Fantastic. I am so glad I helped. Don't forget to watch the other videos and enter comments on them for more of a chance to win the giveaway (if you like). You can find the links in the descriptions.
Good one! I think dairy cows have the most enjoyable feeding response of any species I have. It’s like they feel the vibration of the food dropping in, and the race is on. One of my favorite things to give them would be the moly’s from our mealworms. I skim them off the top of the mealworm bin and drop them in a pile in there. The dairy cows go nuts for it. I’m finding that my armadillidium species prefer fresh foods like fruits and veggies, but the porcellio prefer proteins. One other crazy thing I’ve been noticing is the difference in results from feeding untreated leaves vs heat treated. With untreated leaves, they eat it faster and they breed much faster. Really interesting.
Completely agree on the mealworms. Yes on Armadillidium=veggie and Porcellio=protiens. Interesting about the leaves. I find mine enjoy some types FAR more than others. Great points!!!!!
This is awesome i going to have to try these different types of food for my isopods thank you so much for sharing this video my friend I'm learning alot from you🌲🌲🌲
Great Video, I use : old Gecko diet,veggie and fruit scraps,the BioDude’s bug grub ( both wet and dry form), reptile calcium powder and sanitized crushed egg shells as a calcium source.
Thank you for helping me with one of my containers of isopods months back on adding leaves besides supplementing with other types of food. All my tubs are thriving now 👍🏼👍🏼
Nice Vid! I love to feed mine little old goldfish pellets because the ispods will grab them and carry them away. I also feed the river shrimp, carrots, cucumber, apples, and supreme gecko isopod chow. I also occasionally make them some of the repashy bug burger
Rus, let me send you some and you can give it a try. I only ask for a very honest review. Much appreciated! I think I have your address, but if not, will come back to you.
Outstanding! I will be at the Janesville, WI show Jan 12th. PLEASE make sure you introduce your self as it usually takes me a bit to connect a social media name to a person in person :)
What is a good source of calcium for isopods? I have been using cuttlebone for about two years but it becomes expensive and messy to clean up. Thank you!
I just did a video yesterday touching on calcium. I buy it in bulk from Amazon as Calcium for human consumption in 2 or 3 lb bags. As well, I use crushed egg shells.
So busy lately, don't now if I mentioned or not- didn't do the springtails video because one just like ti came out a couple weeks ago (if this is a repeat comment, please ignore my absent mindedness :)
Let me know how this goes for you. If you want to be entered in the giveaway, please do add the secret word in a comment (and don't forget there are other videos before this one to enter on as well. Thanks again.
Is it okay to feed any leaves to the pods? I have a pulmeria tree but I researched it and saw that the sap is poisonous, so will its' fallen leaves be a safe food for my isopods? Also, do you have any advice for the armidilidium vulgare (the magic potion) care?
I would stick to hardwood trees. Some leaves are high in acidic and some are 'sappy'. I can do a video on A. vulgare Magic Potions in the future. Thanks for the suggestion.
I’m a little late here but what crestie food do you recommend, I didn’t hear a choice. I’ve got a wide range of diets for my cresties but what do you think is best for isopods..ingredient wise
Food, as I'm thawing shrimp for my Mangrove Monitor I'm also thawing some for my Isopods, a few weeks back I also asked a friend of mine who fishes a lot if he can keep all his fish heads for me when he cuts them off!
Awesome today I had some good “food” for lunch could you do a video on crested gecko breeding set up and how to how them and behavior during breeding I need some tips
I haven't tried mushrooms yet, are there any particualr species you have noticed that they prefer? I'm not experienced with them but my pup is smart enough that I could train him to find truffles.
I don't know the mushroom species :( I get the ones that are large and firm. There was a video about a month ago on my channel about collecting in the wild if you want to see the types I use.
I have been trying different vegetables and fish food pellets. I also have little dried shrimp and those are naturally the only thing that disappear completely lol.
@@Victrix_45e My C. murina seem to enjoy fruits more than most isopods. Once in a while, I will feed a banana to the crews and they polish off theirs like crazy. Ok, I just realized I said nothing about veggies or fruits as foods. Ouch!
