Isopods and roaches

[blazetown]

Does anyone use isopods in their roach colonies? I noticed that the mites from my moon crab enclosure have spread basically everywhere. I started a colony with some pill bugs and wood lice, so eventually I'll add them to all of the enclosures. I was just wondering if they do any harm to the tiny young.

 

[blazetown]

I guess I'll have to do some experiments....my whole room has turned into a roach and plant cloning experiment lol....

 

[grymblade]

idk i thot isopods were herbies not sure tho. i would imagine that if they were kept well fed they would most ignore the roaches. prolly more risk of roaches eating isopods :-D

 

[Richard McJimsey]

idk i thot isopods were herbies not sure tho. i would imagine that if they were kept well fed they would most ignore the roaches. prolly more risk of roaches eating isopods :-D

Roaches won't eat the isopods. (Well, it's possible that roaches might eat P.muscorum, but I HIGHLY doubt it.)

 

[blazetown]

I figured as scavengers they might eat a molting tiny roach but the more I think about it the stupider it sounds.

 

[Scolopendra55]

I put some isopods in my hisser colony and watched them all get eaten within minutes of their introduction

 

[Richard McJimsey]

I put some isopods in my hisser colony and watched them all get eaten within minutes of their introduction

What species of isopod?