Cubaris sp. rubber ducky are a hardy species...

[jrh3]

So long story short, I got about a dozen of them back in February. I put them in a bin then 3 weeks later moved them to something else, I know I got them all out because I counted the same amount I purchased. I put the empty bin in the closet. Yesterday I took it out to clean it, (finally getting time due to busy work). Opened it up and there are about 6 or more baby duckies and some springtails crawling around. They went 3 months without any care what so ever. I am still in shock that the short time the adults were in there that they left some babies behind. I will probably dig them out for a count in the next week or so.

This tells me that they really can survive with minimal care, without over complicating things.

 

[schmiggle]

Did you mean to do that? All's well that ends well, of course, and not trying to cast blame, but 3 months leaving animals alone would stress me out for sure lol. I can, however, easily imagine forgetting about a box of Cubaris completely until seeing it again.

 

[Jumbie Spider]

When you say minimal care, you mean no moisture? Other than adding some moisture, what care do you normally provide? Did you mean there was no substrate in there, so they were in a bare container?

 

[jrh3]

Did you mean to do that? All's well that ends well, of course, and not trying to cast blame, but 3 months leaving animals alone would stress me out for sure lol. I can, however, easily imagine forgetting about a box of Cubaris completely until seeing it again.

All of the visible isopods were removed. I thought it was empty.

 

[jrh3]

When you say minimal care, you mean no moisture? Other than adding some moisture, what care do you normally provide? Did you mean there was no substrate in there, so they were in a bare container?

They had substrate, just a dark closet with no moisture.

 

[schmiggle]

All of the visible isopods were removed. I thought it was empty.

Oh I see, I misread your post. Very neat

 

[Hisserdude]

Yeah, a lot of the more bulky Cubaris spp. (duckies included) are much hardier than people make them out to be... Also a lot more prolific provided you aren't overselling from your culture the moment they start breeding, something a lot of people tend to do. It's the flatter cave dwellers that can be more picky, and even some of those are pretty easy.

 

[Grayman1984]

As a beginner isopod keeper, I have always been led to believe that rubber duckies were a species better suited for more experienced keepers and that the inexperienced would simply be throwing their money away if they purchased any. This post (along with my recent success at breeding my Armadilidiums) tells me that they might be worth the initial cost.

 

[Elytra and Antenna]

Yep, they are one of the easiest species to keep.