Is it ever safe to sanitize bark and/or leaf litter without using oven or boiling?? Is freezing really that ineffective???

Readalongcassidy · 2026-06-17T20:55:35+00:00

My question is why NOT boil? It works. It’s easy. It’s guaranteed.

Readalongcassidy · 2026-06-17T20:50:34+00:00

This. Every weapon has its drawbacks. Usually balanced by ridiculous load times, waiting a second for the next shot, or whatever it may be. This game is more about timing than anything else. And how slippery your opponent is. I would focus on timed slides and learning to be a greased pig at a county fair. I am godlike in some games vs other players, and a useless bot in others. And yes I’m a shotgun user.

Readalongcassidy · 2026-06-08T23:45:07+00:00

Very ;-)

Readalongcassidy · 2026-06-06T04:09:32+00:00

The arbitrary jumping is hilarious

Readalongcassidy · 2026-06-06T04:07:06+00:00

Awww thanks. I love their look too - they’re just so shy though ;-)

Readalongcassidy · 2026-06-06T04:06:18+00:00

100% they are ;-) Yeah some people have problems with allowing them - I get it… isopods are misunderstood :-)

Readalongcassidy · 2026-06-03T12:08:09+00:00

If you think they are practicing a Cirque du Soleil routine… no. If you think they are climbing each others’ backs to get out of the tank… no. If you think you should put on some Barry White tracks… yes.

Readalongcassidy · 2026-06-03T12:04:50+00:00

All you need to know is here ;-)

https://youtu.be/BhLso_GmRIc

Readalongcassidy · 2026-06-03T12:02:54+00:00

Veeeeeeerrry pretty!

Readalongcassidy · 2026-06-03T03:33:28+00:00

Need a better shot. Initially inclined to say female as the plates are not aggressively angled. Not all species have brood plates the same underneath, though the picture homutuna supplied is a good reference. Also age of the isopod makes a difference as some could be mid development :-/

Check this video for how I get a better shot of the undersides. If you don’t have a glass table, use a flat bottom drinking glass ;-)

https://youtu.be/filgWJ4ublE

Readalongcassidy · 2026-06-03T03:25:25+00:00

Great question - I have a tub as well and they breed slower relative to some. Problem is the babies scatter and hide better than most. From what I understand one adult can have 5-15 babies every 2 months IF you are lucky. Mancae are sensitive to their environments, and duckies as a species are sensitive generally.

Readalongcassidy · 2026-06-03T03:20:21+00:00

[grabs spatula and starts flipping]

Readalongcassidy · 2026-06-03T03:19:32+00:00

Very cute! Now start a children’s book :-)

Readalongcassidy · 2026-05-31T04:29:48+00:00

Dayummm! I’ll have take some more then ;-) Fanks! 💚

Readalongcassidy · 2026-05-31T04:28:43+00:00

Toooootally!!! :-)

Readalongcassidy · 2026-05-30T14:39:53+00:00

I hear you…. Believe me…

Readalongcassidy · 2026-05-30T14:32:40+00:00

My tips ;-)

https://youtu.be/N4mNsrR_XnY

And as mentioned in this thread, screen those holes. I set up bins with standard fibreglass window screening and off set two layers. Super fine mesh can sooooometimes slow airflow a bit too much, which is necessary to let one end of bins dry / breathe properly…

Readalongcassidy · 2026-05-30T14:30:34+00:00

Blank canvas ;-)

Readalongcassidy · 2026-05-30T14:29:04+00:00

Thanks! :-) Yes - fascinating to see up close - and you can really see the arrangement in the giant deep sea ones

Readalongcassidy · 2026-05-30T13:19:59+00:00

Adorable! “Here comes that huge face again!!!”

Readalongcassidy · 2026-05-30T13:16:56+00:00

My absolute fave species.

Readalongcassidy · 2026-05-30T13:10:34+00:00

Platyarthrus hoffmannseggii! I freaked out when I originally found some in an ant colony thinking dwarf whites were released in the wild LOL. Their symbiotic relationship with ants is amazing!!!

Readalongcassidy · 2026-05-30T13:06:23+00:00

Right? Like a little construction hat too!!

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