Red springtails (Bilobella braunerae) | approx. 30 pcs.

• Latin name: Bilobella braunerae
  
• Danish name: Red springtails
• English name: Springtails, collembola, red springtails

Bilobella braunerae is a very special, red springtail found throughout Central Europe. Recently, there has been increased attention on various species of springtails, especially those with distinctive colors. This includes this red springtail, which was first discovered by science in 1981.

It is kept much like the common white/colorless springtails (Folsomia candida), but differs by being somewhat larger and, of course, red. Furthermore, these springtails do not jump! Care can be a bit more difficult, however. In the terrarium, they should have dead wood, withered leaves, and pieces of bark to hide under. The substrate must be kept moist and must not dry out.

- It is a perfect species to keep in terrariums as a cleanup crew (bioactive terrarium)

They can also be cultured in isolation as a separate colony. Some cultivate them in coconut humus, others in pure activated charcoal. We have successfully cultivated them ourselves in activated charcoal, terrarium soil, and unfertilized sphagnum moss. Currently, we are experimenting with keeping them in clay pieces mixed with sand.

Feed with fish flakes and dry yeast.

Note: Red springtails "hide" a bit more than normal springtails. They will often be found under pieces of bark or down in the substrate. In the evening, they come out more.

- Supplied in a small plastic container with culture medium

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