. They may have used radiation, but I don't think that was the case with curly wings

 

[Prayingmantisqueen]

Thats intetesting.

 

[MantisGirl13]

@Graceface Thank you! Where do you get them?

- MantisGirl13

 

[Graceface]

I got mine here but they only ship them seasonally. I may have to only breed them seasonally, too, as my cultures are suffering since winter started setting in here. 

 

[Prayingmantisqueen]

Ohh..  I hope it works out okay!

 

[MantisGirl13]

Ok, Thanks, @Graceface!

- MantisGirl13

 

[Prayingmantisqueen]

@mantisloverguy6000 does the tissue soaked in cream for ovipositing have to have animal fat in it? 

 

[agent A]

@mantisloverguy6000 does the tissue soaked in cream for ovipositing have to have animal fat in it? 

not really sure. i have read old apple shreds can also induce oviposition

manure can also do the trick

 

[Prayingmantisqueen]

K so i have some options there

 

[agent A]

K so i have some options there

i understand the veganism conflict. the only animal matterial i eat is dairy (rarely too) but it's because humans don't require it to live

i still buy animal matter to feed to things that have evolved to eat it

 

[Prayingmantisqueen]

Yeah. I will try to get some cream tho. We are going to town so hopefully... 

We still eat honey tho.

 

[Prayingmantisqueen]

This is kinda challenging because I am having some die and quite a few escapees..uhhh.. Oh well. Part of it

 

[agent A]

This is kinda challenging because I am having some die and quite a few escapees..uhhh.. Oh well. Part of it

tis why i keep a fly swatter handy

i just feed the adults canned fruit chunks these days

 

[Prayingmantisqueen]

Good idea!

My family is making a joke about "how we ordered fly eggs!! And we allowed it!" 

There actually was an escape hole in my lid (OOPS) that I didn't know about. Moral: be more careful.

The breeding really isn't working too well and it's okay because Arrow eats so many that they will be gone eventually anyway. Thanks for sending to me @mantisloverguy6000 because if you hadn't I would have been out of feeders.

Unfortunately as much as I love Mantids I may have to get out of the hobby till summertime! My parents don't want me buying anymore mantid stuff including feeders so I may just have to find all my friends new homes.... I am so sad.... oh well. I will see if it actually comes about..

 

[agent A]

Good idea!

My family is making a joke about "how we ordered fly eggs!! And we allowed it!" 

There actually was an escape hole in my lid (OOPS) that I didn't know about. Moral: be more careful.

The breeding really isn't working too well and it's okay because Arrow eats so many that they will be gone eventually anyway. Thanks for sending to me @mantisloverguy6000 because if you hadn't I would have been out of feeders.

Unfortunately as much as I love Mantids I may have to get out of the hobby till summertime! My parents don't want me buying anymore mantid stuff including feeders so I may just have to find all my friends new homes.... I am so sad.... oh well. I will see if it actually comes about..

the flies need to be 4 or 5 days old to breed

im giving mine cream now as a protein suppliment

 

[Prayingmantisqueen]

They are breeding now but they all escaped! Like 40 are in the house and family is going wild. Its not anybody but my own fault tho! I should have checked for holes...duhhh!

Mantids are having a fly feast!

 

[Aristalochia]

yikes! I hope you catch them soon