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starlightalley
at Fri Oct 29 10:16:24 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by starlightalley ]
Hi- I just wanted to say thanks- you have responded to my questions several times and I really appreciate it.
Anyway- after I noticed them spitting the hydei out I sat and watched for a long time and noticed that they seem to get the body of the fly in their mouths but the wings are always hanging out. This seems to irritate them so they swat or wipe them away and out goes the fly. I did notice that these hydei have really large wings. Maybe they taste bad?? Or they are tasting the dust and that is the problem. I am dusting with Rep-Cal Herptivite with Beta Carotene. I dust at every feeding- do I need to? I have seen some say that 1 or 2 times a week was good and others say every feeding. I saw that black jungle was selling a dust especially for dart frogs called Dendrocare. Have you ever used this?
I was also hoping you could give me a little guidance on fruit flies. There seem to be lots of types. I want to give them something meatier than the little mystery flies that I have (they look like regular fruit flies to me and they fly) but maybe with smaller wings since that is the potential problem. I found all of these at flyculture.com- there is a Wingless Drosophila melanogastor which sound like my guys would like. But there are also Flightless Drosophila melanogastor: (Curly Winged), Flightless Drosophila melanogastor (Turkish Gliders). Have you used any of these? If so, do they have the same large wings as the hydei? There was also this fly- which sounds like something newly bred. " Flightless Drosophila buzzatti: Larger than D. melanogastor, yet smaller than D. hydei. D. buzzatti are the perfect choice for animals that are to small to consume hydei but require a prey item larger than melanogastor." Never thought I would spend so much time thinking about fruit flies! Sorry to bombard you with questions. My guys are a good weight but I want them to be a little plumper. Thanks so much...
Eve
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RE: hydei too big to eat? - starlightalley, Fri Oct 29 10:16:24 2004