An introduction to the Dairy cow isopod. Let's take a look at these fascinating Invertebrates. Follow me at: / incredibleinverts_othe... / incredible-inverts-oth...
Nice little spotlight on an attractive morph. My first isopods were P. laevis "Orange". Fortunately the numbers have stayed manageable, still had to give some away though :-) Interestingly they've become more visible over the months - I used to have to spy on them at night with a tiny torch shone through coloured plastic!
Those are Springtails, they help keep enclosures clean as they eat waste and mould. They are often used in bio active set ups along with Isopods and other invertebrates.
@@IncredibleInvertsOtherAnimals yeah just looking for a buyer. Coz I want to get the correct seller for them too. Got an enclosure but just going to research sellers
What do i do when they keep breeding? I just want some of em in one terrarium but don't want to start worrying about making sure they have enough space..😅
I was told they r good for bioactive enclosures to keep your tarantula cages clean along with spring tails so my question is are these guys more protein driven or wat
Hey thanks for watching, yeah this species is protein hungry so I wouldn't use in bioactive invert enclosures I use armadillidium species for invert bioactive
@@IncredibleInvertsOtherAnimals ok cool cause I have them in with an adult tarantula I was told they only pose a threat to small babies but I think I will take them out
I started out with 30 dairy cows last month, in a shoe box size container. I just ordered 100 more. So that will be about 130 dairy cows. Would you put 130 in a shoe box size bin? Put 130 in a bigger bin? Or divide them evenly into several bins?
That's awesome they are fantastic. I would try them in your current enclosure and if they look cramped then either increase the size or divide in to multiple enclosures. Just bear in mind that they can breed very quickly so whatever to put them in they may soon fill it.
I wouldn't recommend coco fibre/coir for isopods as it doesn't really give them anything, for mine I use top soil with some organic compost leaf mulch and rotted wood mixed in
Sylvia Hi I put my diary cow isopods in my tank but don’t see them no more is a 24 24 18 will it harm my crested gecko I only see few how do I now if they still alive if you don’t mind me asking can I buys some from your isopods love watching your channels 😊.
As long as the isopod don't overpopulate then you'll be OK and make sure you give them a protein source. I do sell some which I've bred myself but only at the shows
I'm thinking about getting isopods. Thank you for this helpful video.
Thanks for watching, glad this is of help. Isopods are great little things
Nice little spotlight on an attractive morph. My first isopods were P. laevis "Orange". Fortunately the numbers have stayed manageable, still had to give some away though :-)
Interestingly they've become more visible over the months - I used to have to spy on them at night with a tiny torch shone through coloured plastic!
Thanks, they are fantastic I love all isopods great little things. Some of my species go through stages of being visible and hiding.
I think you could go places with this channel if you lean in. Thanks for the info.
Thank you. Glad you liked the video.
I see something very similar to those in my back yard
Yeah the species Porcellio laevis is widespread in many countries and certain morphs can pop up in wild populations
Great video thank you
Thanks for watching
Hi there, thanks for the explain. Nice clip! Maybe put a skull into the Isopod arena. Would look cool :)
Thanks for watching
What are those little tiny white bugs crawling around with the Isopods?
Those are Springtails, they help keep enclosures clean as they eat waste and mould. They are often used in bio active set ups along with Isopods and other invertebrates.
great info
Thank you.
Awesome Phil. Still looking into keeping these. Great video.
They are a fantastic species
@@IncredibleInvertsOtherAnimals yeah just looking for a buyer. Coz I want to get the correct seller for them too. Got an enclosure but just going to research sellers
@@numajoff I can highly recommend Micro Exotics for all things isopod
Really enjoy your videos, I have dairy cow isopods
Thanks for watching. They are great fun to keep
Do you think it would be possible to grow these with 5
With this species absolutely and they breed fast
I got 6 isopods in a small pin so they breed but I hope they don’t die
Nice good luck
What do i do when they keep breeding? I just want some of em in one terrarium but don't want to start worrying about making sure they have enough space..😅
Yeah these breed very fast, in terms of space isopods tend to prefer being cramped, so if you only add a couple that will help
awesome vid
Thank you
I was told they r good for bioactive enclosures to keep your tarantula cages clean along with spring tails so my question is are these guys more protein driven or wat
Hey thanks for watching, yeah this species is protein hungry so I wouldn't use in bioactive invert enclosures I use armadillidium species for invert bioactive
@@IncredibleInvertsOtherAnimals ok cool cause I have them in with an adult tarantula I was told they only pose a threat to small babies but I think I will take them out
I started out with 30 dairy cows last month, in a shoe box size container.
I just ordered 100 more. So that will be about 130 dairy cows. Would you put 130 in a shoe box size bin? Put 130 in a bigger bin? Or divide them evenly into several bins?
That's awesome they are fantastic. I would try them in your current enclosure and if they look cramped then either increase the size or divide in to multiple enclosures. Just bear in mind that they can breed very quickly so whatever to put them in they may soon fill it.
Must have MOAR skulls!
Can never have enough skulls
Hello, i was just wondering if they can live in coco coir alne wit the leaf litter and cork?
I wouldn't recommend coco fibre/coir for isopods as it doesn't really give them anything, for mine I use top soil with some organic compost leaf mulch and rotted wood mixed in
Sylvia Hi I put my diary cow isopods in my tank but don’t see them no more is a 24 24 18 will it harm my crested gecko I only see few how do I now if they still alive if you don’t mind me asking can I buys some from your isopods love watching your channels 😊.
As long as the isopod don't overpopulate then you'll be OK and make sure you give them a protein source. I do sell some which I've bred myself but only at the shows
How big do they get?
Hey my adults are all around 2cm long.
I’m glad I watched this video, I was about to suffocate my babies
Glad it helped
I’m afraid to ask but are these roaches ?
Nope, there are isopods (woodlice)
@@IncredibleInvertsOtherAnimals oh thank god…