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Hydei (Black) LIVE Fruit Fly Culture - Free Shipping!

Hydei (Black) LIVE Fruit Fly Culture - Free Shipping!

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Buy Drosophila hydei Flightless Fruit Fly Cultures - Superior Feeder Insects for Medium to Large Reptiles & Amphibians

Enhance your pet’s diet with Drosophila hydei flightless fruit fly cultures—an excellent live food source for medium to large reptiles and amphibians. Drosophila hydei are known for their larger size, slow movement, and unique flightless trait, making them the ideal feeder insect for chameleons, frogs, geckos, and other insectivores that need more substantial prey.

Why Choose Drosophila hydei Flightless Fruit Flies?

  • Flightless and Easy to Manage: Drosophila hydei are naturally flightless due to a genetic mutation that affects wing development. While they have wings, these flies are unable to fly because their wings are underdeveloped or deformed, making them easy to contain and feed to your pets.
  • Larger Size for Bigger Pets: With their larger body size, Drosophila hydei flightless fruit flies are ideal for feeding medium to large reptiles, amphibians, and insectivores that require bigger prey items.
  • High Nutritional Value: Our Drosophila hydei fruit flies are raised on a specially formulated, nutrient-rich medium, ensuring they provide a protein-packed and balanced diet essential for your pet’s health and growth.
  • Consistent and Abundant Reproduction: Our cultures are established and thriving with active, reproducing flightless flies, providing a continuous and reliable food source for your pets.

Ideal for Feeding:

  • Dart Frogs
  • Baby Chameleons
  • Small Mantises
  • Jumping Spiders
  • Micro Geckos
  • Small Lizards and More!

Order Your Drosophila melanogaster Wingless Fruit Fly Cultures Today!

Give your small insectivores the best live food available. Our Drosophila melanogaster wingless fruit fly cultures are ready to ship, providing you with a nutritious and easy-to-handle feeder insect that your pets will thrive on. Order now and enjoy fast shipping and our live arrival guarantee!

Hydei Fruit Fly
Drosophila hydei 'black' 

  • Drosophila Hydei are the largest size of fruit flies at 1/8"
  • Although Hydei fruit flies have wings they are unable to fly or flutter
  • Cultures should be kept between 70°F - 80°F. Under 70° cultures will start to slow down and not reproduce. Above 80° cultures could develop the ability to fly
  • Cultures will begin producing in about 3 weeks

***The pictures and videos were taken on 8/24/2024 and are examples of what a fresh culture looks like (8/22) and what a producing culture looks like (8/16)***

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Andrea N.
Excellent first time experience!

I’ve never ordered live insects before but decided to give it a try to give my spiders some diversity to their diet. My post office didn’t deliver on the Saturday that was scheduled and since they don’t run on Sunday’s my delivery didn’t come until a Monday! No fault of Spood Food, just bad post office delivery timing, as they mailed my package the same day I ordered. Anyways, my insects were still in perfect condition and exactly what I wanted! Will DEFINITELY order again! Thanks!

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Dennett Silva
My spoods loved it

My spoods thought it was good

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Marlinda T
Spood Food Rocks!

I've been a Spider Keep for a long time, and I've had my fair share of ordering food for them through the mail. Some businesses were okay and a couple were pretty good. Then I came across Spood Food and they are PHENOMENAL! Not only are the prices great, but the communication was fantastic! I was even given suggestions for the health of my smaller slings...the ones who aren't big enough to eat anything except fruit flies. I was told about bean beetles...BEAN BEETLES! I'd never heard of them before and the info I was given was very good! They are very beneficial for my spiders and are easy to care for so that they flourish and reproduce. I ordered several types of food, due to the varying critters that I keep, and the quality of all of it was fantastic! I'm sold on Spood Food. Form here on out, all of my spider's meal needs will be ordered from them! If you need spider food...check out Spood Food. You'll be so glad you did!

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A Blessing
Great culture

Arrived on time & my culture is going strong! Will definitely be buying again

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Kailyn Lenzing

Never disappoint! 5 🌟!!