Hognose Snake Bioactive Clean-Up Crew Pack

This bioactive clean-up crew pack contains one culture of 20+ Trichorhina tomentosa Dwarf White isopods, 15+ P. pruinosus Orange isopods, and an 8 oz. culture of a mixture of semi-arid species of springtails on substrate.  This combo pack will provide the essential microfauna for your bioactive enclosure up to 50 gallons.  P. laevis is a great large cleaner to add on to this clean-up crew as long as you keep plenty of leaf litter available for the springtails and isopods.  If the enclosure is over 60 gallons, please see the option for large enclosures.

Other isopods/springtails that do well in hognose bioactive enclosures include any P. pruinosus (Powder Blue or Orange or Oreo Crumble, Whiteout, Orange Cream, Red Koi), Lepidocyrtus fimicolus 24K,  Seira dowlingi f/k/a Entomobrya Sp. Silver, Coecobrya communis Tropical/Pink. and P. laevis Gray/Dairy Cow/Milkback/Orange/White; however, use caution when using them as a clean-up crew with small animals as they enjoy protein, and there is always a rare chance P. laevis could injure small animals if the isopods are not provided enough leaves or supplemental food such as veggie scraps and dried protein such as mealworms or fish flake.  

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Isopods will be shipped in a container of organic peat moss, sphagnum moss, and organic leaf litter.  Springtails are shipped in a container of topsoil and peat moss.  Both containers can be simply dumped on top of the enclosure's substrate.  There is no need to "bury" them in the substrate.

A thick layer of leaf litter at all times is the key to a thriving isopod colony.