Fresh Drosophila Melanogaster Fruit Fly Culture

Get these!!! I have two L2 ghost mantises that can’t eat anything larger than these! I had bought 2 separate colonies of flies from other sellers and they died within a couple days but these are doing incredibly even a week and a half later! They even held up through the mail in the hot florida heat! Josh’s frogs always lives up to the hype. I will definitely be buying again! I also got pinhead crickets (because one of my mantises is VERY picky (and slow)) and they love them too! Neither smell particularly good but they’re bugs so… The flies and crickets are great quality and the price point is great for what you’re getting!

Great for my juvenile jumping spiders! I was extremely worried about having to keep flies in my home, but the container held up well and I've been able to keep them all under control. I'll actually be switching to Josh's Frogs for my meal/wax worms needs now as well since I like the containers they send them in MUCH better than the previous company I was using. I literally never leave reviews, but I wanted to shout out to this company in case any other spider keepers needed the recommendation.

Got it quickly and it was exactly what I ordered.

The first time Josh's sent me fruit flys there were many many flies. I was happy and so were my praying mantids. The second time they sent me some. All the flys were dead on arrival, and the culture never created more flys even after a week. I advised Josh's what happened and they advised me they would send me a new batch. They waited a full four days before shipping me a new batch leaving my mantids starving. When the 2nd batch arrived, you guessed it, no fruit flys. Only culture. I am going to have to find a new source for fruit flys as Josh's Frogs are not working out for me.

I recommend ordering straight from joshs frogs I've given them alot of business with zero issues. I decided to order from Amazon for the first time and my package arrived 4 days late all flies were mixed into the media and frozen. Despite the good labeling Josh's frogs uses on each package stating live animals or insects this package was completely mishandled and left in my mailbox during January in montana which is very cold. Amazon uses usps for shipping and I do not support this decision. Something of this nature would have been better shipped through FedEx or ups as they are typically faster and knock on your door while dropping off packages. I reached out to joshs frogs and they were very eager to make it right.

There’s a star for “Flavor” haha! I’m not sure about that as I don’t eat these fruit flies but my baby jumpers seem to like the flavor. Lol! I noticed a lot of negative feedback which is sad. I had an issue with my culture and it was resolved by a customer rep. All you have to do is contact them and they will make it right. Give them a chance before leaving negative feedback, folks! I’ve ordered a few things from this company and I must say the customer service is beyond satisfactory in helping their customer. But they have to know the issue too. So give them a call or send a message. They’ll make it right! These are live insects sending out so it’s not always easy to get “live” products out in the heat and cold. But they have a guarantee, so reach out to Josh’s company for help. I was happy with my product after I contacted the company to find out what I needed to do. Very happy! Thanks, Josh’s team for the great experience and service!

My flightless flies arrived alive and, just as promised, they are flightless. I bought them for my starter ant colony. These will last quite a while. I think I will end up freezing them since there are so many. They are disgusting, but my ants have enjoyed them. I will definitely purchase more. I am 100% satisfied!

Great seller I buy regularly from joshs frogs love all their products