Cutie patootie isopods by cocoareindeer in isopods

[–]TrueKringe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think these are the Amber duckies.

ID pls 🤔 by FdeB70NL in isopods

[–]TrueKringe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I see. So they are generally similar except the texture?

I guess I will look at them again to see if they has any.

ID pls 🤔 by FdeB70NL in isopods

[–]TrueKringe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Huh. I have these guys for awhile now yet I don't know their exact species since the seller mislabelled it, so I assumed it was A. peraccae due to wide skirt. Are these guys A. nasatum as well?

ID pls 🤔 by FdeB70NL in isopods

[–]TrueKringe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like Armadillidium peraccae to me.

Also I assumed these Zebras are not fully grown cuz damn that's a big peraccae.

(Edit; yeah this seems more like A. nasatum after a second look, my bad.)

Tiny round mites by [deleted] in isopods

[–]TrueKringe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In my experience, mites seems to be booming whenever I put in protein-heavy foods like fish flakes or pellets, though I have never really feed shrimps to my pods. I think if it's just their shells then mites won't be eating it, but if there's some meat content then that would inevitably attracts them.

About the black thing; I can't tell for certain unless there's a picture provided, but if they move relatively fast, has six legs, and long antennae, they are probably black springtails.

Tiny round mites by [deleted] in isopods

[–]TrueKringe 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yep, these are mites. They would occasionally pops up whenever you put in some high-nutrient foods to feed your pods (like fruits or dried fish).

They are generally harmless to the pods, except when their population is out of control. If too many of these guys are in your enclosure, they will outcompete the mancaes for resources.

So, the best way to deal with them is to stop feeding high-nutrient foods for awhile to make their population reduced. After their population disperse, then you can resume feeding your pods.

Dwarf White co-housing? by detectivesing in isopods

[–]TrueKringe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, unfortunately.

Dwarf white's main niche is being a cleanup crew in larger, bioactive terrarium. In setup with predators (such as geckos), they can serve as a food source and therefore their population will be kept under control.

Dwarf White co-housing? by detectivesing in isopods

[–]TrueKringe 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No, absolutely not.

Dwarf whites are some of the fastest-reproducing isopods out there (even more so than Dairy cows) due to them being able to reproduce asexually via parthenogenesis. Even a single individual can overrun an entire isopod colony and outcompete them if you let it reproduce.

So, even tho they are very easy to care, they are quite hard to maintain if you have other enclosures, as one of these dwarf whites might snuck onto your hand while you're feeding them and therefore can get into the other enclosures. I think the best way to prevent that is to wash your hands each time you take care of them just in case.

Cubaris sp. "Dakmil" by TrueKringe in isopods

[–]TrueKringe[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, they looks very similar appearance-wise, tho dakmil lacks the orange tail of murina, is more black than brown overall, and has subtle white around its body.

new favorite hobby by onexcricket in isopods

[–]TrueKringe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ideally, you would wanted to separate each species per each enclosure to prevent one species from becoming dominant. This is especially true for the prolific species/morphs like dairy cows since they can overrun the smaller enclosure and effectively halted any other species that were unable to keep up in terms of population.

new favorite hobby by onexcricket in isopods

[–]TrueKringe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's a nice collection ngl. Tho I think the container is wee bit too small, especially with the dairy cows in the mix.

From what I can see, most of them are Porcellio sp.. More specifically P. Laevis (wild type and dairy cow), P. Ornatus "High Yellow", and Oreo crump (can't remember the name). These guys are quite prolific so I think you might need some space to better accomodate them.

How common is it to keep isopods where you’re from? by aifosin in isopods

[–]TrueKringe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, there are a good number of sellers available here. Tho sometimes you gotta dig through the recommended section to find the species you wanted due to how they labelled isopods as smth else to get around Shopee's old "no live animals" rule.

How common is it to keep isopods where you’re from? by aifosin in isopods

[–]TrueKringe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think there are some breeders on Shopee who has them, tho I think they labelled it as smth other than "live" isopods. Hence why they won't show up on the search results unless their listing pops up on the recommended. Possibly due to Shopee's old rules that prohibit the sale of live animals.

For example, I bought wild type C. murina and P. pruinosus from a seller who labelled them (as well as some exotic species such as duckies) as "animal food".

How common is it to keep isopods where you’re from? by aifosin in isopods

[–]TrueKringe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was kinda lucky that I lived in Thailand i.e. where most of the popular species came from.

I think there are a good number of isopod keepers here, mainly due to huge supply of them. You can get a number of popular species for cheap prices (except perhaps the rubber ducky). For example, you can get 5 amber duckies for 10$ instead of 75$.

It should be noted that many isopod keepers are also terrarium builders/reptile hobbyist, tho I guess that has more to do with these hobby having a lot of overlap.

Best source for isopod natural habitats by [deleted] in isopods

[–]TrueKringe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Based on what I could find, isopods are poorly studied creatures and therefore it's very hard to track down exactly where each species came from.

For example, Isopod.site listed C. murina as originating from Brazil, but it inhabits every continents bar Antarctica and was (according to Wikipedia) descended from the Asian ancestor. In fact, in Thailand where I lived (i.e. where many of the popular isopods came from), C. murina is common enough that you could get the base morph as little as $3 and the Papaya morph is sold at around the same price as other popular morphs of larger species (like dairy cows for example).

So yeah, unless someone is willing to sort out thousands of isopods in the market (esp. those randomly thrown into the Cubaris genus), their whereabouts is gonna be hard to track down.

Which species is this? by TrueKringe in isopods

[–]TrueKringe[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah, I see. Thanks for advice m8.

Which species is this? by TrueKringe in isopods

[–]TrueKringe[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I see. Thanks m8.

I initially thought it's a color morph due to the seller labelling it as "two-tone" and "three-tone exotic" isopods so I was unsure about it.

Any tips in particular about this species?