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I love the part when the clown stormed through all of the springtails.

Anyone else think those were spine decor🤣🤣

such a great hat you found, you look fantastic

What an amazing video. Everyone in the isopod keeping hobby needs to see this, what a great bit of information. Love the new hair, btw. 😂

Now I don't feel like such a weirdo for gathering rotting wood and moss in the woods near my home.

used your tips while redoing my ducky colony a couple days ago after they stopped breeding, and they already seem much more active! Submerging the gathered materials to remove pests seemed to work pretty well and ive seen no signs of any harmful pests yet. edit: only downside ive noticed is a bit of mold growth, likely due to not giving the materials proper time to dry, so keep that in mind

Friend! Thanks for this video, it helps greatly with my plans for my discoid colony I just started! The seed mat idea on the side is great, because currently I have a ceramic heat lamp over mine for warmth. I think your method will help them thrive and that is awesome!

anyone kno the species at 3:26 ? they r so pretty

Tehee he said do do

Je pense que c'est plutôt des " bilobella braunerae".

I havr just got granulated isopods. Is their care the same as these? I am worried i am keeping mine too hunid, because I read they like dryer conditions.

STUNNING Tarantula for sure I have 2 juvie females and an adult female in my collection just subbed to your channel too😉👍

I just found you and you sound just like Kamp Kenan! 😆😆 I love this species

🤔 How has the layer of coral sand on the bottom of your isopod bins worked? I'm interested because I'm gathering components for my first isopod bins. Looking forward to your next isopod update!

I also have a Brachypelma hamorii. I'm changing the enclosure for her. What sort of height relating to the substrate should I consider. Ive got a 25cm in height enclosure? Many thanks.

This is how I set up all my terrariums, including pouring in some liquid compost tea and mycorrhiza starter to create a good base microbiome. I find that it makes the whole system more stable, resilient to changes and the flora thrives much faster in a new system. Sometimes you also get mushrooms, lichens and fern spores popping up like they would in nature. The more complex you make your system, the better it works. Of course sometimes you get some hitchhikers such as soil mites or nematodes but they also add to the complexity of the ecosystem by filling in the gaps in recycling biomass leftover by the isopods. If you want your critters to act as they would in nature, try to observe and recreate their natural habitat as closely as possible. Same goes for aquariums.

was that just plummers silicone that you used ? would like to do something like this for mine when larger

I have been looking EVERYWHERE for a video that discusses isopods in their natural habitat, but every video I've seen only talked about husbandry-related topics. I am incredibly psyched that you made a video discussing isopod ecology!!! The diversity of isopods, roaches, parasitoid wasps, etc. as they exist in the natural world is a subject that I can't get enough of. Typically, I have to stick to reading research articles. It is very refreshing to be able to watch a video like this. I look forward to more of your content!

A lot of the things marketed for isopods and other pets are rubbish.. Just there to make someone money.

I love my AF, she also kicks hairs for fun and is skittish atm so hoping she becomes calmer with next moult lol, funny coz my AF B hamorii was chilled until she moulted now she’s skittish 😂😂, great video and she’s gorgeous buddy 👍🫶

P victori is on my must have list. Lovely T

Wow he or she is beautiful

How often do you feed your colony?

I used to see my Irminia girl all the time when I had her! got tons good pics of her for Instagram before she passed unfortunately :( she was an old girl though, I bought her as an adult and had her for about 6 years

She is so beautiful ❤👍🏻

Beautiful. Nearly got a GBB sling today in fact- but….. it had literally just molted. Was still laying on its back when I was there. Told them to call me in a week or so. Walked out w a B. Smithi and an A. Avicularia so was an epic day either way! Enjoy the video as always!

I’m so glad this is being suggested now, Iv been collected bark strips from downed trees with lichens & moss growing on them for years now & the only sterilising Iv done like you’ve suggested is submerging in water. Iv never had any issues.

How do you dry the leaves after soaking prior to adding to vivarium? I have been collecting from the woods for years but have moisture issues with my pods that need dryer environments so bake them. Would like to skip that step.

Very nice

Awesome video & vivarium

She’s Beautiful I have one as well I ❤never knew how gorgeous they are

I agree 100% of your methods. Isopods need microorganism to soften organic matters before they decompose to smaller pieces for more microorganism. I didn’t know how to kill harmful things without killing good microbes, so your video really helped! I’ll use water soaking methods today. Thank you! May I ask rough ratio of the major ingredients?

How big they get?

8:11 and 8:23 is that a rouge Merulanella that made it into the bin?

Incredible! Such an underrated animal!

That’s how you get “springtail” size tree ants that you will not see until it’s to late. I still have the ants in a fishbowl they don’t climb. Ruined a whole colony’s worth of substrate.

their colors are so pretty

How long does it take for them to go from babies to adults?

If you produce any let me know!!!

that way of cleaning rot wood is awesome! great idea and thanks for sharing all this knowledge

what about coconut fiber?

Do you ever have to change out some of the substrate with isopods in a planted nature inspired setup? If you do how so?

Great video as always

Thank you, great information. I have been doing it your way for awhile. Works great.

Great video! It’s obvious that you take a lot of time to learn how to best keep isopods through research and trial and error. Lots of people just follow strict care sheets and how people have been keeping isopods for years even if it’s not the best. Some comments: 4:05 The main reason I and lots of other people use cork bark instead of decomposing wood/bark is because cork bark takes forever to decompose and isopods eat it extremely slowly. Cork bark is used as a hide that you only have to replace every few years. 4:17 Could you clarify on the benefits of naturally harvested live moss over sphagnum moss? I generally use sphagnum moss to retain moisture, I find that it retains moisture very well and isopods eat the sphagnum moss (although somewhat slowly, especially if there is lots of other nutrients in the enclosure). I do sometimes feed live moss (especially to Armadillidiums) which I harvest from some of my moss cultivation bins and it’s eaten up extremely quickly. 3:00 What isopod is this? I’m guess maculatum but I’ve never seen these shades of yellow before. 6:30 Good look with your Merulanellas! I’ve heard of very experienced keepers having lots of crashes with these guys and struggling to keep them long term. Looks like they’re coming back to me! 8:00 I’m loving this conversational format! 11:50 Excellent advice! I do like to keep the leaves underwater for more than 24 hours, usually for a few days or even over a week. The leaves get slimy and smelly, film starts forming, etc. Isopods love this stuff. 14:50 cool hat

Ahhh Diablos look awesome. I need those. I dont sterliise my leaf litter either. if the armadilliums in my garden in England think it's ok then I am steling it as it is. Coral sand. crumbles cuttlefish too. all good. and - I drop a koi food stick or two in weekly - gone by morning

Why is coir so bad? Some of the Asian sp. may already live in and or near it?

Love Diablos! On my list for sure! Are u in the states?

Nice channel. I subbed! Not for

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