Culturing Springs in Viv??

[dtown]

I have been doing some research on how to culture your springs in the viv. I haven't found a whole lot, which leads me to believe that it is not a common practice. If someone is doing this, or knows what the best method is... I would greatly appreciate some feedback.

[stevenhman]

I'm confused... as in placing little tubs of springs into the viv? They can just reproduce on their own in the viv (without being in a separate container), the only trick is trying to harvest/collect them

[dtown]

I'm recieving some spings tomorrow and I want to start a culture in in tub with charcoal as well as putting some of them in the viv.. Do I just take some of the medium they are packeged in and place them on the substrate in my viv or is there a better method. I want them to repopulate in the viv.

[enfinite5]

cultivating springtails in your viv is extremely simple, you simply just put them in your tank, whether their attached to charcoal or in substrate....either way just dump them in there and they will do the rest, you wont ever have to worry about them again. They will feed and reproduce.

[kgb]

When i had newly setup vivs and was seeding for springs before putting frogs in i would place a piece of mushroom under some leaves or bury it in the substrate to give them an immediate food source.

[jbherpin]

Originally Posted by kgb

When i had newly setup vivs and was seeding for vivs before putting frogs in i would place a piece of mushroom under some leaves or bury it in the substrate to give them an immediate food source.

This is what I do(mushrooms), the only other thing I would recommend is a layer of pea gravel or hydro balls under the leaf litter to fascilitate the humidity needs. This will also give them a place to hide and not be consumed and breed. They will reproduce and constantly emerge from the depths of the underlayers. If the frogs go to town and desimate your in viv culture, simply reseed.

JBear

[dtown]

Is there a specific kind of mushroom I should use?

[1963 Falcon Hardtop]

Just turn them loose. The longer from seeding them to frogs being introduced the better established they will be. The frogs love them in the viv.

[fieldnstream]

Originally Posted by dtown

Is there a specific kind of mushroom I should use?

Any containing Psilocybin are good choices...actually white button are the way to go. You can also add fruit scraps to help boost production. I use banana most of the time, but I threw an apple core in a culture the other day and the pop exploded.

[Ed]

Originally Posted by jbherpin

the only other thing I would recommend is a layer of pea gravel or hydro balls under the leaf litter to fascilitate the humidity needs. This will also give them a place to hide and not be consumed and breed.
JBear

Clay substrates are actually the way to go... In nature, the interface between the leaf litter and the clay is actually the most active zone for invertebrate action...

Ed