ISOPOD COLLECTION TOUR | FEEDING AND WATERING

[@Reptiliatus]

Thanks so much for watching everyone! As promised- for me, the most peculiar/unusual thing I've found my isopods enjoy eating is dried kelp! I cut it into little bits and they seem to really like it! Here's a link: amzn.to/3aQDnre Don't forget to share what your pods like in the comment section down below!

[@StingForest]

Reptiliatus bro..whene i saw you view bout this isopod its make me appreciate this creature. easy too find 25 years ago...now i didn't see it anymore. i guess they extinct bro...sadly.

[@Reptiliatus]

BUNGAI NUING CHANNEL about which? :)

[@StingForest]

Reptiliatus isopod

[@johnnygalaxy9022]

Ohh Where in Ontario do you live? I just got into Isopods after leaving the Aquarium hobby, i used to have a fishroom breeding Shrimps and Show Guppies. Are you selling any stock?

[@axanthiccrestie2460]

I have a crested gecko and I put some isopods in with her they were a bigger kind I'm not sure exactly but they all died do I have to feed them?

[@Serpenzeye]

Haha, the music with the two zebras 😂😂

[@Reptiliatus]

Hahaha 😜

[@thelion3604]

Yes you should defiantly do some videos about isolating variations in a species 😀great video as always

[@pricklypear1704]

Yes I would really like a vid on that. I'm new to breeding morphs. I'm kind of confused on how to backcross and it would be great if he makes a vid on isolating variations.

[@Pollenoverponds]

Yea please!

[@chrislee3861]

I have a TON of magnolia tree leaves and seedpods in my yard. I currently have three different armadillidium cultures growing, and they all looove the seedpods. They act as great food sources and hiding spots!

[@octath3010]

i want isopods so bad. they are soo cool

[@barbhelle5481]

Thank you for the video. Mine love fish food flakes and squash oh and dried shrimp. Stay safe

[@karenmcguinness5036]

Such a fantastic video! So interesting! I love seeing & hearing about all the different species & morphs! I love my isopods x they are awesome creatures! I love how caring you are towards them 🥰 Thank you 😘

[@TarantulaHaven]

Hey, I've decided to try my hand at keeping some isopods. I've been binge watching your isopod videos to learn as much as I can about them. Thank you so much for these videos. I've learned a great deal from you. :)

[@EvelynsEvergreen]

I'm a fish breeder who also happens to keep Isopods. I actually take all of the fry that I cull and feed them off to my Isopod colonies. They love it and I have noticed they explode in population once I add fresh fish for t hem to enjoy.

[@markvickery5894]

Oh my god this is genius! Now I know what to do with my guppy culls and white cloud culls

[@khills]

Your voice is very soothing; I sometimes put videos like this on to fall asleep to; a soothing voice, calm and steady video, and an interesting topic that I can focus on to quiet my brain without needing to deeply focus can be perfect for drifting off to sleep. It’s definitely a compliment. 😊

[@Reptiliatus]

Wow I’m so flattered you find my voice so soothing and helpful! Happy to help 😅!

[@michaelbonj4090]

I don’t think it’s“weird” but I’ve found my a. Nasatums love eating snake sheds my zebras not as much and I’ve also fed pre killed mealworms which my isopods enjoy I think it would be really cool if you tried to isolate certain traits that would be a cool video

[@Reptiliatus]

I’ve heard lots of people say they give their isopods snake shedding! Def makes the cut for unusual! I’ve seen videos of isopods taking down live mealworms, it was pretty intense! Okay awesome, I’ll definitely do that then! Thanks so much for sharing/watching!

[@SIRO_GLYDER]

Yes, it’s a good way to start a culture with beginner food mixed in the substrate

[@AwoooOga3503]

They are adorable. I especially like those big ones

[@aratmadethis9318]

I keep springtails with my Isopods so that on the rare occasion that I get mould they clean it up straight away ☺️. I don’t know if it’s safe for them but I always put my snakes shed in so they can chomp on it

[@anniek4919]

OMG! This is the best isopod video and you are such a great isopod dad!!! You saved a springtail! My isopods go crazy over my crested gecko’s skin shed. Devours it fast!!

