Is setting up a fruit fly culture hard?

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Davisnguyen998

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I always see posts on how to do it but I never get like .. visuals or pictures so it's kinda hard for me to understand. Is it expensive? I want to be able to raise my own little mantis babies :) haha.

 
When I mix my own media, I use Rebecca's recipe and have had good luck with that. But as I got busy and have more mantids, I have switched to using Repashy most of the time. It's very quick and my nymphs seem to be doing really well eating fruitflies from the cultures made with Repashy.

 
No. I make them in the 32 oz insect cups with cloth vented lid. I add about an inch or two of dry commercially made medium (works best), a pinch of yeast, and enough water to make the medium wet but not sopping wet. Put a LITTLE bit of excelsior and add some flies. Put lid on and wait. Done. People on here try to get all fancy but it really is that simple.

 
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Recipe:
1/4 c. Mashed Potato Flakes- choose the least expensive brand you can find
1 T. Powdered Sugar
1 T. Brewer's Yeast (optional)
Sprinkle of Dry Active Yeast
1/4 c. white vinegar
1/4 c. hot water

 
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Qwiggalo said:
Recipe:

1/4 c. Mashed Potato Flakes- choose the least expensive brand you can find

1 T. Powdered Sugar

1 T. Brewer's Yeast (optional)

Packet of Dry Active Yeast

1/4 c. white vinegar

1/4 c. hot water
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Only sprinkle a pinch or so of the yeast on the prepared medium. 1 Packet will last a long time.

 
I made cultures again tonight, what am I doing wrong? see pics......

the first one is what was in one culture, 2nd is new culture, 3rd is even after dumping out all the flies I could, still to many left.....

fuzzy even made cultures with me twice last week, the more I make the more I make......funny, I don't have many mouths to feed them to, now if I did, I would not have any fruit flies, u with me !

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Qwiggalo said:
Recipe:

1/4 c. Mashed Potato Flakes- choose the least expensive brand you can find

1 T. Powdered Sugar

1 T. Brewer's Yeast (optional)

Sprinkle of Dry Active Yeast

1/4 c. white vinegar

1/4 c. hot water
Click to expand...
I use this recipe with a couple tablespoons of oatmeal too. I would also like to add the cheaper the flakes the better. Make sure there is no added butter or flavorings.

 
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yea, there is absolutely no reason not to make your own. That's how I started, I never brought anyones mix, made my own till I got it right. Took me a long time to find the right yeast, and mold inhibitor, but I have them now and I am pleased with them.

 
Qwiggalo said:
Recipe:

1/4 c. Mashed Potato Flakes- choose the least expensive brand you can find

1 T. Powdered Sugar

1 T. Brewer's Yeast (optional)

Sprinkle of Dry Active Yeast

1/4 c. white vinegar

1/4 c. hot water
Click to expand...
Don't forget to read labels a bit, too. The smaller amount of preservatives, the better! :p

 

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