Hi Wally it would be cool if you did a video showing a small bit of each type of "food" in a time lapse to see which elicits a better feeding response and gets eaten first.
Love this idea. I've done 2 TL videos like this so far but 1 video with all foods would be outstanding! Let's see, 50 species X 6 foods....... ouch! Just kidding. I will work on this.
@@SupremeGecko glad you like it. I think it would likely be educational to show what food are enjoyed the most when all are offered in a small amount...maybe even you'll learn a bit too...lol
@@daledellatorre2520 Thanks for understanding. And that is exactly it. I have a goal to do 2-3 'research projects' next year to help me AND the hobby understand a few points about keeping a bit better.
When you bring in field mushrooms to feed, do you worry about bringing in parasites or mites? I forage for wild mushrooms also, so bringing in some extra unknowns is always something I'm doing. (I keep unknowns in a separate container and bring home samples for identification when I have my books in front of me)
Great question. I never use them right away. Sometimes I freeze them and sometimes I just let them completely dry out. I then 'whittle' then into slices to feed. Hope this helps.
I don't have isopods, but I have just started using the 'older' cgd for the worms and dubia for an alternate food source. I think you mentioned it recently in a video ;)
@@kstaffen-justlovescruising Gotcha. Perfect. If I have time, I make 2 piles of dishes (@ 100-200 dishes) one dry and one still with some moist diet. The dry are used for isos, the moist is thrown into the dubia bins.
I scooped up a family of 8 or so isopods from the side of my house (dark gray in color with lighter spots here and there, new york area) ... i threw them in a cantainer with shreded dry maple leaves as a bed a few soaked leaves as top dressing and a few dry broken branches on that ... they seem happy for now ... is there anything around the house I can feed them rather than me going to pet store for something? ... at least for now until i go out and get something more balanced? (im thinking like lettuce or potatoe or fruit or something i may have on hand?) -thx the only reason i did it actually is because i trapped a cave orb weaver in a container and its in my garage and when I see flies on screens i trap them and feed it to my spider but winter is coming and I obiously won't get flies in winter so i figure i could use them as alternative food source if needed (although i honestly never saw it eat an isopod yet, not sure if it will) ... i know i could get live flies or something from pet store but i honestly not sure if its worth the hassle for a quarter inch common orb weaver ...
Congrats on the orb weaver. It will be fun to watch this one. I'm not sure if it will eat the isopods but it is worth trying. Keep me posted. Yes, feed leaves and decaying wood for sure. But feed also firmer veggies like potatoes, pumpkins, squash, etc. Hope this helps.
I believe mites will feasr on any food. If you want to be extremely safe, you can bake/perhaps microwave your food. But, you might still find them in your bin. Minimize mites by using isopods and taking out any uneaten food after a few hours.
Dried fish is very effective, yesterday I gave them vegetables and they refused and after I put dried fish, they immediately appeared and ate them, I don't know whether they are carnivores or omnivoes
I would not. I know there are used in the tropical fish hobby to drop PH so I would believe they may not be safe for isopods. Can you use hardwood leaves?
I'm not experienced in the 'bad' woods but I would guess any 'sappy' woods or any that produce a resin. Pine would seem to be one that you should avoid as well.
I would recommend looking up hard woods vs soft woods. Essentially if the tree dropps its leaves its good for most insects. Those that do not drop leaves in the fall tend to be evergreen trees and have natural things to kill bugs. Isos arent technically insects but should probably follow the same logic.
@@SupremeGecko sometime I really don't understand why people feed their pets (like isopods) with shop stuff, or even buy leaves from the store. It makes no sense). I wish to collect some isopods when it comes better weather, may be even 2 or more species. And after to watch how they multiply by their own. Still have 4 (or more) species of springtails found randomly.
@@bibytom863 I completely understand. For buying leaves, I think some people either do not have access to hardwood leaves, or the leaves they can find are not pesticide free. For buying supplemental foods, since feeding my Supreme Isopod Chow, I have seen dramatic differences in the health/reproduction of the isopods. This is not super important but it is noted. Thank for the comments.
@@SupremeGecko for sure all living things need vitamins and protein. You can just read what contains those or another "shop food" and to realise that's nothing special. As in this video, just feed them with anything nutritial and they will say thanks.
