How long does springtail usually take to produce

[Herpetologicalgirl]

i really would like to try out some of yours. how much would the shipping be if shipping to west covina, CA. if that one works I'll be get some more when I decide to get some darts for the 20L(which is set up already, but no frogs)

PM me and we'll get the ball rolling OR you are more than welcome to email me directly: herpetologicalgirl@gmail.com

If anyone else is interested in FREE 8oz containers of Tropical Springtails, PM me. I have 8 left including Gundam.

[bshmerlie]

That's a very nice offer Abby.

[Sublime]

Agreed. That's very generous of you Abby.

[erini]

Ditto to everyone else Abby! I also ordered my springtails from Josh's Frogs, 2 of them, but each culture only had about 20 springtails each. I have yet to see them bloom in my tank, although I put them in 2 weeks before I put in my frogs.

[Herpetologicalgirl]

Ditto to everyone else Abby! I also ordered my springtails from Josh's Frogs, 2 of them, but each culture only had about 20 springtails each. I have yet to see them bloom in my tank, although I put them in 2 weeks before I put in my frogs.

Yea I had the same issue when I purchased from him. I got 2 cultures, and I had a HELL of a time trying to get anything accomplished. =/ That was the driving force behind creating my cultures. Sure, a lot of people bought them from Josh at the Tinley show anyways because I was with a non-profit table in the far corner of the lobby (le sigh), but I have NO problem showing people like him not to forget where they started...

If he needs to take it slow for a while and focus on quality over mass quantity, then so be it. Even if I DON'T decide to make this my life, I would still rather be known for providing people with a quality, healthy animal. Or getting their money's worth from something as simple as a Springtail culture... =/

EDIT: Come to think of it, it was the same way when I bought Dwarf Tropical Woodlice from Vivarium Concepts (I dunno if she's still around tho...). I paid $22 PLUS shipping for a 16oz container of MAYBE 20 bugs. /growl. It took me a YEAR to get a master culture going big enough that I can feed from, seed from, and make new cultures with. Good news is that the cultures I make have hundreds of bugs in them. Suck it, Vivarium Concepts! /shakes fist.

GRRRR still irks me. *ahem*

Anywho, my offer still stands for whoever wants free 8oz'ers EDIT: I have 7 left.

[Sublime]

Haha your posts are always comical, yet informative at the same time with all the side related comments and gestures. That sucks that it took over a year to get a colony sustained to use. How long is the average time of reproducing starting with a fairly large size starter colony for Woodlice in the right conditions?

I'm a firm believer in quality over quantity as well; my goal is to just have a few frogs at most - maybe a little more. Give them enough attention and husbandry they require to live healthy lives. My mentality might change in the upcoming years in this hobby and I just might require having 50 frogs to get my fix, lol.

[Herpetologicalgirl]

That sucks that it took over a year to get a colony sustained to use. How long is the average time of reproducing starting with a fairly large size starter colony for Woodlice in the right conditions?

I would say it depends on the size and maturity of your starting cultures. At this point in the game I've been able to start brand new 64oz cultures and have them be fully "matured" in about 3 weeks. Here's the trick: Keep them in your reptile room, in the dark. The warmth and darkness makes them breed like rabbits! I've been able to turn MY average maturity time from about 2 months down to 3 weeks.

I just checked in on my master culture yesterday and it's time for me to thin it out again because I have woodlice coming UP THE SIDES of my container hahaha. I think it's safe to say that I have MILLIONS of them in there. I've never seen anything like it haha. Good news: My darts will be little fatties for a little while, at least until I can get some of these cultures moving LOL. Do frogs go into food comas? @.@

And thank you, Mark. I'm a very colorful person, and it's even better in person (I've been told). I'm glad you enjoy my manner of speaking

EDIT: I have 3 weddings to go to this weekend so I apologize in advance if I don't get back to anyone else until Sunday evening (after I've successfully pulled all of my hair out) who wanted those free 8oz springtail cultures. I'll try to respond sometime in between all this madness, I promise!! <3

[bshmerlie]

Mark, the magic number is 50 frogs??? Oh no....I already hit that number. But now that most of my babies are now grown up I should be able to cut that number in half as I just keep pairs. Unless we're counting tadpoles and froglets.