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Highly prolific, bite-sized, and 100% wingless fruit flies—the definitive staple live food for newborn hatchlings, dart frogs, and micro-predators.
Drosophila melanogaster fruit flies are the gold standard live feeder for the smallest exotic pets. Measuring approximately 1/16″ in length, these flies carry a specialized genetic mutation that leaves them completely wingless or flightless, ensuring effortless handling and containment. Their constant crawling and tumbling motion immediately triggers a strong feeding response in delicate, sharp-eyed micro-insectivores.
- Size: Approximately 1/16″ (1.5mm)—ideal for the smallest micro-predators.
- Convenience: 100% flightless/wingless mutation makes dispensing hassle-free with zero airborne escapes.
- Rapid Production: Boasts a much shorter lifecycle and higher reproduction yield than larger D. hydei flies.
- Perfect For: Small poison dart frogs, recent hatchling geckos, praying mantis nymphs, tiny spiderlings (slings), and micro-invertebrates.
Description
Keep your smallest insectivores thriving with our premium Melanogaster Fruit Fly Cultures. Drosophila melanogaster is an indispensable tool for breeders and hobbyists alike, serving as the perfect first food for fragile newborn reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates that cannot handle larger insects.
High-Yield, Fast-Producing Live Foods
Compared to other feeder insects, Drosophila melanogaster boasts an incredibly fast reproductive cycle. From egg to adult takes only about 10 to 14 days at room temperature. This means your culture will rapidly explode with fresh generations of flies, delivering a steady, high-volume stream of tiny, nutrient-dense feeders right when your hatchlings need them most.
Why Choose Melanrosophila melanogaster?
- Zero Airborne Escapes: These flies cannot fly. They walk, run, and hop, allowing you to easily tap them straight out of the culture jar and into your pet’s feeding dish or enclosure without clearing out the room.
- Bite-Sized Nutrition: Their tiny, soft bodies are incredibly easy to swallow and digest, completely eliminating any risk of impaction for fragile, newly hatched reptiles or small amphibians.
- Stays in Sight: Because they crawl constantly along surfaces, they remain highly visible to visually oriented hunters like tree frogs, geckos, and jumping spiders.
💡 Culture Care & Maintenance Instructions
To maximize the harvest and lifespan of your fruit fly culture, follow these simple guidelines:
- Temperature: Maintain the culture at a steady room temperature between 21°C and 26°C. Keep the jar out of direct sunlight and away from cold drafts.
- Avoid Overheating: Do not allow the culture to get hotter than 28°C, as extreme heat can crash the media or cause the flies to lose their flightless mutation.
- Moisture Control: Keep the foam plug securely in the lid. This provides vital ventilation while locking in the perfect internal humidity. Do not add water or mist inside the jar.
- Feeding Tip: Because fruit flies are small, they are excellent vehicles for vitamins. Always shake your harvested flies in a high-quality calcium and multivitamin dusting powder immediately before feeding your animals.
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Additional information
| Weight | 0.25 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 12 × 12 × 14 cm |
| Fruit Fly Species | Drosophila Hydei, Drosophila Melanogaster |
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Baby frogs love them 😊
A definite staple for baby tree frogs and dart frogs 😊 These colonies are always well seeded.