Sorry. I know what they look like when I see them. There is another excellent video of my friend collecting mushrooms for me on this channel this year that shows them. Hope this helps.
It is. Think of a piece of wood that has sat outside for 4-6 months. It is softer and easier for the animals to break down. A cooked piece of wood is still fairly stable and not as easy for the critters to munch on.
@@ashleycarson9114 Highly suggested. There is another video on my channel that helps explain this a bit from about 4-5 months ago- something like Collecting from the Wild.
Thanks. I will check out that video. I happened to remember that we did move some old fire wood last fall and found decaying wood but it did have some termits. Its in a wheelbarrow since then and we did have 2 weeks of the good freeze. Would of that work?
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Thanks for the great video !! Turns out I actually have most of these foods already at home :)!
Me getting excited to have 3 isopods... Then I watch him lift the logs up 😂
So far, I've been lucky with this species.
@@SupremeGecko unfortunately I don't think they are native to where I live :(
@@Cruxity_YT Porcellio bolivari? You can keep native isopods if you like.
@@SupremeGecko I'm in England and I only seem to see the common species (I'm not too familiar with Latin names of them) where I'm based.
Train my husky and feed my dairy cows all with one product!
Just started culturing isopods and I'm glad I got some more 'food' ideas by watching this video 😉
Fantastic. I am so glad I helped. Don't forget to watch the other videos and enter comments on them for more of a chance to win the giveaway (if you like). You can find the links in the descriptions.
I find it entertaining when my isopods start carrying large pieces of food with them
Yes. Mine!!!!!!!
Good one! I think dairy cows have the most enjoyable feeding response of any species I have. It’s like they feel the vibration of the food dropping in, and the race is on. One of my favorite things to give them would be the moly’s from our mealworms. I skim them off the top of the mealworm bin and drop them in a pile in there. The dairy cows go nuts for it. I’m finding that my armadillidium species prefer fresh foods like fruits and veggies, but the porcellio prefer proteins. One other crazy thing I’ve been noticing is the difference in results from feeding untreated leaves vs heat treated. With untreated leaves, they eat it faster and they breed much faster. Really interesting.
Completely agree on the mealworms. Yes on Armadillidium=veggie and Porcellio=protiens. Interesting about the leaves. I find mine enjoy some types FAR more than others. Great points!!!!!
This is awesome i going to have to try these different types of food for my isopods thank you so much for sharing this video my friend I'm learning alot from you🌲🌲🌲
Well, Crystal thank you for the very kind words.
That’s so smart to dry out used gecko food! Thanks!!!!
thank you
Such a healthy culture, Wally. All that food is making me hungry!
Shrimp, mushrooms. Mmmmmmm
Mushrooms for FOOD is a good idea, maybe I’ll hafta see if I can find some ;)
I know you don't get out much. I have a couple spots but if I told ya,.......
Understandable!
Great Video, I use : old Gecko diet,veggie and fruit scraps,the BioDude’s bug grub ( both wet and dry form), reptile calcium powder and sanitized crushed egg shells as a calcium source.
Sounds like you are right on. May I ask why you use the bug grub and not one of the 2 popular foods (I cannot say the names :)
That's so awesome I didnt know there are so many different "food"s isopods enjoy! And boy that is an amazing culture they are definitely thriving!!!
Thanks Kayla. It's just a matter of balancing the food.
Your so informational with all the correct foods for the isopods. And new good stuff you find .Great video. Thank you.
Thank you so much! I appreciate the very kind words.
Wow! Food! The isopods sure seemed to like the fish to me! I like watching stuff like this in fast motion! Awesome video!!!
Thank you so much. Yes big time. Once I turned off the lights, it was an all out assault on the fish!!!
@@SupremeGecko I bet! That would have been awesome to watch too!
@@bradymurray6874 Dimly lit video? Sure :)
@@SupremeGecko Lol not so much the dim video. But the thought of all those isopods devouring the fish would be a neat experience to watch 😊
Crested gecko food... i never knew. Great tip!
Thanks!
a variety of food is the key to success with Isopods great video Wally
Thank you Andrew.
