Living essentials

Support the whole
living system.

Thoughtfully selected organisms and supplies for healthier, more resilient habitats.

The life beneath the leaves

Shop biological essentials.

Top Tier Feeder Red Runners

01 · Living essential

Top Tier Feeder Red Runners

Active, quiet staple feeders raised on the VTI Vitality Source nutrition system.

From $18.50

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Top Tier Feeder Crickets

02 · Living essential

Top Tier Feeder Crickets

Premium feeder crickets raised on a varied, nutrient-dense diet.

From $9.00

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Pinhead Crickets

03 · Living essential

Pinhead Crickets

Tiny premium feeders suited to hatchlings, dart frogs, mantis nymphs, and other small insectivores.

From $16.50

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Green grasshopper resting on a broad leaf

04 · Living essential

Grasshoppers

Nutritious feeder grasshoppers for reptiles and amphibians.

$4.00

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Top Tier Premium Frass

05 · Living essential

Top Tier Premium Frass

A dual-source cricket and Red Runner frass blend for living soils and healthy plant growth.

From $14.99

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Free Vitality Source hydration product

06 · Living essential

Free Vitality Source

A complimentary hydration source offered only with selected qualifying purchases.

Free with selected purchase

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Unique Dual Blend for Crickets and Feeders

07 · Living essential

Unique Dual Blend for Crickets and Feeders

A transparent, nutrient-rich feed blend developed for crickets and other feeder insects.

From $7.99

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Powder Orange Isopods

08 · Living essential

Powder Orange Isopods

Bright orange detritivores that help break down leaf litter and support a healthy bioactive habitat.

$10.00

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Tiny springtail moving across moist terrarium soil

09 · Living essential

Springtails

Moisture-loving decomposers that help control mold and recycle organic matter.

$18.00Sold out

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Earthworm moving through moist soil

10 · Living essential

Earthworms

Burrowing decomposers that aerate substrate and return organic matter to the soil.

$16.00Sold out

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Long brown millipede resting on stone

11 · Living essential

Brown Millipedes

Gentle detritivores that break down leaf litter and decaying wood.

$22.00Sold out

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Black and gold flat millipede on forest debris

12 · Living essential

Black and Gold Flat Millipedes

Distinctive forest-floor detritivores with bold black-and-gold coloration.

$28.00Sold out

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House centipede showing its long striped legs

13 · Living essential

House Centipedes

Fast-moving predatory arthropods that help control small pest insects.

$22.00

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White VTI Signature Logo Tee

14 · Living essential

VTI Signature Logo Tee Launch Special

Official Vivarium and Terrariums Inc. apparel for keepers, growers, educators, and nature lovers.

From $24.99

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