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Folsomia candida care card

Print it, fold it into a culture box or pin it by the enclosure. The values are the ones on the species page.

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The card is A6, 105 by 148 mm. On A4 paper it prints in one corner, ready to cut out. Both temperature units print on the card.

Folsomia candida

Also sold as Common White Springtail, Tropical White Springtail

Identification Strongly supported

Side view drawing of Folsomia candida, drawn from sourced body proportions. It is a drawing, not a photograph.
0.5 mm
Adult length
1.2–1.8 mm
2,3
Temperature
15–22 °C59–72 °F Tolerates 15–27 °C59–81 °F.
1,3,5
Moisture
The substrate should be damp all the way through, like a wrung-out sponge, and never waterlogged.
3
Food
  • Staple Dry yeast
  • Good Commercial springtail mix
1,3,4
Substrate
  • Excellent Charcoal and plaster, Calcium clay
  • Good Plain plaster, Coco coir, Peat-based soil
1,3
Breeding
Fast Adult in about 16–25 days at 21 °C70 °F.
2,5,6
Difficulty
Easy
1,3,4
Suits (estimate)
Closed tropical terrarium, Isopod tub, Potted plant