R imitator 'Varadero' tads

[flybyferns]

Awesome setup Lynn!

I am just starting learning the fruit fly culturing process. I messed up the first time and waited to long to start the next cutler. Good thing nothing I have is depending on the fruit flies for food. I have also moved several of my larger male and female crickets into a separate container with coco fiber substrate. I don't think they are mature enough to breed yet, but I am trying lol.

I have never done any of this before so there is a fair amount of trial and error happening over here. I am trying to get the FF culturing down pretty good before we start buying Dart frogs and want to get the Cricket breeding down so I don't have to buy crickets anymore lol.

I bought a culture of springtails from Joshs Frogs and seeded the RETF terrarium with them, but have not tried to culture my own... Any tips and tricks you all have would be greatly appreciated.

springs and isopods -I use containers- ie 'Glad' / wet - not damp- ABG/leaf litter/ and chunk charcoal
I put pin holes in the lids for air
Why:
1) no longer separate the springs from the isopods ( have them living in the same cultures) The like it !
2) don't want the FF to get in

I feed green zucchini to the isopods and bakers yeast to the springtails
( I keep the yeast in the frig and the zucchini in the freezer and take it out/defrost when I need it)

FF -- they take a little practice.
Make sure the are warm enough.

I hope to get to some pics up later of my work area ?
Whatever you do....don't accidentally mix your FF species in the same culture...
they will take flight Not fun !

TTYL, Paul