[@your_local_reptile6700]

From watching your videos you have made me invest in dried fish, I'm sure my animals will thank you gratefully. Great videos as always! I always seem to learn something new no matter what

[@dhaley3g]

I love all your long videos. I enjoy every single video you have. You're very informative and you explain things in a way that even people that aren't familiar with these subjects could understand. Right now I only have four different types of isopods I use them in my snaking closures as of course clean up crew but I really want to make enclosures just to show isopods off. I just love these little guys. and I'm definitely jealous of some of the types you have. 😍😍🙂

[@myplayingmantis3151]

Thank you for sharing your experience. Your advice helps us to better care for our own growing collection of critters. In response to the inquiry about diet, I find that cucumber, fish flakes, and fresh spinach disappear the fastest in my isopod cultures. My Dubia Roaches have the same favorites. I give them a salad of sweet potato, apple, carrot, spinach, and sometimes squash. I place the proteins- like fish flakes or dried shrimp- in the driest areas where the cuddle bone is located so it keeps better until eaten. Several tropical fish foods claim to be “color-enhancing” - especially those for Betas. If it is a valid claim, I thought this could be a beneficial, (and experimental), addition to the diet of our more color-rich Isopods- like clowns or oranges. Regardless of whether it has helped enrich the color of our pets, they simply love carrying away bits of beta flakes and it quickly disappears! I like the impressive list of ingredients in Repashy products and have used several Repashy products to gut load feeder insects. I haven’t used with my isopods yet, but might. I cure my own leaf litter and magnolia pods are a huge favorite. Sometimes the pods with my powder orange isopods are so popular they end up looking like Creamsicles! Again, thank you for your informative and family-friendly videos!

[@chuckmaster3000]

I bought the dry fish you recommended ina previous video and boy do they love it. They fully consume them and favor it over the cuttlebone for calcium.

[@ChantalsCritters]

Wow so many different kinds. I have 5 kinds so far.

[@trayp324]

Nice vid!! I appreciate the thoroughness of the care of these cool critters!

[@nicklasdupont5679]

I don't think you can qualify cucomber as a weird food, but the ones I caught in my garden really enjoys that.

[@Reptiliatus]

No, no, it’s great to share! Thanks very much for sharing/watching!

[@nicklasdupont5679]

@@Reptiliatus I find invertebrates quite intresting. I was looking into some species of isopods, but I think some of the more nice species, is also quite expensive. I found a company located in germany (I live in denmark), which sells lots of different species of invertebrates. Then I found a millipede species (Spirostreptus spec. 1 “Tanzania”) that was very inexpensive. I've been wanting millipedes for a while, so very impulsive, I ordered 5 of those, just now.

[@Reptiliatus]

Nicklas Dupont very exciting! I hope they do awesome for you!

[@DerrickNiehaus]

Besides the bee pollen, I will give them moss that’s growing on bark or rocks.

[@wellhello2611]

This is........ SOOO CUTE!!!!!!!!

[@Moth_The_Mozz]

The way they eat looks pretty coot :0

[@Reptiliatus]

Indeed!

[@TheProfessional15]

Wow, I love these crusteceans, like.

[@Lilcritterman]

Seaweed for sushi. My isopods got very excited

[@joshlyon48]

I love these videos. Can you do isopod species specific care videos? I know you have some but magic potion, grantulanum and officionalis? Keep up the good videos

[@Reptiliatus]

Josh Lyon i really haven’t done these yet and I need to! I’ll def look into that! Thanks so much for watching!

[@joshlyon48]

@@Reptiliatus I started colonising isopods about 3 months ago. My P. Laevis are doing great and breeding etc but my other species Granulatum, Maculatum, officionalis have just been surviving and not breeding. There is too much conflicting information online and yours seem to thrive so would like to see what you're doing and doing correctly

[@felippa1971]

I love these isopod videos 😍 very much 😍 one kind of weird thing my isopod like, is a biscuit called digestive. It’s a very sweet biscuit. It’s not something I normally feed them it was just a couple of times around christmas. But they really loved it 😀

[@nephalin100]

Wundervoll!

[@fabre2se]

Your video is so nice and beautiful !! 당신의 영상은 너무나 멋지고 아름답네요

[@oceandizzle7]

You know those egg yolk noodles? I gave them that and oatmeal pieces. I had healthy amount of springtails that would LOVE the oatmeal. I also had a small plastic dish I'd place in two places, and they loved that. Awesome creatures! Have started with 6 Armidillium species and you have helped with that! Thanks so much ❤

[@ThePettiestOfficer_Juan117]

I love these videos! I DO binge watch and fall asleep to them! 😂

[@Mercedes_may]

I let mine have budgie food, whenever my birds throw pellets on the floor I give the tiny pellets to my isopods and they LOVE them!! (I use vegetable based bird foods)

[@Reptiliatus]

Neat idea! Thanks for sharing!