Thank you for helping me with one of my containers of isopods months back on adding leaves besides supplementing with other types of food. All my tubs are thriving now 👍🏼👍🏼
Annnnnd this is why I do videos. Thank you for the wonderful feedback!
You've convinced me to add Dairy Cows to my new micro zoo... thanks... FOOD
Out-Standing! Does that mean I am a bad influence ;)
@@SupremeGecko ... that will depend on how addicted I will be getting to these little critters...
@@captfantastic Well said ;)
Nice Vid! I love to feed mine little old goldfish pellets because the ispods will grab them and carry them away. I also feed the river shrimp, carrots, cucumber, apples, and supreme gecko isopod chow. I also occasionally make them some of the repashy bug burger
Nice balanced meal (better than I eat :)
Amazing Video Wally Your Bug Grub Food Looks Amazing!
Thank you very much. It is working well so far.
One ‘food’ I haven’t tried yet is Supreme Isopod Chow. I need to try that one out 👍
Rus, let me send you some and you can give it a try. I only ask for a very honest review. Much appreciated! I think I have your address, but if not, will come back to you.
Supreme Gecko That would be awesome! I’d be happy to give you an honest review of it. 👍
@@Aquarimax Thanks Rus
I will be using some new Food after watching your video. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks
Next time I see you at an expo I’m going to have to pick up some of your food. And maybe some new Isos. :)
Outstanding! I will be at the Janesville, WI show Jan 12th. PLEASE make sure you introduce your self as it usually takes me a bit to connect a social media name to a person in person :)
Perfect! That’s the day after my birthday!
@@jwslippman Well, early happy birthday and best of luck!
What is a good source of calcium for isopods? I have been using cuttlebone for about two years but it becomes expensive and messy to clean up. Thank you!
I just did a video yesterday touching on calcium. I buy it in bulk from Amazon as Calcium for human consumption in 2 or 3 lb bags. As well, I use crushed egg shells.
Great video! Couple Food sources in there I wouldn't have thought of and will have to try out with my isopods.
So busy lately, don't now if I mentioned or not- didn't do the springtails video because one just like ti came out a couple weeks ago (if this is a repeat comment, please ignore my absent mindedness :)
@@SupremeGecko You did, I appreciate you remembering and getting back to me, I totally understand being busy with everything.
Wow I never knew they could eat so many things! Great video!!
And many more
Also great video on the different FOOD
@@taeviansworldofreptiles3828 Thanks.
Excellent video! I’m going to try the dried mushrooms!
Let me know how this goes for you. If you want to be entered in the giveaway, please do add the secret word in a comment (and don't forget there are other videos before this one to enter on as well. Thanks again.
Thanks for this FOOD video. Very helpful!
Glad this helped.
Good FOOD video. I think I'll try some dried insects and shrimp in my woodlice diet and see how they do. Thank you.
Let me know how they do. Thanks for watching. And, which types are you keeping?
@@SupremeGecko I keep the following
Tropical Grey Woodlice (Porcellinodes pruinosus)
Tropical Dwarf White Woodlice
Tropical Dwarf Purple Woodlice
Zebra Woodlice (Armadillidium maculatum)
Albino Woodlice ("golden vulgare")
Dairy Cow woodlice (Porcellio laevis))
Tropical orange woodlice
@@degu44 That is a really nice collection. Congratulations. Are they gaining in popularity in the UK?
What a great variety of Food there is to feed isopods
Thanks!
Great video as usual. I never realized all the foods you could use for isopods.
I see so many people posting on the FB isopod group- "Can I feed XXXX to my isopods". It doesn't have to be complicated :) They're isopods. THANKS!
Didn't realize that isopods had such a variety of "food" choices. They are interesting.🤓💕
Thanks!
Is it okay to feed any leaves to the pods?
I have a pulmeria tree but I researched it and saw that the sap is poisonous, so will its' fallen leaves be a safe food for my isopods?
Also, do you have any advice for the armidilidium vulgare (the magic potion) care?
I would stick to hardwood trees. Some leaves are high in acidic and some are 'sappy'. I can do a video on A. vulgare Magic Potions in the future. Thanks for the suggestion.
Awesome FOOD information!
