killing fruit flies
 

How do I get rid of these guys in my gecko tanks?

what type of substrate are you using ? how often do you clean and what do you use to clean . how humid is your tank what type of animals are you keeping in these tanks ?

Clean your tank more often, or put up fly paper in the corners that they mostly occupy.

This is not a permanent solution, just helps decrease there abundance.

They're after the CGD. Make sure it's fresh, and none has spilled into the substrate.

Noelle

if they are getting out put a little bit of cheap win or beer in a cup behinf te tank. they will fly into it an die happy

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Behind the tank?

Sounds like a good idea

You'll want to break their breeding cycle. If you leave CGD in overnight you might find maggots the next night. Removing the food the morning after feeding night and ensuring the tank substrates are not excessively moist will help.

For large collections, this might be more difficult. You could try feeding less often, letting the food dry out. This works well for sub adults and adults. For good juvenile growth, every other day might work better so just remove cups on this group.

Good luck, they are frustrating but probably don't do harm to your geckos. It's possible they can carry & transfer parasites but this hasn't been widely reported, and most crestie keepers run into issues of fruit flies.