[@Mercedes_may]

@@Reptiliatus you’re welcome, I sometimes have to soak the pellets in water for my little dwarf whites but my vulgare’s take the pellets dry just fine and run off with them

[@kha6629]

When I spot clean my snails and slugs I throw the waste into my Isopod and pill millipede colonies and what can I say they seem to love it.

[@Reptiliatus]

That’s a super good idea! Not much different then worm castings really and isopods love those! Thanks for sharing!

[@SkwithOv]

I just got my first isopods! I got cubaris murina and they are absolutely adorable and I love them

[@Reptiliatus]

Amazing!

[@PureAndShrimple]

Late to the party but a new sub! Thank goodness isolation is over! Getting my first pods very soon (Dairy Cows). Marie, UK

[@caprimulgussolala4891]

Great video, I love the layout of your terrariums! And to answer your question : my isopods really like my nail clippings :s

[@Reptiliatus]

Thanks for watching! Hahah omgsh! That’s hilariously, grossly, resourceful! I mean, totally makes sense! Thanks for watching/sharing!

[@ljnoahtv2505]

We don’t have one yet! We need to get some outside when the weather get’s better lol thanks for sharing once again!

[@kanetheoutcast1835]

Bur Oak Caps. They are concave, and the eat them up. Also how would someone reach out to you for acquiring isopods?

[@grimzombieapocalypse1484]

Funny, I use freeze dried fish (technically a cat treat) but they seems to like the fish more than anything else that I offer them. As long as the setup is not to humid the fish won’t get moist and spoil.

[@Crystalspets]

This is a very awesome video i love the whole thingi do plan to add on to my isopods collection 4 sure☺☺

[@ewankirkpatrickcom]

Hi man, Thanks for keeping up the great work through these times. As a young kind of entomologist I found a couple of these amazing ones in the backyard. Not sure on the species but they’re solid grey. I live in toronto so not any exotic species. Love the collection! Ewan

[@Reptiliatus]

Thanks for the love! I would have to see a photo to help ID it :)

[@ewankirkpatrickcom]

It’s one of the armadillidium species. And any time. Sadly they passed away. The weather was nice but then it snowed a bit and got too cold. Later in the year should be better.

[@ewankirkpatrickcom]

Armadillidium vulgare

[@hooperdavid1980]

What minnows treats do you buy

[@victorg7036]

I usually feed my isopods baby carrots and freeze dried shrimp from omega one

[@kodavulpedrius6712]

Its probably normal since its plant based, but i once put unbleached brown paper shred into the isopod culture and they chomped it down, but i only do that with my wild caught pet colony. I think i did that to aerate their substrate (This was like two years ago,and i was dumb).

[@fatdamon4167]

My Hippo isopods loved the fully mature leaves that fell off my Mother of Thousands plants so I put it in there terrarium, I think it provided them with both water and energy and maybe gets isopods a little buzzed or something because its supposed to be toxic but the hippo isopods will engourge themselves on mother of thousands leaves.

[@markyork8296]

I don't have any isopods but i just bought my first Bearded dragon 2 days ago he/she is a beautiful dragon feeding it mixed with dried meal worms and crickets,grasshoppers with calcium in it

[@Reptiliatus]

Thanks for sharing and congrats on your beardie! They make amazing pets, you are going to absolutely love them!

[@LoochGardenState7587]

Can you do a more care video on the armadillidium kluggi montenegro those are my favorites and I'm running into some problems I really need help with them if you don't mind

[@ravenrisby]

What can u do if they get mould issues like the one who looked like he was moulting is he ok I have one that lookes the same what can I do for him or is he gonna die

[@Reptiliatus]

I try to regulate it with proper/adequate ventilation and a healthy clean up crew of spring tails in every culture bin :). Thanks for watching!

[@amandaloriananimals9065]

The p laevis wild type is endemic here to where I live in Florida.

[@ianmckinney1053]

My Laevis enjoy sheds from my tegu and I’ve seen my armadillidium species like nano lotus pods that I normally use as black water botanicals

[@Chihyou]

As I am watching your video I caught my orange p.Laevis doing the do right before you caught your zebras. Like multiples. I guess they really liked it when I added the repashy in there. xD

[@lennysexoticfamily57]

Ughhh so jealous please send me some isopods for my new bioactive enclosure. Fyi love your vids

[@TheVen0mes_0ne]

How do you setup your isopods give tutorial plz🙏

[@applejuice-4706]

0:56 cocaine! ⚡️🤣😂 sorry the intrusive thoughts are winning!!! 😅 obviously joking 🙃

[@Sauga24_]

How would you deal with gnats in isopod setup?

