A New Way to Culture Springtails!

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  • In this video I go over a new way to culture springtails that I discovered by accident. Hope you find this video helpful and informative.
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  • @SupremeGecko
    @SupremeGecko 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Great video. Good for you! Trying new things. I am all over this! I have a dozen 'used up' ff cultures right now that I'll setup tomorrow. I will keep you posted.

    • @TCSDartFrogs
      @TCSDartFrogs  4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thanks! hope between everyone in the hobby we can perfect this method, sorry I haven't been able to respond sooner my account was kind of wonky for a bout a month or so and I couldn't see any notifications or respond to or like videos.

    • @SupremeGecko
      @SupremeGecko 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TCSDartFrogs No worries AT ALL. I have yet to set them up actually, but plan to today.

  • @sirsever3234
    @sirsever3234 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Works great for culturing mites too. Gotta vary that diet.. ;)

  • @AZSLAPPY
    @AZSLAPPY 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Definetly going to try this out! Nice work as always buddy.

    • @TCSDartFrogs
      @TCSDartFrogs  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks! I think if we can dial it in it will be the most efficient way to grow them.

  • @Gacha_Ed
    @Gacha_Ed 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What can i do as bedding if i don't have a dead fly culture?

  • @taeviansworldofreptiles3828
    @taeviansworldofreptiles3828 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was a very good coverage of this!

  • @BriansAquariums
    @BriansAquariums 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very cool method. Definitely going to try this out. Thanks

    • @TCSDartFrogs
      @TCSDartFrogs  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks! Let me know how it works out.

  • @RaziahAsrar
    @RaziahAsrar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’m going to try this soon. Great video.

  • @christinecarignan9758
    @christinecarignan9758 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome I'm definitely gonna try this method

    • @TCSDartFrogs
      @TCSDartFrogs  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks! good luck hope it works for you

  • @nitraflo000
    @nitraflo000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’ll try that 😋 thanks Travis ! 🙏

  • @arvopelaa
    @arvopelaa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Solid content keep going!

  • @TheHobbyist412
    @TheHobbyist412 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I will give this a try when my springtail cultures are producing again. Thanks!

    • @TCSDartFrogs
      @TCSDartFrogs  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think you'll really like how well it produces

  • @chriskurtt5699
    @chriskurtt5699 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love the histo calling in the background :)

  • @iddybiddyladybugleeza262
    @iddybiddyladybugleeza262 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cool idea!!! Not like I have anything else to do right now 🙋🏻‍♀️

    • @TCSDartFrogs
      @TCSDartFrogs  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Right plenty of time to experiment

  • @GatorDave
    @GatorDave 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Its definitely worth a try 👍🏻

    • @TCSDartFrogs
      @TCSDartFrogs  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      So far it has worked great for me, and if you're already culturing flies it's free to try so nothing to lose.

  • @donteague614
    @donteague614 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm currently rearing 8 baby salamanders that are aprox 1"- 1.5" so this is great news for me and the like. Yeah I have a ff culture that was a day from tossing, but not now. Its pretty smelly though and will step that culture on its side in my night crawler setup which had unknowingly had spring tails in it. Thanx for the tip and will definitely pass this on! Subed and thumbs up for sure

  • @KatieDeGo
    @KatieDeGo ปีที่แล้ว

    I culture my springtails in organic potting mix w a little rinsed play sand, sphagnum moss, and a big chunk of pillow moss to hold humidity. I have tens of thousands and no mites

  • @coledelladio4733
    @coledelladio4733 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Need to try this

  • @naturesbravery2325
    @naturesbravery2325 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice videoooo❤❤❤❤

  • @clararobert9770
    @clararobert9770 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you for this sharing. I'll try it as soon as my flies cultures are finished ! (Btw i use fifty fifty charcoal and coco Musk for my springtails cultures right now and i'ts kinda slow, even with your range of temperatures)

    • @TCSDartFrogs
      @TCSDartFrogs  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This method is kind of slow but if you make new spring cultures this way every week you'll have a constant supply.

  • @lorishellenberger5002
    @lorishellenberger5002 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Being new to this hobby, about a year now, I was sooo worried about my cultures getting too old and getting mites. Good to know that a few mites won't harm my frogs. I have noticed in my thumbnail tank tiny spidy webs, spider mites? I keep just swiping it, doesn't seem to bother my thumbnail frogs.

