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In about 2 weeks it should be fired and ready to be painted/glazed.
Depending on the available glaze pigments, I'm thinking of painting it up to look like a magic potion 🤍💛🖤
I assume it’s a small female rejecting a male, but I’m honestly stumped. Is this some kind of cannibalism? They get fed protein, so I assume not. And this doesn’t seem like eating behavior to me. But this is also somewhat hilarious. Why are you rotating her like a circus ball 😭 Sorry if this isn’t serious enough for the help tag. Video was meant for my family so I kind of look around everywhere
how do i know male from female? or does it depends on species?
hints: 1 and 3 are commonly kept. 2 can roll into a ball. 4 is common in the wild in my state. and 5 can roll into a ball! also very sorry for bad lighting!
Ok so yes, I would like to take care of the lil guy. I’ve looked up a few things online as questions come up, but don’t know where to go from here. Right now I’ve placed it in a Tupperware container with some orchid substrate (i didn’t have dirt without fertilizer available atm) with some plastic wrap with holes covering the top. I’ve put in some pieces of some fruits and vegetables in various states of old (a banana stem, some spinach, some lettuce, some shredded cabbage, and some green onion) I don’t really know what it likes to eat though, is this ok for now? What do I do next?
I’ve named him Alph (like from Pikmin). I haven’t looked up what kind it is yet and I can’t send a pic rn because he went to hide in the substrate. Found him in our apartment walking around on the floor on a rainy night in Colorado. Will update when I figure out what kind it is.
i once was able to capture an isopod molting for the first time in my milkback colony, and hours later, he got eaten. I have no idea why he was eaten when they have so much fish food in their bin. I researched why they ate him even with so much protein and it said that they just eat weaker individuals to strengthen the colony. Then the day before this was posted, i found another dead pod that seems to be eaten while molting. i checked the protein to reveal that they ate it all already when i was not in the house. I knew that was the reason why they ate him, but thinking about the first eaten pod when there was protein available, it could happen again. i once had 12 milkbacks and not its down to 10. how do i stop them from eating pods that are molting?
I’m not kidding you when i say I’ve had this single male for a whole year now ;-; i would pay literally anyone to send me like two possible females. My man is so lonely LMFAO i feel so incredibly bad for bro
New baby isopods born on the moss carpet! Out of my now four isopod terrariums; this one has taken the longest to produce babies at nearly two months compared to my other wild isopods. These are some kind of straight dark Grey jumbo isopods I got from my friends front yard around a citrus tree. Who knew they could take so long to give birth?
I have these colonies of yellow zebras and papayas, as well as orange crushes that had tons of babies. but im just wondering, once mancae grow to adults, can they also have babies and continue through generations?
My husband went to feed and turn our compost pile today and came back to tell me there were so many little guys out there and he even snapped a pic! Not looking to start anything, these guys are super happy outside helping us with our garden, but I am curious what kind they are. I see some neat colors.
He did say that the little blue guy at the bottom did NOT look blue outside :)
Edit (because I totally forgot) : We love in central Oklahoma about an hour outside of OKC. We also just got a BUNCH of rain yesterday :D
Wanting to start dehydrating food for isopods as i like to save safe leftovers for them!
What are items that are safe and easy to dehydrate for them?
I was thinking carrots, cucumbers, banana peels, and broccoli. but i’ll love more ideas!!
what are you guys' thoughts on keeping isopods caught outdoors rather than bought ones? what cons and pros are there? is it fine to do so in your opinion?
I have a thriving tank of Powder Oranges, and yeah they like to munch on anything, but holy moly I've never seen them eat anything FASTER than this stuff.
I think I got this on a whim because I wondered if the shrimp would be great for protein, calcium, and to bring out their color more.. but damn I think this is the best possible thing I could've tried!
Can anyone think of a possible downside to this besides the fact that the population was already booming?
My colony of A. Vulgare "St. Lucia" go CRAZY for a bit of weed leafs. Of course only as a suplement, their diet is very diverse. However, compared to any other isopods I own, Lucias absolutely love cannabis. Like.. extremly. Its always gone within few hours. Even fish flakes aren't as popular between these fellas as the greens are.
Has anybody tried feeding their isopods some "fancy greens"?
IMPORTANT NOTE: Growing Cannabis is LEGAL in my country! I use mine for medical reasons!!
hi ^_^
i’m receiving a shipment of cubaris murina “glacier” soon. i have an enclosure (11.8 x 7.8 x5.9 PC tank) all set up with 3-4 inches of substrate, multiple cork flats, limestone chunks, and a side with moss.
is dragon stone okay to include with the isopods? i have it half buried in the dirt on one side. also i heard murinas like to eat live plants, hopefully all the moss and one little fern i planted is okay for them to eat? do i have TOO many pieces of bark? (substrate is covered with leaf litter under the bark)
i’ve had great success with panda kings for over 2 years, so i think im ready for the glaciers but im just making sure. any tips or information that might be useful specifically for murina?