Matttoadman Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 I have collected some isopods from back yard here in Kentucky. I assume they are from the Armadillidium genus. Is wilted kale an good food source? I throw away a lot of it from my bearded dragons tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomjoe Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 So far most of what I feed my isopods is maple and pecan leaves I collected in the fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 As an occasional treat, yeah, they eat kale. It won't act as a substitute for decaying hardwood leaves though, which are essential to their diet, and decay differently than kale leaves do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matttoadman Posted July 1, 2017 Author Share Posted July 1, 2017 Ok. I just like to use everything to its fullest. I just collected two other species. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matttoadman Posted July 1, 2017 Author Share Posted July 1, 2017 Found in a bone dry barn dirt floor under a bone dry board with brown recluse spiders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Matttoadman Posted July 1, 2017 Author Share Posted July 1, 2017 Porcellionides pruinosus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matttoadman Posted July 1, 2017 Author Share Posted July 1, 2017 I found this lone orangey- brown mottled guy under a rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matttoadman Posted July 1, 2017 Author Share Posted July 1, 2017 Porcellio scaber? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 You are correct about the Porcellio scaber, however your Porcellionides could possibly be P.floria instead of P.pruinosus, I have no idea how to differentiate the two... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matttoadman Posted July 2, 2017 Author Share Posted July 2, 2017 39 minutes ago, Hisserdude said: You are correct about the Porcellio scaber, however your Porcellionides could possibly be P.floria instead of P.pruinosus, I have no idea how to differentiate the two... I read on roachcrossing that DNA is the only way to differentiate. I live in Ky so perhaps it could be floria? I am still surprised how dry the barn was I found them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted July 2, 2017 Share Posted July 2, 2017 33 minutes ago, Matttoadman said: I read on roachcrossing that DNA is the only way to differentiate. I live in Ky so perhaps it could be floria? I am still surprised how dry the barn was I found them. Yeah, so basically you are going to have to be happy calling just naming them Porcellionides lol! At least where you live, since both species range into KY I'm sure, (whereas here in ID, P.floria supposedly isn't present). Yeah, Porcellionides pruinosus and floria are often found in rather dry areas, and are pretty dry hardy isopods. I find them in dry places no other isopods dare to go lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogpack Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 Nice to know. There has got to be moisture nearby somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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