Big Bites Giant Flightless Fruit Flies (Hydei sturdivant) (Copy)

Description

Give your small insect-eating pets a nutritious, active meal with our Giant Flightless Fruit Flies (Drosophila hydei). These larger, flightless fruit flies are a must-have for keepers of dart frogs, baby geckos, small chameleons, young toads, and fish that love live surface prey.

• Larger, more filling prey — Hydei flies are roughly 1/8″ long, offering more substance per feeding than smaller melanogaster fruit flies.

• Flightless & easy to manage — They crawl rather than fly, making them simple to dust with supplements and add to terrariums without escapees.

• Clean, consistent nutrition — Each culture is raised in controlled conditions for safe, reliable feeding.

• Perfect for culturing — The 32 oz culture can serve as a starter or feeder colony. With proper care and humidity, it can continue producing for weeks.

• Excellent for enrichment — The slow-moving flies stimulate natural hunting behaviours in your reptiles, amphibians, and fish.

Care Tips:
Keep cultures at room temperature (22–26 °C) and out of direct sunlight. Mist lightly if the media begins to dry. When the flies are abundant, gently tap them out into your feeding dish or enclosure. You can seed new cultures weekly for a continuous supply.

Ideal For:
• Dart frogs & tree frogs
• Baby geckos (Crested, Gargoyle, Mourning, etc.)
• Small fish species
• Baby chameleons & other small insectivores