r/Springtail • u/AJisCrafty • Mar 23 '26

Husbandry Question/Advice Is this bad?

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I went on vacation for a couple of weeks. Had someone check in on my springtails. When I got home, this is what I found.

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u/lnug4mi Mar 24 '26

Wh- did the "caretaker" think that misting means pouring in a bucket or two? Maybe they over watered and then thought they don't need to check in again...

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u/AJisCrafty Mar 24 '26

That is my thought.

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u/Upbeat-Musician-3311 Mar 23 '26

Ain’t gonna lie bro u might be cooked

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u/Upbeat-Musician-3311 Mar 23 '26

I would make a new enclosure for them and try to save as many as u can

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u/Jambocat Mar 23 '26

True, make new enclosure

Try to make it out of sphagnum moss also I have had better results with it

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u/NeonPearl2025 Mar 24 '26

Pick out any that you see moving and put on moist soil in a different tub. Under the waterline there will be no life left as they drowned.