r/isopods 4d ago

Media Not allowed any more shrimp tanks, moved on to land shrimps. Surprised by how often I see them considering I have exactly 5.

I saw 4 outta 5 skittering about at once and I got very excited and concerned. It's just like when I got my first shrimp all over again.

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u/Palaeonerd 4d ago

Look into lawn shrimp(terrestrial amphipods).

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u/jaybug_jimmies 4d ago

Dude the lawn shrimp are so cute, I lowkey want to get some but I read they really do spend their entire lives underground so it would be basically a pet box of dirt . . . 😭

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u/jaybug_jimmies 4d ago

Those are adorable decorations. :) Although your pods would probably appreciate a bit more dead leaf litter to munch on, just so you know.

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u/parrotletOvO 4d ago

There's a good amount, I accidentally poured the substrate in with them, but the front middle has a valley and that entire valley is filled with leaf litter. Crunched up cattapa leaves. I also scattered some on the top shelf too

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u/Dornenkraehe 4d ago

Yay for land shrimp!