How to Culture Springtails on Peat Moss

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  • Опубликовано: 4 фев 2025

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  • @dvst_tv
    @dvst_tv 3 года назад +2

    Love your videos. They inspired me to get more creative with my fish and bugs at home for years now

    • @4me
      @4me  3 года назад +1

      That's something I would account for myself as mission accomplished. Thank you very much! You made my day!

  • @stevetheguy2860
    @stevetheguy2860 3 года назад +4

    sir the little bass are not insect eggs but fertilizers and oils used to feed plants while growing but u are right tho these can kill because they are chemicalized.

    • @4me
      @4me  3 года назад +1

      Thank you

  • @KitCat666
    @KitCat666 3 года назад +1

    Michael never fails to make my day better! I love all ur vids

    • @4me
      @4me  3 года назад

      Thank you very much!

  • @ragingcalmness7815
    @ragingcalmness7815 2 года назад +3

    Very nice video again. I also think that mold is secondary food to them and they rather eat things like waste or stuff with no mold on it. I applaud your efforts in this video. Unlike you I am so lazy I keep my springtails in an oversized tub to make sure they don't die to CO2 build up, as I have killed a colony before by throwing too much stuff in there all decomposing at once. The funniest thing is I thought that ~50 springtails would clean it up in a day haha! Like piranhas! Now I know not even 1000 would have fixed my mistake back then.

    • @4me
      @4me  2 года назад +1

      We all learn from out own mistakes the most 😁

  • @_audacity2722
    @_audacity2722 2 года назад +2

    I am currently waiting on a shipment of springtails to culture them in my living terrariums where I keep my praying mantises. Mantises thrive in extreme humidity, so I plant semi-aquatic and even aquatic species of plants in these terrariums and they do very well. Because of the high moisture, I need a team of springtails and isopods to help keep the terrarium clean :) This video is perfect as I use Peat Moss for top soil in my terrariums

    • @4me
      @4me  2 года назад +1

      Great!
      I also use live Peat Moss in my paludarium - the moss does really well in high humidity!
      I did not know that praying mantises thrive in high humidity - Thank you for sharing the info! That is something I would like to check on a chance of getting praying mantises.
      All the best on your adventure!

  • @athulkrishnatu
    @athulkrishnatu 3 года назад +1

    Nice video

    • @4me
      @4me  3 года назад +1

      Thank you very much!

  • @hobe7262
    @hobe7262 2 года назад +2

    try yeast to feed the spring tail

    • @4me
      @4me  2 года назад

      Thank you very much for your advice!

  • @yanjijay6752
    @yanjijay6752 3 года назад

    Tempted though if they get lose will they survive if they jump out

    • @MoreChannelNoise
      @MoreChannelNoise 3 года назад

      theywill die if the area is too dry.

    • @4me
      @4me  3 года назад

      They survive only in damp wet places. They travel great distance and capable to get to your bathroom or kitchen without much trouble. Also, they often found in many apartments/houses. People often have them without ever noticing.

  • @thedeadalgorithmmusicchann1994

    Are those Cheerios? And...
    How long would you bake the peet moss and at what temperature?

    • @4me
      @4me  Год назад

      Yes, those are cheerios.
      I would bake about 1 inch thick layer of peat moss at 175F for about 5 munities. That probably should sterilize it. Though, one needs to try and see to speak from experience for sure.

  • @Jorvs
    @Jorvs 2 года назад

    Do I have to feed them? Or they can eat the peat moss?

    • @4me
      @4me  2 года назад +3

      I fed them. Though, they do much better by feeding on waste of other critters. For that reason I keep them with Grindal worms. I feed Grindal worms and Springtails feed on the waste produced by worms.

    • @_audacity2722
      @_audacity2722 2 года назад +1

      @@4me brilliant! I plan on keeping them in my communal praying mantis enclosure!

    • @4me
      @4me  2 года назад +1

      @@_audacity2722 Thank you very much!

  • @realchiknuggets
    @realchiknuggets 2 года назад +4

    FYI those were fertilizer pellets, not insect eggs. MiracleGro adds firtilizer to almost all of their products (the only exception I can think of is their water-storing crystals)

    • @4me
      @4me  2 года назад +2

      Good to know. Thank you very much!!

    • @realchiknuggets
      @realchiknuggets 2 года назад +2

      @@4me Of course. Thank you for your videos, they’ve helped me a lot over the years. I remember when I was one of the only subscribers on your channel

    • @4me
      @4me  2 года назад +2

      @@realchiknuggets I appreciate your loyalty very much!

  • @filamas
    @filamas 2 года назад

    Where do you get those containers?

    • @4me
      @4me  2 года назад

      You can buy them online (Amazon for everything), through major stores (Walmart, Costco, Target and etc) or buy food in local restaurants and reuse containers the food is served for to go - that is where I got them.

  • @griffinanimations972
    @griffinanimations972 2 года назад

    What kind of cereal do you use?

    • @4me
      @4me  2 года назад

      I prefer Cheerios among all other that I tried so far.

  • @husnehenakhatun2701
    @husnehenakhatun2701 3 года назад +1

    Wow sir

    • @4me
      @4me  3 года назад

      Thank you!

  • @husnehenakhatun2701
    @husnehenakhatun2701 3 года назад

    Is cocopeat same as peat moss??

    • @4me
      @4me  3 года назад

      No. Those are two different things. However, they both work fine for culturing Springtails and Grindal worms. Also, cocopeat should be cleaner and simpler to collect Springtails and Grindal worms from. So, I would go with cocopeat if I had a choice.

    • @husnehenakhatun2701
      @husnehenakhatun2701 3 года назад

      @@4me ok sir thanks a lot

    • @filamas
      @filamas 2 года назад

      One big difference is that coco peat is less acidic than peat moss

    • @4me
      @4me  2 года назад

      @@filamas True

    • @Idkwhattoputhete12324
      @Idkwhattoputhete12324 2 года назад

      @RANDOM BITS you should use charcoal it’s easer

  • @husnehenakhatun2701
    @husnehenakhatun2701 3 года назад

    What is cereal

    • @4me
      @4me  3 года назад

      Cereal is flakes made of rice or oatmeal and such. Usually consumed with milk (quick breakfast).

  • @uppensai2922
    @uppensai2922 3 года назад +1

    * spring tails exist *
    EVERY SMALL FISH IN A FIFTY MILE RADIUS : K F S

    • @4me
      @4me  3 года назад

      :) good one!

    • @uppensai2922
      @uppensai2922 3 года назад +1

      thanks!@@4me

  • @athulkrishnatu
    @athulkrishnatu 3 года назад

    👍

    • @4me
      @4me  3 года назад

      Thank you very much!

  • @jerretwiens26
    @jerretwiens26 Год назад +1

    Those are not eggs you are finding, they are fertilizer from the miracle grow peat you are using.

    • @4me
      @4me  Год назад

      So much for ORGANIC label on the package!!
      Thank you for letting me know!

  • @Idkwhattoputhete12324
    @Idkwhattoputhete12324 2 года назад +1

    Just use charcoal