Tropical grey woodlice in tailless whip scorpion enclosure?

[HowardMoon]

Hello! Hopefully someone can give a bit of advice to a paranoid tailless whip keeper.
I've had my little guy for a couple of months now, and have introduced some springtails to deal with the mould that has started to grow in his cocofibre substrate. They havent really made much if any difference so far, and the place where I got my tailless whip suggested adding in some tropical grey woodlice too. The thing is I'm paranoid about them bothering or even attacking my whip - I've seen some people say that they have no problems with isopods and others saying they would never put isopods in with their tailles whips, so now I just have no idea what's best!
Should I just wait for the springtails to multiply enough that they can be a good enough clean up crew on their own? Will they eventually start dealing with the mould? There is hardly any mould at the moment but the springtails just havent seemed to have touched it! Any advice or just hearing about someone else's experience would be greatly appreciated! Also if it makes any difference I dont know my whip's exact species for sure but I think he might be damon medius.
Thank you if anyone can help!

 

[Edan bandoot]

It may eat the isopods, and they may eat it post-molt. I just use springtails.

 

[The Snark]

Sort of yikes. Some of those tropical species arent even remotely like the ones found in temperate climates. They're voracious monsters that haven't evolved much from the primordial ooze and can be as belligerent and tenacious as their crab relatives. Most notable is they are more inclined to be omnivores than detrivores, quite happy to chow down on any organic material they come across including live animals.

 

[that1ocelot]

Hijacking to ask if any Isopod species work - I've heard Dwarf Whites can be successful too as they generally live in the substrate versus on top. Would they be adequate or just stay away from isopods altogether?

 

[Albireo Wulfbooper]

I wouldn't add any species other than *maybe* dwarf whites. Even the ones that aren't protein-hungry can disrupt a moult by startling the amblypygi, which could result in a dead or badly deformed animal.

Personally, I pick out any big mould clumps and ignore the rest. It doesn't bother the amblypygi, so there's no real reason to worry about mould.