I needed a few more seconds on the scale part. I was i awe for to long. Also, I thought I was the only one who keeped an open bag of jasmine rice under my coffee table. 😲
I love ALL your videos, they're so great to watch!.. Not only are they informative, they're entertaining too! Can't wait to start my own springtail culture. 😂😊
hey thank ya. yea of course. I get all of mine from Josh's Frogs. These are temperates www.joshsfrogs.com/temperate-springtail-collembola-culture-128-oz.html
I got mine from etsy for really cheap. Also there are usually a couple listing on your local Craigslist and FB Marketplace. Also if you call a local reptile shop or breeder (not a petco or petsmart) and ask them if they sell any and if they don't, could you bring a container and get a starter colony for a couple bucks. They'll probably say yes.
I like to grow weed. I keep 4-6 plants in my bedroom in a horticulture tent. My first experience with springtails was coming home and seeing black symbiote fluid floating on top of all the stillwater underneath my plants 😳😭 I was freaking out. Gassed my entire room with Neem Oil. Now I've been learning a lot more about them and keeping them in my terrariums where I keep my praying mantises :)
@@leafystreet you're not kidding. Now also my kids have hundreds of little beastie pets as well! Lol. We've got loads of different isopods as well as the usual clean up crew. And our snakes and lizards LOVE all the secret hidey holes and plants. Plus they're so beautiful for us to look at! They're all eating so much better in them too. Defo worth the money and hassle once it's all set up you literally just spot clean, water and it takes care of itself.
Or, if you’re lucky, they’ll already be in some moss growing on the side of your house, so all you have to do is hope and pray that the random baby centipedes that were also in the moss don’t prey on them into glass jar extinction. Kind of like meal prep but with these little bugs you weren’t expecting at first and gave you a heart attack thinking they’d kill ur moss, and will higher stakes.
I'm not sure if you have said it somewhere yet or not. You are incredibly knowledgeable, how long has this been your thing? I love your tone you can hear the love.
thank you so much. So ive been keeping animals for most of my life BUT i took a huge break. From ages 8-14 or so its all i thought about. In highschool, I took a break, adopting most everything out. Fast forward to living on my own, and I now have the money to get back into everything and here we are
@@amandaxsky Partly yea, and somewhat a shift in interests and focus. I went through a phase where i thought i was going to be a pro skateboarder lol (super delusional). It's all I did and thought about. During that era I was fishing and flipping rocks but keeping tons of animals just wasn't on the schedule but I've found my way home
@@leafystreet I am glad you have decided to share your knowledge. You will help many current owners and potential owners to become well informed. Saving heartaches. Being a pro skater wasn't delusional silly.
Serious question: Can I dump a few of these little springtail buddies into all my house plants? (I've gotta around 70 plants). You see, I've had huge fungi/ mold problem for _decades._ Will these guys survive me watering my plants once or twice a week? Thanks!
Uhh I have orchids in the house I watered them the other day and noticed little tiny bugs but notoke gnats they were like microscopic almost. Are they springtailike animals? My orchids they're in are doing wonderful and have tons of new roots and leaves so what are they?
I was wondering what was in the soil of my plants and I'm almost certain after seeing this it was these lil guys!! or something that looks exactly like them, does anyone know if they're safe for plants?
I use them in my bioactive reptile setups or in my terrariums. they are a part of the decomposition cycle and assist in the "bioactive" process by eating mold and other decomposing material, including poo
Wait so you just have to prepare the breeding boxes and they just hatch out of nowhere? Or do you buy eggs from the internet. Didnt see that in your video
I get how you need spring tales for an ecosystem but how do you get them Do they just show up or do you buy them or do you like catch them I don’t know please someone tell me
Ware do u get them to begin with or does the things already have them im curious 🤔 was wondering if that would be good for my indoor garden I have been fighting a white mold problem I would like to know more about them or things like them
They eat mold and other decaying matter as part of the decomposition cycle. I use them inside of the my "bioactive" reptile enclosures and terrariums to simulate an ecosystem
Thanks for the sense of scale, really let’s you in on the size of these things.
yea no prob glad it helped
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"Here's one next to me for scale" 🤣😭
I'm happy I'm not the only one that has a bag of rice under my coffee table👍
Same always have some on deck
Dang those springtail must be huge
They weren’t even in frame
😂😂😂”bag of loose jazmine rice under your coffee table “.😂😂😂
Your humor is underrated
Not me wondering if its ok to leave them in the open in the entire house to eat all the mold we got from the house being so damn humid
The thought crossed my mind a couple of times while watching this video too.😂 You try it and let me know if it works 😂
I thought that rice was maggots for a second and nearly had a heart attack seeing them all on the floor
They're super easy to care for and I love them! I especially love how quickly they multiply.
the scale between the small wormy thingy and you was helpful
I thought they were like 8ft tall but it turns out that I'm slightly off
He says springtails like 10 times in this video how do you forget what they’re called
@@aristology6912 dumbassery me very much
If they were 8 feet tall they'd be able to leap like 3 football fields
I needed a few more seconds on the scale part.
