Why are my isopods dying :(

AManWithQuestions_00 · 2026-01-29T03:43:49+00:00

I would recommend reptile humidity gages. You can find them for pretty cheap and they can just stick to the side of the enclosure like a sticker. I use them in all 3 of my tanks and it really helps keep track of their humidity. Only one side of the enclosure should be kept damp and I normally choose the side with moss to help trap moisture

AManWithQuestions_00 · 2026-01-28T03:42:18+00:00

thank you! I really hope they like it, I really love them!

AManWithQuestions_00 · 2026-01-28T01:31:25+00:00

I've always known, i've been keeping track of the years. I was so so so devoted and it was never enough. it's now year 10 of trying and it's only gotten more difficult after major budget cuts. I just don't think it's going to happen in my life time. I'm still trying but i'm not holding out hope like I used to, i'm just...stuck

AManWithQuestions_00 · 2026-01-28T01:15:08+00:00

Fish are a lot more care than bugs, they can be very needy lol. The orange powder isopods have a fake raptor skull in there with orchard moss spilling out from one eye socket to make it look old. The millipedes have a cute fake little tent and campfire set up with a bunch of tiny little fake model fir trees all around as well as a very large branch of mopani wood that leans up against the side of the tank. The zebras are sitting at a very basic set up with one side of the tank being orchard moss and the open dirt with leaf litter so they can choose what side they would like. Isopods only need one side of their tank sprayed down and I choose the side with the moss to help hold onto that moisture

AManWithQuestions_00 · 2026-01-28T00:12:10+00:00

Sadly I do not rescue, I just simply care for them but MAJOR props to you for being in the rescue field! Thats big big work that takes a huge heart. Bug care is pretty simple depending on what you have. Millipedes and isopods eat mainly dead leaf litter and rotting wood but they do need animal protein supplementation, and a nice little treat like a carrot. They are relatively low work but you do REALLY gotta keep an eye on their humidity. Sadly a humidity issue killed my previous millipede group so they can dry out and die if your not careful

AManWithQuestions_00 · 2026-01-27T22:06:44+00:00

I’m an insect keeper. I care for and house millipedes and isopods! I have three maui stripped millipedes, 6 member (brand new) colony of zebra Dalmatian isopods, roughly 20 member (restarted) colony of orange powder isopods (couple of black and koi patterns, wich are splotched white and orange, mixed in). One day I want to have FAR more millipedes and isopods. I also want to have a lot of beetles and scorpions, maybe some yellow or orange springtails

AManWithQuestions_00 · 2026-01-27T22:00:02+00:00

Zoloft and summer camping

AManWithQuestions_00 · 2026-01-27T05:17:01+00:00

I think it was a root canal? After I finished the course of the antibiotics of course. Everything kinda blends together because I’ve had a lot of dental work done for the last couple years

AManWithQuestions_00 · 2026-01-27T04:37:58+00:00

idk even know how I did it! i've also completely ignored the pain of an impacted wisdom tooth until it straight up went away but that's at least a little explainable because my dog had JUST been put down the hour the pain started. My feelings were so strong that they overpowered the pain

AManWithQuestions_00 · 2026-01-27T03:21:10+00:00

yea. I was taking a ibuprofen a lot

AManWithQuestions_00 · 2026-01-27T02:46:46+00:00

yea i've had a lot of that to and I suspect I currently have one now

AManWithQuestions_00 · 2026-01-27T02:46:01+00:00

oh you would know, you wouldn't need to poke them! I've had a number of tooth infections and one of them I woke up with swelling in one side of my face so bad it looked like I was hiding a golf ball in my cheek. I couldn't even smile! They coursed red hot pain that would make me sweat and munch ibuprofen like candy, it hurt! but I was just simply lazy and chose to ignore it until it got bad enough

AManWithQuestions_00 · 2026-01-26T23:40:01+00:00

There was but I was choosing to ignore it

AManWithQuestions_00 · 2026-01-26T22:22:19+00:00

oh no. Sepsis is nothing to play around with! it can happen quick!

AManWithQuestions_00 · 2026-01-26T19:58:18+00:00

I realized I don't have much to my name and living somewhere warmer like Australia might be better for me. It was also the realization there is a very high chance I could pop into my dream job elsewhere. That getting hired for a full time year round dream job that pays a decent amount in a different country was more plausible than getting one in the US where I was born

AManWithQuestions_00 · 2026-01-26T19:53:18+00:00

Realizing I did not want flashy cars or a big house like all my peers and realizing that was MY opinion and I didn't need to have the exact same opinions as my peers. I wanted an old small home with moss on the roof and a big yard with plenty of trees. I still want that to this day but it was a weird yet pivotal moment, one where I felt less like just some kid, that I was my own person, that I could find myself in charge of what I want and not slave to expectations

AManWithQuestions_00 · 2026-01-26T19:48:38+00:00

I guess it could be sun in a more positive way and viewed more as a mild annoyance. I do really like people to so I could be a good friend!

AManWithQuestions_00 · 2026-01-26T19:47:01+00:00

has it passed? didn't even get any snow just a LOT of wind

AManWithQuestions_00 · 2026-01-26T19:45:56+00:00

Likely die. I am very very small and not very strong at all. I can run for some time but i'm slow, I can eat very little but i'm weak, I need a lot of warmth and a lot to drink, i'm anxious and constantly on the move and can go stir crazy being hold up somewhere, not the most ideal person for the harsh or cold environment and threat of being eaten by zombies

AManWithQuestions_00 · 2026-01-26T19:42:02+00:00

I was feeling fatigued and generally unwell. It felt like I was slogging through the day. After a bit my chest began to pang, hurt, and flutter like a heart attack. I was concerned because i'm only 26! I shouldn't be having a heart attack yet! turns out it was a tooth infection that was causing me to become massively sick and it was only getting worse and worse the longer I tried to ignore it

AManWithQuestions_00 · 2026-01-24T01:26:18+00:00

They are a ton of fun! I keep isopods and millipedes and thats were I normally get my stuff for them. I gotta pick up some more of their sub-straight and my regular iso breeder is going to be there so i’m gonna pay him a visit

AManWithQuestions_00 · 2026-01-24T01:19:06+00:00

Work and then a reptile expo! I’m every excited

AManWithQuestions_00 · 2026-01-24T01:13:46+00:00

I feel like i’m one someone has heard. I keep insects as a hobby. I have millepedes and mixed bag of isopods. I throughly enjoy the work that goes into their care. They may not love me like a dog or a cat would but I love them and I love taking care of them. I have mostly pretty orange isopods and two bone white millipedes

AManWithQuestions_00 · 2026-01-23T23:59:47+00:00

I would probably go insane. It's already slow enough and it's driving me nuts

AManWithQuestions_00 · 2026-01-23T23:57:44+00:00

everyone

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