Springtails, are omnivores and will feed on the decaying organics, fungus and some types of mold in your terrarium or bioactive setup. Adding a starter culture of these amazing clean-up artists with your isopods assists a healthy tank (and less cleaning for yourself). They prefer a humid (moist) environment and this particular species is not meant for arid (dry) conditions.
This “starter culture” is just that, a way to start your own colony of White Springtails. Add them straight into your enclosure, or start a separate “master culture” to distribute throughout many enclosures.
Unpacking your Springtail Starter Culture
- We ship your springtails on a custom blend of Calcium Clay that is still moist.
- To extract your springtails and continue culturing more into the desired enclosure:
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- Open the lid.
- Pour the water/springtails into the desired enclosure "seeding the enclosure".
- After seeding the enclosure, you can add 1 piece of raw rice to the starter cup.
- Lightly mist the clay with room-temp water (the clay should remain moist but not flooded).
- Close the lid and keep at room temperature (away from direct sunlight).
- Typically, the starter cultures have many microscopic babies. Repeat steps 1-5 to continually culture more springtails.