A New Way to Culture Springtails!

[@SupremeGecko]

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]

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]

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

[@donteague614]

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

[@k2a2l2]

id also like to know

[@TheStoneDogg]

@@k2a2l2 Me too

[@AZSLAPPY]

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

[@TCSDartFrogs]

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

[@TroyGoldberg]

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

[@haustierone]

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

[@TroyGoldberg]

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

[@haustierone]

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

[@TCSDartFrogs]

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

[@jerumd]

@@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.

[@BriansAquariums]

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

[@TCSDartFrogs]

Thanks! Let me know how it works out.

[@donteague614]

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

[@taeviansworldofreptiles3828]

This was a very good coverage of this!

[@TCSDartFrogs]

Thanks!

[@chrschrs7514]

Awesome I'm definitely gonna try this method

[@TCSDartFrogs]

Thanks! good luck hope it works for you

[@Gacha_Ed]

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

[@sirsever3234]

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

[@RaziahAsrar]

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

[@TCSDartFrogs]

Thanks!

[@iddybiddyladybugleeza909]

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

[@TCSDartFrogs]

Right plenty of time to experiment

[@nitraflo000]

I’ll try that 😋 thanks Travis ! 🙏

[@TCSDartFrogs]

sure glad to help

[@TheHobbyist412]

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

[@TCSDartFrogs]

I think you'll really like how well it produces

[@chriskurtt5699]

Love the histo calling in the background :)

[@TCSDartFrogs]

me too!

[@GatorDave]

Its definitely worth a try 👍🏻

[@TCSDartFrogs]

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

[@arvopelaa]

Solid content keep going!

[@TCSDartFrogs]

Thanks! will do

[@coledelladio4733]

Need to try this

[@TCSDartFrogs]

For sure!

[@KatieDe_G]

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

[@deadbus]

I do this with my isopods. Works awesome!

[@AirQuotes848]

Exactly what do you do?

[@naturesbravery2325]

Nice videoooo❤❤❤❤

[@TCSDartFrogs]

Thanks!

[@clararobert9770]

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]

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

[@jameswalls2696]

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).

[@chantall5653]

Do you feed the springtails or open the container?

[@TCSDartFrogs]

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

[@chantall5653]

TCS Dart Frogs thank you

[@twilightgardenspresentatio6384]

Wow

[@Loja_das_Macroalgas]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@coastal_chameleon4668]

Great video!!!!!!!! Sub

[@lorishellenberger5002]

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]

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.

[@betzie2]

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]

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]

TCS Dart Frogs That would be great!

[@angelamccaughey8307]

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

[@JayeVee]

So mites aren't harmful to dart frogs then?

[@tarsierflierman1310]

maybe you can try to breed them on Lorifood

[@naturesbravery2325]

Hi first

[@royalknight6828]

I can't get springtails bc everytime I order some from joshs frogs, they get here and they are all dead...

[@topher7934]

Hey

[@brianheidel4550]

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

[@moe5520]

The only problem using this method is grain mite infestation.