Description
We’re presently Beta testing our Calcium Bearing Clay. This isn’t the ultimate product, nonetheless it has been extremely profitable for us thus far. We have now closely discounted the first batch for anybody that needs to check out our clay for his or her Springtails. We’d enormously respect any of your suggestions after getting skilled utilizing our product.
Utilizing a Clay Substrate for springtails is turning into more and more widespread inside the Dart Frog passion world wide. Whereas the standard methodology of utilizing horticultural charcoal like Biochar, remains to be the preferred, the clay substrate has different main benefits.
One of many major benefits of utilizing Calcium Bearing Clay as a springtail substrate is that it permits you to “Dry Harvest” your springtails. Now you’ll be able to “dust” these tiny invertebrates with minerals and nutritional vitamins earlier than feeding them to your pets, reminiscent of Dart Frogs. That is particularly useful for elevating tiny child froglets, as they’ve tiny mouths and will not have the ability to hunt or eat different bigger prey objects like fruit flies. One other benefit, is that the springtails will even digest tiny quantities of the Calcium Bearing Clay. The clay comprises massive quantities of calcium carbonate which is very useful to correct bone progress and growth in froglets. The clay additionally comprises hint quantities of different minerals reminiscent of copper, iron, strontium and zinc not usually present in a commercially obtainable vitamin complement on your frog pets.
Now you’ll be able to present higher vitamin to your tiny froglets that higher mimics what they might eat within the wild.
250gm makes 4x 8oz cultures or 2x 16oz cultures
500gm makes 8x 8oz cultures or 4x 16oz cultures
1.5kg makes 24x 8oz cultures or 12x 16oz cultures
3kg makes 48x 8oz cultures or 24x 16oz cultures
In an 8 oz. deli cup or appropriate container combine 4 degree tablespoons of calcium bearing clay powder and three tablespoons dechlorinated faucet water (Reverse Osmosis or Spring water is good) combine nicely utilizing a spoon, stick or gloved hand. Unfold the combination alongside the underside and slightly bit up the perimeters of the container. A tough texture with a lot of valleys might be useful to your springtails as this creates extra floor space and tiny micro habitats inside the tradition. Add some new springtails from an current tradition, feed them a tiny pinch of Springtail Meals and place a decent becoming lid on the container.
For a 16 oz. Deli Cup merely double the quantity of clay and water – 8 Stage tablespoons of Clay and 6 Tablespoons of water
This ratio could be scaled as much as any measurement of appropriate container. You need to use little bit extra water vs powder while you initially make the springtail tradition. We discover {that a} ratio of 1.25 to 1 is good, nonetheless the above 1.333 to 1 is very profitable and simpler to measure out for smaller tradition sizes.
In our expertise you’ll wish to feed the tradition sufficient meals to final them a couple of days, as much as per week. As soon as the meals is eaten, merely add extra. By feeding at this frequency permits for an trade of air within the tradition, protecting it wholesome. Over time the tradition will begin to dry out. You possibly can mist a small quantity of water to extend the water content material within the clay. Nevertheless, don’t add to a lot water at a time to a well-established tradition as it might probably trigger a cascading collapse that the tradition might by no means recuperate from. When including water, “Less is More” permit the mist to be soaked up by the clay after which add some extra water afterward, till you obtain your required quantity. Use a container with a sturdy, tight becoming lid.
Calcium Bearing Clay Powder is accessible for delivery in Canada Solely
Warning:
The clay powder may be very positive, please keep away from inhaling the mud or getting the mud in your eyes. Use a mud masks, gloves and googles when working with the clay powder. Whereas it’s unhazardous, the powder could be an irritant to your eyes and nostril mucus. Flush and rinse with water till clear.
Not for Human consumption or use.
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