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Josh's Frogs Temperate Springtail Cultures
Springtails (Folsomia candida) are tiny arthropods (1-4 mm) and are used as "Tank Janitors" in a terrarium, eating mold and waste. They also make a great supplemental food for your Poison Dart Frogs or other animals that need tiny food.
They can be dumped into your bioactive substrate. When you add Springtails to your tanks they will reproduce.
If you are not adding to terrariums, we recommend that you use it start a larger culture (we use 6 qt. plastic containers). Larger cultures produce better and are less prone to CO2 buildup. If you use this smaller culture to start a larger culture to feed froglets or seed multiple tanks, allow the culture to grow for a month before use.
Coco Fiber
This 8oz culture houses Springtails on a dirt-like substrate, which can added directly to your vivarium!
Simply dump the entire Springtail culture in your terrarium and mix the substrate (Springtails and all) in the Springtail culture right into your substrate.
Each culture will seed up to a 29g / 18x18 size tank. For larger enclosures, allow the clean up crew a month to grow in the enclosure before adding pets, or purchase more cultures.
Charcoal
The 32oz and 128oz starter cultures are on charcoal and can be added directly to your terrarium or be kept as a culture outside the terrarium.
One 32 culture can benefit 2-4 terrariums and are started 1-2 weeks before shipping.
One 128oz culture can benefit 8-16 terrariums and is started 3 months before shipping.
Clay
The 16oz culture houses springtails on a clay substrate. These can be added to the terrarium and seed 2 terrariums at once or can stay on the clay to be cultured. Harvesting springtails from a clay culture is easier than ever! Simply turn the entire culture upside down, lightly tap on the bottom and BAM - its raining springtails! But don't worry, the clay substrate stays securely in place.
Kelly Grantham
Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2025
While we couldn’t see all that many springtails hopping around when we received this culture, the two terrariums seeded with it are now well populated. Couldn’t ask for more.
L.N.
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2025
I’ve seen springtails - they’re small but you can easily see them with the naked eye (and I have 20/20 vision). I looked through my culture and sprinkled it throughout my Paludarium - I have yet to see a single springtail. So the health and longevity is, as far as I can see, zero - I don’t see a single living springtail. Just a small container of mulch - super disappointing.
Maxximillion Pyron
Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2025
Arrived in a box with what I think was a warmer, which is fantastic since it's mid winter where I'm at. Generally packaged really well and securely. The springtails are all alive and healthy, and the substrate was a good humidity level. Overall really happy with this purchase!
Erin C
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2025
They packed them with a heat pack, and the bugs were alive.And they arrived a few days faster than expected.
Cmm
Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2024
Sprintails seemed decently active and it was pretty cold out. The cultures substrate also smelled very bioactive and I was very happy to mix it into my current substrate. Also love that part of my purchase goes to conservationism!
Jess Peterson
Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2024
Springtails arrived with no issues and were alive and well. I work close to home so I was able to run home once the package arrived and bring the package inside and out of the heat. Will definitely order from Josh's Frogs again.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2023
I’ve bought from Springtails from Josh’s frogs and now my tanks are infested with mites.When I got the order about 3 weeks ago there were no springtails in there at all. I left it open and put a little food in, and I also put half of it in my millipede enclosure. Now I know better to wait to see the successful springtail culture BEFORE putting it in my tank, because about 10 days after seeing zero springtails I noticed mites in the half of the culture that I kept in the container it came in, I panicked and took all the coco fiber from the culture I put in the milli tank. I email josh’s frogs telling them that there’s mites and no springtails after the 10 days and I asked if they can please send me one with an established springtail colony, now worrying that I might have a mite infestation and hoping I can get an established colony of springtails to out compete the mites. Josh’s frogs said they would send me a new one.I get the replacement culture about a week ago and not one springtail in the culture once again. I wait to do anything with it and about 5 days in STILL not one springtail in sight, but today I noticed TONS of the same white mites ALL OVER my millipede tank AND crawling OUTSIDE the tank, they are everywhere and it’s going to cost a lot of money and time to move my millipede and clean two enclosures I have.I sent Josh’s frogs an email again and they refunded me and barely apologized or acknowledged how much time and money this will now cost me. They completely ruined my two enclosures and now I have a massive mite infestation that are even LEAVING the tank.DO NOT ORDER FROM JOSHS FROGS UNLESS YOU WANT A MITE INFESTATION AND TERRIBLE SUPPORT
Renee Ruaro
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2023
Honestly got this because I did a ton of research into making Terrariums and other things of the like. Honestly, just like a lot of the other reviews that I read before buying this particular culture, the springtails were very small. And I have it a couple weeks for the springtails to really have their numbers up before harvesting. I work everyday during the weekday and each other every other weekday I would check the culture, let some air in for a minute or two and then place them back on my shelf tucked underneath my Isopod colony I am trying to start up. I've kept them moist enough ( even in the now horrible Cali heat, which ive also noticed their population explode because of this? Not sure but might be a reason ) and I've only used bottles or filtered water for their set up. Kept them in the original subtrate they came in and only harvested about a quarter size worth of soil three or so times to add to terrariums or my other culture set ups. ( they look to be thriving in those set ups as well. )These guys can be a hit or miss for you, considering the price but so far they are really good if you care for them diligently. I plan to possibly split them into a larger take out container with a Charcoal set up but I'm going to wait till they boost even more before doing so. You can see the bunches of white juvenile springtails all gathered in the bottom which wasn't there before ( wish I took a start and after set of pictures to compare their growth over the weeks but i digress... ) Recommend newer people to springtails to get this set up first, and once you got this colony up and running try moving them to a charcoal set up. Honestly don't think its worth it to pay extra for the same thing but different subtrates. ( Got a Whole bag of Natural Wood LUMP Charcoal not the Briquettes which have chemicals that kill animals and plants for $16 and use them for both my terrariums, plants and more. ) so you can save money in the long run and use them for different projects when you break them down. ( look up a tutorial for that its easy but you have to be safe about it. Wore a mask and it was A DARK BLACK when I was done. Don't want that in your lungs )In conclusion, great product, came in well packaged and within a couple days with prime. I am definitely considering buying my first isopods from them as well. ( My own are wild caught from by Backyard. ) Good product, awesome growth, but patience and care are a definite must.
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