Springtail Chocolate - Springtail Clay Substrate Media

A proprietary clay blend fortified with a mineral complex suitable for breeding most types of terrestrial springtails.

Picture 1: The clay based media in powder form.

Picture 2: Picture of a preparation of your springtail chocolate if you ordered the 5 count. Note that you will ONLY receive the clay bag and the glove. Cups and lids are sold in our kit, and are square snap cups, not circular.  

Picture 3: Adding your 3/4 cup of water to the bag. The clay will be shipped to you dry in a bag as shown. You will need to add 3/4 cup of water to the bag and agitate thoroughly, making sure the zipper stays sealed. 

Picture 4: The bag after water has been added to the clay. It should be a thick consistency. 

Picture 5: Cut the bag along the corner to make a makeshift piping bag like you see for icing! 

Picture 6: Evenly distribute clay (looks great, right - haha) into each of your 5 cups. Each bag makes a 5 count of springtail cups. Using your gloved hand or a spreading tool such as a wooden shim, spread clay around each cup.

Picture 7: 5 Springtail cups with clay spread. Recall that if you purchase our kit, they’ll be square shaped. 

Picture 8: A loaded springtail culture. You have to “seed”, or dump in adult springtails from another culture to finish making a culture. There are no eggs in the clay. 

 

Keep cultures moist by spraying lightly until clay glistens (about once a week to every two weeks based on thickness). Feed springtails a small pinch of food each week.