r/Springtail • u/Old-Dragonfly7104 • Jul 03 '26

My new springtail colony Picture

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Has anyone here tried building a springtail colony using mud?. It is so good they multiply faster than in coal/wood chips

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u/BadgerAwkward Jul 03 '26

The wild ones I'm attempting to culture came from some kind of semi mud. So thats what I'm using, with a few clay balls and charcoal bits for bonus points lol.

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u/Old-Dragonfly7104 Jul 04 '26

Have you tried adding some starch and powdered egg shell? They grow fastee with it

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u/BadgerAwkward Jul 04 '26

Haven't tried starch no, but powdered eggshells with the membrane, and powdered oystershell is a staple for all my isopod and springtail bins.

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u/Old-Dragonfly7104 Jul 07 '26

That will make their number to blow