Dragon Springtails Genus Womersleymeria)
- Regular price
- $90.00
- Sale price
TAKING PRE-ORDERS. Cultures should ship November. Limited Avaliable
Dragon Springtail (Womersleymeria sp.) for sale. Dragon springtails are among Australia’s giant springtails. They’re chunky, long-antennaed and lined with bright, spiky projections that give them their dragon look. In the wild they’re known only from the cool forests of Victoria and Tasmania, where they live in and under rotting logs and graze on slime moulds and fungi. They’re a collector’s springtail for display, not a mass-produced clean-up crew.
Sourced from Australian breeders and shipped live every Monday and Tuesday (excluding NT and Tasmania).
Dragon Springtail Care Guide for Beginners
- Experience level: Intermediate
- Adult size: Several millimetres, much larger than common springtails
- Lifespan: Colonies can persist long-term in stable, cool conditions
- Enclosure: A small ventilated tub around 20 x 15 x 10cm with a piece of soft, rotting hardwood. You can also seed them into a cool, humid bioactive enclosure.
- Temperature: Cool, 15–22°C. Avoid anything above 24°C, because these springtails come from cool temperate forest.
- Humidity: High. Keep the wood and substrate constantly damp but never waterlogged, and mist every few days.
- Lighting: No UVB needed. Normal room light for a natural day/night cycle is enough; keep out of direct sun.
- Substrate and décor: 3–5cm of Springtail & Isopod Substrate Mix, with rotting hardwood, bark and leaf litter.
- Diet: They graze on the fungi and slime moulds that grow on decaying wood, so keep a steady supply of rotting hardwood and leaf litter, plus [your supplementary food].
- Handling: Not for handling. Move them by lifting the bark they’re sitting on, or with a soft brush. Unlike common springtails, they can’t jump.
- Licence: No licence is needed for most invertebrates, but rules vary by state and species, so check before you buy if you’re interstate.
Everything you need: Springtail & Isopod Substrate Mix, Virgin Portuguese Cork Bark, Isopod Culture Tubs, Terrarium Misting Bottle.
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