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When it comes to microfauna & feeder cultures, our small company's goal has always been to offer the best bugs available anywhere. Ever since we began offering live microfauna back in 2009, we've done our best to earn & maintain our uncommonly positive reputation in this department. Our team has worked to develop unique production & quality assurance methods beyond what might be considered typical for the industry. Each member of the staff has been trained to prevent cross-contamination within our environmentally controlled microfauna room, in an effort to ensure our microfauna cultures remain clean, predictable, and reliable.

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NEHERP Springtail Cultures

Folsomia candida - The most popular clean up crew for bioactive terrariums

Springtails are a critical part of the detritivore "cleanup crew" of a bioactive terrarium environment. Folsomia candida is the fastest to reproduce, easiest to care for, and most commonly used species in the hobby. One of our ultra-high quality freshly started cultures contains enough individuals to seed most larger sized enclosures, or several smaller ones. Because we use our best-selling vivarium substrate as a media for these cultures, it's appropriate & safe to simply dump our Springtail Culture directly into your vivarium to begin establishing a population within. We recommend doing this after adding plants but before adding leaf litter/moss, although it's totally fine to add Springtails at any time. If the enclosure is built to the specifications outlined in Vivarium Construction 101, the Springtail population will populate the habitat and should sustain themselves indefinitely. Each culture is fed with some of our Springtail Food before shipping, to ensure the critters can survive while the enclosure is being built. Recommended for enclosures ranging from 55%-100% relative humidity.

$13.99/ea Culture

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$11.89/ea Culture

★ As low as $9.99/culture when purchased in a Bioactive Substrate Kit! ★

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We ship very quickly, but carefully schedule orders containing perishables to avoid harmful weekend delays. If you order perishables before a weekend with a shipping option which wouldn't arrive by Friday, your order will likely ship the following Monday to help ensure healthy arrival.

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Special Exception: Order may be held*

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If temperatures fall within the guaranteed range of the selected shipping method and the order is accepted on the first delivery attempt, the order's contents will qualify for our live arrival guarantee! If any guarantee-eligible perishables arrive in less-than-great condition, clients must email us photos within 12 hours of receipt to qualify for coverage.

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Store credit or free replacements (customer's choice) will be offered for any guarantee-covered perishables. Orders with items totaling $30 or more qualify for free replacement shipping. Orders under $30 may have replacements included with a future order, or after covering a shipping fee.

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Springtails

The most popular clean up crew for Bioactive Terrariums

About Our Microfauna & Feeders

Show All

Fruit Fly Cultures

Isopods

Probugs

Springtails

Related Supplies

🔥 Hot Weather Notice 🔥

❄ Freezing Weather Notice ❄

NEHERP Springtail Cultures

Folsomia candida - The most popular clean up crew for bioactive terrariums

Perishable Shipping Info

Tools to ensure your order arrives in great shape!

Order Processing Schedule

Transit Time Map: Express

Transit Time Map: Standard

NEHERP's Local Temperatures

National Temperatures

Live Arrival Guarantee ♥

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