Roly-Polies

[fuzzhc]

Originally Posted by monitorlizard

Isopods tend to have a high amount of metals:
"A word of caution - isopods are heavy metal bioaccumulators. Therefore feeding wild caught pillbugs is less preferable to using those you have raised yourself, as you can easily make sure you are using a quality organic soil/sand mix for the base and feed them healthy foods. Culturing / breeding them instead of using wild caught ones also reduces or removes possible parasite issues." (sandrachameleon)

Terrestrial Isopods Oniscidea /Porcellio (pillbugs, woodlice, rollie pollie...) - Chameleon Forums

Ah I see. Thanks. Think ill stay clear of them aswell then, things give me the willys anyways

[Aaron_S]

Originally Posted by monitorlizard

Isopods tend to have a high amount of metals:
"A word of caution - isopods are heavy metal bioaccumulators. Therefore feeding wild caught pillbugs is less preferable to using those you have raised yourself, as you can easily make sure you are using a quality organic soil/sand mix for the base and feed them healthy foods. Culturing / breeding them instead of using wild caught ones also reduces or removes possible parasite issues." (sandrachameleon)

Terrestrial Isopods Oniscidea /Porcellio (pillbugs, woodlice, rollie pollie...) - Chameleon Forums

Thanks for the help! I couldn't remember what it was. I was thinking aluminum but you got a better all around group.

[monitorlizard]

Why don't you want to use isopods? The superworms and crickets seem more like the problem.

[fuzzhc]

I dont use either. The roly polys give me the creeps lol. Is there anything I could buy commercially rather than having to breed them a few generations?

Started to do a bit of research on pill bugs last night and came accross this:

Giant isopod - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I know theyre sea creatures lol but those have to be one of the creepiest things on this earth :|

[smy_749]

look up the one that latches to fish tongues . sucks it dry and becomes the tongue lol

[fuzzhc]

Originally Posted by smy_749

look up the one that latches to fish tongues . sucks it dry and becomes the tongue lol

Haha thats mental man