How are they doing? Sounds like you needed some springtails

@@amyjohnson4621 They're doing quite well. I love how low maintenance they are. Getting big, seem to be flourishing. Thinking about a new habitat soon.

@@billyownsonhisphone glad it’s going well! Just started with isopods myself. I’ll trade you a springtail culture for a few isos? 😃

I'd get springtails. They're known to clean up the mold as the isopods don't really target mold. But the springtails will. They have some pretty neat springtail variations also

wich country are you in? i like to start a farm

Glad you found some! Good luck getting a colony going 👍

I’m working on another now 😊👍

@@Aquarimax Awesome! We just attended Tinley Park show today and picked up some Dairy Cows and Punta Canas. They look fantastic. Do the dairy cows need a drier environment than other types?

Me too, so much variety!!

I don’t have that species…but someday!

I have Porcellio haasi - they are quite a shy species and haven't bred yet (I've heard they're seasonal breeders) but all seem to be in good shape. Would love to find more info about them but there doesn't seem to be very much specific online.

@@peterashby-saracen3681 Thank for your input!

That's why those are the wild ones you caught!

Definitely a species you should keep! There is a morph or locality for everyone!

Hopefully this video will help!

So sorry to hear you lost the Magic potions! That happened to me a few years ago when I got my first group of them.

Thank you, and yes, definitely!

I hope you find some! (And not just in my videos, though I appreciate the support!)

That’s cool! I learned a new term for them in continental Portuguese, thank you!

e ai portuga, cade nosso ouro? abraço

Está nos bolsos dos ricos, 70 'bilhões' de reais perdidos todos os anos para corrupção, continuem a votar em bandidos.

Great! Good luck with them!

Awe keeping just one would be mean. Try and find at least a couple friends!

Hi! 😊👍

Great idea!

If you catch some mature females, you could have some offspring ver quickly, but those offspring might take up to a year or so to mature. This varies quite a bit.

@@Aquarimax I caught one who might be gravid, but if so still in the early stages, just a little bit of white stuff in the marsupium, definitely not babies yet. Caught a few mature ones, most of the valgeres I caught were young ones though, so it will take a while. Found three of another species that is really intriguing me, and I am hoping against the ads that I have multiple genders there. They are shaped more like a saber than an amadalidium, and have he biggest elbowed antennae, but they roll up still but their antennae don't fit inside and the stick out so comically and they have a bronze tinge to them, so I am now trying to set up two enclosures, and the sad thing is I am even more excited about these unknown three. XD I just hope they breed for me!

@@michellekent1289 I wonder if the new ones you caught are Cylisticus convexus? They roll up but their antennae stick out. I made a video about that species you could compare them to: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jdGGp8ZonNC3oas.html

@@Aquarimax I don't know how much isopods are like spiders and some other invertebrates where you have to use a microscope to be able to ID for certain, but as far as I can see, the shape and behavior of them is the same as the convexus. I am wondering if I caught them shortly after molt to get the bronze factor going, but other than that are very similar to your slate grey ones. Watching your video I am getting even more excited and curious about these guys because I am hoping to be able to get a bioactive setup for my bearded dragon if I can figure out how to keep isopods alive without giving him a respiratory infection and these might be a good fit if they are generally forgiving. Would have to figure out how to treat these so I don't introduce parasites though and definitely not there yet with just three of them. Right now I have them in a nutella jar so they don't get lost from each other. Is this a good idea or do I need to put them in something larger for breeding to happen? I know that Nutella jar won't work once I get more of them.

Interestingly enough these were caught not far away from where other convexus colonies with odd morphs were collected... SO I guess I just need to sit tight and see if they breed for me and see what happens... I have been in the hoppy for 4 hours and already want to see babies. XD Need to slow down.

Thank you! I am glad you find my videos helpful! This species could do well with a leopard gecko (especially an aridity-tolerant strain like Punta Cana, for example), as long as the have the moist hide, but it is quite possible that they would nibble on your plants. A less plant-nibbling option would be Porcellionides pruinosus, and they generally thrive in fairly arid enclosures with moist hides.

@@Aquarimax Thanks for the plant-nibbling warning! Would hate for my plants to be eaten after so many months of quarentining them haha. Will definitely be sticking to power blues and oranges.

