Hiya
So who are we ?
My name is James, and im the founder, owner, ceo, and general dogs body here at Manny's Munchbox.
I set up this little business back in September 2020 when I noticed a lot of fellow mantis owners having hatching and supply issues with their feeder flies, namely ,greenbottles.
I too have had these issues and found it so frustrating that I decided to solve the issue the only way I knew how, breed my own !
This decision worked out great and I had plenty of flies to feed my ever growing mantis collection, in fact it worked a little too well and I ended up with many more castors than I needed, so I decided to help others out by offering my surplus amounts on a few mantis groups on facebook for a small fee. I honestly expected to sell a couple of tubes and that would be that,
Boy was I wrong !
I was soon swamped with requests for castors to the point I was increasing my capacity to turn castors at an alarming rate. Fast forward to December 2020 and I was already supplying nearly 200 customers, and had added bluebottle castors to the mix aswell.
In the first couple of months of 2021 I have seen my customer base grow to over 350, and ive been inundated with requests for more feeders, so ive started to introduce House fly castors, Melonagaster fruit flies, D.Hydei fruit flies, and waxworms to the mix.
The response has been overwhelming by everyone and im so grateful to each and every one of you that took the plunge to order from us, and return time and time again, without you we wouldn't be here.
Im always open to suggestions for new feeders to supply if I can make it possible, so feel free to shout up and use the contact form to Email me or for those of you that already contact via messenger, ping me your suggestions or queries there.
This website has taken a while to get off the ground unfortunately , due to the fact that I also have a full-time day job working 5am to 4pm in the week on top of doing the fly breeding/supplying, which can have me working till gone midnight !!
I will always aim to provide the best service I can for my customers so if ever you encounter a problem or would like any advice or help, please feel free to get in touch.
Oh yeah, for those of you wondering why the name Manny's Munchbox,
My first ever mantis was a spiney flower that my daughter called.......
yep, you've guessed it......
Manny
Sadly he's no longer with us, but his memory lives on as he is proudly displayed as our company logo !!
James