When you are raising a pet that feeds on fruit flies or other types of flies, making your own fruit fly culture is a great way to save money and ensure a missed delivery doesn’t keep your pet from getting fed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Praying mantis nymphs<\/a> are one example of pets that eat fruit flies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Before we get into the recipes, let’s start with a pro tip!<\/p>\n\n\n\n When making fruit fly cultures at home, why not go ahead and make a full batch or two at once. Then, you can still place the culture 1-2″ think in the bottom of culture cups and then place them in the freezer. The cultures will stay good for up to 4-6 months in the freezer. Just pop them out for a day before using. <\/p>\n\n\n\n And if you are just starting out or thinking about keeping praying mantises, don’t forget to check out the Ultimate Beginner’s Guide To Praying Mantises<\/a> we wrote to cover all the basics in one post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you want to raise your own fruit flies but want everything in a kit, Josh’s Frogs has a great kit over on Amazon that includes 10 cups, lids, excelsior, and fruit fly media all in one ready to go package.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Now, on to the recipes.<\/p>\n\n\n