Keeper Basics

Can I use cheap coco coir as a baseline substrate or will it starve my isopods?

Can I use cheap coco coir as a baseline substra...

Using coco coir as a main substrate will slowly starve your isopods if it is used on its own. While coco coir is highly popular in the reptile-keeping hobby because...

Can I use cheap coco coir as a baseline substra...

Using coco coir as a main substrate will slowly starve your isopods if it is used on its own. While coco coir is highly popular in the reptile-keeping hobby because...

Why are my newly introduced isopods dying within 48 hours of putting them in the bin?

Why are my newly introduced isopods dying withi...

Finding dead or completely motionless isopods within two days of introducing them to a new plastic storage bin is incredibly frustrating. When an entire starter culture crashes this quickly, it...

Why are my newly introduced isopods dying withi...

Finding dead or completely motionless isopods within two days of introducing them to a new plastic storage bin is incredibly frustrating. When an entire starter culture crashes this quickly, it...

Is it normal for new isopods to stay hidden for weeks without touching their food?

Is it normal for new isopods to stay hidden for...

It is entirely normal, and it is one of the most common reasons new keepers assume their colony has crashed. When you introduce a new culture into a plastic tub,...

Is it normal for new isopods to stay hidden for...

It is entirely normal, and it is one of the most common reasons new keepers assume their colony has crashed. When you introduce a new culture into a plastic tub,...

Why Did My Entire Starter Culture of 10 Isopods Completely Disappear into the Soil?

Why Did My Entire Starter Culture of 10 Isopods...

Dropping ten new isopods into a freshly made plastic tub usually results in them vanishing completely within an hour. For weeks, the enclosure looks like an empty box of leaf...

Why Did My Entire Starter Culture of 10 Isopods...

Dropping ten new isopods into a freshly made plastic tub usually results in them vanishing completely within an hour. For weeks, the enclosure looks like an empty box of leaf...