Na he said they need high humidity

very few roach species can infest houses, out of the thousands of species its like 10 or so that can infest houses and only 2 or 3 that do it regularly.

Well that's a projection if I ever saw one. I never got a reply back from you, so I didn't make another. If you want to continue, have at it and I'll respond

It's possible but with all of the competition from other organisms in the tank, it's a very low change that the spores will take. This is more to enjoy the fruits from the kit while it lasts, then replace with another kit later on.

Technically the shelf life is 1 month with the current nutrient profile of the suspension media, but I would suggest using it within a week of receiving it since the moss will grow in the flask and will eventually clump up, making it more difficult to disperse.

@@houstonfrogs2627 Thank you for the info!

These do not need to be opened for air exchange at all. There is a .2 micron vent on the side for gas exchange without risk of the springtails escaping

Very cool. Look forward to an update.

😂😂, Probably next to the tomato supplies and cleanup crew.

Is this a common argument? I rarely hear it. I think it’s more a money saving tactic that most abandon after some general logical research. Miracle grow contains a very night nitrogen content for a single purpose. Explosive plant growth. This nitrogen is not derived from natural sources. It is synthetic (I.e. made in s lab). Synthetic fertilizers used in miracle grow are derived from synthetic ammonium and water soluble nitrates, producing off-chemicals that are harmful to soil microbes, worms, and all other forms of life in the soil. Miracle grow is so strong that if used incorrectly, the fertilizer will actually burn the leaves and roots of your plants. Imagine what it could do to sensitive animals such as amphibians. Soil isn’t the only thing miracle grow impacts. Synthetic fertilizers are one of the main causes of water pollution in our country. They can also aid in detrimental algae blooms that can destroy entire ecosystems. Some miracle grow products contain crystals, usually blue in color. This is copper sulfate. Copper sulfate will kill fungi and bacteria. This may sound like a good thing, but it isn’t. These are both beneficial to a naturalistic enclosure. Yes there are exceptions with certain fungi and bacteria in a very rare instant. However copper sulfate is RARELY used in gardening, let alone around amphibians with porous skin. Frogs along with other amphibians and reptiles are NOT domesticated animals. They didn’t ask to be kept in our homes. It should feel like an honor to have such a beautiful piece of nature as part of our daily life. If a hobbyist or potential keeper isn’t willing to go above and beyond to ensure proper husbandry, this isn’t the hobby for them. A bag of ABG with proper micro fauna isn’t that expensive. Thanks Chase for dedicating your valuable time to this topic!

He may be sort of a self declared "scientist". Normally one does not label themselves as a scientist unless they have gone thru the PhD process and have a doctorate from a Research university. Of course, a "KZbin" scientist is an easier degree to attain :-)

I feel the same

Peroxide and cinnamon? I’m sorry but what’s the context for your comment?

So if I understand that you used peroxide and cinnamon to try to "sterilize" moss, I can tell you that those eradicate very few things, maybe 20% of contaminates. They will not destroy many fungal spores, many bacterial cysts, pest eggs, and many viruses. Using those would be an attempt at "sanitization", but would miss many of the problematic organisms. To truly sterilize moss means to kill everything but the moss, which is impossible since mosses do not have the same protections as vascular plants. To truly sterilize plants, you must use a combination of agents such as HCL, C3H8O, AgNO3, and yes H2O2 (but not alone). Again, it's impossible to sterilize the moss completely without destroying it, so we must sterilize the spermatophores then germinate them to get a truly sterile culture.

I think they're quite worth listening to, maybe not taken as gospel right off the bat but I think there's some valuable lines of reasoning worth further exploration. The guy has a higher standard of husbandry than 90% of people in the herp community already tbh

Sorry about that! I’m a scientist, not a video editor lol