ThatSquareChick
Arachnopeon
- Joined
- Aug 27, 2021
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I’ve got quite a few enclosures with false bottoms and soil substrate, I got some springtails and isopods after reading they can be beneficial to a living enclosure like the ones jumping spiders live in.
I’ve read some about a vivarium-type of enclosure with living plants and living “soil” with microcreatures but I’m limited to these weird candy/cracker jars I modified for the time being.
So, I’m wondering how “many” springtails and how to feed them so they don’t starve the first few weeks and how many isopods should I put in each? I got some leaf litter for the isopods to gnaw on but I’m really curious about the springtails. Do I just chuck in a couple grains of rice and hope for the best or can I use powdered baby rice cereal mixed into a bit of damp soil?
I’m really enjoying learning and watching each type of creature involved with spider keeping and I want to do small cultures of each type because I live in a place where I can’t have live animals shipped during winter. I want to do springtails, flightless melanogastors and hydeis and small crickets.
Any ideas for how to keep my spiderariums healthy for everyone involved? I’d love to hear what everyone does as a tank setup for jumpers, they’re so neat to watch and cute lil buggers to boot.
I’ve read some about a vivarium-type of enclosure with living plants and living “soil” with microcreatures but I’m limited to these weird candy/cracker jars I modified for the time being.
So, I’m wondering how “many” springtails and how to feed them so they don’t starve the first few weeks and how many isopods should I put in each? I got some leaf litter for the isopods to gnaw on but I’m really curious about the springtails. Do I just chuck in a couple grains of rice and hope for the best or can I use powdered baby rice cereal mixed into a bit of damp soil?
I’m really enjoying learning and watching each type of creature involved with spider keeping and I want to do small cultures of each type because I live in a place where I can’t have live animals shipped during winter. I want to do springtails, flightless melanogastors and hydeis and small crickets.
Any ideas for how to keep my spiderariums healthy for everyone involved? I’d love to hear what everyone does as a tank setup for jumpers, they’re so neat to watch and cute lil buggers to boot.