Wright78
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I get mine thru New England Herpetoculture. Reasonable cost, and ship more than the amount stated. Great company to deal with.
http://www.neherpetoculture.com/
http://www.neherpetoculture.com/
Nope, that's my experience too. If the soil is mostly sand or mostly clay, you aren't likely to find them. I've been looking.Why do Pill bugs cost so much? I've Dee them as much as $1.00 per bug. Is this normal or am I looking in the wrong place for them.
Dan
If anybody in Florida is actually finding pill bugs, I really want to know. Maybe so I can visit and...um, verify it!Yes, you're looking in the wrong places. Just turn over a rotting log or trash in the yard and you'll find them for free!
I'm not interested in designer isopods. I just want the plain little roly-poly that rolls into a ball the size of a BB. The kind we used to see when we were little, but can't find anymore.Found a guy in Florida (Dark Tower Reptiles) who is on FB who sells them. Here is the list I just got from him of what he has on hand now.
*Armadillidium nasatum - "Nosy" 10x = $12
*Atlantoscia floridana - "Florida Fast" 10x = $12
*Cylisticus convexus - "Curly" 10x = $12
*Isopoda sp. "Dwarf Purple" 25x = $10
*Isopoda sp. "Tarragona" 15x = $25
*Porcellio sp. "Sevilla" 10x = $45
*Porcellio dilatatus - "Giant Canyon" 10x = $15
*Porcellio laevis - "Smooth" 10x = $12
*Porcellio laevis - "Orange" 10x = $15
*Porcellio laevis - "Dairy Cow" 10x = $35
*Porcellio spinicornis 10x = $15
*Porcellionides pruinosus - "Powder Blue" 10x = $12
*Trichorhina tomentosa - "Dwarf White" 25x = $10
*Venezillo parvus - "Little" 10x = $15
@ZEROPILOT Do you have any in your part of Florida?I think that's exactly what I would suggest.
I don't think they're deeper down.Same here, maybe we took this winter their deeper down
Pictures, please! Of the non-crushed ones.Ditto. I can't take two steps in my yard without killing 4 of them.
Can we see pictures of your livestock? Or, um, wildlife?Where can I sell pill bugs ? Can’t wait to become a millionaire
Yes.@ZEROPILOT Do you have any in your part of Florida?
That part sounds familiar. Especially in places with morning shade, where the ground would still be slightly damp on summer mornings. Places where the soil was dark, not sandy, not clay. The types of places where mint would grow well, I think, without any supplemental water.They do seem to like being under wood or cement blocks.
I agree, if there are any in the vicinity to be attracted to it. I have no idea what that range would be for luring pill bugs to a particular location, though.Spraying the ground with water before laying something down should increase the chances of it attracting them.
That is funny and I know the feeling.Trust me Ive been looking every day, both at work and at home, Nothing, not even a dead one. Its like most things, when you want it, you cant find it and after you buy one you find them everywhere for free.
Hmmm...you are in another country....I wonder if they are a practical insect there? hmmmm....googling now...And here I cannot find any. I lift up lots of wood, in fact I deliberately leave wood, leaves anything that might attract them and nothing.
I found one by chance about a month or two ago, but I then cleaned my enclosure and accidentally threw it out or at least I think I did, I did not see it again. However I cannot take a chance and order it from over seas, as I am wary of introducing a species not native to South Africa. I tried googling pill pugs in south Africa but only got references to books etc, no site which sells them unfortunately. I have tried asking one or two exotic reptile pet shops to see if they have them and they don't. But it is summer here now and very hot and very dry, so I will carry on looking in winter time again. I will need much more than one for it to be of any use though. One can only hope and carry on looking in the hopes that one day we will be successful.Hmmm...you are in another country....I wonder if they are a practical insect there? hmmmm....googling now...
If I bought some meal worms and earthworms, would they work well enough to create a bio-active environment until I can get pill bugs as well?
Apologies Dan for hijacking your post, however it reminded me that I wanted to try doing a bio-active enclosure and well the research started again...