fruit flies in bristol

[Lew]

Does anyone know if theres anywhere that sells fruit flies in the bristol area, i need to know if a have a regular supply of them ..

[Lew]

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[_jake_]

Nah. For my praying mantids, I checked in Reptile Zone and Jurassic Reps, both didnt stock AFAIK. But I ordered from www.thelivefoodwarehouse.co.uk for £2.93 inc VAT & p&p and the cultures are huuuge!

[Lew]

oh cool so are they good to buy from then ? How do you keep the flies without sharing a home with them lol ?

[_jake_]

Thats happened many time here haha. in the culture, poke a hole through and put in a peice of sponge. When you need some, cut up a peice of rubber tubing and cut in half. On one of the halfs, secure a peice of mesh on one end. On the other peice, on one end, make a small cut. Now, put the peice with the mesh into the end with the cut. then stick that into the hole in the culture and suck the suckers up haha!

[Lew]

haha sounds funny but i dont really understand ? :P
what do they come in ?

[_jake_]

basically a cricket tub.

1) Make a hole in the culture and secure with a peice of sponge.

Making the 'pooter':

2) Cut a peice of aquarium airling tubing in two peices.

3) Using peice one, secure one end with a peice of mesh (using selotape)

4) Using peice two, Cut a small amount on one end down the side

5) Put the mesh end inside this end and secure using selotape (you might not need too)

Then you dont need to open the lid and loose 100s of the buggers haha"

[Lew]

ok i think im understanding kinda , so how do you actually get the things out using the tubing thing ? annoying you yet lol

[_jake_]

Nah not annoying m8 . You suck 'em.... literally and then blow 'em. God that sounds like something you SHOULDN'T do to a fly

[Horsfield]

I get mine from Mendip monsters he always has them or Blagdon water gardens ring them on a Monday and they have them by dinner time on Wednesday.