Thanks
"Food" one of my favorite things! Great info Wally!
Mine too Brandon, mine too!
The "food" I've had the most luck with lately has been Omega One Shrimp Pellets! Mine also love squash and zucchini.
I've heard great things about the pellets. I may have to give them a try. Thanks.
Having the right Food definitely will make keeping animals easier.
Thanks
I’m a little late here but what crestie food do you recommend, I didn’t hear a choice. I’ve got a wide range of diets for my cresties but what do you think is best for isopods..ingredient wise
I really don't think it matters that much. All foods we feed isopods, other than dried leaves and decaying wood, is supplemental.
My dinner is just done heating up, cannot wait to dig into the food.
:) Thanks!
Pssst you got any for me? I’m hungry 😋
I'm suprised how much they like those dried fish as "food" :)
Thank you. And don't forget the other videos- if you watch and comment, you get more chances to win. Links in descriptions.
Cool the food u gave them is realy good
Thank you!
can youdo another video about predotors of isopods
I can add this to the request list. Thank you! Are you having a problem with predators of isopods right now?
I just picked up dairy cow isopods from an Expo today! Thank you for the food ideas!
Thanks fantastic! Enjoy them. Let me know if you might have any questions.
Are regular egg shells okay to use as a supplement for calcium with there food or do you need organic egg shells?
I really don't think it matters. I've been using egg shells now for 6-7 months and see them disappearing every week.
Food, as I'm thawing shrimp for my Mangrove Monitor I'm also thawing some for my Isopods, a few weeks back I also asked a friend of mine who fishes a lot if he can keep all his fish heads for me when he cuts them off!
YES!!!! Great idea.
Where do you pick up your decaying materials?
I find it in the woods around our neighborhood
Food. Wild mushrooms that you gather for them..... Are there certain ones that they cannot eat? Are all the wild mushrooms safe for them
This is a great question. I have tried a few and now only collect the most firm mushrooms. Not sure if some might not be safe. Sorry.
Awesome today I had some good “food” for lunch could you do a video on crested gecko breeding set up and how to how them and behavior during breeding I need some tips
Thanks Will do
I haven't tried mushrooms yet, are there any particualr species you have noticed that they prefer? I'm not experienced with them but my pup is smart enough that I could train him to find truffles.
I don't know the mushroom species :( I get the ones that are large and firm. There was a video about a month ago on my channel about collecting in the wild if you want to see the types I use.
I just ordered freeze dried minnows as FOOD for my isopods. Hope they like it! :D
Cool. I am sure they will. Where did you get them from and how much? Seems like an expensive food that I will be using more as a treat.
They Will Definitely love it
I have been trying different vegetables and fish food pellets. I also have little dried shrimp and those are naturally the only thing that disappear completely lol.
Great to try so many different things. Thanks for the info on what yours likes best.
Wow they love the food.
Thanks
That is quite a variety of foods
It is!
I also use freeze dried minnows for food
How many different types of isos do you keep- do some like them more than others?
@@SupremeGecko I have Zebras and C. Murina, however only my zebras seem to like the minnows but both definitely love those tiny gammarus shrimp
@@Victrix_45e My C. murina seem to enjoy fruits more than most isopods. Once in a while, I will feed a banana to the crews and they polish off theirs like crazy. Ok, I just realized I said nothing about veggies or fruits as foods. Ouch!
Awesome FOOD video!
THanks
Hi Wally it would be cool if you did a video showing a small bit of each type of "food" in a time lapse to see which elicits a better feeding response and gets eaten first.
Love this idea. I've done 2 TL videos like this so far but 1 video with all foods would be outstanding! Let's see, 50 species X 6 foods....... ouch! Just kidding. I will work on this.
@@SupremeGecko glad you like it. I think it would likely be educational to show what food are enjoyed the most when all are offered in a small amount...maybe even you'll learn a bit too...lol
@@daledellatorre2520 Very selfishly, I was thinking exactly the same thing!
@@SupremeGecko not selfish at all Wally. The quest for knowledge is always a good thing.
@@daledellatorre2520 Thanks for understanding. And that is exactly it. I have a goal to do 2-3 'research projects' next year to help me AND the hobby understand a few points about keeping a bit better.