I was i awe for to long.
Also, I thought I was the only one who keeped an open bag of jasmine rice under my coffee table. 😲
I cultivated springtails in my hermit crabs' beach 75gal tank. Watching them break down a slice of cucumber over a few days is very relaxing.
I love ALL your videos, they're so great to watch!.. Not only are they informative, they're entertaining too! Can't wait to start my own springtail culture. 😂😊
Ohhhhh so these little guys r the ones that chill in my pitcher plant, I’ve always wondered what they were
Hey man, love your awesome content. Could you maybe show us where to get springtails?
hey thank ya. yea of course. I get all of mine from Josh's Frogs. These are temperates www.joshsfrogs.com/temperate-springtail-collembola-culture-128-oz.html
I got mine from etsy for really cheap. Also there are usually a couple listing on your local Craigslist and FB Marketplace. Also if you call a local reptile shop or breeder (not a petco or petsmart) and ask them if they sell any and if they don't, could you bring a container and get a starter colony for a couple bucks. They'll probably say yes.
Eh. I got mine from some soil someone had a pawpaw tree in.
Ayo wait… those look the EXACT same bugs that are living in my soil
I have these guys in a few of my very well-developed houseplants- so fascinating to watch them!!
Personally I feed my springtails zucchini, which they adore.
Where can you get springtails?
Joshes Frogs is a great spot online, but u can find them in nature in high humidity areas like under fallen trees and other pieces of wood and stone
Ah okay thanks^^
@@leafystreet thanks
They are legit everywhere. Go to a forest and look under the first dead tree you see. Boom 💥. springtails
I was wondering if this was native to anywhere or did I have to get them online.
Fr thinking about this
I have springtails in my planted aquariums
Thanks for that scale image, it really helped😂😂 y’all they’re smaller than a grain of rice
The terrerium in direct sunlight always throws me off
Love a good sammich after mating. 👍
I ❤your sense of humor..
I like to grow weed. I keep 4-6 plants in my bedroom in a horticulture tent. My first experience with springtails was coming home and seeing black symbiote fluid floating on top of all the stillwater underneath my plants 😳😭 I was freaking out. Gassed my entire room with Neem Oil. Now I've been learning a lot more about them and keeping them in my terrariums where I keep my praying mantises :)
Theyre really so great. Very cool you keep mantises. If I had to keep an invert, it would be an orchid mantis
This video made me itchy.
I'm in love with this guy
Ty ur the best❤
Oh dear. I have basmati rice under my coffee table.
We've got 2 bio active vivs. Have found those shed whole instead of in bits. Defo going to go bio for all the others.
love to hear it. they hold humidity so well and those little microclimates are great
@@leafystreet you're not kidding. Now also my kids have hundreds of little beastie pets as well! Lol. We've got loads of different isopods as well as the usual clean up crew. And our snakes and lizards LOVE all the secret hidey holes and plants. Plus they're so beautiful for us to look at! They're all eating so much better in them too. Defo worth the money and hassle once it's all set up you literally just spot clean, water and it takes care of itself.
You can also use dried bugs shrimp or fish food in my experience they go crazy for the shrimp
So tiny, I raise Red worms for decomposition. I want to start with Black soldier flies, BUT maybe springtails 🤔
Never thought about them before this.
I Just use charcoal.
It looks cleaner and i can see if it is starting to rot and smell if had to much food.
I prefer just using that:)
So i need to get this for my Penelope jr lol got it
How did he know about my bag kf living room rice?😅
Or, if you’re lucky, they’ll already be in some moss growing on the side of your house, so all you have to do is hope and pray that the random baby centipedes that were also in the moss don’t prey on them into glass jar extinction.
Kind of like meal prep but with these little bugs you weren’t expecting at first and gave you a heart attack thinking they’d kill ur moss, and will higher stakes.
I'm not sure if you have said it somewhere yet or not. You are incredibly knowledgeable, how long has this been your thing? I love your tone you can hear the love.
thank you so much. So ive been keeping animals for most of my life BUT i took a huge break. From ages 8-14 or so its all i thought about. In highschool, I took a break, adopting most everything out. Fast forward to living on my own, and I now have the money to get back into everything and here we are
@@leafystreet that's awesome! Perhaps the break was needed for you to remove possible burn out later?
@@amandaxsky Partly yea, and somewhat a shift in interests and focus. I went through a phase where i thought i was going to be a pro skateboarder lol (super delusional). It's all I did and thought about. During that era I was fishing and flipping rocks but keeping tons of animals just wasn't on the schedule but I've found my way home
@@leafystreet I am glad you have decided to share your knowledge. You will help many current owners and potential owners to become well informed. Saving heartaches.
Being a pro skater wasn't delusional silly.
