Happy Sunday, everyone! ✨

Spherillo Sp. “Dwarf Ducky” these pods are so hard to get pictured as they’re always burrowing 😭 a species on the smaller side, they are very good at hide n seek.

I am genuinely very curious about this. So I've just bought my first few Isopods and made them a little terrarium thats going to sit on my desk, with one big difference I have noticed. It is NOT a bin enclosure. I can actually see them and look at them without having to open the lid of an opaque box that sits in a shelf.

Now I want to know because I dont understand it. If you have Isopods why do you put them somewhere that you cant see them with just looking at their container. What's the appeal in the Bin Boxes because I just cant see any in them. For me personally I want to be able to see them and also the pretty enclosure I made for them.

This post is specifically about why so many people keep them in Bin enclosures when you cant see through the plastic.

Hi all, I have a bioactive hab for my milk snake in which I *thought* I only had cubaris marina papaya isopods in. However I'm getting ready to refresh my buddy's hab and am trying to get as many of the isopods out as possible beforehand so they don't get injured. In doing so, I've collected around half a dozen isopods that don't look anything like the papayas. Their shape is different, they have orange and brown spots, and seem more serrated on their sides. They can of course stay if they can live peacefully with the papayas, I just want to know what they are! The one in the pics managed to fall on some calcium powder while I was picking it up, and the third pic is to show how different the isopod in question is to one of my papayas. Any help is appreciated, thanks! 😀

It’s not the best picture but since my family don’t share my enthusiasm for my babies, I thought I’d post them here.

Morning everyone.
Adopted red panda king some weeks ago. For now everything is going well ( no deaths etc ) they are shy but at night they hang around on their cholla stick.

Terrarium is 50% dry and 50 % wet. BUT i was not sure about my ventilation and wanted to ask if this is good or not. all sides have a row of holes like you see on the picture and the lid I taped 50 % of the holes with tape ( the wet side ) to keep moist inside.

I wanted to ask more experienced people if this is okay. If not feel free to tell me what I need to change !

Thanks a lot

Hey!

I know the general rule is remove veg that's not been eaten in 24 hours, but as the video attached shows, 4 days later and here's still so much life on these sweet potato slices (springtails and fungus gnat larvae (boo) and potentially some mancae)

I understand it gets mouldy, but if detritivores are eating the detritus, should I be removing it?

I also understand it can affect ammoia levels, but have seen no signs of this (or smelt!).

So how swanky is TOO skanky or is it just when they get bored and stop eating it? Or is 24 hours a hard and fast?

Vids plus some cuties for tax

Thanks!

So many!! Establishing my colony slowly, holy cow do they explode fast. I’ll need a bigger tank soon!!

[Selling] - ISOPODS! - Chicago, IL - Pineapple and Powder Orange 15% off

Species/Morph | Count - Price | Rough # available
P Pruinosus Mix | 10 - $10 | 200
P Pruinosus ‘Powder Orange’ | 10 - $10 | 200
P Scaber "Lavas" | 10 - $15 | 50
P Laevis "Dairy Cows" | 10 - $10 | 150
Cubaris Sp. "Rubber Ducky" Wild Mix | 10 - $50 | 15
Cubaris Sp. "Papaya" | 10 - $20 | 150
A scaberrimum "Sandstone" | 10 - $20 | 50
A vulgare "Gem mix" | 10 - $20 | 40
A maculatum “Yellow Zebra” | 5 - $20 | 50
A "Peraccae" | 10 - $10 | 20
A granulatum "Spanish Yellow" | 10 - $30 | 30
A Gesteroi | 10 - $15 | 10
A espanyoli “Marbelized” | 5 - $15 | 10
C muricatum "Pineapples" | 5 - $40 | 150
Troglodillo “Soil” | 5 - $15 | 10
Trachelipus rathkii | 12 - $10 | 40  
Junk Drawer (Mix/Culls) | 10 - $10 | 5

NON-PODS: | Quantity - $ | Rough # Available
Red Wriggler Worms | 6oz - $10 |4
Worm Compost | 6oz - $5 |4
3" limestone rock | 1 - $0.50 |50
unsterilized leaf litter* | gal bag - $8 |15

leaf litter is shipping in gallon zip lock bags, gently filled. Majority hardwood like Maple and Oak, some soft cuticle leaves also mixed in but majority hardwood and broad leaves, unsterilized.

