How long does springtail usually take to produce

[gundam009283]

gerr...just got their reply
they said that it's the correct amount...never gonna buy spring tail from them again...

[MikeM670]

Remember this really is a starter culture. Feed it with some rice or fish food and before you know it the container will be filled with them. Springtails are very prolific!

[gundam009283]

yea just didnt expect that little amount lol. good thing i still dont have my frogs yet.

[BG]

That is funny. I was going to by some from the last show. My Friend the MD said don't waste your money . Go in the back yard and get some. My backyard is free of chemicals,pestos etc. I left a shirt a long time in the back yard. Little did you know the shirt was infested with spring tails and isupods.lol I collected 10X the amount you got for free. But its ok. They grow fast with a little rice. Put them in a tray with a cover about 11x9x4. Add charcoal(the type for aquariums)and declor water just the same level as the charcoal. Add some rice and in a week you will have thousands. At list you know where they came from. All you need is a little bit to start.This is a recipe from my good friend Donlisk the great.

[gundam009283]

yea it's a wast of money 1 culture(30something springtail) + shipping is like $23
gonna go dig in my yard for some isopots tomorrow...hopefully they wont be to big. i am thinking about starting a culture for my darts that's gonna move in latter on.

[John]

I will give you some info on this. I seeded a pumilio 20 gallon high terrarium (80 liters) and added frogs the same night, 4 weeks ago. I didn't go crazy with the number of springtails I added. I can now see a few springtails in the substrate from the outside of the terrarium. This is the terrarium on FrogTV channel 1. I would expect the numbers go swell within the next month. Some times it can take 3 or 4 months to have a large population established, and remember the frogs will eat them continuously, which is partly why some people set up terrariums months before adding the frogs. The springtails I use are sold as "temperate" springtails, but I use them in all of my dart frog terrariums.

[gundam009283]

lol thx john that's actually what i am doing right now. i actually only use half of that culture to seed my tank(no frogs yet), and create another bigger culture with the rest. prob not going to put any frog in until the Pasadena show in Nov or even wait tile next year if i actually decide to go back to Taiwan. Hopefully they will be establish a good amount by that time.

[Herpetologicalgirl]

lol thx john that's actually what i am doing right now. i actually only use half of that culture to seed my tank(no frogs yet), and create another bigger culture with the rest. prob not going to put any frog in until the Pasadena show in Nov or even wait tile next year if i actually decide to go back to Taiwan. Hopefully they will be establish a good amount by that time.

Man.. I'm sorry that was a horrible experience for you. Josh is a great guy and in incredible success story for people who want to consider making a career out of an amazing hobby, HOWEVER this is not the first time I've heard stories about him. He's at all my local shows, and we have a mutual friend. IMO he's great for dry goods, but his frogs are tiny and his cultures are dismal. When I purchased springtails from him it was the same for me as well. I purchased 2 cultures from him just so I could seed my tanks and start my own.

Knowing how frustrating THAT was, I promised myself that if I were to ever sell my cultures I'd do better. So I did.

If you or ANYONE ELSE ever wants more springtails with THOUSANDS of bugs in them, please just ask. Josh has frustrated a lot of us LOL I would be more than happy to send you an 8oz cup for free if you wanted one. You'd just have to worry about shipping.

EDIT: To answer your question, I'd say 10-14 days. If you haven't seen exponential growth in your culture by that time, something is wrong. ALSO! DO NOT go into your back yard and get your own. I tried that with springtails and the woodlice and I've noticed that unless you're from the deep south these guys really don't do well. I found out the hard way they're called "Temperate" for a reason =/ This is especially true for the woodlice, who's temperate cousins get significantly larger if they manage to survive...