Food! I love your videos!
Thank you for entering. And thank you for your kind words.
You have soooo many isopods!
Thank you. They are a blast to work with.
Dairy cows like fish as FOOD, never would have guessed.
:) Thanks. I think DCs will eat JUST about anything.
Please show some available Millipedes
I have been trying to find the pill bug looking ones
? In a video?
@@SupremeGecko
If possible make a video with different kinds of Millipedes and Centipede species👍❤️
@@AirQuotes848 gotcha. Will do
LOVE FOOD
Thank you.
I didn't know you could use freeze dried fish as a food for isopods! Interesting!
Thanks for watching. We will see. I know there are key elements they need.
When you bring in field mushrooms to feed, do you worry about bringing in parasites or mites?
I forage for wild mushrooms also, so bringing in some extra unknowns is always something I'm doing. (I keep unknowns in a separate container and bring home samples for identification when I have my books in front of me)
Great question. I never use them right away. Sometimes I freeze them and sometimes I just let them completely dry out. I then 'whittle' then into slices to feed. Hope this helps.
I don't have isopods, but I have just started using the 'older' cgd for the worms and dubia for an alternate food source. I think you mentioned it recently in a video ;)
How do you feed the diet to dubias, just put the dishes right in thiere?
@@SupremeGecko I put the cups that have some in it still into the bins. So 'older' is dried up and icky when I give fresh cgd to the arboreal geckos.
@@kstaffen-justlovescruising Gotcha. Perfect. If I have time, I make 2 piles of dishes (@ 100-200 dishes) one dry and one still with some moist diet. The dry are used for isos, the moist is thrown into the dubia bins.
I scooped up a family of 8 or so isopods from the side of my house (dark gray in color with lighter spots here and there, new york area) ... i threw them in a cantainer with shreded dry maple leaves as a bed a few soaked leaves as top dressing and a few dry broken branches on that ... they seem happy for now ... is there anything around the house I can feed them rather than me going to pet store for something? ... at least for now until i go out and get something more balanced? (im thinking like lettuce or potatoe or fruit or something i may have on hand?) -thx
the only reason i did it actually is because i trapped a cave orb weaver in a container and its in my garage and when I see flies on screens i trap them and feed it to my spider but winter is coming and I obiously won't get flies in winter so i figure i could use them as alternative food source if needed (although i honestly never saw it eat an isopod yet, not sure if it will) ... i know i could get live flies or something from pet store but i honestly not sure if its worth the hassle for a quarter inch common orb weaver ...
Congrats on the orb weaver. It will be fun to watch this one. I'm not sure if it will eat the isopods but it is worth trying. Keep me posted. Yes, feed leaves and decaying wood for sure. But feed also firmer veggies like potatoes, pumpkins, squash, etc. Hope this helps.
Where do you get your river shrimp?
I sell it on-line.
Do the shrooms have to be edible to be safe for the pods?
I stick with the ones I know and don't experiment.
"Food" gives me a will to live
Thanks
Do you know which foods don't attract any mites among the items you have mentioned?
I believe mites will feasr on any food. If you want to be extremely safe, you can bake/perhaps microwave your food. But, you might still find them in your bin. Minimize mites by using isopods and taking out any uneaten food after a few hours.
Where do you find the king tree material
King tree material?
Would peeling bark off a tree work for wood feeding them?
Not as much as the softer wood that is decomposing that you find on the gound.
@@SupremeGecko thanks for the tips 👍
@@coldslugger8219 any time
You know what time it is.................
Food!
Thanks my friend, you always make me smile.
@@SupremeGecko I'm an entertaining guy just don't do it for my videos.
@@houseofinvertebrates2869 You should. I think people would enjoy your 'hidden' sense of humor ;)
Just got our isopods new food! Trying out bug burger 😁
If you like BB, you'll want to give my food a try when you run out. Much less expensive and using virtually the same ingredients.
I didn't know they could be fed so many different types of Food.
So so so many!
Also, if you wish, please enter the giveaway again on the prior 5 videos to increase your odds of winning.