I haven’t done P. scaber yet, but I should soon! Are you using them for a cleanup crew, or as pets?

@@Aquarimax Just pets :)

Yes! All Armadillidium vulgare morphs can interbreed

Definitely on the way!

Cool! What is the direct translation into English?

@@Aquarimax I guess, that the "common pill-bug" is a cool translation. The hungarian term "közönséges" means: common, or vulgare in latin, and the word "gömb" means pill. "Ászka" is a term for isopod, or woodlice in our country.

They can take over a year to mature, but it depends on many factors.

They are still a mix…if you start with lots of recessive genes and add something like St. Lucia, they seem to do well For many generations

Not in my experience…the moisture gradient approach seems to work well for all of them 👍🏼

I show both morphs starting at about 2:21. You can see the much greater incidence of yellow markings in the American line.

Any morph could be an option, but the A. vulgare will munch on live plants and the gecko might munch on the isopods. I suggest T. Tormentosa, P. pruinosus, or Cylisticus convexus with a Crestie.

I have been selling the B grade Nightgolds, the project is going slowly, but I do notice a higher concentration and incidence of yellow coloring in many individuals

With some species it can be done. In my experience, it can work for a while, but if resources are limited, one species will outcompete the others

Eventually, yes! It might take a few generations, but can be done. One of my viewers did that and isolated Dalmatians (Magic potions) from her Gem Mix.

It depends on the age, and which strain to some extent, but you never really know. It also depends on how many you start with, size of enclosure, and whether any were gravid when you got them. the original magic potion line, the American ones, grow slowly, it I got mine as adults, and it was only a. I think or two before I started seeing babies. I would have expected my Japanese line Magic potions to reproduce sooner. They took much longer…but now I have good numbers of each.

They are somewhat slower than some other species, but this sounds like something is going on.. is it possible they have reached carrying capacity on their current bin?

Some people keep isopods and millipedes together succeed, but isopods may attack and eat a millipede if it has minor issues while molting.

@@Aquarimax thank you so much for the reply! :)

Yes, all Armadillidium vulgare morphs can interbreed. 👍

I keep them as pets and and to clean up after reptiles, amphibians, etc.

@@Aquarimax ohh didn't know that I've always thought they were meant for food intresting

Both, but they are offered primarily as hides. 👍

@@Aquarimax thank you

Perfect question! A lot of the colorful/active species are fun to watch, especially at feeding time. I keep some in transparent acrylic containers and get a kick out of observing them go about their business.

@@Aquarimax Thanks. I thought as much. I used to love watching my Ghost Mantids for hours and they barely move. Watching a Mantid wash itself is a real experience though.

What is the ventilation like, and the moisture gradient?

@@Aquarimax it has bee to moist. And the ventilation is pretty low i probably should add more. I have been having deaths on my second colony aswell the have more ventilation and a moisture gradient.

i wish!

Sounds great! Shoot me a message from my website Aquarimax.com or on Instagram 😊👍

Oh no!

I got some locally , very recently though.

@@Aquarimax Great, could you make a care guide in the future?

That depends greatly on the composition and decompositional state of the sawdust layer.

@@Aquarimax , it's fresh sawdust

What type of wood? And is that the only substrate?

@@Aquarimax, mostly poplar and willow but I changed their base layer. Now I mixed organic soil, rich in nutrients, with that sawdust (60% soil with 40% sawdust). Also I have some pieces of wood bark I placed in the enclosure and I watered a handful of chunkier sawdust and placed it inside for them to hydrate. As food I finely scraped some carrot and mixed it with a pinch of flour and a piece of granulated dog food.Thank you very much for your help, it means a lot to me as this is my first attempt into carrying for armadillidium vulgare.

@@poetuliradiant good idea to use the organic soil. Watch the sawdust for mold and such as it is not nutritious to the isopods until it has fermented, so molt may set in.

Could they be springtails?

@@katherineheathcote6178 no, they're definitely isopods

They might be powder blues. Can you get any footage of them?

@@Aquarimax ill try and get some footage

Is there such a thing as a dwarf powder blue?

What is the question again? It can be hard to keep up with all the comments 🤣

@@Aquarimax what is the husbandry for Merulanella speices? Thanks for replying

@@devilzen Ah! I have actually never kept any Merulanella species, as I don’t have a permit for them.