All prices and quantities are negotiable and we are open to trades!   

Shipping is weather dependent <= 90. Local pickup available, Tinley park, IL 60477. Shipping is $20.00 flat. Not responsible for USPS or UPS delays. 

Paypal G&S, Venmo (in person only), Cash (in person only) accepted.   

All shipping orders of 10 or more bugs shipped +1/10 to account for potential DOA. Additional price per refunded if DOA beyond 1 lost, with time stamped picture in unopened bag within 1 hour of delivery time. Shipping cost not refunded. 

Feel free to reach out with questions!

The specific humidity settings and size of the moisture gradient depends on the species I am keeping.

Each species has it’s own 5.5 gallon enclosure which is 16”x 8”x 10” which seems to be working quite well.

Currently I have Armadillidium klugii, Armadillidium maculatum, Cubaris sp. "Cappuccinos" and Cristarmadillidium muricatum in these enclosures, all are doing really well. The Cappuccinos are a bit slow to breed compared to the two three which have exploded in population.

I also have Porcellionides pruinosus, Armadillidium granulatum and Trichorhina tomentosa as cleanup crews in separate bioactive enclosures.

haii ! please dont take this post ttooo seriously because i dont really know much about the hobby or anything, im just curious because i potentially want to find some pods of my own and create a colony. probably the dumbest post on this sub, im sorry TmT

So I‘m thinking of getting isopods and I know a lot about them but I’m genuinely wondering; what do you do when there‘s too many?

Hey all, didn’t really know where else to put it but I’ve noticed something with my anole Terrarium. I’ve added quite a few different critters in there, and I made some mistakes with it.

I have ivory millipedes, dubia roaches (experimenting with feeding them to the anoles, didn’t work, hides too much), powdered orange isopods, canyon giant isopods, and dairy cows, as well as the ubiquitous springtails. Crickets sometimes show up, usually those missed by the anoles.

I’ve realized after the fact that the dairy cows are extremely protein oriented and while they haven’t gotten the populations yet after two months, they are very rapidly growing in population.

What can I expect to see in the next few months? What timeline am I looking at? Will the dairy cows collapse the ecosystem on top of them? What long lasting protein should be added to prolong the dairy cows from absolutely annihilating everything else?

Is there a way to feed my isopods without also feeding the springtails that are also in the enclosure? I have about 5ish Puerto Rican spikeys but an enormous population of springtails. Since the spikeys are so small I'm worried the springtails will out compete them. I know they are *supposed* to live together peacefully, but the spikeys were not cheap. Any advice?

I put one in and they’re absolutely loving it

I used to feed them to my dog but she didn’t like them, but they seem like something my dairy cows would like? Are they ok to feed them?

I currently have one thriving colony of Magic Potions (USA line), and I'm looking to branch out. I'm comfortable w/ keeping them, so I was wondering what other pods have similar needs/hardiness.

Anyone have an idea please? I hope it is not harmful to the isopods?? It seems to be transparent-ish on its body and orange-ish on the head and full of shit 🫩🫩

Hi! I'm planning on getting my first Isopod colonies soon and have been doing tons of research!

I prepared these scrylic enclosures which are dollar store storage boxes, and covered the holes with mesh, secured that with hot glue and cover the hot glue with washi tape so it would look a lil neat.

I bought Terrarium soil, cork pieces and some calcium powder as well as other bits and bops.

I collected mostly oak (hardwood trees) leaf litter from the woods which I boiled and set to dry rn, I collected moss as well which I rinsed and soaked to get rid of hitchhikers but keep it alive.

I collected decaying wood pieces which I have set in the freezer to sanitize.

Please give me all the input and advice you might have!!! ty!<3