How do I take the green bottle flies out of a container without them escaping?

[SalticusScenicusStar]

How do I take green bottle flies out of a container without them escaping? I don't want to put them in the fridge along with my food, so is there any other way? Thanks.

 

[A cave cricket]

First, what container do you have?
Second, how many flies do you have?
Third, just curious what are you doing with the flies?

 

[coolnweird]

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[SalticusScenicusStar]

Sorry I haven't replied in a while... I'm going to feed them to my Phidippus Regius. I have about 50 crammed in a small deli cup (not my fault.) I got them from Josh's Frogs.

 

[kadupul]

The way that I wrangle my fruit flies is that have a straw stuck into the lid, that way I can shake them out to feed my slings and then plug it with a ball of cotton when I'm done. Maybe something similar could be rigged?

 

[Jonathan6303]

Freezer

 

[AlbaArachnids92]

So I used to do a combination of things for when I had manitds......fridge really does help but my partner said 'hell no' so there went that.

I used a 32oz deli cup and then put a pop sock over the open end (ask Mrs permission 1st, I learned the hard way ).
I secured the pop sock round the top of the deli cup with an elastic band (I used a hairband....again should have asked permission first).
Cut the toes out the other end and clip it closed.

When I needed a couple I'd just unclip the end, tongs through the opening and grab a couple.