Field Guides
Everything you need to receive, keep and deploy your springtails. New to springtails? Start with what to expect when your order arrives. For the short version, see Boot Camp.
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What to Expect When Your Springtails Arrive
What's in the box when your springtail culture arrives, why they may look still, and exactly what to do in the first hour and first day.
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Springtails 101: What They Are and Why Keepers Use Them
What springtails (Collembola) are, how they jump, what they eat, and why they're the clean-up crew of choice for terrariums and vivariums.
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How to Keep a Springtail Culture
Set up and maintain a springtail culture: container, substrate, moisture, feeding, harvesting and splitting, with a simple setup diagram.
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Adding Springtails to a Bioactive Enclosure
How to seed springtails into a terrarium, vivarium or isopod bin: where to put them, how many, and how long until they're established.
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Springtail Troubleshooting: Mold, Mites and Crashes
Fix common springtail culture problems: mold, a population crash, bad smells, and telling springtails apart from mites and fungus gnats.
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Springtail FAQ
Quick answers about springtails: are they safe, what do they eat, how fast they breed, why they arrive in a small container, and more.