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What is included in Frog and Frond Calcium Clay Springtail Culturing Kit

Close up of temperate while springtails on calcium bearing clay

Mature, booming springtail culture on calcium bearing clay

Frog and Frond Calcium Bearing Clay Springtail Media

Ranitomeya fantastica 'True Nominal' in leaf litter

Calcium Clay Springtail Culturing Kit

$41.00

The kit includes everything you need to start your own springtail cultures on calcium clay:

3 mature springtail cultures loaded with springtails (temeperate white springtails)
2 lbs of calcium bearing clay springtail media (makes 10 cultures in 8-oz deli cups)
10 count 8-oz deli cups and lids
Springtail food – active dry yeast – that’s all we use to make our signature booming cultures!
Detailed instructions on how to make and maintain clay springtail cultures

You will receive plenty of springtails in this kit – 3 cultures are more than enough to start 10 new cultures. You can use some to treat your frogs or seed your new bioactive enclosure! Our kit is perfect for beginners, making it easy to start and maintain thriving springtail cultures for your dart frogs. You can find more information about how to maintain our clay springtail cultures here.

Springtail Orders Ship MONDAY, TUESDAY, and SATURDAY, via USPS Priority Mail. Upon receiving your order we always strive to ship by the next shipping day.

Please click here and familiarize yourself with our shipping policies and live arrival guarantee before placing an order.

Note: We always strive to ship out your springtail cultures in a timely manner via USPS Priority Mail (2-3 day service), but please understand that it may take longer for USPS to deliver your package. Springtails usually fare well even if they stay in transit for over a week. We appreciate your patience!

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WATCH A VIDEO ON HOW TO MAKE CLAY SPRINGTAIL CULTURES

HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN SPRINGTAIL CULTURES:
Just put some clay powder in a container, then add water at (approximately) a 1:2 (water:clay) ratio by weight. In practice, we find that just a splash more water can be helpful to get a good consistency. Mix the clay and water evenly, or let it sit for a day until the clay absorbs all the water. At this point the springtails can be added as is or, if you prefer, spread the now wet clay to cover the inside of the container for a greater surface area for springtails to thrive. After adding the springtails, you’ll want to go ahead and lightly feed them. We prefer to use active dry yeast and/or brewer’s yeast. Put an air-tight lid on. Check on them and feed them once a week or so. When feeding, mist lightly if the clay seems dry. It is important to not over feed them. Do not get the clay too dry or too wet. Typically cultures reach their full production within 5-6 weeks, depending on how many springtails you seed the cultures with.

For example, if you use 3 oz of clay powder, add about 1.5 oz of water. (Again, in practice we’ll add closer to 1.7 or 1.8 oz of water.)

*We recommend you wear a mask and work outside when working with dry clay powder. It contains very fine particulate matter, including silica.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO ON OUR CALCIUM CLAY SPRINGTAIL MEDIA.