Dairy Cow Isopods!

Mica Drive near Vista Grande Blvd, Carson City NV

Description

Need a terrarium buddy that eats decay? Like bugs? Maybe just looking for a relatively easy and unique new pet? Come get some dairy cow isopods! Selling for $2/ea., or buy a bundle of 10 for $15! I can meet up with you in the Carson City/Reno area, and am located in Carson. Isopods will come in a small resealable container for transport. Please contact me via email and we can work out a time and date for pickup. (Online Recommendations: 10-25 for 10 gal. tank, 25-50 for 20 gal. tank) Dairy cow isopods (Porcellio laevis) are white with black spots, and are a very hardy and a great beginner species of isopod. They make excellent substrate cleaners, especially when paired with springtails (which I also have available!), and both adults and nymphs can be used as feeders for your other pets (note: not recommended for dart frogs). They do not climb glass or plastic tank siding, do not jump or fly, but will likely burrow into your substrate. Dairy cow isopods are larger isopods, fast moving, and reproduce quickly. These are domestically raised, not wild caught, and should be tank-safe! Dairy cow isopods will require an adequate protein source, especially if being put into a bioactive vivarium setup. Failure to provide this may result in them eating each other, or trying to chew on any animal they're housed with. I personally feed mine fish food flakes primarily, and occasionally dried mealworms (they prefer the fish flakes). Care is easy: put them straight into an active terrarium or vivarium setup, and make sure they have access to a calcium and protein source. If keeping just as a stand-alone pet, get a container that has one side damp (no standing water), one side dry, and make sure to give them some leaf litter, decaying wood, and food. Ideal temperature range is 70-85 degrees F, some humidity is a must or they will dry out (especially in warmer temperatures), with recommendations of 50-60% humidity. They will eat any organic waste or matter in their enclosure, such as oak and birch leaves, and dead wood. They can also be fed cucumber, mushrooms, carrots, sweet potatoes, and more. They will need a source of calcium, such as cuttlefish bone, for their exoskeleton development, and I highly recommend having a protein source available such as fish food or freezedried mealworms or shrimp. Check out my pictures for my dairy cow enclosures for examples! Isopods are also known as woodlice, rollie pollies/roly polies, pill bugs, potato bugs, cheesy bugs, slaters, bunchy boys, woodpigs, doodle bugs, and dozens of other names.