Watching your videos has made me so excited to one day have a colony of isopods, and if I wasn't in the middle of looking for a new place, I'd start gathering things for an enclosure and searching in the dirt right now! I work with kids and am the only employee brave enough to safely relocate "creepy crawlies" and some of the curious kids wanted me to show them how to be gentle with bugs. Ive managed to get a pair of siblings in love with little critters, they're always looking for stink bugs, lady bugs, fireflies, beetles, spiders, and ants to pick up - and I was so excited the other day to find an isopod napping in the sandbox (which was moist from rain). I was able to show the siblings and they very excitedly and very gently handled it, and the little dude just waddled along their hands and arms acting unthreatened, as bold as can be. Now I hope to one day have a little enclosure of zebras I can bring to work and show them!

That fish saying "subscribe" actually makes my day and i cant explain why. I just love when fish with voices over them and that voice fits perfectly 😂 im so glad i found this channel!

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I loved to look at isopods as a kid. I loved catching and handling little things, like frogs, lizards, turtles, and isopods of course! Once I saw a bright blue isopod walking among the wild colony i liked to watch when we moved the dumpster for garbage day. I thought when I saw it that it was so special, and I wished I could keep it and breed it - and my dad would've let me! But I was scared of capturing a bunch, plus the blue, and the colony dying - or if the blue was some sort of disease, and that i would cause more to get sick. So i let the isopod continue on his way. I almost forgot about it until seeing the powder blue ones in this video. Isopods are so nifty.

I don't know how many times I've watched the care portion of this video. And I WAS going to try and get your input on why my Hoff colony is failing, well, failed. I only have 4 left. I think I started with about 15. I'm still not sure how I failed. But at this point it's probably too late unless a miracle happens. People keep showing me pictures of undersides of isopods with the differences. But every time I try to look my pods either won't sit still, my phones camera won't focus or I'm too dizzy to see straight (long story). Or some combination of those 3. Oh well

There are orange A. maculatum? 👀 I’ve heard of brown but orange would be gorgeous!

Cool

One of my favorite pods! Their striking markings make up for their miniscule size

I just started my dairy cows I only have about 10-12 in there...I've had some hiccups with getting their care correct though so I really hope these guys make it!!! Long story short, I don't feed them foraged items anymore (they got poisoned) :/

God. That’s who he reminds me of.

I don’t need another snake. I don’t need another snake 😅

Great video Rus! Over feeding is a big issue for me when I begin new isopod enclosures as there is a smaller population and less established microorganisms. In my large Porcellio laevis enclosure, it seems that however much I feed, it’ll always be gone in hours 😂 I’ve luckily never had problems with mites in my isopod enclosures but one time I oversee my springtails and somehow a bunch of mites just showed up overnight?

So satisfying!

Such a useful video and good topic. Something I always try to keep in the back of my mind when giving them extra food.

I have to admit I'm a little jealous as haven't been able to get many recently! I also love the scabers, so underrated!

I really liked your video!!

What kind of lighting would you use on isopods? Do isopods do better in dark environments and do they even need light to thrive?

Hello! Any thoughts on Vermicast instead of adding a beetle in the enclosure? :D

Albertis Vulgaris ma ten otwor zaklejony. Znaczkiem pocztowym. Dlatego u niego defekacja odbywa sie tylko ustami.

This video was extremely helpful! I’ve always been interested in isopods, and I’ve recently convinced my parents to get me some for my birthday! These videos help narrow down which species we’re gonna get, thank you for all the work you put in these videos!! :D

How mutch noice do they made i live in a student dorm and need a perfect pet without making much noice

Some isopod species can and will climb smooth-ish surfaces! My merulanellas (red diablo) are particularly determined to go on an adventure whenever I open the lid

I keep finding individuals that look just like this in the wild. I may start a breeding project of my own

I just got Isopods some from a store and some from the wild. Gave them lettuce, dried leaves, and wood but there was a few strands of dries grass in there and they went right for it. I guess dried grass is in their diet also.

New to this hobby and wanted to let you know your video’s are great!! So much helpful information. Thank you!! 😊

I had a couple powder blues with orange outlines but then the whole colony kind of turned gray and orange.

Ive been watching cut strawberry tops very closely. They absolutely love it but they want it more dehydrated. They wont touch a fresh cut, but a day two piece gets absolutely mauled by them. I sun dry em a bit now.

Still love a humble scaber, these lovely new morphs are one example why.

I enjoy this so much! Amazing content, best wishes to you and your future projects! 🌻

Excellent Unboxing

1:36 I love their Sawtooth side scales

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I like the pieds a lot!

Yooooo the lava dalmatian is so cool! Do you know if it's the same gene as orange dalmatian? Might be time to dump some lavas in with my dals.

Omg so early Awesome video ❤❤❤

Wow! Those vulgare santa lucia are gorgeous. I’m tempted to get some but should probably wait until at least my current cultures have stabilized a bit more, and in the meantime I’ll just start prepping some bins with substrate + springtails😁

what did you use for soil? Did you mix your own or did it come with the kit?

out of curiosity, why didn't you sue charcoal or activated carbon for a drainage layer? It's cheaper, better filtration properties, and it's black instead of white

Interesting points about breeding for size vs morphs! As a fellow grad student, big kudos to Mariah for doing the research!

Wonderful program.

this was so great, keep up the great work man🐟

A couple months ago, I bought 10 of these as adults(12 arrived in the little tub! Yay!) within a week there were so many babies! Maybe 20 or so! I had these all in a one gallon glass jar and decided with all the new babies I’d just put 1/2 the adults in my crested gecko vivarium- why not? At best they would clean up, and worse case, they would become a snack for my crested. I had added 25 dwarf whites 6 months earlier and wasn’t sure if they were still in there - it’s a big vivarium so they could just be hiding underneath the dirt as they do… but haven’t seen any lately - anyway, once I put these new black and yellow adults in, I never saw them again, but figured they were in there because leaves were being eaten and the fish food flakes would be gone in a day- same with the gecko shed. Skin was there before I went to bed and literally gone by morning! After 2 months I was adding a new plant and moved the giant hollow cork hide tube and there they all were, sleeping in the hide with the gecko 😂. No fear! Meanwhile, I somehow killed off all but one of the new babies. I have 6 adults and one 2 month old teenager in my original glass jar. They sure love eating leaves!!!

I recommend applesauce! My BFDBs LOVE it. And doesn't really spoil.

I dont use this to hatch my brine shrimp. i use another hatchery. then dump in in this for cleaning.

Aww, the spiders are super cute but so are these two guests! So great to see what different people bring to the hobby.

Great info!!! i’ve had problems with the yeast. Maybe I’m overfeeding, but im going to the health food store today to buy all those flours 5:06 that you mentioned.

Looking forward to my batch of gestrois arriving soon! I'll use this guide in making their bin.

This is good information about the isopod so happy that I caught your video

I notice they only eat my moss or sprouts from seed I planted

Look at all those babies! ❤