feeding

[newtots]

ok, quick question... how long do the fruit fly cultures take to get to the larva stage?? i've had mine for a week now and nothing has hatched! my t's are getting slightly irritated because i feed them weekly but i can't right now because they haven't hatched. i looked into a shipment of pinheads but they would take until the 10th to get here which is another 8 days away... not sure if i should order some or just keep waiting for the flies. i also have some canned(not dehydrated) meal worms i could give them, but i have no idea how good they would be for them. my biggest t is 3/4 inches so i would need something small. the only reason i have canned ones is because we caught a frog in summer and he was eating them we set him free though so now i just have the bugs.

 

[Rick Stallard]

They usually put in many adults too, so you can feed until they hatch. Did you feed of all of them, or were they not there. It may be a dead batch. The eggs hatch in about a day, larve go about a week and pupate. That lasts about another week, then it's feeding time. What are some of your time frames your on.

 

[newtots]

I got the fruit flies almost exactly 7 days ago, and it's still just eggs.. There were no live ones in the container when they came, 2 or 3 dead adults stuck in the food at the bottom but that's it

 

[Rick Stallard]

I got the fruit flies almost exactly 7 days ago, and it's still just eggs.. There were no live ones in the container when they came, 2 or 3 dead adults stuck in the food at the bottom but that's it

I think you're out of luck. Is it cold where you are or where they came from? Cold might have killed them off. There are no larve ??? If it's just eggs, it's dead. Put it off to the side for another 4-5 days and if nothing, in the trash and make a complaint to whoever you bought them from. Maybe you could tell us who, so we might not have the same problem.

 

[newtots]

No larvae, just eggs.. It is cold here now but the day they came was really nice out. I've ordered from there multiple times with no problems at all. Out here the smallest insects we can buy are almost adults and my slings range from 1\4"-3\4" and are too small for that size. I order from supercricket.ca

 

[Rick Stallard]

No larvae, just eggs.. It is cold here now but the day they came was really nice out. I've ordered from there multiple times with no problems at all. Out here the smallest insects we can buy are almost adults and my slings range from 1\4"-3\4" and are too small for that size. I order from supercricket.ca

Now these are flightless fruit flies, right? I'd say pull the plug, their gone. I'm not sure how much cold they can stand, but that had to be it for the entire cup to die. I'll bet they will replace it. Take a picture or even offer to send it back.

 

[newtots]

Yes they are flightless, I have to read more into their return policy