Caudata.org: Newts and Salamanders Portal

Register a free account today to become a member! Once signed in, you'll be able to participate on this site by adding your own topics and posts, as well as connect with other members through your own private inbox!
Did you know that registered users see fewer ads? Register today!

Sow bugs/pillbugs as food

TJ

New member
Joined
Oct 26, 2002
Messages
4,471
Reaction score
1
Location
Tokyo
Anybody have any information/advice/warnings on using these isopods as food? They're being sold here in Japan for that purpose. I've tried them with some of my newts/sals but not sure yet whether they've been eaten.
 
K

kaysie

Guest
if you're using them for terrestrial sals, i think they'd be great. they eat detritus in a tank, and are edible by the sals. good news for everyone!
 

TJ

New member
Joined
Oct 26, 2002
Messages
4,471
Reaction score
1
Location
Tokyo
Thanks Mike & Kaysie. And by the way, excellent site, Mike!! (esp. interesting as I also keep tropical fish & goldfish)
I'm checking it out here for the first time. Wouldn't mind being reincarnated as one of your C.orientalis in my next life! Hope you'll expand the newt/sal section as times goes on
happy.gif


Concerning sow bugs, pillbugs/woodlice, Mike says on the site that they have a calcium rich exoskeleton,can live in the sal's enclosure for some time until being eaten, and are actually quite useful scavengers, eating decaying plant material.

(Message edited by TJ on September 24, 2003)
 
K

kai

Guest
You can also feed them to aquatic species.

They are a good addition to any whiteworm culture and help to avoid mold...
 
R

rancidevilpingu

Guest
i never knew woodlice were called pillbugs!!! or sow bugs
 
M

mark

Guest
could these woodlice/pilbugs be fed to terrestrial juviniles, as my garden is full of them.

Mark
 
C

chris

Guest
Mike,
what temps do you keep your woodlice cultures at to increase the quickest?
Chris
 

mike

Active member
Joined
Jun 17, 2003
Messages
1,622
Reaction score
0
Location
Dorset, England.
As long as you get the moisture right, the warmer you keep them (within limits), they faster they breed. The trick is to allow plenty of ventilation, keep the substrate damp (not wet) and allow them to choose their own moisture level - they are more fussy about this than the temperature. I use corrugated cardboard (pieces of old boxes) to let them climb about and pick the microclimate they like.<br>They don't breed that fast, doubling about once every two months, but they are pretty maintenence free. A large plastic food container would keep most people going!
 
General chit-chat
Help Users
  • No one is chatting at the moment.
    There are no messages in the chat. Be the first one to say Hi!
    Top