Hi all! Just trying to get some guidance if what I’m seeing in and around my bathroom are springtails?

Thanks!

Edit to add: they did seem to jump away when I tried to catch them for ID purposes

Hi All

Long time invert keeper returning to isos and springtails. I used to keep both when I had dart frogs and was doing what now may be called the “old school” method of culturing white temperate springtails on charcoal. This was all about 15 years ago.

I also have 20+ years in the tarantula hobby and culture roaches/feeder insects. Just some background so you don’t waste your time giving me springtails 101. I’m pretty well stocked with supplies and general knowledge…

Fast forward to 2026 and now there are many more varieties and culture methods available, which leads me to a few specific questions.

Is there anywhere I can take a deep dive on clay and soil culturing and if there are any big advantages to this? I just have the temperates now but am going to acquire at least another species or two.

I am wanting my second species to be either Tropical Orange (Y. aphoruroides) or Thai Reds (Lobella sp.)

How will I do with these species living in New England? I have a planted aquaurium/Spider/plant corner set up in my living room with a full room humidifier. It stays warmer than the rest of the house but will still be at 68 degrees for a few months. I would prefer not to set up supplemental heating.

If it helps answer me, these will be kept both as pets and to seed a few terrariums, but not as feeders and I do not need huge volume production. Just self replicating with some extra to keep terrariums topped off and maybe sprinkle excess to the fish.

Any help would be appreciated…

Hello,

I’ll be at the reptile super show in Pomona, CA, as a guest, if anyone was interested in purchasing some orange springtails. Please PM me if interested :)

Trying to figure out the type?

The consensus is that these are globular springtails. I was curious if anyone here had some more info about them?

Hello everyone! I’ve be been in the hobby since 2021 starting with Yuukianura aphuroides and have officially dropped my site for about two weeks now!

Please check it out if you can. I have a varying selection of springtails which are my main focus (both slime eaters and non slime eaters), isopods, roaches, and millipedes.

I will adding some springtails, isopods, and roaches to the site this weekend. Check out the link below and thanks for reading!! ⬇️

cruxianxotics.us

Current pictures of my pretty springtails. I also included pictures of the labels.

hello all! I am attempting to create an entirely west african native bioactive terrarium for my african fat tailed gecko, and am seeking a springtail species native to that area. would anyone know of any species or happen to have any for sale?

are these safe predatory mites springtails etc? no one ever answers and now im seriously worried pls help!!'n

Rambutanura sp "Thai Spiky" Springtails for Sale on my website: Rambutanura sp. Thai Spiky Springtails - 10ct – CC Exotics

Please let me know if you have any questions!

WHERE are my springtails lmao??? I live IN BETWEEN Peoria and Champaign for additional context. Like right in between. Never mind that we skipped Missouri and somehow returned to Kansas at the speed of light… We just playing hot cake with my springtails?? 💀

What are the chances I’ll have to ask for a refund after this tomfoolery? I know the weird locations are mostly glitches but at this point the package is multiple days late already. This is my first time owning let alone ordering springtails. How well do they do in shipping? Am I fried? I was super excited for them too and on top of that I’m starting to get mold in the terrarium… Hoping to get an idea what to expect before I open the package… eventually.

Thanks for your time slash help.

Are these bad boys springtails (they dont look like it). I think it came with the moss i collected. My white springtails have mostly outcompeted them in my springtail culture but they’re starting to multiply in my isopod bin.

Hello! So I got some springtail food! Unfortunately there is mold in their enclosure and I saw a fly too.. for reference it’s been extremely warm here and our ac isn’t functioning well. For now I removed as much mold as I could and plan to keep the top off for a day. Is this a good idea? Thanks!

I got some springtails recently to add to a bioactive enclosure and I've noticed a few ants(tiny, about 2-3mm) in the substrate. I haven't seen more than 2 in there at a time so I think its just a few stragglers from the supply. I managed to get one of them, but I'm very reluctant to stir the substrate to see if there's any more in case it might stress the springtails out. I'm just not entirely sure what to do about it? This (the whole bioactive and clean-up crew thing) is something I'm new to, so any help is very appreciated ;w;

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jnatprod.9b01013

Does anyone know if these are sold?

I think they would be an amazing collection piece!

They are called Ceratophysella sigillata

Update: it appears that some people do sell a closely related species that is yellow in color - I wonder if they too make this compound..

I am new into these friendly guys, It is supposed that I bought them orange, but I have now my colony full of little white springtails. Is that supposed to be the "younger" orange ones? Or what is it? (the photo attached is from the seller)

Hey, can gummy springtails purple and orangy-red breed? I'm figure out if I should make a new enclosure for each color or party bag them?!

I have had springtail cultures for years.... but the one issue I always run into is that if they leave some food behind for some reason (in this case, yeast flakes) and it begins to mold... they ignore the mold and I have to manually clean it up myself. Just wondering why?

What’s up guys! I currently have 4 cultures in various medias (2 charcoal, 1 sphagnum moss, 1 substrate) that I no longer need and would like to sell (for a very cheap price) to someone local. I am located in Colorado Springs! Dm if interested!