How Do You Raise Fruit Flies For Pet Frog Food?
Pet stores don’t usually carry food that is small enough for small frogs like poison dart frogs. With some practice you can raise your own food and always have a reliable supply. Buy a starter kit that includes the containers, fruit fly medium, yeast, and starter cultures of flies. The containers will be vented with a foam plug in the lid. Once you see what they look like, you can try making more containers of your own from recycled deli containers. Scoop dry medium into all your containers. Then, one at a time, add the water and immediately swirl the container to mix. You must do this quickly because the medium absorbs water almost instantly. The kit will tell you how much medium and water to use to start, although you may need to modify this later once you see how your colonies develop. Add a small pinch of yeast to each container. Be careful, because too much will ruin the culture and too little will not be enough to feed the flies. Add about a dozen flies to each container and cove
