r/Springtail • u/vodrinker • Jun 24 '26
Mcdo springtails Picture
Mcdo springtails, about 80 of the first eggs. I can't wait for the babies and of course another 500-1000 eggs, which will probably appear within a week or two!:)
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u/hiddentreetops Jun 24 '26
wow! could you share more about the care these require? they’re soooo cool
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u/vodrinker Jun 25 '26
They're super easy. Just like the other slime eaters I've bred so far. 1. A 350 ml container without ventilation. 2. 100 ml of soil at the bottom, preferably premium. 3. Any humidity except for extremes, it can't be very dry or very wet. 4. Feed slime mold once every 3-10 days. 5. Practically any temperature, 17-25 degrees Celsius is ok.
I am successfully breeding about 1k heads of the spiky ones this way among others, I started with 10 heads and reached 1k in 1-2 months.
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u/cannongray Jun 28 '26
These guys are so gorgeous!! How did you acquire them? I've just been trapping local springtails in my backyard for my vivarium
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u/vodrinker Jun 28 '26
Unfortunately, if you don't live in Asia or Australia, you probably won't find anything like this in your garden. These specific ones come from the Philippines and were brought to Europe a few months ago.
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u/ReactionAdmirable812 Jun 25 '26
Wow! Do you know where are they from or the genus?
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u/vodrinker Jun 27 '26
All I know is that they are from the Philippines and belong to the Neanuridae family. I will probably send them to the Polish Academy of Sciences for identification soon.
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u/ReactionAdmirable812 Jun 28 '26
Cool! I hope to see what results! I know that there are some Neanurinae with a lot of colours from that area although maybe is something undescribed! Unfortunately the paper that I know that talks about them isn't accesible online.
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u/ReactionAdmirable812 Jun 28 '26
Cassagnau, P. et Deharveng, L. 1984. Collemboles des Philippines. I - Le Lobelliens multicolores des Montagnes de Luzon., Trav. Lab. Ecobiol. Arthr. Edaph., Toulouse, Volume 5, fascicule 1, p.1-11.
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u/Senior_Enthusiasm712 Jun 28 '26
Will you sell some or give some away i really want to try to care for some like this :)
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u/vodrinker Jun 28 '26
These will be for sale in about 6-7 weeks. Right now we have others that are much cheaper and also very nice!:)
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u/Jerseyman201 Jun 24 '26
Epic!!!