Yes, for some reason, they really took off. They are big time burrowers so I think the composition of the substrate might be a part of it. I almost said, like from Men in Black, "I make this look good", but I think it's more like "The shirt makes me look better"
Congratulations !!! These isopods are amazingly beautiful. Your specialty is isopods cause you get them to multiply like crazy. Krystal is a lucky young lady to have such knowledgeable Grandfather. Have a Great Father's Day !!!!!!
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I bet the light does bother them they look like they are almost transparent in color they are very cool looking and they appear to be a very interesting isopod what a great species to do a video on
Hi from Spain! I'm new to isopod culture and acquired my first eight species and morphs just a few weeks ago - the Porcellio laevis Orange and Dairy Cow are both producing babies and I've seen mating with both but they're pretty shy and retiring. It's actually the A. vulgare Magic Potion who are the stars of the show: they're nicely active and emerge often including during the afternoon when it's still quite light, and very quick to tuck into their dried shrimp. I'm keeping mine with no lid on at the moment and an additional misting as well as a damp area as it's so hot here. Definitely beautiful little animals!
Huge congrats to the new isopods, your new hobby :) i would agree that MPs are a Must Have isopods for anyone's collection. Good for you on the babies! And please do keep me posted.
@@SupremeGecko thank you! Im new to the hobby of isopods and Im very excited with the 6 species I have! Your videos helped me build better bins for them, thank you!
At <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="474">7:54</a> I noticed a few with brown/orange spots if I remember right they have been isolated as a new morph, could be intresting to separate them and try the project yourself.
WOW! that is a lot of magic potion isopods! I may have to get some of those! I am pretty sure that this is one of the few species we commonly see here in Washington although I have never seen anything like that! The colors I have seen in the wild are all black ones, brown ones and some with a lot of yellow and green on their backs.
At <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="474">7:54</a> I could see a few magic potions that have brown/orange spots rather than usual black, if I remember right these have started to be isolated as a new morph of the magic potion, could be intresting to separate a few to start your own project.
These are so beautiful! Have you found these to be more shy than others? I have heard that from a few people. Thanks for the video! Have a great night!
Not so much shy as they RUN for their burrows when you open the lid. I think that could be a number of factors. This would be a great isopod for a low light- glass/plastic enclosure.
I adore how they skeletonise leaves. My vulgare are always so busy, bumping around everything in their tub. I didn't know mushroom was a good food source - how do you prep it?
Good evening Sir, I recently got some of these (11 of them) for my daughter and so far for this whole month all they do is stay buried in the dirt. I don’t know if this is a bad sign or just their behavior. I have cork bark, southern magnolia leaves, coco coir mixed with long fiber Sphagnum moss and peat moss. Could you help us out? Thank you kindly.
They are usually out and about. I have a tub of hundreds and they are mostly out. Without knowing your setup of course, I cannot offer suggestions for changes.
Nice wally, I literally just picked some up yesterday in a trade. They are tiny so tiny, im hoping they do well. Sweet video, they are a impressive Armadillidium species.
They all have some type of spangling. I probably have only 1 more culture for this year then I'll build back up for next year. If interested, contact me on FB at Wally Kern or Supreme Gecko
