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Woodlice as feeders?


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15 years 8 months ago #16318 by Liam
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Hi all
Just looking for a bit of your input. After being advised by another T keeper to use them I began to feed these tiny isopods that are a species of land going crustaceans to my smaller spiders. The woodlice are renound for their ability to hunt and kill mites, they are nutritious, simple to keep and easy to breed. If released into a spider enclosure they do wonders to clean up the spiders mess, mould, faeces and fungi. Smaller spiders also love to eat them and I'm quite certain bearded dragons and leopard geckos would jump at the chance to eat them.

Now I know that they are fairly common in gardens but for those of you out there that don't have access to them - would you be tempted to buy some?

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BP

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15 years 8 months ago #16319 by Dean
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I Have been thinking of Food Sources for my T.

They seem like just the right size.

Tell me what would they go for and How do they hunt Mites?

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15 years 8 months ago #16321 by Peter van Aardt
I want shares in this venture!!! :cheer:

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15 years 8 months ago #16322 by Peter van Aardt
Its not that they go on a hunt for the mites, its more likely, when they come accross some mites they will prey on them.

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15 years 8 months ago #16323 by Dean
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Awesome. Cause I had a Mite problem on My Carpet Python. and I HATE Mites.

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15 years 8 months ago #16324 by Michael Fletcher
I've actually been looking for some woodlice myself recently, being a flat dweller means getting a good supply of them is a bit of a mission.

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