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Silver Springtails (Seira dowlingi) *EXCELLENT SEMI-ARID SPRINGTAIL*

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Vendor: I Heart Bugs
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Small moderate reproducing springtail that tolerates both arid and humid environments.  They are an excellent cleaner and additional food source for small amphibians and reptiles.  They thrive in bioactive enclosures and isopod bins.  Silver springtails are one of our favorite all-around workhorse springtails.  The 8oz. culture is on a soil substrate, and it contains 50+ springtails.  Please see listing for Large Master Cultures for large booming established cultures with springtails.  Great beginner springtail.  This springtail was formerly known as Entomobrya sp. Silver springtails.

Please see shipping details for shipping cost information and live arrival guarantee.

Springtails will be shipped in a container of organic peat moss and organic topsoil.

Skill level:  Beginner springtail

Humidity:  Tolerates humid and arid environments but thrives in arid 

Breeding:  Moderate breeder that breeds easily once it gets established

Feeding:  We feed rice baby food flakes


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Shipping and Live Arrival Guarantee

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Live insects are shipped on Mondays and Tuesdays ONLY. Orders placed before Monday at 10:00 a.m. EST will ship on Monday. Orders placed from 10:00 a.m. EST Monday to 10:00 a.m. EST on Tuesday, will ship on Tuesday. All orders placed after 10:00 a.m. EST on Tuesday will ship on Monday.

Live arrival is only guaranteed with FedEx Overnight. We do not ship any live insects if your temperature is below 40F regardless of the shipping option you choose. Please read our full shipping policy.

Live animal flat-rate shipping rates -

USPS 3-5 Day Priority Mail is $18 *NO LIVE ARRIVAL GUARANTEE for any reason*. PLEASE NOTE: USPS is frequently delayed.

FedEx 2-Day is $29 *NO LIVE ARRIVAL GUARANTEE for any reason*

FedEx Overnight is $49 and Live Arrival is Guaranteed if your temperature is 45F to 80F. If your temps are outside of this range, contact us for official FedEx hubs that the box can be held at for pick up. (FedEx Office, Walgreens, your local postal center, etc. are NOT official FedEx hubs.)

If your temperature is 40F to 45F or above 80F, we strongly recommend requesting that your box be held for pick up in the text box above the add to cart button by typing the word HOLD or YES.

All shipping options include an insulated box and medical grade temperature control pack.

*Supply only orders ship USPS Ground Advantage Monday through Friday.

A close-up image shows I Heart Bugs Silver Springtails (Seira dowlingi), a semi-arid species, moving among twigs and debris in moist soil. The photo is slightly blurry, making these crucial bioactive cleaners appear as pale streaks.
Silver Springtails (Seira dowlingi) *EXCELLENT SEMI-ARID..

$10.00

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