Hiya, and happy new year, everyone!
I've been working more on preparations for my future dart frogs (bearing in mind i can't really start anything meaningful for awhile due to some life-related shenanigans) but I've got a couple questions on fruit flies specifically. I've got a good bearing on how to feed frogs, but the archives have led me to some conflicting info on a few questions relating to culturing fruit flies.
1- How many cultures do I actually need? I've seen varying numbers from 1 new culture a week to 3 or more cultures a week. Given that i've no intention of having any more than a pair of leucs (for now, at least), will buying 2 starting cultures and making 1 per week satisfy the needs of my frogs?
2- Culture media. I'm currently conflicted between making it homemade and buying premade, or doing a combination of the two. I don't mind if premade media is a little more expensive, since IMO the cost includes the reduced labor, since everything is already mixed and just needs water (if i'm correct) However, I've seen mixed info on what actually produces flies well- any thoughts on that?
3- Culture cups. Where do you guys buy your cups? Conversely, if I'm going to DIY cups, what sort of mesh should I use for the lid to prevent fly escapes?
I've been working more on preparations for my future dart frogs (bearing in mind i can't really start anything meaningful for awhile due to some life-related shenanigans) but I've got a couple questions on fruit flies specifically. I've got a good bearing on how to feed frogs, but the archives have led me to some conflicting info on a few questions relating to culturing fruit flies.
1- How many cultures do I actually need? I've seen varying numbers from 1 new culture a week to 3 or more cultures a week. Given that i've no intention of having any more than a pair of leucs (for now, at least), will buying 2 starting cultures and making 1 per week satisfy the needs of my frogs?
2- Culture media. I'm currently conflicted between making it homemade and buying premade, or doing a combination of the two. I don't mind if premade media is a little more expensive, since IMO the cost includes the reduced labor, since everything is already mixed and just needs water (if i'm correct) However, I've seen mixed info on what actually produces flies well- any thoughts on that?
3- Culture cups. Where do you guys buy your cups? Conversely, if I'm going to DIY cups, what sort of mesh should I use for the lid to prevent fly escapes?