Hey so after we had rain today I found about 20 woodlice under big rocks in my garden and just want to ask some questions about them.

1.Can they climb glass or plastic?
2.What do they eat?
3.Is palm peat the right substrate?
4.How high should the humidity be?
5.How many babies do they get at a time?
6.Do they breed faster in warm conditions?
7.How high of a temperature can they handle?

www.repterspets.wowtah.com/blog/2010/09/14/terrestrial-isopods/

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Goldenspider wrote:

1.Can they climb glass or plastic?
2.What do they eat?
3.Is palm peat the right substrate?
4.How high should the humidity be?
5.How many babies do they get at a time?
6.Do they breed faster in warm conditions?
7.How high of a temperature can they handle?

1. No unless the plastic is rough....
2. Anything dead or in decay and mites.
3. Yes add fresh grass and fresh veg off cuts now and again.
4. 60% - 99%
5. Go count yourself when they have offspring... sort through the substrate...
6. Yes
7. 45 - 50 degrees however round 25 - 38 degrees is ideal.

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On Isopods:

I found that in the case of one specific species of Poecilotheria, they seemingly "disturb" my female to to such an extent that she vacated her normal "roost". Not yet sure if this in fact the case, but she is not where she would normally be during the day.

I have decided to rehouse her during the next few days anyway, but from initial observation, she is not to keen on the company. Perhaps to many isopods, perhaps gatvol of her current nest... I will see soon...

In general however, Isopods make for good housekeepers...

Scarab wrote:

In general however, Isopods make for good housekeepers...

Scarab, for some reason our T's don't like them, they eat their food, and then eat the isopods.... Funny, but I am not so sure if your T's like the iso's very much in their cages.... What do you think or suggest?


OOO... AND PS. LOVE YOUR NEW ANUBIS AVATAR....! :woohoo:

Thanks, Anubis is one of my favorite deities... No idea why! :blush:

It is possible that some species of Tarantula are more tolerant towards the presence of "house keepers", but I am no expert. I chuck in a few and hope for the best. They seem to co exist well with P fasciata, but less so with the blue versions of Poecilotheria. I think there are to many isopods to be honest...