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Natural insect power for your animal
Insects from Germany and Europe.
Why your pets will love it
- 🌿 100% natural – gently bred, no additives
- 💪 High-quality nutrients – for vitality and health
- 🇪🇺 From Europe – by a German startup, short supply chains
- ♻️ Sustainable & species-appropriate – good for your animal, good for the planet
9 is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
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Delivery time: 2-3 business days
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9 is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Description
Description
Terfly – flightless house flies as a breeding culture, 0.5 litres.
Terflies (Musca domestica), also known as curly-wing or stub-wing flies, are flightless bred forms of the common house fly. A genetic wing defect means they cannot fly and instead move around the terrarium on foot – a clear advantage at feeding time. The adult flies reach 5–8 mm and have the reddish eyes typical of house flies.
Important note
- Orders must reach EntoZoo by Monday 7:00 a.m.
- Shipped on Wednesdays with DHL
- Intended as a complementary feed – not as a complete feed.
Which animals is it suitable for?
- Reptiles: small to medium species such as geckos, anoles, chameleons
- Amphibians: e.g. poison dart frogs
- Predatory insects: e.g. mantises
- Occasionally as a change for fish-eating species in the aquarium
Feeding recommendation
You can put the terflies straight from the culture into the terrarium: simply cut a small hole in the fine fabric lid and the flies will crawl out by themselves.
Alternatively, put them into a dusting container and dust them with a vitamin or mineral powder before feeding. That further improves your animals' nutrient intake.
Tip: a small feeding station with a little fruit juice or jelly attracts the terflies and makes it easier to watch the feeding.
Benefits of live terflies
- Flightless – nothing escapes from the terrarium
- Actively walking – natural prey presentation that triggers the hunting instinct
- Easy to handle – no netting, no risk of escape
- Ideal feed for sensitive juveniles
- Culture with nutrient substrate and wood wool – ready to hatch
Storage
The storage temperature clearly affects the hatching rate:
- Warm (approx. 25 °C): fast development, hatching in 4–6 days
- Cooler, e.g. in the fridge: slower development, longer shelf life
- Humidity: approx. 69% – do not let it dry out, moisten lightly if needed
A slight, somewhat pungent smell from the culture is normal. A little mould in the substrate is harmless – the maggots mix the material and keep it clean.