[@CosmicDarkLord]

Are your dwarf whites on the top of your enclosures and bleeding down?

[@Y2k_king]

I just fed powder blues some appile last week

[@RTWRTW-RTWRTW]

How are we supposed to remove isopods from their enclosure when cleaning or repairing or maintaining the enclosure?

[@RTWRTW-RTWRTW]

I would appreciate a video.

[@sakiara]

How come you don’t remove the mold? As well as the remains of the food/skeletons they didn’t eat? Is it because they will break down and add to the substrate or the isopod will finish it off?

[@justme2845]

I ordered orange for my hermit crab cage. Is it true they can climb out. Did I make a mistake?

[@ArchvicGames]

This is late so I don't expect you to worry bout responding haha, (Gross warning) but my 3 year old nephew proceeded to pic a big scab off walk over open my inclosure and toss it in. He then told us they love scabs and buggers and that he feeds them for me every visit. And they do indeed love it and its mortifying ROFL.

[@AbbyLaneGreen]

How do you keep fruit flies out of your isopod containers??? I've noticed recently theres a bunch in mine Great video as always!!

[@muffinman3111]

Put in a finer mesh

[@OzkAltBldgCo-bv8tt]

If a guy was getting interested in collecting isopods but wasn'tsegregating the different species would it be okay to turn them all loose into a single large bed? Could some of them hybrid?

[@tiffanielamb5441]

Can I get more info on the ones you are talking about 23 mins in I have yet to see those anywhere and I am interested in knowing more... Just getting into isopods and already addicted

[@finndrennan541]

How long do zebra Isopoda live for. And is room temperature ok

[@Crumbero310]

Can I use any isopods as a cleaning crew for my crested geckos.

[@am139719]

Do you keep a small piece of cuttlebone in each enclosure?

[@greenfingersofcecilia]

Is the potatoe boiled or raw?

[@azamazmi645]

i tried pumpkin they love it but the problem is ants coming into the closure and it is so annoying i hv to clean it up. i want to ask question. is it okay to mix species bc i dont want to have to many closure so i mix my porcellio hoffmanseggi x3 bolivari x3 and magnificus in one closure

[@kodavulpedrius6712]

Separating isopod variations and breeding them sounds absolutely great, but then again anything you upload is great. When is your new animal coming? Also I have to mention, here in south africa porcellio Laevis has naturalised and the wild ones come in a crap load of colours: white, reddish, brown, orange, grey, yellowish, its weird.

[@Reptiliatus]

Tristan Simpson thanks for suggesting! Hahaha you shall see 😉... Wow super neat! Lucky you guys!

[@evangeese4627]

Where do you get all of these variations of isopods? It would be great to know.

[@turddle22]

is just cuttle bone and apple okay for them if I have no leaf litter at the moment?

[@Reptiliatus]

They need protein as well so try and get some fish food or something but small bits of apple and cuttlefish is great as part of the diet :)

[@bertabound8093]

I thought the spring tails ate the mold from the fruit? Or the big sheets of mold??

[@Reptiliatus]

Mike Hunt they eat mold. Wherever it grows, they are ready for action :)

[@3flyte_3flyte]

Good to know you can give them dried fish. How about dried shrimp?

[@Courtneyeverage]

Heyy!! Any updates on your isopods?! I'm just now getting into them an Really enjoyed this video! Where did you get your ones that started your colonies??

[@Reptiliatus]

Congrats! I have sort of put my isopods on the back burner for now as far as content goes, I'm sorry! I would like to do an update sometime but I am keeping a lot less of them than I used to :(.

[@thekingdomofanimals8323]

Hey I have a question. I saw one of my isopods walking, and its rear side was sorta crunched down and it walked slow. Just wondering if I should be worried???

[@pricklypear1704]

It may have been crushed by a heavy piece of wood or the others may have interfered with it during shedding. As long as it's an isolated incident and this doesn't happen normally I think it's ok? But I doubt the little fellas can survive for long after sustaining an injury like that

[@thekingdomofanimals8323]

@@pricklypear1704 thanks. It could've been that. Very likely. The little guy seems better now. He has been acting normally. Thanks!!!

[@thekingdomofanimals8323]

@@pricklypear1704 I'm always afraid of them getting hurt by a log.

[@pricklypear1704]

@@thekingdomofanimals8323 Really happy to hear he pulled through! Stuff like that happens on occasion, but if you're really concerned you can replace it with a lighter piece if you want. I use thin bark because it's light and it provides a lot of space to hide under. :)

[@thekingdomofanimals8323]

@@pricklypear1704 thanks for the advice. I might just do that!!!

[@jacobwilliams1620]

I'm going to start keeping some local species, I'm in Ontario. What are some things I should have in the enclosure? I'm getting leaf litter, bark and some natural substrate. Do I need anything else? Also I've got the notification bell turned on if that means anything to you :).

[@虹色少年]

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[@SupremeGecko]

Great video. Weirdest thing- crested gecko diet. Uneaten food in dishes is easily collected then quickly ground.

[@JohnnyTaxonomy]

So how did the cultures with the invader dwarf whites work out? Did they outcompete the purposeful species?

[@PANCAKECRAB1]

how easy it is to breed the p. wernerii?

[@SebastianGarcia-Anymal]

how do you get started with isopods? most i've seen for sale are really expensive! which species do you recommend to start and where can i get them?

[@Reptiliatus]

I'd recommend searching for isopods for sale wherever you are from and go from there. I'd recommend dairy cow isopods (Porcellio laevis) as good beginner pods.

[@SebastianGarcia-Anymal]

@@Reptiliatus I actually bought those last night! I'm really excited and I can't wait to get them. Would a smaller container be okay for a starter colony of 12? Not sure how long it will be until I can go and purchase a bigger tub. thanks for the help!

[@atxgeckos2430]

Nice collection bro. Really glad I found your channel. Where did you find those containers for the isopods? I need a few for my dairy cows

[@mrx3430]

how much money do you spend on the animals per day ??? ( food etc.)

[@cuteandspookycritters8691]

Can we get a 2022 isopod update?

[@aaronavery2445]

those spotted maculatums are so cool :) id love to see if you could isolate that :-D

[@rochellewant5418]

What is the purpose of raising isopods? Are they food for the reptiles? And the spiders? I’m just curious as to why you have so many, lol

[@StingForest]

thanks for information bro

[@nephalin100]

Du schon wieder 😎

[@dannyb6276]

I feel you can mute the sprayer fx sounds in editing. Have you seen the spike back isopods. They were 500 dollars at the Pomona show. Coolest isopod ever. I got dairy cows thriving with my millipede. They live together like in nature.

[@Reptiliatus]

Very cool! Sorry the sprayer annoyed you. I actually leave it in as an ongoing joke. Some of my viewers compare it to a seal lol.

[@jaymcmillan3777]

My powder blues P.p like collard greens

[@Wagmiallday]

Are you using these as feeders or you just keep them as pets?

[@Reptiliatus]

Mostly pets :)

[@voze6770]

You can get those dried fish from an Asian market a lot cheaper for a bigger bag

[@aphiliarachno]

Isopods are interesting. Some species really look like tiny trilobites, cute. You are probably one of the people with most isopods at home. I don't think it is unusual, but I think it is cute that they like fish food. When I give mine some fish flakes, they take one flake, walk some steps back and eat it in some corner then. Can one feed isopods cheese, or is it unhealthy? And what about old bread, maybe with a drop of honey on it? (I am thinking this because roaches like it.) And by the way, what is the maximum age a single isopod can reach?

[@SIRO_GLYDER]

Old bread should be fine, if it’s mouldy the springtails will eat it

[@shibaguts7713]

Right now i only have a young colony of locally gathered isopods lol

[@Reptiliatus]

that's great too!

[@chrisflores21]

Yellow squash or dried shrimp

[@sydneywachtler9327]

My isopods like fish food and the algae wafers 🐟

[@Reptiliatus]

oooo yes! Great food sources! thank you for sharing!

[@AirWarrior97395]

I feed my isopods my dandruff. I just shake my hair on top of their enclosure and it fall down like snow. They love their dandruff snow

[@LiveAndLetLive2024]

17:27 lower left... As distracting as that dirty duo was, lol, that one in the lower left cracked me up because it appeared to feel around for a moment, make sure his buddies were still sleeping around him and then tuck his head back down to go back to bed. :)

[@Reptiliatus]

Hahaha