doobie 5,802 Posted April 5, 2019 Report Share Posted April 5, 2019 You're getting in to it now Maybe a bit too much lol Great focused shots of the flies though The blue coloured ones are good too ... apparently bigger maggots, but hey, I like the green ... looks nice and matches the leaf too Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,823 Posted April 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2019 After 4 days with out an egg - you stop playing games Re the photos - thanks - I was trying out my new $45 camera - it takes a good shot considering my shakey single handed style Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Knackers 696 Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 Our next door neighbor used to breed gents to sell. He would hang a snapper frame in the shed about 5 feet high. Under the frame he would have a large tray of pollard/bran. After a while when the maggots were at the stage when they want to bury themselves they would drop off the frame and fall into the bran. As the frame wasn't sitting in a bucket it and had air circulating around it the flesh tended to dry out and not stink (as much). Not much fish flesh fell into the bran either and was easily picked off the top. yellow door 1, doobie and lofty64 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,823 Posted April 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 Yeah I'm giving the Cat food another try in a more blow fly rich environment - saw a few hanging round today but no eggs yet doobie 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,823 Posted April 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 Well you wouldnt bloody read about it - (unless there was a thread about maggots) The can, I'd given up hope on, has produced - you bewdy. Not exactly sure of the wisest next move - I reckon I'll leave it as is - then transfer to a bran filed bucket when they start trying to crawl out of the can. One positive of this method is the odour has stayed trapped in the can so far - but I imagine transferring them out will be a different story - I reckon I'll sieve and rinse with the hose before they touch bran Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doobie 5,802 Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 1 hour ago, yellow door 1 said: Yeah I'm giving the Cat food another try in a more blow fly rich environment - saw a few hanging round today but no eggs yet Good on you for persisting with the cat food, but after this lot I'd be trying some 'normal' fly food If you saw some hanging and no eggs laid .... then the cat food is not working imo. yellow door 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hunter69 1,461 Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 That is seriously messed up lol. Is that mold on top ? Its like a horror clip. Good job yellow door 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doobie 5,802 Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 Well there you go ... I'd given up for you lol Movement in the juices yellow door 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,823 Posted April 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 14 minutes ago, doobie said: Well there you go ... I'd given up for you lol Movement in the juices Yeah I only checked it because Knackers bumped the thread - Otherwise I'd given up on it aswell doobie 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,823 Posted April 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 16 minutes ago, Hunter69 said: That is seriously messed up lol. Is that mold on top ? Its like a horror clip. Good job Yeah it would take a brave man to dip a cracker into that dip - Rotten catfood puree with a mould crust doobie 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brenton 637 Posted April 17, 2019 Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 Aren't sheldons a sponsor of this site or were,they are the biggest breeeder in the state,down at Parawa i think. cheers b aarron 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doobie 5,802 Posted April 17, 2019 Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 20 minutes ago, brenton said: Aren't sheldons a sponsor of this site or were,they are the biggest breeeder in the state,down at Parawa i think. cheers b May have been a sponsor some time back, but not currently. aarron 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,823 Posted April 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 4 hours ago, brenton said: Aren't sheldons a sponsor of this site or were,they are the biggest breeeder in the state,down at Parawa i think. cheers b Yeah I'd love to get their feed back if they are still hanging around aarron 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,823 Posted April 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 Just went out to check the maggots and wasnt expecting much Should I transfer the contents of the can to newspaper and stick it in a bucket now - or leave them in the can for a few days doobie 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doobie 5,802 Posted April 17, 2019 Report Share Posted April 17, 2019 wow, you won't look back now yellow door 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,823 Posted April 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2019 The maggots have been transferred to another bucket with paper underneath and on top - I've been told to leave them in for 2 days before getting them into the fridge. The smell is non existent until you put you head over the bucket - so this method is going well. I'll have to deal with the smell eventually but so far so good doobie and Squid Inc. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,823 Posted April 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2019 Well that was pretty painless - ended up going to the specialist feed store only to find they no longer stocked bran or pollard Thankfully both Coles and Woolies have it. Stink wasnt a major issue until you got your head in the bucket - and now they are chilling in the fridge doobie 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doobie 5,802 Posted April 20, 2019 Report Share Posted April 20, 2019 Got a good number there. Just make sure none have gotten out of the container - the other half apparently don't like that Softy 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,823 Posted April 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2019 Yeah I was happy with the amount I used the smallest drill bit I have to put holes in the lid - and its one of those double snap, rubber seal, sistema containers so it should be safe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doobie 5,802 Posted April 20, 2019 Report Share Posted April 20, 2019 57 minutes ago, yellow door 1 said: should be safe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,823 Posted April 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2019 30 minutes ago, doobie said: I'd say I'm pretty confident.................but not confident enough to not take a quick peek after your reply. The seals are holding for now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doobie 5,802 Posted April 20, 2019 Report Share Posted April 20, 2019 All good just playing ya Now, each week just take them out of fridge, open lid and let them crawl around for 30 min or so. Lid back on and back in fridge .... and repeat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,823 Posted April 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2019 Will do - thanks Doobie Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,823 Posted April 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2019 doobie 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doobie 5,802 Posted April 22, 2019 Report Share Posted April 22, 2019 That's a good idea - I like that Just gave my gents a bit of a play with lid off and still going good. Some have died but still enough. So about 6 weeks now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,823 Posted April 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2019 Thats great news - thanks for the update Doobie Yeah the method I saw had a much bigger bit of plywood on a slant and bright sunlight hitting the maggots to spook them out - I'll try and find the vid Found it - who says only weirdos breed maggots ( Fast Forward to the 1 minute mark to see his set up) doobie 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,823 Posted April 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2019 On 16/04/2019 at 7:11 PM, doobie said: Good on you for persisting with the cat food, but after this lot I'd be trying some 'normal' fly food If you saw some hanging and no eggs laid .... then the cat food is not working imo. I was just thinking about the process and why it took so long for the maggots to take hold and what you said rings true. The reason cat food in the can wasnt ideal - is it took way too long to let off decent smell. The foul stench of death is what brings them in and my cat food in the can was too well preserved. It was basically odourless for the first couple of weeks. But when I was sorting the maggots out from the paper - flies showed up from everywhere. If I need to do it again, I'll empty the cat food into a bowl, so its fully exposed and rots quicker. Or carp fillets stink up pretty quick - yeah I'll probably use those Seeing the flies show up when it had reached its true "Stink Potential" was an eye opener, Squid Inc. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doobie 5,802 Posted April 22, 2019 Report Share Posted April 22, 2019 Yes definitely comes down to the smell and best way to attract them. Yet in Winter when I'm cleaning fresh Salmon they appear quite quickly too as I have to watch they don't get onto the fillets. Good video - I'm going to have to try that next time - seems a better way to separate them (thanks for finding it and putting it up). yellow door 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doobie 5,802 Posted May 6, 2019 Report Share Posted May 6, 2019 Just an update. Took them out the fridge for their weekly walk today and they are still wriggling. A few more dead from a few weeks ago, but don't they'll last another couple of weeks. Maybe just enough for 1 session left - but not a long session lol. So I reckon about 8 weeks now, so not so bad. yellow door 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,823 Posted May 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2019 38 minutes ago, doobie said: Just an update. Took them out the fridge for their weekly walk today and they are still wriggling. A few more dead from a few weeks ago, but don't they'll last another couple of weeks. Maybe just enough for 1 session left - but not a long session lol. So I reckon about 8 weeks now, so not so bad. Yeah thats good going I spose when you buy them from the shop, you never know just how long they have been sitting in the tackle shop fridge before you get your hands on them. I remember going into a tackle shop of a mate, of a mate, to grab some pillies - while we were chatting, I mentioned his friend and he immediately goes to the bait freezer and digs right down to the bottom of the pilly blocks and pulls that one out. He said they restack the bait freezers every time a new shipment comes in so they dont have old stock going off at the bottom of the freezer. So if I was ever going to buy maggots from a store - I'd be grabbing the least accessible punnet I could find Heres an update of my maggots after 16 days doobie 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doobie 5,802 Posted May 6, 2019 Report Share Posted May 6, 2019 1 hour ago, yellow door 1 said: So if I was ever going to buy maggots from a store - I'd be grabbing the least accessible punnet I could find That's what I normally do - but on the last 2 occasions they didn't last very long at all. And that's why I reverted to breeding my own again, although when desperate I'll buy them. Yours look pretty good - just remember to take them out every week for about an hour to 'liven' them up - seems to prolong them better. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,823 Posted May 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2019 1 hour ago, doobie said: That's what I normally do - but on the last 2 occasions they didn't last very long at all. And that's why I reverted to breeding my own again, although when desperate I'll buy them. Yours look pretty good - just remember to take them out every week for about an hour to 'liven' them up - seems to prolong them better. Yeah I've been taking them out for a wriggle every few days Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,823 Posted May 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2019 The holes, in my improvised mesh sieve for separating maggots from bran, were too small. (2mm max) So I googled Maggots sieves/riddle and they were a bit expensive. Cheapest I found on ebay was about $36 if you include postage charges. So I googled popular mesh sizes. Seems 3mm is about right. The purpose built ones are made from wire, which I imagine is more efficient (first photo) - but this plastic garden sieve will be better than what I had. https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Plastic-Garden-Sieve-Riddle-Green-For-Composy-Soil-Stone-Mesh-Tool-Gardening/401413014489?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908105057%26meid%3D6b8745d0557f4abaaf1a597c4b748582%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D15%26sd%3D163594536186%26itm%3D401413014489&_trksid=p2481888.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3Ade2f77f2-727a-11e9-b257-74dbd1802e2b|parentrq%3A9d82ef4116a0a9cc71d86d43ffe44104|iid%3A1 doobie 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doobie 5,802 Posted May 10, 2019 Report Share Posted May 10, 2019 Should do the job well enough. I use a cheap $2 one I got from Cheap as Chip couple of years ago although rusting a bit now lol, but the pore size is smaller than the ones your looking at. May have to try one like the green one next time. yellow door 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yellow door 1 1,823 Posted May 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2019 Yeah part of me is worried that the holes are too big - but I'm hoping with a vigorous sifting style, the maggots will be too busy bouncing around to be able to find their way down the holes. I had every intention of going to the 2 dollar shop to look for baskets - but I've had a severe case of the sniffles - so it was easier to let my fingers do the walking I'll let you know how the 3mm holes go doobie 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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