Isopod Room Tour 2023 Part I

I've been asked so many time for this so here it is, an isopod room tour (part 1) - This is me just taking down my isopods one-by-one and talking about the species and their requirements plus a lot of waffle. Enjoy.
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Reputable online shops and breeders that I use;
Unseen Universe - @UnseenUniverse_Mitch - theprayingmantis.co.uk/
MantisNI - www.mantisni.co.uk/
AntsonaRock - @antsonarock - www.antsonarock.com/
BazAntz - @bazantz400 - www.bazantz.com/
Creepy&CrawlyUK - @creepycrawlyuk7102 - creepycrawlyuk.com/
JWInverts - jwinvertebrates.co.uk/
JungleJungle - www.ebay.co.uk/usr/danielleju... (Isopods and plant cuttings)
Nicole Louise - For all your isopod needs;
Instagram - / nicole_louise30
Facebook group - / 654924926000726
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Some channels I couldn't do without;
Markthespiderguy - ‪@Markthespiderguy386‬
Dave's Little Beasties -‪@daveslittlebeasties‬
Tarantula Ramblings - ‪@tarantularamblings3149‬
Unusual Pets - ‪@UnusualPets‬
Aruna-exotics ‪@aruna-exotics2323‬ Facebook - / arunaexofb

[@themantisgarden]

I've been asked so many time for this so here it is, an isopod room tour (part 1) - This is me just taking down my isopods one-by-one and talking about the species and their requirements plus a lot of waffle. Enjoy. If you're daft enough to support a free channel then go for it by buying me a tea, preferably Earl Grey; www.buymeacoffee.com/themantisgarden If you're interested in purchasing a mantis or other inverts or have questions then you can find me on Discord - TheMantisGarden#9677 or Instagram - themantis_garden, or drop me an email (this can be found in the about section on my channel page) Thanks for watching :)

[@shyspeaks9238]

I love that you noted you give them the requirements they would naturally have on the daily without incorporating all the extra. I always feel terrible about my isopods diet when I hear about how much everyone else spoils them with diverse foods. Mine eat their natural resources, with the addition of repashy bug burger, and a mix I ordered that has dried mealworms, small fish, and a couple other little critters they seem to enjoy. They’ve had carrots once under my care, only because a big chunk was given with a small culture I ordered so I cut it to disperse between everyone. Glad to know they aren’t going to just drop dead without their side snacks 🤣

[@TheBugRoomUK]

It's always great to see someone elses husbandry. Keep it up!

[@themantisgarden]

Got some videos posted you! And thanks. I like to leave the raw cock-ups in as well 😂 If I've done something wrong I will admit it rather than edit it lol so others don't make the same mistake.

[@MIsopods]

Finally made it. Nice group and wonderful set ups. I'm going to be getting to part 2 eventually, but likely not today. See you around!

[@themantisgarden]

Good day today?

[@Crystalspets]

You have a cool collection of isopods

[@themantisgarden]

I will make a part 3 eventually! I have many more, 53 species in all and climbing. I just picked what I had on the shelves that was in starter boxes as they're easier to grab 😂😂 (I have a bad neck and pulling down heavy boxes would have taken me forever lol)

[@philipfish50]

Awesome video Simon you have some cool sp of isopods cheers mate

[@themantisgarden]

Thanks, Philip :)

[@siyg]

Came here from Supreme Gecko

[@themantisgarden]

Thank you

[@seansspoods9521]

Nice video simon, im actually glad youve done this, been waiting to see what they all look like, the more i see them, the more im interested, very informative too 👍🏻 you may have swayed me sir

[@themantisgarden]

Sweet! Going to do Part II tomorrow I think!

[@seansspoods9521]

@@themantisgarden I'll look forward to it mate 👍🏻

[@Assel_Haider]

I really like your cute little isopod collection

[@themantisgarden]

Lol, 53 species isn't little haha You're just jealous with your 80+

[@Assel_Haider]

@@themantisgarden just a little bit.

[@themantisgarden]

Lol mate. Oh, I want you to check something. People are saying my dairy cows are moo cows lol. That is something I'm sure you would notice right?

[@Assel_Haider]

@@themantisgarden sure. Send me pictures and i will tell you which species they are.

[@tarantularamblings3149]

Great video Simon ,i feel like i picked up some great pointers . In the past i have had a few huge colonies but it's almost been by accident.

[@themantisgarden]

Pretty much all it is lol

[@ShadyThings]

Even though im not tooo into keeping isopods at the moment, i still like to listen to you talk about them. And they’re also cute and pretty (well yeah most of them, not the ugly yellow spot ones). Looking forward to part 2-100

[@themantisgarden]

😂 Wtf have you got against yellow lol

[@ShadyThings]

@@themantisgarden just that one species with the wrong yellow 🤣

[@themantisgarden]

Yeah, one of my favourites lol

[@ShadyThings]

@@themantisgarden your sexy is just not my sexy..

[@themantisgarden]

Wait! If I photoshop that just right I could get rid of the "is just not my sexy" !!!

[@MyPetArthropods]

My daughter got me into keeping Isopods, she started out just grabbing the ones in the garden, and now she has several "proper" colonies. - dairy cows, giant white, giant orange, etc. I've started keeping Zebra Isopods and it's surprisingly enjoyable

[@themantisgarden]

It's fun because it is a challenge. Getting the habitat just right for them to reproduce and then seeing a mass of them in your colony.

[@MyPetArthropods]

@@themantisgarden I've picked up a starter colony of them at BTS, got about 50 of them now. I like just opening the tub and watching them scurry about. Was initially planning on just using them as a cleaning crew, but they became pets before that happened 😁

[@themantisgarden]

Oh, God. 50 zebras...you're going to have millions in 6 months lol

[@MyPetArthropods]

@@themantisgarden Yeah, they seem to be getting very busy! But that's good, I'm working on a paludarium 'project' and they'll fit in there nicely

[@themantisgarden]

Remember, they will eat all your plants lol

[@roostarr]

Great video, can't wait to see the rest of the collection. One small thing though, I think you might have one of them mislabelled. Hard to tell from a video since I can't see the surface texture clearly, but with how crisp the white is on those "dairy cows" you might want to take a closer look to check, I think they might be P.scaber "Moo Cow".

[@themantisgarden]

Thank you. They're laevis, mate. Scabers have a lumpy body and laevis is smooth - I would prefer to have Moos actually lol

[@roostarr]

@@themantisgardenweird must just be a trick of the light then, my laevis are never as crisp white as my scaber! Much prefer the moo cow myself too! So much nicer looking! If there's anybody you see regularly in the invert show going crowd that's going to the Scottish show some of my extras will be available there from the Edinburgh Entomology table.

[@themantisgarden]

Is that Thomas? Can never remember lol We was going but I'm not sure if we are now.

[@roostarr]

@@themantisgarden yeah, that's him. I know that feeling, i would love to go to more of the shows but they are just too far to be practical unfortunately!

[@themantisgarden]

Not much in Scotland, sadly. Not much up North, full stop lol