Pill bug / sow bug / woodlouse / roly poly farming

[schnautzr]

Cool then i'll have babies in no time.

Do sow bugs need a source of calcium? I ground up a little bit of a pineapple-flavored calcium bird treat for them, but I'm not sure whether it is serving any purpose.

I'm finding they prefer mulch over paper, cardboard, or wooden building material scraps. Just thought I'd throw that out there.

As far as spiders eating them...a hungry recluse snatches one up in a frenzy and it's be history in seconds. Makes for a good backup when you're low on moths/flies.

 

[hermitman64]

I started with about 50 from my backyard not too long ago, and I have about 1000 now. Extremely low maintenance - just keep them pretty much as people here are describing. They are very hardy.

 

[koolkid98]

Just got my taste of what babies are. They are so epic.

 

[hassman789]

I put in som apple skins and a few seem to be munching down on them!

 

[koolkid98]

I just place moss in the middle of each slab of wood and they do fine.

 

[ZergFront]

I put in som apple skins and a few seem to be munching down on them!

I give mine any of my dead crickets and a piece of potato. They eat a wide range of food.

 

[koolkid98]

I've even heard of them eating potatoe chips!