Many thanks for your video's. At 70+ and from the UK I have just started with 2 mantis, and really appreciate all the info, thanks. Mike

I can't believe how tame those manti are. They're literally like little puppies. You just sat them down on a mat and give them some food and they happily ate it. lol.

wow that was very informative I wish I watched earlier. The tapping down method is awesome I normally crush loads as I wasn't doing that.

Absolutely amazing video. Thank you once again. You're so knowledgeable and these videos are helping me so much with caring for my mantis properly.. you're very articulate 🙏🌈💕 xx

@bugsincyberspace

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that, Sarah. Thank you very much!

Great video! I loved the cameo with the orchid mantises 👍

@bugsincyberspace

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Rus!

Damn. You are one bad ass MFer. Thanks for the knowledge. My son and I are definitely subscribing. You’re the man. Can’t wait to see the your other videos.

@bugsincyberspace

Жыл бұрын

lol, fly content gets 'em every time ✊ Thanks P!

TYSM FOR DOING THIS VIDEO! IM VERY NEW TO ALL THIS AND THAT VIDEO HELPED ME IMMENSLY! DEFINITELY NEED TO BUY A CULTURE OR TWO OFF OF YOU!

@bugsincyberspace

3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate your comments and support, Amanda. Thank you!

I have to say your channel has amazed me. I’m a pretty hard aquarium nerd and just recently started looking at dart frogs and was doing some research into fly cultures. And those orchids are absolutely stunning

@bugsincyberspace

2 жыл бұрын

I very much get both of those hobbies and similar things can be done with bugs, and of course the diversity is unaparalleled!

Absolutely great video! Best I've come across so thank you. Feeding tiny little tree frogs who had a really rough start.

@bugsincyberspace

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a bunch, Stanley. I appreciate that people in other sectors of the online pet hobbies find it useful too!

Interesting. Thanks for sharing.

@bugsincyberspace

7 ай бұрын

Thank you, Chris!

I got 2 ghosts from you a week ago along with some hydei. They were sent to my office so I decided to feed them when no one was around. No one is a fan of my bug obsession here.. Well, in my excitement to watch the ghosts eat, I forgot to close the lid of the fruit fly cup... I looked over eventually and saw about 30 crawling all over my desk. 😱😱😱

@bugsincyberspace

4 жыл бұрын

It's so easy to get distracted or excited, and the flies can really cover some territory quickly, can't they? 😂 Thank you for sharing that amusing story with all of us, and thank you too for the mantis order!

Great video. You make it so sound simple. I am the worlds worst FF culturer. Here is my story- 1. Buy culture 2. Harvest a boat load from original culture while setting up another culture. 3. Watch the new culture for a few weeks without seeing any pupae. Grrrr. I think I will try your trick of moistening the media with a little water. THANKS!

@bugsincyberspace

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for commenting, Wally! I suspect you will find your results are much improved through keeping the substrate slightly moist in those critical first weeks. Any added water should be absorbed by the media within about a minute's time. If it looks bone dry, or nearly so the next day, consider adding more water. As the larvae hatch from eggs and begin to establish, the addition of water becomes less critical. Through their movements and production of waste, the culture tends to remain moist from then on and to a point where I never seem to need to add water again.

@bugsincyberspace

4 жыл бұрын

And anybody reading this should know that Wally (Supreme Gecko) has a fun contest with a sweet prize going on over at his KZread channel right now. I entered! 👍

@SupremeGecko

4 жыл бұрын

@@bugsincyberspace You are too kind. Thank you.

@SupremeGecko

4 жыл бұрын

@@bugsincyberspace It makes perfect sense- something I sometimes completely overlook :)

What would you recommend to do when the media starts to run out? Make a new jar and quickly transfer the old wool and flies?

@bugsincyberspace

3 жыл бұрын

Most people set up an entirely new container and just seed it with (only) flies from the old culture. You can do it as you describe and sometimes I do, but it's really best to start fresh to make sure no mites took up residence in the new culture and get transferred to the old or that you aren't inoculating the new media with mold spores, etc.

Hey Peter just got my order for my ghost mantis!! Everything looks awesome I just had a question about the fly culture. How do I store it?? Just room tempetture??

@bugsincyberspace

Жыл бұрын

Hi Dane and thanks for the order and question! Yep, room temperature is just fine although you might find that reproduction happens more quickly in the mid-70's to around 80 degrees. Be careful not to leave it in a window though. Temps can heat up in a closed up container very quickly and kill the flies.

@danebeee1

Жыл бұрын

@@bugsincyberspace ok perfect thank u Peter for all of your help!!

Great Video! Would you rather keep flys in the fridge or on room temperatur? And why should you store them in the fridge at all?:)

@bugsincyberspace

3 жыл бұрын

The video explains that you can prolong the lives of the flies both as pupae and as adults by keeping them in the fridge, off and on. For people who use flies as feeders for their carnivorous pets this is a very useful thing. For people that don't have carnivorous pets, there isn't much reason to keep flies in the fridge. ;)

@heikoassassin123

3 жыл бұрын

@@bugsincyberspace Thank you for the answer:)

@stilla1553

2 жыл бұрын

I always put my fruit flys in the freezer or fridge to make them sleep so I can easily feed all my creatures . I keep them in fridge for only 10 mins

If you buy a culture from the store and started to mold a week later, what can I do to save my flies?? Please help. I'm very new to fruit flies. I'm raising a tree frog that was born in my dog pool 4 months ago. Do I cut the mold out? Add something to it? Stimpy don't like the taste of them now.

i am planning on ordering from you soon, i am ordering the culture , the praying mantis, and the cup habitat, and than later planning on moving my praying mantis into a bigger habitat as it grows , but for now do i just keep the culture moist and on my desk? how do i take care of them and how long does it last for until i have to get another? this would be my first mantis and i want to do as much research so that i understand everything i would need to do first!

@thatrandomperson8473

4 жыл бұрын

also how do i know the praying mantises habitat is moist enough, for the bigger enclosure i want to get a hygrometer but with the cup one i dont think that would work, how do i keep it up and at a comfortable level?

@bugsincyberspace

4 жыл бұрын

Great questions, TRP! It is probably best to get the culture about a week before you actually "need" it because then it will start to reproduce in larger numbers vs a newly set up culture. However if you are only going to have one mantis, there are enough flies to last it through a week or two. You simply keep the media in the bottom of the fruit fly culture a bit moist. I put a teaspoon or so of water in, maybe two, and rotate it around the bottom of the container so that it soaks in evenly. All water is generally absorbed within a few moments as the media re-hydrates. I have one culture now as of 7/2 that is reproducing still and I made and dated it on my friend's birthday, 3/22. Generally they last about 6 weeks before I like to replace them although for many pet mantises that are acquired at around L2/L3 that is around the same time they will be coming out of the fruit fly stage anyway and moving on to larger foods. I do also have a mantis care sheet on my website, and talk about their care in the videos of my KZread Q&A playlist.

@bugsincyberspace

4 жыл бұрын

It sounds trickier than it is. Basically, if you don't have too much ventilation and you are using a moderately moist substrate at the bottom, the humidity will be higher than your home is outside the tank/container. We also hydrate the mantises with a misting bottle, spraying droplets near them for them to drink. These points, along with the juicy prey mantises eat will help to keep them hydrates but that tank humidity is important especially when they are molting.

Maybe someone here can help me. I have cultures with plenty of larvae but no visible eggs. A little confused.

@bugsincyberspace

5 ай бұрын

Eggs are pretty much too small to see with the naked eye. Not sure about the chicken and the egg, but safe to say the eggs in your container came before the larvae ;)

What’s a substitute for the excelsior?

@bugsincyberspace

2 жыл бұрын

Before excelsior, people commonly used plastic screen/mesh to increase surface area for the adults to hang out on.

Do you guys sell vinegaroons?

@bugsincyberspace

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, we've been offering them for many years and are able to source them most of the time and often have a few around even if they show as sold out on the website. We also offer discounted specimens if they are missing a bit of whip, etc. Thank you for your interest!

A culture of mine is doing something I wasn't expecting. The flies seem lethargic. I am feeding them to praying mantids and a surprising number of mantids are dying. Could the 2 problems be related?

@bugsincyberspace

Жыл бұрын

Could be but it would be highly unusual and unprecedented, in my experience

I am trying to get one for my self

@bugsincyberspace

4 жыл бұрын

A fruit fly culture or are you referring to your other vinegaroon comment?

@samuelabarca6895

4 жыл бұрын

My vinegaroon comment

What’s the media brand ?

@YhaHomeLoans

Жыл бұрын

Where can I buy it ?

@bugsincyberspace

Жыл бұрын

Repashy (you can see it on the counter)

was that Aquariamax at the end lol

@bugsincyberspace

4 жыл бұрын

Rus's Aquarimax channel is one of my favorite KZread channels, but I'm not sure what you meant about him being at the end. I'd love to do a video with him someday!

@Aquarimax

4 жыл бұрын

Bugs In Cyberspace I’d love to do a collaboration video...maybe an Arizona trip? I’d be up for anything!

@bugsincyberspace

4 жыл бұрын

@@Aquarimax Very good chance I'll be passing through your state in the next year or so and would love to explore some of the southern spots with you!

@Aquarimax

4 жыл бұрын

Bugs In Cyberspace Awesome. As the time approaches let’s coordinate! I have made a trip to the SW corner of the state each spring for the past couple of for herping/invert exploration, and would love to do a collaboration with you while we are down there.👍

@bugsincyberspace

4 жыл бұрын

@@Aquarimax That sounds amazing! It's really high up on my list of places I've wanted to visit for a long time. Pouring rain here today. I'm dreaming about hot, dry landscapes and desert bugs!