{"id":152816,"date":"2025-08-14T18:04:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T16:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insektenliebe.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=152816"},"modified":"2026-04-06T12:24:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T10:24:00","slug":"big-fruit-fly-big","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/insektenliebe.com\/en\/shop\/product\/big-fruit-fly-big\/","title":{"rendered":"Big fruit fly &#8220;Big&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #99cc33;\">Big fruit fly &#8220;Big&#8221; &#8211; The XXL snack for small predators<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The <strong>large fruit fly &#8220;Big&#8221;<\/strong> is a selective breeding form of the well-known <\/span><span class=\"s2\">Drosophila hydei<\/span><span class=\"s1\">  and offers a small but nice upgrade: With around 0.5 millimeters more body length than the standard form, it is a particularly attractive food insect for many terrarium animals. Despite its name, this variant also remains flightless, which makes it easier to handle and enables targeted feeding.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Especially animals that are in an intermediate phase between juvenile and adult stage benefit from the slightly larger prey. Medium-sized jumping spiders, mantids in advanced nymph stages or even small reptiles and amphibians are happy to accept the &#8220;Big&#8221; fruit fly. Due to its increased body mass, it offers more nutritional value than its smaller relatives without being too large or cumbersome.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The large fruit fly also impresses in breeding with its typical fruit fly robustness. In classic breeding approaches with fruit fly mash, wood wool and good ventilation, a stable population quickly develops that can be used for several weeks. The animals are active, move around a lot and thus stimulate the hunting instinct of the terrarium inhabitants.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The <strong>&#8220;Big&#8221; fruit fly<\/strong> is therefore more than just a larger version &#8211; it is a well thought-out food alternative for all those who want to offer their prot\u00e9g\u00e9s something more.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Big fruit fly &#8220;Big&#8221; &#8211; The XXL snack for small predators The large fruit fly &#8220;Big&#8221; is a selective breeding form of the well-known Drosophila hydei and offers a small but nice upgrade: With around 0.5 millimeters more body length than the standard form, it is a particularly attractive food insect for many terrarium animals. 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