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Re: Free maggot survey
Posted: 03 Sep 2011, 15:04
by bleeding green
Well how did I miss this thread??
Gerry I sent you an email yesterday asking about postage costs, not realising about the 'trialling' going on here. I've since read that it's flat $9 regardless of amount, is this correct. Also, it's probably already mentioned and I missed it but state are you posting them out from?
Thanks
Re: Free maggot survey
Posted: 03 Sep 2011, 17:04
by Danny
djb78 wrote:Hi Wayne I have brought some maggots and have left them in the parcel post tubes have found that they refrigerate quite well in it, just give them a mix every couple of days. On the bigger bulk pack 30,000 maggots I will look at putting them in an icecream container or two with a few holes in the top. I keep pulling the maggots out of the fridge for a few hours every few days to allow them to eat. They tend to get a smell after a week but they maggots were all alive so it might be the medium their in. My first lot lasted about 8 days and I just received a 7500 pack on Wed and will expect to get about 12 days out of them.
Jay would have likes to have a fly box but the wife said that if I had one she would spray them so buying maggots was my last resort as alot of my finches require live food and found that the maggots were a great hit so buying them may cost more than needing its much easier for me to buy and with a wife that's passionate of killing flies its my only way to feed them maggots.
Try it with no lid. They store better and don't smell. The reason they are becoming smelly is that even if an extreme dormant state the maggots still produce some metabolic heat. With the lid on, it causes condensation and the substrate becomes moist. In an open tray they will last for 2-3 weeks without an issue.
Re: Free maggot survey
Posted: 03 Sep 2011, 21:11
by amalan11
green,mine were from victoria..look at the website frogs.org... im in inner sydney and mine came within a day,he posts tue am and they were at my door by wed 10am .Great packaging
Re: Free maggot survey
Posted: 03 Sep 2011, 22:19
by djb78
Thanks Danny just took my lid off tonight see how they go.
Re: Free maggot survey
Posted: 04 Sep 2011, 22:36
by Gerry Marantelli
yes bleeding green - $9 flat rate express post or AAE and we mail from melbourne.
he posts tue am and they were at my door by wed 10am
actually its even quicker than that - We close orders 9am Tuesday to finalise our pack lists and arrange packaging, staff start putting insects into packs about 12noon and the Australia Post truck picks up all our parcels at 5pm - so if you get yours 10am - they were less than 24 hours in the pack!
Re: Free maggot survey
Posted: 05 Sep 2011, 14:21
by bleeding green
Cheers amalan and Gerry,
I'll place an order tonight, I'll let you know if I have any issues.
Thanks.
Re: Free maggot survey
Posted: 13 Sep 2011, 22:17
by captain
hi gerry received my order last wk ontime thursday as expected
checked on arrival placed mini,s in containers and opened both gent tubes to see how travelled, i was abit disappointed in that these were alot smaller and had more pupae then the original ones i got earlier. what i have done now is frozen 1 tube and refriged the other in new mediam an try grow out more .Can i do this before they go to the next stage .Thanks captainj
Re: Free maggot survey
Posted: 16 Sep 2011, 00:24
by Gerry Marantelli
sorry captian - my staff are a little new to the gents as far as picking and packing - we have bred them for years but only sold them for a few weeks as you know.
There is a little variation in their growth rates and we have been trying to send smaller ones to avoid pupation as the weather heats up. If they are not so good for you i am happy to send replacements free with your next order - just add a comment in the comments box of your order so i know who you are and remember this discussion.
Re: Free maggot survey
Posted: 16 Sep 2011, 00:27
by Gerry Marantelli
sorry - missed part of your question
if they have started pupating don't try to grow them out - they will just pupate more. even though they may have been a little smaller we pack them by weight so you will have the same amount of food as long as you don't let them pupate.
Re: Free maggot survey
Posted: 17 Sep 2011, 20:08
by captain
thanks gerry for yr reply,im quite happy to use what i ve received from u. i suppose we are both on learning curves as i am new to this after many yrs away .THANK U for your offer but.
