These guys are HUGE!

This listing is for a 500+ ct giant white springtails - in reality, you'll receive far far more haha. I'm swarmed!

💖 Free little gifts with every purchase as my appreciation for your support. 💖

For transit, these little guys will be placed in coir substrate full of goodies to keep them happy. :)

Orders will be shipped Mondays and Tuesdays.

If any issues arise upon receiving your order, please send information + images within two hours of purchase and you will receive a refund or full replacement, whichever preferred.

For happy springtails and ~especially~ fast breeding:

*Temperature of 80-85F

I use a cheap seedling heat mat on the side of the bin. Avoid putting on the bottom, it will cause the soil to get too hot, lose moisture, and they will dessicate. However, they will be completely fine at room temperature.

*Decaying wood

I soak hardwood in a couple of zipbloc baggies for a couple weeks, as long as it takes to get mushy on the outside, semi-soft on the inside.

*Coconut coir substrate vs clay

I've noticed they breed at an incredibly increased rate compared to clay or any other bases for cultures, so I crush and peel -very soft- and decaying hardwood into the coir, which has been soaked until it's completely black.

I include branches, small twigs in tact, under the substrate, calcium carbonate powder (food-grade), sphagnum moss, bark, and pulverized/shredded leaf litter.

*Thick layers of sphagnum moss under the substrate, as well as on top

*Soaked Leaf Litter

*Fresh veggies, allowing decay as much as you are comfortable with (sweet potato is the most popular!)

*Protein (dehydrated river shrimp, mealworms, grasshoppers, and sardines are great sources)

*Always maintain condensation on the walls of their bin

They thrive with extremely high moisture and humidity.

They do not require much ventilation on their own, so a couple of drilled holes in a bin will be enough to maintain the moisture perfectly and avoid multiple mistings a day.

I'm able to leave my breeding bins unattended for weeks at a time with no issues.

*I recommend letting that good 'ol fuzzy white fungi to coexist in your culture bin or your bioactive! However, please do this at your own discretion for your own health.

There will be no fungi included in your order as a precaution for your health, however other food will be included alongside wood, bark, ect.

Fungi/Mold is not required in their enclosure but it is completely safe for the little critters as part of their natural diet since they are detrivores. This is also safe for inverts such as isopods and roaches, as they are detrivores as well - as long as the enclosure is not overun with excessive amounts. Small clumps here and there are completely okay for them! Again, please do this at your own discretion, and always do research before allowing fungi to form in any other bioactives with mammals, ect. This can be harmful to certain animals.

I also keep chestnut pods around in my breeding bin + bioactives, they love hanging out in there. This is how I collect them for shipping out cultures too, with a small tap into the culture cups. :)

If I've missed anything you may be curious about: questions are welcome whether you're thinking of purchasing or not, I'm very glad to help out others in the hobby of having bioactives, this is a passion of mine.

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day/night!