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Would a couple of experienced dart frog keepers post their fly medium recipes? Thanks.

The "Harvey Peterson Medium"

Add the following ingredients to standard 24 oz. or 32 oz. deli containers or insect cups:

½ cup of warm water
½ tablespoon of white sugar
1 tablespoon of powdered milk
4-6 tablespoons of instant mashed potatos
5-15 granules of baker’s yeast

First dissolve the sugar into the warm water. Then add the powdered milk and stir well. Add the instant mashed potatoes. The amount of instant potatoes that you add will depend on the humidity where the cultures are stored and how well the cultures are ventilated. Not enough instant potatoes and the medium will be too wet and you won’t be able to successfully remove flies from the culture. If you add too much instant potatoes and the medium will dry up and the culture will stop producing. After adding the instant mashed potatoes swirl the container around in your hand so that the potatoes mix well with the other ingredients and let it sit for a few minutes. Once it solidifies sprinkle the baker’s yeast on top and then add 25-50 fruit flies.
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Devin Edmonds
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