Hisserdude Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Hi, I wrote on another forum, (Beetle forum), about my roly polys excessively dying off. They have stopped now, but there are so few left, and no young have been produced yet. I don't know if they can bounce back to a healthy colony, so I was wondering if I should bring in some WC roly polys to help bring the colony back. Would it be good to bring WC specimens in my CB colony or is the danger of them bringing disease into the colony not worth the risk? Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpmojo80 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 I would imagine there are some risks of parasites etc... but w/c iso's in my experience can be difficult to establish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satchellwk Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 I wouldn't be too worried about it. Yes, there is a chance of bringing in parasites, but Isopods, especially A. vulgare, are quite hardy and, besides, you could always just start an entirely wc colony if something happens. All CB colonies had to start WC at one point anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted February 12, 2014 Author Share Posted February 12, 2014 Thanks guys! I will put the WC in with the CB ones. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bamboo Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 May I ask what you will use them for ? I had put some roly poly in my roach bins thinking they would eat poop and roach shed skins .... but all they eat is egg crates and multiply faster than guppies .. for me, they are kindof pointless... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invertebrated Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 @Bamboo I feed them to Latrodectus spp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josexotics Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 May I ask what you will use them for ? I had put some roly poly in my roach bins thinking they would eat poop and roach shed skins .... but all they eat is egg crates and multiply faster than guppies .. for me, they are kindof pointless... Do you have substrate? if you do, change the eggcrates to corkbark it will last longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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