Re: Wingless fruitfly vs cricket size
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Originally Posted by
asplundii
What type of FF you getting? If you are worried about D. melanogaster being too small you might want to try D. hydei. They are a little bit larger and can also be gotten flightless (thought they still have wings.) I use them for my small Dendrobates. You might also want to consider bean beetles. Just a tad larger than D. hydei, really easy to propogate, prolific as all get out. Only disadvantage to them is they have a distinct cycle so once the adults die back you have 2 weeks or so before another flush. But with a little tweeking you can get cultures running at different speeds.
My hook-up breeds dendrobates and he ended up giving me the hydei, but they were still way to small for our taranatula. I doubt she would have tried to eat them, but she didnt get the chance since the flies just squeezed through the airholes. Meh.
Anyway, I am trying to get a hold of a friend of mine who breeds dubias to finally get a colony going...should be making some final prep on Wednesday.
