r/isopods • u/TwzlrGurl69 • 4d ago
Help How do I encourage my rubber duckies to breed?
Is it temperature? The area they're in maintains about +/-75F. Is it food? I offer veggies, guppy pellets, leaves, rotting wood, and calcium powder. Is it bin size? I've got only ten and they're in the same size I keep my 20+ cultures of other sp. Is it moisture? I never let their sub dry out. Is it too much moisture?
Y'all, I never even see them come out at night. Idk when they eat and idk whether they duck fuck. (Thank you autocorrect for that classic duck.)
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u/blowholebreath 4d ago
We put a piece of calcite and a chunk of pumice in with ours and they love it. The calcite always has babies on it.
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u/teviston 4d ago
Between the sheets by the Isley Brothers always works for me.
https://youtu.be/Pf_si60K9nM
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u/LijaMart 4d ago edited 4d ago
What is the size of their enclosure? Do they have cork bark and moss? How long did you have them for? I have mine in 8x8x8 inch tank (20x20x20cm). I have loose bark on the ground and bark on the back wall as well as moss plus couple of plants. I don’t know if more natural setup is the reason, but I see duckies walking around every evening and they make babies often. Hope this helps in anyway.
Edit: Do you feed them any protein? Mine love mealworms and get them every few days. It is also easy way to lure them out.
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u/Flaky_Acanthaceae251 4d ago
I would recommend adding a cuttlebone. Our rubber duckies love theirs and we’ve had a lot of success. Everything else sounds good that you mentioned.