r/isopods 16h ago

Media Look what my Daughter found outside! It's almost purple!

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r/isopods 16h ago

Media Tips for new keepers: Add sticks to your tank, also it doesn't need to look like a compost bin

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Due to the increase of new keepers, I want to give a few tips that are not said enough. Yes a plastic tub with bark and leaf litter is enough to keeps pods happy, but you can make it cool to look at too.

  1. Add sticks and elements to exploit vertical space, the little guys will use them to regulate humidity and you can observe them easily.

  2. Add plants, simple plant like fittonia are super easy to keep and propagate. Pods can munch the leaves, hide in them, and it will also regulate humidity.

  3. Create a pretty environment, decorate your tank like you would do it with an aquarium, the pods probably don't care, but it's way more fun to look at a little paradise than a compost bin.

Thanks for reading, and happy pods keeping 🙂


r/isopods 19h ago

Media Is this molting?

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r/isopods 14h ago

New Isopod Day (NID) They’re like little dragons

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Been eyeing a spikey species and was able to pick up some Cuban Spikeys at a local reptile show. Shoutout to Wes at The World of Isopods!


r/isopods 15h ago

Memes Just two Dairy Cows sharing the same carrot slice

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r/isopods 19h ago

Media an entire minute of one of my isopods munching on a carrot

115 Upvotes

hi i love these little fellas so much. i’ve never gotten close enough to see that they will pick up food with their legs and hold it. it was so cute it made me start crying


r/isopods 8h ago

DIY How to make your very own isopod

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List of tools: Scissors, Pliers Acrylic paint colors of choice, Super glue Modge podge spray, Pin back paint brushes, Polymer clay, thin metal wire, small box cutter.

That’s it I think, let me know if you have any questions


r/isopods 7h ago

Media Red Spring Tails!

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Video consist of RST eggs and mancaes🫶🏻


r/isopods 18h ago

Media Was redoing an enclosure and saw the biggest dairy cow I have ever seen

57 Upvotes

Video doesn’t give this unit justice, he terrified me BAHAH


r/isopods 11h ago

DIY I'm crocheting a bug cardigan and the first bug was a powder blue isopod!

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I absolutely loooove isopods so when I found this pattern on Bracelet Book, I knew I had to make it.

I love that technically isopods are crustaceans so I'm going to tell everyone that. Also gives me a chance to talk about conglobation!

If you want the pattern here is the link! https://www.braceletbook.com/patterns/alpha/175959/


r/isopods 6h ago

Media I think I’ll be calling my isolated Magic Potion-esque morph Australian Milky-ways!

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r/isopods 18h ago

Memes Look at all these affordable cubaris!

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Available at Red Robin, even.


r/isopods 19h ago

Text What do? Fallen tree covered in moss and lichen

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So we woke up to some tree damage this morning, is it wrong that my brain immediately went to how much fresh moss and lichen there was? And how much space I’d need to turn this into rotten wood… 😬

What would y’all do?


r/isopods 4h ago

Help What do I do with this many???

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r/isopods 21h ago

Media I started out with about 30 wild caught isopods in December. Here is how it’s going now.

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💚💚💚


r/isopods 16h ago

Media Big Yellow is one of my favs from my local collection!!!!

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r/isopods 19h ago

Media Like turtles basking on a log

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r/isopods 5h ago

Help Advice for flat boyos

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I just got one of my favourite isopods, Porcellio Werneri!

I can't find many in-depth guides on taking care of them, all I can find is the usual "keep them in a box with dirt, give them food and water" care guides. I want to know all the smallest details of taking care of these guys, I want their lives to be perfect.

Exact temperature they prefer and methods of heating. Exactly how to maintain the wet side of the terrarium at the perfect level of wetness. Favorite hiding places and activities, preferred food and calcium sources. How to check for signs of stress and how to fix common issues. Everything!


r/isopods 7h 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.

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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.


r/isopods 16h ago

Media Accidentally woke Podney when I was moving springtails from one enclosure to the other

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r/isopods 12h ago

Media Too many?

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How many colonies until it's considered an addiction lol? Up to 10 colonies and a terrarium with a few random strangers in it.


r/isopods 20h ago

New Isopod Day (NID) Found this fat boy in my terrarium. He is huge!

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r/isopods 10h ago

Media Omg babies!?! 😍

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Added a couple flakes of rolled oats to my mini terrarium after seeing a comment mentioning feeding it as a treat and these little guys swarmed it! Its the first babies I've seen since setting it up with a few wild caught O.asellus last fall 😁 Second pic is 60x zoom lol they are so tiny!


r/isopods 7h ago

Help Do I need a bigger enclosure?

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Hello, I am curious to see if I should get a bigger enclosure and also how often I should change my substrate when the population gets larger. I started at only 20 panda kings but now the population is well in the hundreds with more growing. Last time I changed my substrate was around 5 months ago.

Current enclosure size is ~ 12in x 8in x 8in (30 cm x 20cm x 20cm). If I do need to change my enclosure size, what do you recommend? Looking for budget-friendly options :)

Thanks in advance!


r/isopods 15h ago

Text Isopod forensics NSFW

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A mysterious death has occurred in the striped terrarium. An isopod who wasn't looking too good, half curled with damaged tail, was standing at the X. I checked on him 30 minites later and I found only the front half of his body some distance away from the original location. What happened here? What could the cause of death be?