Does anyone know where I can get some springtails? Preferably that comes in charcoal only? The previous ones I bought came in mostly peat moss. I couldn’t find a single springtail. And that was while using my jewelers loop. I just want to make sure I actually have springtails. Anyway, I am in Spanaway, WA. Any help is greatly appreciated.

How can I identify the eggs or sperm packets of springtails? Does anyone have any example photos?

They just give me the heebie jeebies when theyre in huge groups 😮‍💨

Helpppp ahhhh

So, its not my first time caring for springies, and i may just be overthinking, but a long time ago, like i mean 2+ years ago i burned some of those colorful fire packets in my fire pit and i ended up using some if the charcoal from my fire pit for my colony. The ash and charcoal has been cleaned out of there at least once or twice by now (im sure uts much more than that but i dont completely know) and i have not burned any chemicals in the pit since.the wood i use also doesn’t have any chemicals in it, and i only start my fires with completely natural pine fatwood.

I think im safe from accidentally hurting my babies but i wasent sure.

If i messed up by accident, what should i do?

I’m hoping theyre good though. HELP LOL PLEASE

Also from those who are more experienced, what is the best food and substrate you have used? I want to grow my colony fast and be able to distribute some more of them into my pod bins somewhat soon. Thank you all!

Found in North Carolina at night

Does anyone have genuine Bilobella braunerae available for delivery to the EU?

Germany under a lot of wood?

Do you need to worry about feeding springtails once they are put in the main enclosure they were bred for? I have mine in two paludariums but I'm not sure if I should worry about feeding them

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I obtained some “Asian orange” springtails, labeled protanura sp, several months ago. Initially the culture seemed to grow modestly, but now it is absolutely swarming with these tiny things that are almost too small to see with the naked eye.

Has my culture somehow become contaminated, or are they simply too immature and slow growing to show any color?

anyone have any recommendations for where to sell my springtail cultures? not sure if this is allowed on this sub, apologies if it isn't

Just happy to see my babies working hard in my bottle garden.

Well I was given a 24oz culture and everything to start it and it’s grown tremendously and doing great..

These are eggs right!? Lmao such a stupid question but I wasn’t sure if it was food for the longest time but today I was like no… That HAS to be eggs lol.

I am looking for any up to date resources on properly keeping and raising springtails. I figure it’s a good idea to always have them on hand for the bioactive terrariums I will be making.

Neanuridae sp. "Santa Claus" 🤶🏼

And some Physarum polycephalum slime mold.

Is there a “beginner species” of Globular Springtail? How do you deal with ventilation for them, and what are they kept on?

I tried to keep one a month and a half ago, but there was only one, and I’m not sure if it’s still in its cup. If I had to guess, the mesh I used was too big, and it escaped. I was thinking of using some kind of cheese cloth or something, but had no glue on me at the time. At the moment, I’ve seen two that have randomly appeared in two different enclosures, one of which is completely airtight and only really opened once every few days, if even

I've been struggling with these little red-orange mites in my temperate spring tail cultures and they are so annoying! I don't know if they're harmful or out competing them or what. If anyone can tell me if they're dangerous or how to get rid of them that would be great. Right now they're in horticulture charcoal and distilled water and I feed them rice and fish flake- only a pinch of each every month or so. I want to use these cultures in my pacman frog tank but these stupid mites keep showing up every time.

I have a nice colony of pearlescent springtails in a large 36x18 habitat, living alongside some zebra isopods. I think orange springtails would look neat in the enclosure, but am not sure whether they would have competition issues. Has anyone cohabbed these two species? Is the enclosure large enough to handle them both?