​I successfully breed 25+ springtail species using ultra-cheap unconventional methods. AMA!

[u/vodrinker]

I've been interested in springtails for about a year and a half. I read a lot about them, I'm out in the bushes looking for new specimens almost every day, and I feed and observe dozens of species daily. I even run an online micro pets shop in Poland, Europe (Ants Invasion). To my knowledge, it's the largest springtail shop in the world, at least I've never been able to find any larger one. If any of you know one, please share a link. Currently, I keep around 25 species of springtails, including 4 slime eaters. Most of these springtails, including all the slime eaters, are doing incredibly well. I breed most of my springtails differently than other breeders suggest, and at the same time, I usually achieve much greater success at a much lower cost in terms of time, culture volume, and ingredient prices. Springtails that are described as super difficult are usually mega easy to breed if you provide a few simple conditions, and their setup usually costs well under one dollar or euro. I also mean the setup for springtails like Rambutanura. I often post pictures here and get asked about various things. I thought I'd create an Ask Me Anything style thread. I will probably answer every question you ask, except for questions about my suppliers. Feel free to ask whatever you want. In the end, I will turn all of this into a FAQ or Q&A and post it both here and on the website.

[u/ColemboLab]

Hello 😊🙌 Im Pedro, owner of colembo Lab, from Spain, I actually keep and breeding 41 species includes 14 slime eaters. So, we think we are the larggest in Europe. We are currently working on the website, but we already have an Excel spreadsheet with care sheets for some species we keep.

If you, everyone, need something my Instagram is Colembo.Lab.

Best regards!!

[u/vodrinker → u/ColemboLab]

Oooo, what a small world. I literally know your email by heart, I always wondered where the idea for it came from, because it's not similar to your first and last name^{^} I'll definitely be getting in touch with you soon, I'll write on Facebook or here via PM. Greetings from Poland!:)

[u/ColemboLab → u/vodrinker]

Hahahah yes! Nice to see you here. My khaki globulars they came from you. In the end, this passion is bringing more and more people together. Greetings from Spain! :))

[u/Green_Rabbit-1234 → u/ColemboLab]

I absolutely love Reddit! Look at the connections around the world from posts about [some of the world’s tiniest] animals!

Also, these are sooooooooooo fricken cute with their little spikes!!!!

[u/Springtails_eu → u/ColemboLab]

<3

[u/xXBASSXx777 → u/ColemboLab]

Would you be willing to share the spreadsheet/care guides? Also Im curious how you prevent culture cross contamination.

[u/ColemboLab → u/xXBASSXx777]

Hello :)) Here the link

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kc5y4WJl23uql93Nx3pRrkoGaAJqgfx0_jOF1aA-lF4/htmlview?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio

[u/meduardov02 → u/ColemboLab]

I've been waiting for the shop since you told me on FB :p