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can you use burnt toast as a substitute for charcoal for a springtail culture

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Sat Jul 31, 2021 4:54 pm

can you use burnt toast as a substitute for charcoal in a springtail culture? Anyone?

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Thu Oct 07, 2021 10:54 am

Hehe, probably.
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Thu Oct 07, 2021 4:37 pm

lololol
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Re: can you use burnt toast as a substitute for charcoal for a springtail culture

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Fri Oct 15, 2021 1:15 am

lavarush wrote:
Sat Jul 31, 2021 4:54 pm
can you use burnt toast as a substitute for charcoal in a springtail culture? Anyone?
That question is pretty funny and random, but...
I mean, it burns.

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Re: can you use burnt toast as a substitute for charcoal for a springtail culture

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Tue Nov 02, 2021 10:56 pm

If it's all you got, then probably. If not, then I would just use charcoal. (Also, burnt toast brought in mind TheGamingBeaver's Toast dinosaur, but all charred and sad... I don't know why, but it burns me up inside...) all jokes aside, it would probably depend on the texture of your toast. I'm not quite sure, but I believe that your charcoal needs to be powdery for springtails. (I'm sure I got that wrong and have 1000 people adding me as foe xd). If your toast is crumbly enough to turn to "dust" then just do it. If it's hard as rock then never mind. Also, basically 1% of all I said is non-important because you asked this question in June, and I replied in November... welp
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Re: can you use burnt toast as a substitute for charcoal for a springtail culture

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Tue Nov 09, 2021 3:15 pm

lavarush wrote:
Sat Jul 31, 2021 4:54 pm
can you use burnt toast as a substitute for charcoal in a springtail culture? Anyone?
I've never heard of Charcoal being used with springtails until now. Is there are reason why in the first place? My springtails did just fine subsisting off of the ants leftovers
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Re: can you use burnt toast as a substitute for charcoal for a springtail culture

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Wed Nov 10, 2021 8:55 am

antnest8 wrote:
Tue Nov 09, 2021 3:15 pm
lavarush wrote:
Sat Jul 31, 2021 4:54 pm
can you use burnt toast as a substitute for charcoal in a springtail culture? Anyone?
I've never heard of Charcoal being used with springtails until now. Is there are reason why in the first place? My springtails did just fine subsisting off of the ants leftovers
Charcole is always used for springtail cultures, if you have springtails in an ant nest that is different.
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