There were ones of a rhino beetle, earthworm, hedgehog, snake and acorns, too! I don't think they're meant to be particularly specific, just a mismash of ones seen in the UK. I'd guess most likely based on ones like A.vulgare or A.depressum due to the shape and region, though they remind me a bit of cubaris a bit, haha. Nice to see they have seven segments, though!
Caught a bunch of skates on the longline, one had this little guy on it. Gulf of alaska/kodiak Island.
Hello,
A few weeks ago i got my first colony and was told they were whiteout can anyone confirm? Started with 10 and its really exploded :) have prolly 50 mancae in the enclosure now too.
Busy little leggies!
The colony got moved to a new enclosure recently, which has been developing an annoying mold bloom. Hopefully that'll back off once the springtails get more established and things have a chance to balance out more.
There was annoying background noise, so this got some music instead.
I found a breeder who seems to focus on Ardentiella and offers very rare species, which are obviously expensive. He has an Insta with videos and photos of his pods. He wants to get in contact with me via WhatsApp (we wrote mails until now), which isn't a deal breaker, but Idk if he is legit or not.
He's not in my country, but EU, which is fine for me.
How can I make sure to not get scammed? Or is a filled Insta a sign of him being legit?
Cubaris Sp. Panda King toddler eating a bit of lettuce this morning before moving into their permanent tank!
Hi guys ,
I have 3 failed molt during my time of 3-4 months
Just wondering if there is any tips to prevent it
I have cuttlebone, protein and my country have a humility of 70-80% so I dk what’s wrong is it not enough ventilation as mine is like a cube enclosure
Bioactive tank is now thriving! After research and your guys’ help I decided to go for it and get rubber duckies. I Added the duckies on Tuesday and they seem to be doing very well from what I’ve seen of them. They’ve been pottering round the surface at night and been burrowing in little tunnels or under moss. And boy do they LOVE pellets! I put three custodian pellets in the first night and they were mostly gone by morning!
So my son and I have, since he was even younger than he is now (4), always went out collecting bugs, then releasing them. He always wants to "keep" the "Rolly pollies". So I figured we'd give it a shot.
He likes the regular ones we have here in Michigan, but also likes the duck looking ones and the ones with spikes "like sonic" as well as just the orange ones, orange being his favorite color.
My question is a few actually. What ones would be easiest to care for? Tips in said care? And I set up a little terrarium after doing some research, and atmosphere im just letting the plants adjust while I figure out exactly what we are going to get and do going forward. So any tips for what ones to get/care and tips on the terrarium itself would be greatly appreciated.
Basics about what I used in the set up so far is really just on my gardening knowledge and a little bit of self research.
I placed like 10 bigger rocks at the bottom and filled up the rest with washed pea stone, and dried leaves on top. Then I followed that up with some Reptisoil, more leaves. Then a layer of Zilla jungle mix, more leaves. I also sprinkled in some of the reptile calcium powder. Followed by a mixed up layer of the Reptisoil & Zilla jungle mix. Let him decide where he wanted the 2 wooden structures, and the treat dish. Then while he went to his mom's for the night I stopped by the local nursery and got some ground cover succulents and placed some more leaves under the wooden structure that has lots of hide-e holes in it. Watered everything with the sprayer, cleaned up the sides, and here we are.
Any and all help/ suggestions are greatly appreciated!!
i still have to paint its face haha, a very easy craft i might say, just dont stick your own fingers with superglue pls lmao
I'll take care of this lil buddy while i get to build a terrarium :3
I’ve been looking through inaturalist for the genus „Asellus“ which are freshwater isopods and I found a picture from the user @verena_waldwildnis of a freshwater isopod that looks completely different to the normal Asellus aquaticus we get around here. It’s the only picture of this isopod or even similar looking ones I could find online.
It looks very dark and also very spikey. I’ve not seen one like it before!
Does anyone know more about this isopod or maybe has seen them before? Could be a new species!
Hello! Could anyone confirm that this is enough ventilation for Porcellio werneri? I live in a semi-arid climate.
I have read all the guides I can find so I know that they like a dry environment with a small moist area (edit: and good ventilation). This area will be at the other end of the tub from the ventilation holes. The tub is 7 quarts for a starter colony of 10 pods.
I plan to cover the holes with aluminum mesh screen, like I have on my other pod tubs.
Thank you!
Hello! I hope this post doesn’t get removed or receive any hate.
About a year ago, I made a terrarium for my 6 year old daughter. It has moss, nerve plants, etc. To help her get over a slight fear of bugs, I helped her catch some roly poly bugs and put them into the terrarium. I used to do something similar growing up and would release them. I know I may catch some flak for that. But I figured it would be a good first pet and teach her the responsibility of caring for another being (misting, feeding, etc).
Well, they have been thriving. She adores them. We have babies crawling around. I would like to start her a terrarium with some bright colored isopods or maybe the spiked isopods.
Any recommendations or tips? Looking for beginner friendly. She also lets the roly poly bugs crawl on her hands and hang out with her. Would that be bad for the isopods? I know that they are different than roly polys.
Do I have anything to worry about?