Quote Originally Posted by MeTree View Post
Hey guys,
Unfortunately for some reason my fruit fly cultures stopped producing. I wonder if it is related to mites, because I sure have alot of those in my cultures. Anyways, right now I have a nicely maintained culture of springtails (tropical) that I bought from Josh's Frogs awhile back. They are in a plastic 32oz tub with charcoal. I am wondering how I feed my female tinc springtails without endangering her health.

Thanks for all advice, suggestions, and opinions!
-Stanton
Hi I breed loads of fruit flies and springtails for the springtails I keepin a plastic tuperware about 8inches tall filled with coir to a depth of 3 inches a piece of cloth over the top of the tub fed on fishflake mushrooms and bits of fruit, tons of em . Ijust place a good pinch of muck in the vivs and the frogs sort em out. They are sprayed every 2 days and are kept in my roach cupboard at 94f Fruitflies masses of them raised in a mixture of ready-brek (instant oats) and apple juice with a large piece of cotton wool on top for the flies to climb on. Try culturing other foods such as bean weavills and grain weavills in case of a crash, plus growing your own food is just as much fun as keeping your animals.