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Dwarf white isopods as feeders

Started By FelixTheAnter , Apr 18 2022 5:35 AM

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#1 Offline FelixTheAnter - Posted April 18 2022 - 5:35 AM

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I have a couple huge cultures of dwarf white isopods, and it seems like they'd be a good feeder. Anyone used them before? How do you go about separating them from the soil?

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#2 Offline T.C. - Posted April 18 2022 - 6:35 AM

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they're not good feeders and separating them from the soil is impossible. I feed my colonies chicken, fruit flies, crickets and spiders as far as protein.

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#3 Offline ISpeakForTheTrees - Posted April 18 2022 - 9:29 AM

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I could be wrong on this, but as I understand it, isopods are relatively low in nutrients (except calcium) and relatively high in ash, so they wouldn't be great as feeders. However, my understanding of that comes from a reptile keeping perspective, not an ant keeping perspective, so take it with a grain of salt.

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#4 Offline ANTdrew - Posted April 18 2022 - 1:04 PM

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Most of my colonies show little to no interest in isopods when I try feeding them.

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#5 Offline T.C. - Posted April 18 2022 - 1:17 PM

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Ants do not eat isopods. They just don't. Most other insects and animals don't either. Like stated they're low in nutrients and have a hard outer shell.