CATDOLL : CATDOLL: How to raise fireflies (are fireflies going extinct soon?)

1. How to keep fireflies from dying?

If you want fireflies to survive in the short term, you need to ensure that the surrounding air is moist, prepare an appropriate amount of dew and nectar for them to eat every day, and occasionally place two live snails for them to suck body fluids.

However, after mating, male and female fireflies will die one after another, so it is best to only raise fireflies of the same sex.

2. How to raise fireflies at home?

Firefly breeding technology

1. Breeding equipment: Fireflies can be raised in wire cages or glass bottles, but be sure to leave ventilation holes. Transparent plastic boxes can also be used, but be sure to leave ventilation holes. It is best to use iron gauze as a cover. This kind of insects will not fight or bite each other, so multiple insects can be raised together. You can put some tender locust leaves or freshly picked grass in the bottle, and cover the bottle mouth with plastic gauze, iron gauze or gauze. The bottle should maintain a certain humidity, and you can sprinkle a little water every day, and spray some water before feeding tender grass or locust leaves before putting them in.

2. Feeding: Fireflies love to eat the body fluids of snails. Every 2 to 3 days, you can catch 1 to 2 live snails and put them in the feeder for them to eat. If it is a glass bottle or a transparent plastic box feeder, you can observe it eating snails. If you raise 10 to 25 fireflies in the bottle, you only need to feed 1 snail each time. If you raise more than 25 fireflies, you can put 2 snails each time. Generally, it can be raised for 15 to 20 days. If it is raised well, it can live for 1 month.

3. How to raise fireflies?

1. The feeder can be made of wire cage or glass bottle, but be sure to leave ventilation holes. You can also use transparent plastic box, but also be sure to leave ventilation holes. It is best to use iron gauze as a cover. 2. Fireflies will not fight or bite each other, so multiple insects can be raised together. You can put some tender locust leaves or newly picked tender grass in the bottle, and cover the bottle mouth with plastic gauze, iron gauze or gauze. The bottle should maintain a certain humidity. You can sprinkle a little water every day, and spray some water before providing tender grass or locust leaves before putting them in. 3. Fireflies love to eat snail body fluids. Every 2 to 3 days, you can catch 1 to 2 live snails and put them in the feeder for them to eat. If it is a glass bottle or a transparent plastic box feeder, you can observe it eating snails at this time. 4. If you raise 10 to 25 fireflies in the bottle, you only need to provide 1 snail each time. If you raise more than 25 fireflies, you can put 2 snails each time. Fireflies can generally be kept for 15 to 20 days, and if they are well cared for, they can live for up to 1 month.

4. How to breed fireflies?

1. The feeding device can be a wire cage or a glass bottle, but be sure to leave ventilation holes. You can also use a transparent plastic box, also be sure to leave ventilation holes, and it is best to use a wire mesh cover.

2. Fireflies will not fight or bite each other, so multiple fireflies can be kept together. You can put some tender locust leaves or freshly picked tender grass in the bottle, and cover the bottle mouth with plastic yarn, iron yarn or gauze. The bottle should maintain a certain humidity, and you can sprinkle a little water every day, and spray some water before adding tender grass or locust leaves.

3. Fireflies love to eat the body fluids of snails. You can catch 1-2 live snails every 2-3 days and put them in the feeder for them to eat. If it is a glass bottle or a transparent plastic box feeder, you can observe it eating the snails.

4. If you raise 10 to 25 fireflies in a bottle, you only need to provide 1 snail each time. If you raise more than 25 fireflies, you can put 2 snails each time. Fireflies can generally be raised for 15 to 20 days, and if they are well raised, they can live for 1 month.

5. How to raise fireflies?

The concept is the same as home-based breeding, but if the space allows, it is best to arrange it as close to the natural environment as possible.

The larvae of terrestrial species can be reared in the same manner as above, but should be covered with a fine net to prevent escape; a vegetable garden can be planted to raise snails for the larvae to prey on.

For aquatic species, artificial rivers can be built to allow water to circulate, and it would be best if there were artificial waterfalls to increase the amount of oxygen dissolved naturally.

But it should be noted that firefly larvae require an environment with slow water flow.

Then they raise carp and other fish in the river, and use the feces of the carp to breed algae.

These algae can provide food for snails; and the firefly larvae can prey on these snails.

Note that the river bank slopes should be soil to provide space for mature larvae to pupate.

If there is a larger breeding space, you can also consider designing an aquatic and terrestrial environment

Firefly larvae are carnivorous. Terrestrial firefly larvae mostly eat smaller snails, although there are some exceptions.

For example, the two-colored firefly only eats earthworms and not snails.

Aquatic firefly larvae mostly eat snails in the water. Sometimes they also eat small fish,

After the fireflies have transformed from pupae to adults, most species of fireflies almost never eat or drink, and often only eat dew.

Honeydew or pollen and nectar. In South America, a few species of fireflies have adult glowing insects that prey on other species of fireflies or small phototactic insects.

Insects as food.

6. How to raise fireflies?

Cover them with glass, and then cover them with plants. It is best to have dense leaves. Spray some water every day. Raise snails inside. The size of the snails is determined by the number of fireflies. The lifespan of adult fireflies is generally only about 5 days.