10 Isopod MISTAKES to Avoid

Isopod care is not too difficult, but there are many mistakes that I new isopod keepers can make. In this video, I talk about 10 mistakes that isopod keepers make when caring for isopods, so that you can avoid them, and have healthy thriving isopods as in your bioactive vivariums or as pets.
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Isopods will munch on dried River shrimp as well!

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[yockib]

I am an isopod and I approve this video

[Verinium]

So a quick sidenote, i use baby carrots as a supplement, they take a long time to start rotting, and they rot so slow that my springtails eat the rot. Some even grow roots. Its far more likely they dry out than rot out, and the isopods eat it at their leisure :)

[Luna]

I have no idea why this was recomended to me but now I want my own isopod colony

[breaddd]

I just started keeping isopods, and I was worried I was doing something that would harm them. This definitely will help me

[gracehsu]

New isopod keeper here, thank you for sharing the important tips! I understand that I should not bother the isopods too often, but it's so hard not to check on them... they are so adorable!! But indeed I found out that some are super shy and get scared very easily, I will disturb them less from now on, thank you again!

[francochiesa]

Why am I watching this? I dont even have isopods.

[catlee]

The catfish at the end best part of the video. Thanks for the suggesting the Yellow Dot and Dairy Cows.

[Mdc]

Nice informative video! Accidental iso observer here. When I bring in large potted plants in the fall, I have noticed iso & spring tail colonies. After I water they move to the surface. All survivors of winter go back out with the plants in spring. Since noticing them, I have made sure to water more frequently and occasionally add a small organic food item.

[madelineu]

When I tend to kind of forget about my rubber duckies (for a few days to a week) then come back that’s when I find babies. I also keep them on top of my ball python enclosure (that is regulated by a thermostat) so they stay pretty warm.

[icxcnika]

Fantastic, was hoping to find a playlist of species specific care guides.

[LGANTP]

I like tip 9, I never would have thought that checking the culture too often would disturb them that much.

[valentinnikolov]

When I add springtails they reproduce with the speed of light so to speak and they start eating the supplemental food from the moment I give it. All the food becomes white from the little bodies of the hundreds, probably thousands of them on the surface of the piece of food. I searched for the species by the way they look and it seems they belong to a species that reproduces parthenogenetically. So from my experience, the species of the springtails you put in your enclosure is a big factor that should be considered.

[andreagriffiths]

Thanks for this. I just googled what I nabbed from my garden. I have 2 Armadillidium vulgare and 3 Porcellio scaber. They are living in my closed terrarium and seem to be quite happy. It’s always a treat to see them mooching around

[disliljake]

Just got a ton of isopods now and I found something that works as a great treat for setups with multiple springtail species is small coconut chunks! Elongate springtails and the white ones absolutely love it along with the isopods

[ardea]

Finally a detailed and in-depth video!

[mountainhobbit]

thanks to you and your videos I have successfully avoided all of these 10 beginner isopod mistakes! Thank you so much for everything you do for us and this hobby!

[HeyItsJayIRL]

Going through some videos just in case I could be improving my isopod setup more, and checked the description of this video to be pleasantly surprised by all the links listing everything you use. I've never seen so much put in a description, and it's incredibly useful. Thanks mate👍

[annab.]

Fantastic video. I was following your advices all the time but this video helped me to review if I’m still on the right route 😂 the only thing I’m struggling with is not to bother them. It’s extremely hard especially with new isopods I’m excited to watch. Overall your and Wally’s guides helped me to start my obsession, keep it going and stay on track. Thank you so much for all your amazing and informative content.

[SupremeGecko]

This is a CLASSIC video! Well done and PACKED with info. I hope people watch this over and over.

[peterashby-saracen]

Re: feeding new cultures - I read a comment below - I think you have to be very cautious at first but maybe provide a minimum amount of food and see what happens. I got my first Porcellio hoffmanseggi two days ago and they totally devoured the shrimp I left for them on the first night, then rather less the next night. I reckon that at times it's a case of providing a bare minimum of food and closely monitoring exactly how much a new culture consumes - this will be easier if you count out the individual items (ie: shrimp or goldfish pellets) and put them on a piece of bark or a large leaf such as magnolia.