Srmcclure
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Thats just not fair... lol
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At the time I had the springtails, I using a thick layer of peat moss and reptibark on top of that. I soak my guy everyday and he usually poops in his soak, but every now and then he leaves a present for me to find in his enclosure too ?
ZenHerper
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These guys never come out until I offer them apple:
I use cheesecloth or burlap to keep gnats and fruit flies out of my isopods and hermit crabs. Also keeps humidity in.
nicoleann2214
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Oh yes love when that happens and it is tracked throughout the whole cage ???
Srmcclure
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Try potatoes too! Thats how we collect them out of the garden. Just cut one in half, hollow it out a bit and leave it cut part down over night. When you check it in the morning you'll see some then too ?
ZenHerper
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They'll eat anything...from underneath. =DD Apple is the only thing they'll come Out In The Open for. They're too beautiful to be captured. All my other isopod species are totally chill.
Srmcclure
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Why is it i can do rollie pollies, but I cant do those ocean isopods...? ?
ZenHerper
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Well, dang...they do eat dead alligators...
Srmcclure
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Those and mantis shrimp are probably the only ANIMALS that freak me the f out... just can't do it lol
Srmcclure
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What the heck are these ones?!? @ZenHerper 
ZenHerper
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TONIGHT!!!!
MANTIS SHRIMP VERSUS GIANT ISOPOD!
TWO WEIRD SPECIES ENTER: ONLY ONE LEAVES!!!!
YOU CAN'T WATCH BUT YOU WON'T LOOK AWAY
MANTIS SHRIMP VERSUS GIANT ISOPOD!
TWO WEIRD SPECIES ENTER: ONLY ONE LEAVES!!!!
YOU CAN'T WATCH BUT YOU WON'T LOOK AWAY
ZenHerper
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Some kind of Armadillidium species...I would guess a yellow version of maculatum "Zebra". But people are crossing and producing so many color combos it's hard to tell for sure when they're rolled up...
Srmcclure
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Craziness!! They really get that big!
ZenHerper
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Photos can be funny for perspective. But 1 inch adults are common for pill bugs...my Clowns with the spots should get there. Those might be A. gestroi...bigger and wider than maculatum.
My Porcellio Sevilla up-thread get quite big. I have some females who are closer to 1.25 inches long.
Can't swing a dead alligator without hitting a new variant...
Srmcclure
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Thats so cool though!! I'd love some big ones!!
ZenHerper
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I love mine.
They are USDA regulated (imported, invasive species), so you have to find them in-state (and make sure they are not also regulated where you live). Fanciers occasionally list them among the craigs.
nicoleann2214
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PatriciaM
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PatriciaM
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Hi! Guys I live in South Wales UK What are spring tails? Patricia
ZenHerper
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They're everywhere!
Collembola, otherwise known as springtails | CANNA UK
Springtails feed on decaying vegetation and organic matter found in the soil, and require high humidity to survive. They will also feed on the recently dead springtails from the groups.
Still springtails!
