Description
D. Hydei- Large Flightless Fruit Fly
Drosophila hydei is a larger fruit fly at 3 mm in size. This makes them the ideal live food choice to feed to the larger species of Dart Frogs, such as Dendrobates Tinctorius, Auratus, Leucomelas, Ameerega, Mantella, Hyalinobatrachium. These flightless fruit flies are also a great food source for Baby Praying Mantis, Micro Geckos, like mourning geckos and phelsuma klemmeri, baby viper geckos and many more small geckos.
Fruit flies are an excellent food for dart frogs, hatchling praying mantis, jumping spiders, baby tree frogs, hatchling chameleons, anoles, salamanders, newts, many kinds of lizards, spiders, scorpions and more! Unlike other feeders like crickets, fruit flies can not be “gut loaded” This is why it is highly recommended that they be dusted with the vitamins and minerals that your frogs will need at the time of feeding.
All of our flightless fruit flies are raised and sold in a 32 oz deli container with a poly fabric vented lid. Our Fruit fly culture media is a mixture that we have developed and tested over many years and have made THOUSANDS of fly cultures with it. We utilize the anti fungal properties of vinegar, and as such their may be a faint vinegar smell to the culture.
When ordering your Hydei Fruit Fly culture, please specify if you require:
Stage 1 – Freshly Made Culture -These cultures are typically made within the week and have adult flies already laying eggs
Stage 2 – Halfway There – These cultures are made between 2-3 weeks ago and already have some maggots crawling around
Stage 3 – Producing Fruit Flies – These cultures are already producing fruit flies (or will be very shortly) they are ready to feed directly to your pets
If you’re looking for a slightly smaller fruit fly to feed to your pets, please check out our D. Melanogaster
Winter Tip- Winter is tough on Fruit Fly cultures and they will benefit from a light misting weekly to keep them humid, and productive. You can also place them in a covered plastic tote to help retain humidity. Hydei fruit flies are hardy and can survive a wide range of temperatures and humidity. However they will truly thrive at temperatures between 22-26°C and a humidity of 50-60%
Our Flightless Fruit Flies are available for sale and shipping in Canada only or pick up in Calgary by appointment
How We Ship Your Fruit Flies And Other Live Goods Within Canada
We ship our Fruit Flies all over Canada using Canada Post. Any order with live goods (such as fruit flies, isopods and plants) will be held for pick up at your nearest Post Office. Tracking info will be sent via email when we ship you package, and you can pick them up when available. Your local delivery person should leave a notice in your mailbox, notifying you of time and location.
We ship live goods year round, with exceptions during the peak busy season around Christmas Holiday Season , and extreme temperatures over 28C Daytime in summer and below -25 at night in winter along the shipping route
During the cold winter months we insulate and heat the box, in addition to holding the package for pick up. (Winterizing fee applies)
Please check delivery times at check out, and select a speed that arrives within 2-3 days, to avoid the package being held up over the weekend. (especially in winter!)
We ship live goods from Calgary Alberta on Monday – Wednesday depending on your location
We DO NOT recommend delivering directly to your home or mailbox. This dramatically increases the risk of DOA, due to wild temperature swings on trucks, mailboxes and doorsteps, wrong delivery location and other reason out of our control.
Please follow this link to learn more about our Winter Shipping procedure and policy.
