How To Make a Springtail Culture (Terraria Clean Up Crew!)
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Basic info about Springtails (what they are, what the benefits are)
Detailed info about the elements of the culture
Step-by-step tutorial - follow along as I make a culture
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If you're not using springtails for your terraria and plants, you're missing out, big-time! Watch and learn :D
This is by far the best video on the subject. You were very thorough! Thank you!
Wow, thank you!
i need to remember to watch this soon
i need to go to sleep now
Thanks for the explation
You make it clear and easy to learn and follow. All other videos make it complicated but not yours.thanks.
Thank you for the tips I’ma use them in my terariams
I have giant springtails. I used to have ones like yours :)
Thanks for watching and commenting!
how would you handle a starter culture that came with the springtails in a peat moss kind of substrate? I've left them in there for a while and they're still alive but not the numbers i would expect and it's difficult to get them out. I seeded a new culture a couple weeks ago, about how long does it take for them to really start to breed? Also have you ever used dry rice to feed them?
All of the stuff you asked depends on a lot of factors (what species of springtail, what are your temperatures, what are you feeding them and how much, how many did you start with in the culture, etc). Generally the warmer they are the faster they will breed. I've never used rice. In addition to Zucchini, I now use a springtail food that is a powder (probably a yeast-based mix). You can use certain types of yeast to feed them. Basically keep them warm and feed them a springtail food or yeast plus a bit of soft veggies. Population growth / breeding can take quite some time if you are starting with small numbers, but they will eventually hit a point where their numbers explode. You can lay a piece of wet wood or something else that they would like on the surface of the substrate and then pull that out after a week and there should be a bunch of them on it (to transfer to another container). If you're willing to sacrifice the peat culture you could flood the entire thing with water and the springs will float to the top and then you can pour them elsewhere.
Great video! Can l harvest springtails from the outside, like a forest?
Thank you! Yes, you can most likely collect some starter springs from the forest.
Catch 22, how do you get the springtails in the first place. :)
Buy them online, or collect from outside
So I was about to buy a springtail culture but the I made a moss propagation bin and guess who moved into the bin?Yup springtails easy,now I just need to wait till they reproduce a bit more then find a way to transfer them to a standard charcoal,water colony.
They probably won't reproduce to significant levels in a moss bin unless there is a significant food source. The population adjusts to the amount of food. When you want to move some to a charcoal culture, put a piece of zucchini in the moss bin. After a few days, pick it up and there should be some springtails on it. Throw it in the charcoal setup and you are good to go.
When you add springtails to plants like the emersed Buce tubs doesn’t that act like an ongoing culture? Or do they die off and you have to keep adding? Do they over populate in plant containers?
@tim eckerley Yes, in general the springtails will continue to survive and breed in the bin. In regards to population, their numbers will rise and fall according to how much food supply (decaying matter and mold) there is.
hello,can u tell me how many time we should add after the first add in the soil?actually is it necessary doing that are just once is ok ?best regards
Do you mean adding them to a terrarium or bin of plants? If that is what you are asking, then the answer is that you can watch the population in the terrarium or plant bin, over time, and see how the springtails are doing. If they are staying in there and breeding then it should be OK. If you notice the population has declined and it looks like you need more, you can add some more in.
Where did you purchase your starter culture from?
I don't remember the company name. I believe Glass Box Tropicals is one source.
i currently have a culture that's been doing very well for about 8 months but recently i found mites in it. i was wondering if there's anything i can to to get rid of the mites without harming the entire culture or would it best to start another one
I would start a new culture asap with sterile media and a few Isopods if you can catch them without any mites (it'll be hard to do). You can keep the existing culture though. It will only be a problem if the mites totally overrun everything and screw up the balance
@Another World Terraria yes they have begun to overrun the culture so thank you i have a second one that is already going so losing one isn't a complete loss. that you very much for your help
Hi Matthew, Ik this video is very old but I was hoping you could inform how to maintain a certain level of springtails, I fear cultivating anything without a way to level it off and maintain so I don't end up having far too many.
Hope my question made sense and thanks in advance! c:
The population adjusts to feeding. If you limit feeding, the population can't sustain growth. It also helps to keep spreading them from the culture into your plant bins or terrariums so you're always thinning it down.
@@AnotherWorldTerraria Alrighty, thank you sm for the help and speedy reply! :D
i recently bought a springtail culture and when it arrived i didn’t see any terrariums, there was a piece of paper that said to leave it open for an hour and then have the lid closed loosely for the rest of the day. it’s been a week and i have only seen two or three, what should i do about this?
