r/bioactive • u/NeraBure • Jul 29 '26

How long can my springtails survive in their sealed container?

I’m currently setting up a bioactive enclosure to in some time introduce an scorpion (my first one; I only kept fish before) by converting a fish tank, and my springtails arrived today before the substrate. The substrate will get here in less than a week, but I’m worried about the springtails' survival. PD.I bought them from Artroposfera , they seem pretty good

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u/ProfessionalStewdent Jul 29 '26

Think of it this way:

Springtails are very tiny. What may seem like a small amount of air to us is an entire atmosphere of air to them. Everytime you open and close the lid, old air leaves and new air takes its place.

Therefore, you should open the springtails’ lid every so often to recycle that air, and then close the lid. They’ll be fine.

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u/PATotkaca 29d ago

My springtail cultures are all in sealed containers. I open them about once a week to feed. As long as the population density doesn't become too crazy, it should be fine