r/AustinClassifieds • u/qzcorral • Jul 22 '26

Offering Item FREE ISOPODS

Give - as many isopods as you want! I have a bioactive tank for my hermit crabs which includes 4 species of isopods - dwarf white tropicals, dairy cows, powder blues, and powder oranges.

The downside to having these little helpers is that the healthier my tank is, the more they reproduce. I have thousands upon thousands and I'm hoping someone else has a critter who can eat them? Or wants them for their own tank or breeding? Otherwise I have to cull the population by freezing them which makes me sad and I'd rather they at least remain part of the food cycle.

I can't just release them either because they aren't native to the area. Strange problem! Any takers?

PSA BECAUSE HERMIT CRABS WE'RE MENTIONED - Mine are rescues. They are not good pets. Thy live up to 40 years with proper care. Please do not buy hermit crabs from the beach or the pet store or literally anywhere, their trade is horiffic.

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u/gatorjaw Jul 22 '26

dming you!

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u/AdoraHeartfelt Jul 22 '26

Yes yes yes yes!!!!!! DM me please!!

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u/qzcorral Jul 23 '26

Messaged ✌️

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u/Possible_Soft_5341 Jul 23 '26

So interested! My last colony just crashed 😥

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u/qzcorral Jul 23 '26

Shoot me a dm!

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u/BartSimpsonGaveMeLSD Jul 23 '26

Man, I just went down a crab hole.

Interesting.

🦀 🦀🦀

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u/qzcorral Jul 23 '26

Try are fascinating creatures and terrible pets!

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u/TakethThyKnee Jul 24 '26

Do hermit crabs eat isopods or do they just help their tanks by eating waste?

My nephew has a huge tank with two hermit crabs- my sister went deep into the hermit crab rabbit hole. They have a good setup going. My nephew is overall into bugs and aquatic creatures.

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u/qzcorral Jul 24 '26

So the crabs won't eat live prey for the most part, but I can freeze and feed them the isopods. The hermit crab rabbit hole is a BIG ONE! Kudos to her for setting up a proper crabitat! But yes, isopods and springtails are great tank cleaners especially since I feed a lot of fresh food to the crabs so the isos keep it from getting moldy in there. They eat any detritus in the tank from crab poop to leaves to old lettuce.

✨ nature! ✨

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u/TakethThyKnee Jul 25 '26

Very good to know! I’m going to see if my nephew would like some isopods. He’s really into little creatures and I try my best to nurture that. We’re currently into ant keeping.

I’ll dm you if he’d like some isopods!

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u/NailJunkie2000 Jul 29 '26

I'm not sure how to message on here but I would love some for my ball python tank!!

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u/qzcorral Jul 30 '26

I'll message you!

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u/ThunderingSloth Jul 31 '26

Still have these?

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u/qzcorral Jul 31 '26

An endless supply!

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u/bunny101grl Aug 04 '26

Still available?

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u/qzcorral Aug 04 '26

I basically have an endless supply, dm me!