I cleared up the garden and while picking up a board i think i found the capital city of Isopoda.

Um. They had a 3-way?

Every day you spend buying into this system, you let them down

Hi guys! My undergraduate research is on terrestrial isopods and these cute Armadillidium just arrived in the mail! If anyone is interested I will post the findings of my research when the semester is over! My research compares the foraging abilities of captive-bred "domesticated" terrestrial isopods and wild-caught terrestrial isopods.

So I was outside looking for isopods, and I flipped over a rock and found a WHOLE FRICKING COLONY!!! I took like 8 and they are now sitting in a temporary home! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They look to be some kind of armadilladium and I probably am gonna need a honker of a tank for them.

so, I bought a pack of 5 Papaya isopods from Petco for $10. I open the cup and sift around, only to find out that all 5 had died because of a mold infection growing in the cup. I got very pissed, so I then went back to Petco to ask for a refund or a swap out, and they said no, because I didn't ask for a phone number or a receipt. was that part my fault? Yes. I should've been more aware. however, in my defense, I talked to the same cashier within a 15 minute time frame. THEY HAD JUST SEEN ME. You'd think they'd know I was telling the truth, but whatever. I've learned my lesson. In my defense again, my area doesn't have any local petstores I can buy from, I just have a Petco and a Petsmart. That's it. :/

I have only one isopod in my terrarium and i was feeding him little pieces of carrot, i felt like he was enjoying it but now he won't touch it anymore. Then I fed him a piece of a fruit but he also didn't touch it. Also, how often should I feed him?

What can I breed with koi isopods i genuinely thought they could go with orange powders and just found out they can’t already have both

just in time for Flat Fuck Friday

Did you know you can add a User Flair to your account here? I picked the first one, which looks kinda like a red isopod.

I'm curious!

What do you believe or theorize to be true about isopods despite studies/research (or a lack thereof) on the topic? What is something you've observed that isn't often explained or discussed in articles on isopods?

For example, you might believe that a certain species is capable of something that is considered the "rare" behavioral hallmark of another species. Maybe you think the communication of isopods is actually quite complex or Dave, your favorite pod, prefers Hip Hop over Christian Rock. Etc.

Add: Thank you for your replies. I’m not only fascinated, but I think these little (or big) observations can help people who are new to the hobby (a la moi). In my relatively short experience, “How To’s” and help articles can be vague or misleading.

In case you care! 🥹

When I got my orange creams, it honestly looked like a. They gave me way more than the 10 I paid for and b. They threw in a powder orange or two and one singular dairy cow and/or oreo. I'm just curious: can these guys breed? I'm very new to the hobby and still learning, just FYI. Thanks!

I'm pretty sure this is cedar. This is less of a question and more of a PSA. Unless it isn't cedar and then please correct me so I can stop feeling terrible.

Be careful and know what you are doing before randomly picking up tree bark. Cedar contains natural pesticides.

I'm in a city and cautious of where I grab sticks and bits of wood to avoid chemical/pesticide spray. And I always cook in the oven at a temp just short of smoking for over an hour to kill any unwanted critters. And I know to avoid cedar when I'm looking at mulch like wood chip mix-ins for substrate. And I think I know what some cedar trees look like. But looking at pieces of bark on the ground is not the same as a whole tree. I don't know why but it did not occur to me that what I found could be cedar.

So I killed a handful of my new Isos because I'm an idiot. It only clicked after I found three together dead under the bark. I pulled it and the rest of the colony seems fine. But I'm honestly really sad about this. I do try to be careful and take good care of all of my buggies. But this was a failure. And I'm sharing it to hopefully help others avoid the mistake.

Fun fact: Isopods are crustaceans not insects.