I’m up to a dozen species already. More videos to come

She’s a enabler!

I believe they were little pieces of plastic like cutouts of a milk jug or similar. Just to reduce spoilage

Then it’s a GREAT DAY! Thank you kindly for watching

Me too, that's weird! I have a tarantula too and I'm reading that some people put isopods in their tank. Im considering it!

Thank you so much Catherine. Be careful the isopod ‘rabbit hole’ runs deep

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theres some real sexy ones out there!

Just got my first starter colony of zebra isopods today! Thanks to the amazing isopod community online I was able to build them a perfect habitat that they acclimated to immediately. They love their new home and aren't terribly shy; often venturing out from under their cork bark half-round to explore their enclosure. The live moss I put on the humid side of their habitat is a favorite of theirs.

I love finding such new and intriguing topics. Thanks for watching

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Two wonderful species to ‘dip your toe’ with lol. My daughter Paisley’s favourites are the dairy cow Laevis

@@themadaquarist yes. Those are super cool!

She has probably almost doubled the amount of species and variants since that video was done. Perhaps a new tour is in order soon. The little square of plastic is just cut from a rinsed milk jug and is simple used as a holder to keep the food off the moist substrate. They find it keeps down moulding issues substantially. They have a lot of animals in their care at their warehouse so I heave modified some of their aspects to what works best for them. I’ve had several ceramic leaves I’ve gotten from plecocaves .com that I used for similar purposes. The egg carton is simple how they are often transported. Virgin egg carton can also be used as a food source as it just a source of cellulose. As well it give more airy structure for the kids in an enclosure. More aggressive species it also acts as visual barriers to co trip aggression. Thank you kindly for watching.

Sterilite 16Quart from Home Depot in Canada. I like how they were uniform and stackable while still allowing to perimeter top venting

Chris ‘ The Mad Aquarist ‘ Biggs wow thanks for finding that out for me ❤️

Her name is Cheyenne and her and her Fiancé Ivan run Species Canada. After a lot of peer pressure they have just started a KZfaq channel. Only an introduction video so far but I would expect great things from them. Truly passionate hobbyists. Here’s a link to their new channel should you wish to subscribe: kzfaq.info/love/eA2uUOPaoKheiNgo4K-Q0Q I’m very pleased that you enjoyed the video. I have done multiple videos on isopods. Several are already dismissed and scheduled as well. Can’t have too much of a good thing all at once. Lol Take care

Thanks for the info!👍✌

Anytime my friend. Thank you for the support

Yes Cheyenne and Ivan are very good friends and absolutely amazing people. They have an incredible collection of animals in their care at species Canada. Strong purveyors of captive reproduction and distribution to other interested parties globally. They were my honest first introduction to the world of isopods. This was the very first video I did on isopods. There’s MANY now on my channel. My youngest Paisley (4) is very much involved with the isopod care and even has her own isopods (2 species now). I have shot several videos with Cheyenne and Ivan now most of which have been uploaded already, a couple more to come shortly. They also have just recently launched their own channel and it’s pretty awesome should you wish to check it out. kzfaq.info/love/eA2uUOPaoKheiNgo4K-Q0Q As for your query on the Porcellios and your Snails. Honestly I’m not certain. Most of the smaller Porcellio have somewhat explosive reproductive rates (scaber, laevis types as examples), most of the Spanish types often only reproduce once seasonally (Hoffmannseggi, mags, expansus etc...) and are far drier in their culture. We have three species of naturalized (non endemic, nor true native species) all Of which have originally been introduced from more than likely Europe many many years ago. The ones with the yellow dots are Oniscus asselus and like all Porcellios cannot roll up Into a ball like their cousins in Armadillidium and Cubaris. So sow bugs is a preferred common name versus pill bugs. I did a video specifically on the native species found in our yard with Paisley should you wish to watch. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/n5xgaZlytKjNeZs.html As well here’s a link to the isopods playlist where I drop all the isopod related videos: kzfaq.info/sun/PLyNP94rKF1qHyiGNJ2aKbj1wzhXn-iOrR My apologies that I wasn’t able to give you a definite answer on your query. Part of the fun for me is in the experimentation. However not at the expense of a lives pet. I have some new pods coming this week too so I’m pretty excited as well. Not a super sexy and coveted species but a neat one none the less. I would say Cheyenne and Ivan’s collection has almost doubled in number of species since this video was shot. Now that they have a channel I’m leaving them to show off the collection to the world! Have an awesome day!

Hello! Yes.. Porcellio as a genus can be quite the little feeders... I usually am hesitant to recommend larger species in vivariums with smaller geckos, invertebrates, and amphibians. There is plenty of examples from other keepers, of certain porcellio species hunting and predating on their vivarium inhabitants. Its a risk that I would not recommend. Cubaris murina though, may be a good choice. Theyre diet is very similar to most Armadillidium, and if given the choice, most will go after decaying organic matter. Of course its always recommended to offer optional food choices. C.murina are also a smaller species aswell and can tolerate higher humidity settings. Another species that might be worth while looking into is Philoscia sp thai. Its a species I've recently been experimenting with in bios, and I've found them so far to be a very good choice. 😊

@@speciescanada4561 thanks Cheyenne

What species you starting with Sean? Wonderful video with Joey and Tamara. I remember that gimble

@@themadaquarist I’m getting some powder orange ones. I got some dwarf white ones also. They are going in a terrarium project I’m working on.

@@pecktec I wish you were in Canada and I could share some species with you my friend.

Centipedes and other predatory critters would be my only real concern. If pods are doing fine leave be.

@@themadaquarist thank you very much. Big load off my mind.

They have them but notorious for burrowing in the substrate. They were not cooperative that day

My question was answered at 32:21!!

Lol I have about a dozen species now

No I do not but a local hobbyist orders some online last year

Very addicting these wonderful critters are. Which species are you working with Suzi?

The Porcellio laevis and Trichorhina tomenhosa

Isopods and anything in nature that catches my eye

So many wonderful and unique critters out there that we know so little about. Thank you kindly for watching

Sssssshhhjj the secrets out. I bet they stay crunchy even in milk!

@@themadaquarist i am tempted... :P

@@HuskysAquariums get your🥛lol

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Just lifting up a rock one can find all sorts of microfauna in a healthy ecosystem. Never stop exploring

Hello and thank you kindly for watching. Sexual dimorphism for Porcellios is pretty straight forward with the sexually mature males having visually larger uropods than females. P. Scaber in its natural form is fairly non descript. Many years of line breeding has developed the numerous colour forms we see available today. Coloration in this species is not an indicator of sex. However their are other isopods in which colour is a defining sexual characteristic.

@@themadaquarist thanks

Gladly and anytime my friend. Enjoy those Pods!

The Biggs knows nothing but he’s willing to learn

Yes please! Their was so much I was going by memory. Thank you kindly

Who Me with my cherub like demeanour ?

That’s a great starting point...I’ll take it