Could you please tell me how to get rid of springtails? They are all in my house and I can’t seem to get rid of them…
I use only charcoal. It works really well
Ah yes, my bag of loose jasmine rice.
Serious question: Can I dump a few of these little springtail buddies into all my house plants? (I've gotta around 70 plants). You see, I've had huge fungi/ mold problem for _decades._ Will these guys survive me watering my plants once or twice a week? Thanks!
Uhh I have orchids in the house I watered them the other day and noticed little tiny bugs but notoke gnats they were like microscopic almost. Are they springtailike animals? My orchids they're in are doing wonderful and have tons of new roots and leaves so what are they?
Do you source them by just grabbing something they’re living on? I always find tons of them on the mushrooms i forage.
Ill wild collect them for terrariums but not for anything thats going to live with reptiles. I dont wanna risk scooping up a parasite of some kind
I was wondering what was in the soil of my plants and I'm almost certain after seeing this it was these lil guys!! or something that looks exactly like them, does anyone know if they're safe for plants?
Springtails are GOOD. They are part of the decomposition cycle. they eat mold and other decomposing material
A 1 ounce container of live springtails is $60. You're better off driving to an untouched forest and wandering around until you find some
Just wondering why you're harvesting them and what you would use them for?
I use them in my bioactive reptile setups or in my terrariums. they are a part of the decomposition cycle and assist in the "bioactive" process by eating mold and other decomposing material, including poo
@@leafystreet oh I see 👍
small cup, wet paper...mushroom... leave in garden, come back few days later, boom springtails
What’s the use of having these things living in my house? Like do I let them free ?
Wait so you just have to prepare the breeding boxes and they just hatch out of nowhere?
Or do you buy eggs from the internet.
Didnt see that in your video
Shall we use termites intead of this creatures
💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
This is interesting but makes me itch. Can’t look.
Can you use the charcoal from burnt wood?
Instead of rice, I have a huuuge box of collected snake sheds, do you think they'd prefer that, so I can eat my rice?
I believe they actually eat other insect poop. Idk about mold 🤷
😂😂 we have the same exact dumbbell
I found one of those in some weed I bought
Why not use the charcoal brickets??
use that youtube money for orange springtails😍
How did he know abt the jasmin rice i keep under my coffee table 👀👀
Intresting are springtails the same as fruit flys lols
UMMM.... HOW DID YOU KNOW ABOUT THE BAG OF LOOSE JASMINE RICE UNDER MY COFFEE TABLE.....🤔
any who is subbed has one. thats just how life is
The scale part🤣💀
Lmaooo i thought they were pests so I may have killed them with hydrogen peroxide 😭😭
I get how you need spring tales for an ecosystem but how do you get them Do they just show up or do you buy them or do you like catch them I don’t know please someone tell me
here ya go www.joshsfrogs.com/temperate-springtail-collembola-culture-8-oz.html
I harvest them from my compost tubs which are sunk into raised garden beds and extra large planters.
Clay is the best medium
Any “regular person” can keep in their house
So they’re like tadpole shrimp and were already there??
Springtails always come back
will they hurt my plants?
Are charcoal pellets safe?
I feed mine baker's yeast
can they climb on walls ?
Love the humor
884!
Ware do u get them to begin with or does the things already have them im curious 🤔 was wondering if that would be good for my indoor garden I have been fighting a white mold problem I would like to know more about them or things like them
So I should not kill them in my monstera's soil?
So are these a good thing to find in a plant pot or nah?
Do they need to be in bioactive??
not to culture them no but long term theyll thrive in a bioactive envinronment
Why do I have the same weight lol
Partially rusted and everything
What do they do?
Where can you get springtails initially?
Joshes Frogs is great
What do you use springtails for in the home?
I guess I just discovered, in the video he says they eat mold, so he uses them in his terrariums to keep them clean and healthy
@@gabrielxavier2676 He said in your terrarium and home, I think?
Any update on the clay mix?
how do u use them
Can coconut shell charcoal be used instead of hardwood charcoal?
tysm this vid was a total godsend 😭🫶
They eat clay!!!???
Can springtails eat athletes foot?
seems like more of a question of "will" cuz im sure they can
@@leafystreet right right
Idk if the clay one is really pest resistant cause mine had a worm breach.
I wonder if they would eat a dead body?
what do they do
They eat mold and other decaying matter as part of the decomposition cycle. I use them inside of the my "bioactive" reptile enclosures and terrariums to simulate an ecosystem
Soooo how do you get them
Josh's frogs ships them
Yo i have that same rusty 15 lbs dumbbells
gotta improve that coa; crushing skill
How do you use them?
Hey does the second method also work for isopod breeding?
yes. I keep my isopods on coco fiber or ABG with spag, but youll also want to add leaf litter and cork bark
Your voice is so nice 🥺
Bro why do they look like rice 🍚
Where do i get the actual springtails?
Okay.. i had to repeat this video 3 times to pause at the right time to see the for scale part. Maybe have it more than 0.001 ms next time 🙄🙄🙄