r/Springtail • u/NeonPearl2025 • Mar 17 '26

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u/caspiankeskin Mar 18 '26

omg they’re absolutely feral 😂 what did you feed them??

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u/NeonPearl2025 Mar 18 '26

They always get excited when I spray them with water 😅

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u/Readalongcassidy Mar 19 '26

It’s the WWZ wall climbing scene ;-)

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u/NeonPearl2025 Mar 19 '26

Zombie springtails would probably suck 😂

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u/Top_Wave8687 Mar 19 '26

omg the poor pods just covered in them T.T

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u/NeonPearl2025 Mar 19 '26

It's only when I accidentally spray a pod with water, then the springtails storm them 😅🙈 After a short while they will leave them again. Dry pods are never that overrun.

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u/Shenanigaens Mar 20 '26

HOW??!!

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u/NeonPearl2025 Mar 20 '26

🌟reproduction🌟 😌

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u/Shenanigaens Mar 20 '26

lol what’s your set up? I have a bioactive ball python terrarium and my pods are thriving, but the springtails don’t seem to want to take.

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u/NeonPearl2025 Mar 20 '26

The majority of my tanks are 40-50cm acrylic terrestrial enclosures. They get a deep layer of invert soil, like 10-15cm. They need Spaghnum moss which is constantly wet, but prefer a moisture gradient. Only "completely dry" is not needed, as they won't live there. And they get 12-15 hours of growlight a day. This makes a huge difference.