The blue virus eventually kills them. If you want to keep the blues, you have to keep pumping in the regular gray ones occasionally to keep the population going.finman31 said:
Is the iridovirus actually passed on to offspring or is it something that is picked up through diet or environment? Hmmm...how big are the blue ones you found, Finman31? Are they adult size? Just wondering because if they're born carrying the virus but can survive to adulthood...why would it be immoral? We are just talking about "bugs" here, after all. Breeding animals solely for the pet trade could be seen as immoral, too. ;P (I'm really just jokingfantasticp said:
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One should not condone or encourage the propogation of diseased animals. here is a link to a picture of the screaming tangerine Isopods I have. I have heard they are immune or resistant to the virus. http://exoticfeeders.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10032/2-Isopds.jpg 
Wouldn't the practice of keeping off colored pill bugs doomed to die be comparable to when people used to dye baby chicks for easter? They are "fun to have around" and don't live long enough to be annoying?????DoubleD's said:
well come to think of it I do have some deformed crickets every now and then.. does anyone know if pillbugs are the only isopods that get infected with a "color changing" virus?bananaman said:
