Anyone know the nutrition facts of Porcellio laevis Isopods?

[JaceW/Lifer-Log]

I am planning on feeding Isopods to vary the diet of my sal. I’ve decided on porcellio laevis as the isopod thanks to it’s easy care. I’ve read the few forums I could find and on it one post said the had no meat, they appear to have plenty. I also saw that their shells are calcium?

Does anyone feed porcellio laevis and know the dry meat to other material ratio? The calciumhosphorus ratio? The fat content? All of this has been hard to find online and is generally important. I want a good diet!

THANK YOU! Dairy Cows are a common name for the Isopods

 

[E. Sylvanus]

I ran across an article (or possibly a forum post) about isopods as feeders when I was researching them as a clean up crew for my geckos, but now I can’t remember where I saw it! I’ll keep trying to find it, but I do recall that it talked about the carapace being a good source of calcium and easy to digest. My impression was that they might not be something to feed as a staple diet, but that as supplement they were good, especially since they’re high in calcium. Again, I’ll keep hunting and if I can find the article, I’ll post a link.

I have P. laevis in my bioactive crested gecko enclosure, and I suspect she occasionally snacks on them. (I actually keep a separate culture of them going so I can bolster their numbers in her tank if necessary.) She seems to be doing well with this arrangement.