Springtail

Springtails in terrariums go hand in hand, and are widely known as an essential accessory to terrariums, especially when moss is involved. But what makes them so special and why are terrariums healthier with them? Springtails and Natural Resources

White springtails (Collembola sp.) are useful insects and a great addition to a nutritious diet for small frogs, fish, small geckos and other small insectivores. Alongside being a proper food source, springtails are also very useful as clean-up crew and can be the janitors of your terrarium, vivarium or paludarium. After knowing this breeding method, you never rebuy springtails, and still having this precious insect always available from your own culture for many years.

Springtails, or Collembola, are primitive hexapods (six-legged arthropods) that are closely related to insects. These small critters (usually less than 3 mm) live in soil, leaf litter, and other da…

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Found in Thailand, Fancy Gator isopods are famous for their spikes. Known to be hard to get established, we at Rubber Ducky Isopods have seen numerous broods of at least 20 mancae at a time!

Imagine this: You look at your beloved plant and (gasp!) you see these tiny white oblong bugs scooting or jumping about in the substrate or under the pot. You may even see them moving around on top of the water. Gross, bugs, right? Wrong. These are most likely springtails which are actually a ben