I would need more info to know for sure what's going on, but I will say that if there are even just a few springtails alive, you can get a whole colony from that. It will just take time. Make sure the culture has enough moisture / water, and give them food. Keep it humid and warm. They should start to populate. Regardless, you might reach out to the seller and explain what's going on.
@@AnotherWorldTerraria okay, i have a couple so i’ll just wait a couple months and see if anything happens! i gave them some raw rice and i’ve been seeing more of them then usually, thank you!
When do you remove the food? Do they have left overs?
Or can they consume all the food you have given?
You can feed a little bit and see how long it takes them to eat it, then add more. You will get to know how much they eat in how much time so you can keep it in balance. They will just keep eating until it's gone though. :)
@@AnotherWorldTerraria can you suggest me a food they can slowly eat? with low maintenance which I can leave for a months?
are there any wood or wood barcks? they love to eat? or do have other suggestions?
they don't have to multiple fast for that food they only need to kept alive and maintain numbers?
you can feed zucchini and similar vegetables, yeast, also there are springtail and isopod foods you can buy. You can feed very little to maintain population, or feed more to increase population
How often do u open the lid?
What I do now is keep the lid on very loose so it can vent a bit. I open all the way to feed them.
Where do you get the first batch of Sprintails?
I don't remember, it was so long ago
My seller said folsomia candida can be only in the same substrate as the isopods, but idk
I have multiple cultures doing great in just charcoal for several years, so what they said is not correct
@@AnotherWorldTerraria thank you and good thing i did'nt make a enclosure for them
dont they drown? sometimes i see people with lots of water in their container
They are so small and light that the water surface tension allows them to walk on the surface. :)
I have the same spieces, are there any rare mosses and liverworts you have extra of. Im probably willing to spend like 30 dollars because im just a kid Edit also ferns
I don't usually sell mosses and liverworts because they are too slow growing and I don't have a lot of them. I plan to sell some plants soon. You can message me on my FB page messenger Another World Terraria and I will add you to my contact list for when I have things available
Do i have to get the messenger app?
@@naturezone1212 no you don't need the app but you need a facebook or messenger account. m.me/AnotherWorldTerraria
What if the springtails get loose in your house?
They'll just die. They need super wet and humid conditions and sources of food.
Thanks for the info!@@AnotherWorldTerraria
Use nutritional yeast as food and see the colony thrive insanely...
Totally! I started using a springtail food powder from Josh's Frogs that most likely has yeast in it, and they do love it! Thanks for the comment :)
Hi Matthew, Just found you, liked, and subscribed. Re the comment below on how often do you open the lid?, I note that you unscrew your specially purchased containers with screw on lids to avoid any spillage if knocked over. However, you reply by stating that you now UNSCREW the lid to allow venting. Does this not now cancel out your reason for buying this type of screw on lid container in the first place?? It's all very confusing to a newcomer who enters a question in the search box on a specific subject, views (or tries to view ) all the different videos and gets such a varied set of opinions, some which are directly opposed to each other. Sorting the wheat from the chaff is a bit of a nightmare - the mind boggles. I guess it is up to me to decide which pearls of wisdom to accept, and which pearls of rubbish to recognise and reject. All part of the learning curve I suppose :-) Just my two pennyworth from an old guy from the UK. Regards, Jim.
I keep the lids loosely screwed on so some air can reach, but I keep them on a table off to the side where I'm not likely to knock them over. If they did knock over, the lid is on tight enough that the entire contents would not immediately spill everywhere (there would be some leakage but not a disaster). The key is just having some air passing through there. But, if I need to move the cultures elsewhere such as my potting bench or to some plant bins, I screw the lid on tight before picking it up, thus having the non-spill benefit when it's most at risk for spilling. Hopefully that makes sense.
@@AnotherWorldTerraria Yes Matthew, that does make sense. I presume your method is for creating multiple new cultures in the short term before allowing these wonderful little workers out into an enclosure to do their own thing and live a decent existence. Thank you, Regards, Jim.
Use charcoal because they don’t mold
But but they EAT mold
The point is that the charcoal as a substrate lasts almost forever, which means that the entire culture and colony will remain stable indefinitely. You wouldn't want to use a substrate which degrades, because then the culture and colony would eventually collapse. Using a biodegradable substrate would be akin to building the foundation of your house out of wood. Eventually the wood would rot and your house would collapse into the hole.
@@AnotherWorldTerraria ok thx for the explanation
Why gloves?
I'm no expert, but I would assume it's because springtails have a possibility of getting mites that can kill a colony pretty easily. I don't think the chances of this are great, but being clean and sterile would reduce the risk. This is just my guess though, like I said, I'm no expert.