    • @TCSDartFrogs
      @TCSDartFrogs  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I wouldn't be worried if it were spider mites because they can't harm the frogs but if it is an actual spider web I'd be worried and would try to find the spider and remove it as some spiders are capable of killing thumbnail species and the frogs can get caught in the webs as well.

  • @coastal_chameleon4668
    @coastal_chameleon4668 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video!!!!!!!! Sub

  • @jameswalls2696
    @jameswalls2696 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Young man, a refreshing new (to me) take on this Springtail subject. You are spot on about keeping an open mind about new ideas (thumbs up). We are told (by the "experts") to avoid and keep those pesky mites out at all costs, but you have just turned it on it's head and proved (at least in your case) that so called pest mites can still be tolerated and of use (to the frogs - though, not my cup of tea, the frogs I mean) - Just don't like the use of the description Poison Dart Frog - puts me right off :) - Added to favs - always willing to consider new ideas. - Regards Jim from UK (Lapsed Aquarist looking to re-enter the hobby via ISOPODS).

  • @TroyGoldberg
    @TroyGoldberg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Pretty interesting... which types of springtails have I tried this with?

    • @haustierone
      @haustierone 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      id love to understand that question
      i mean.. like ... who are u askin? lol

    • @TroyGoldberg
      @TroyGoldberg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Phridz typo..... was supposed to say which types of springtails have u tried this with

    • @haustierone
      @haustierone 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TroyGoldberg thanks :) wish i could answer ur question tho

    • @TCSDartFrogs
      @TCSDartFrogs  4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Just the temperates at the moment they are the only type I keep

    • @jerumd
      @jerumd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TCSDartFrogs Temperate springtails looked more like white moving sausages and their scientific name is Folsomia candida. Yours looked more like the tropical pink verities to me, and they're much more faster moving than the temperate Folsomia candida springtails. Pinks can handle slightly drought enclosures too, that's why I like them better than the common temperate springtails.

  • @deadbus
    @deadbus 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I do this with my isopods. Works awesome!

    • @AirQuotes848
      @AirQuotes848 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Exactly what do you do?

  • @twilightgardenspresentatio6384
    @twilightgardenspresentatio6384 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow

  • @donteague614
    @donteague614 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    3 years on, how is this working out for you?

    • @k2a2l2
      @k2a2l2 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      id also like to know

    • @TheStoneDogg
      @TheStoneDogg หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@k2a2l2 Me too

  • @angelamccaughey8307
    @angelamccaughey8307 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    What kind of left over fruit fly media are you using? Do you think it will matter?

  • @Loja_das_Macroalgas
    @Loja_das_Macroalgas 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @betzie2
    @betzie2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Could you do a video on just how to feed your dart frogs? I just have two pair ....newbie here...and I’m not sure how to feed them properly. I have been dumping fruit flies in and bought the calcium dusting powder but I feel like I have no clue if they are getting enough food. They do hide a lot so I don’t know how much they are getting. Thanks!

    • @TCSDartFrogs
      @TCSDartFrogs  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's a great idea I do plan on having a beginner dart frog keeping series and I'll try to include that in there.

    • @betzie2
      @betzie2 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      TCS Dart Frogs That would be great!

  • @tarsierflierman1310
    @tarsierflierman1310 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    maybe you can try to breed them on Lorifood

  • @naturesbravery2325
    @naturesbravery2325 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi first

  • @chantall5653
    @chantall5653 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Do you feed the springtails or open the container?

    • @TCSDartFrogs
      @TCSDartFrogs  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      no I don't feed them and you can open the container but it's not needed.

    • @chantall5653
      @chantall5653 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      TCS Dart Frogs thank you

  • @JayeVee
    @JayeVee 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    So mites aren't harmful to dart frogs then?

  • @topher7934
    @topher7934 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey

  • @brianheidel4550
    @brianheidel4550 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Does anyone else think this guy looks like Lou Diamond Phillips ? Sorry, I couldn't resist any longer :(

  • @moe5520
    @moe5520 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The only problem using this method is grain mite infestation.

  • @breeferguson9714
    @breeferguson9714 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is it just me or are his frog tanks really dirty?