Dried fish is very effective, yesterday I gave them vegetables and they refused and after I put dried fish, they immediately appeared and ate them, I don't know whether they are carnivores or omnivoes
They are detrivores. Thanks, I use dried fish ever 4th or 5th feeding too.
Great Video
Thank you so much.
Can I use Indian almond leaves and any fish food works?
I would not. I know there are used in the tropical fish hobby to drop PH so I would believe they may not be safe for isopods. Can you use hardwood leaves?
@@SupremeGecko there's no oaks or any American hardwood trees in my country.. But there's a acacia
@@SupremeGecko I've found a seller that sells oak cherry and apple wood chips for 🚬 bbq
Food. It looks like they liked the fish to me.
Thanks. So far so good.
are there certain woods you cant use
I'm not experienced in the 'bad' woods but I would guess any 'sappy' woods or any that produce a resin. Pine would seem to be one that you should avoid as well.
I would recommend looking up hard woods vs soft woods. Essentially if the tree dropps its leaves its good for most insects. Those that do not drop leaves in the fall tend to be evergreen trees and have natural things to kill bugs. Isos arent technically insects but should probably follow the same logic.
@@CosmicDarkLord thanks for the great response.
I would just stick to HardWood
Awesome
Thank you very much. These animals are crazy cool.
@@SupremeGecko sometime I really don't understand why people feed their pets (like isopods) with shop stuff, or even buy leaves from the store. It makes no sense).
I wish to collect some isopods when it comes better weather, may be even 2 or more species. And after to watch how they multiply by their own.
Still have 4 (or more) species of springtails found randomly.
@@bibytom863 I completely understand. For buying leaves, I think some people either do not have access to hardwood leaves, or the leaves they can find are not pesticide free. For buying supplemental foods, since feeding my Supreme Isopod Chow, I have seen dramatic differences in the health/reproduction of the isopods. This is not super important but it is noted. Thank for the comments.
@@SupremeGecko for sure all living things need vitamins and protein. You can just read what contains those or another "shop food" and to realise that's nothing special.
As in this video, just feed them with anything nutritial and they will say thanks.
What kind of mushrooms??
They are like little Piraña
Sorry. I know what they look like when I see them. There is another excellent video of my friend collecting mushrooms for me on this channel this year that shows them. Hope this helps.
I tend to give my nasatum peaches lots of fish ‘food.’
Nice way to sneak that word in. :)
👍 very good
Thanks.
Can I feed isopods dried mealworms and krill?
absolutely. We offer both in the Supreme Gecko store
So is decaying wood different than cork?
It is. Think of a piece of wood that has sat outside for 4-6 months. It is softer and easier for the animals to break down. A cooked piece of wood is still fairly stable and not as easy for the critters to munch on.
What's a good source for wood? I guess I need to just go exploring?
@@ashleycarson9114 Highly suggested. There is another video on my channel that helps explain this a bit from about 4-5 months ago- something like Collecting from the Wild.
Thanks. I will check out that video. I happened to remember that we did move some old fire wood last fall and found decaying wood but it did have some termits. Its in a wheelbarrow since then and we did have 2 weeks of the good freeze. Would of that work?
I need to get me some of the Supreme Isopod food
I love it. Much less $$ than the 'popular' foods. And proven!
Nice video bro more power
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Can i give them dey mushroom from the grocery?
I believe you could but finding wild mushrooms is so easy.
They Sure can
So I can feet isopodes dry leave?
You SHOULD feed isopods dry leaves.
Decaying leaves are Definitely a Must for isopods to thrive
There is so many under that big chunk of wood, unbelievable.
I don't check them that often and was pleasantly surprised to see all of them.
That goes to show what you can accomplish with the right setup and feedings
Did you enter the GIVEAWAY?
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I want to try feeding mine the vivarium s in the mist “ food”
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Thank you. (don't forget to enter into the other videos for more changes to win- links in descriptions)
I just let mine eat their substrate.
That's good. I find with a more enriched diet, they do better, and breed more.
@@SupremeGecko That makes sense. I have chickens so I already have access to high calcium chicken feed. Would you recommend it for isopods?
@@Moostery absolutely
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@@SupremeGecko did i win the give away?
@@drizly8271 Did you check the video!!!
which one?
@@drizly8271 Um.... this one!
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