Springtail Starter Culture

Springtail Starter CultureCollembolla subclass Springtails are most often used as clean up crews for bio active vivariums and food for the smallest of critters usually very young juveniles of tiny insect species. Springtails eat detritus, pollen and fungi in animal enclosures. They are most well known for their ability to "spring" a short distance in defense. We send our cultures in a 300ml container with coco coir for safe transit. For long term culturing, the springtails

Porcellio laevis

For terrestrial use

flake soil

and they can easily be split to form new cultures

Substrate: 10cm+ deep detritivore substrate (mix of flake soil

- PET Culture Cups

tiny mantids

accompanied by marimo moss and stems of ludwigia in hard enamel pin form

Culturing crickets to get a constant supply of pinheads to feed can be time consuming and take up a lot of room

Rich in tannins

- Wood wool (2g per culture)

Fruit flies are an ideal source of food for small or young predatory critters that can eat pinhead sized crickets- tropical fish and fry