Pink Springtail Master Culture

Description

A master culture of Pink Springtails in an 8oz container, established and teeming with springtails of all life stages. Shipped and cultured on sphagnum to ensure your springtails are not crushed in transit.

Pink Springtails: A larger springtail well suited for bioactive setups, with a pinkish hue. Breeds well but not nearly as quickly as Folsomia candida.

Springtails are amazing little critters that help solve a lot of problems in bioactive setups and terrariums. In a bioactive setup, the springtails work with the isopods to create the perfect clean up crew – the isopods break down larger waste created by the primary inhabitants, while the springtails eat the mold and fungus that thrives in humid setups. Fungus gnats and most mites that end up in terrariums also feed on mold and fungus, so a healthy springtail population can eventually outcompete the gnats and mites for food and control the populations.