Does snake have too many crustaceous friends?
I keep a bunch of zebra isopods in a bioactive 120gal terrarium for an adult corn snake. It's been going well for years. I started with like 20 from a local pet shop.
Lately, I've been putting in some isopod food/powder stuff. I didn't think they were breeding that much, but turns out it was all below the bark. I watered the plants the other day, and now I can see the full extent of the population. It's looks like more now than the pet store I got them from had lol.
I know that their population generally stabilizes to their food source, and I wouldn't be concerned if it weren't for the snake. They're all scared of him, and don't dare touch him. They'll nearly run in to him then do a 180 and run away. He doesn't seem to mind all that much, but lately I've seen him avoiding the spots where they aggrigate. I'm worried that it'll over stress him or influence his thermoregulation.
Thoughts? I'm gonna back down on food, but I'm worried that the snake will have problems in the meantime. Maybe he's fine though, idk.
The pods are starting to eat my live pothos plants when I don't give them other food, which is not my favorite. I jokingly call them dis-o-pods for disobedience when they do that (joking, ik they don't know better).
I'm totally up for giving some away, if it is too much. I'm near Boulder Colorado and can donate some. (Don't use that as a reson to tell me I have too many, lol). Although I'm very (personally) opposed to euthanizing these guys or whatnot.
Also, the pictures are just the pods who climbed to the surface. There are hundreds below the bark.
Thanks.