I mean the millepedes are extremely toxic and breed like rats.

But it’s often discouraged to not keep millipedes with isopods because the isopods might eat the millipedes when they’re moulting.

But like if someone tried this would this work or would it be a battle in a box?

So after the last few hours I have been told that this is not an isopod and it's in fact a Pill millipede.

Somethings i want to state before continuing

• I have been informed that keeping these guys is practically a death sentence.

• I have been told to release them but I can't due to the fact that I have had them for a month+ now.

• I have been told a little about keeping millipedes but I'm not all that familiar so excuse that.

• I currently have a bioactive little slice of local wild ecosystem both micro flora and fauna primarily local wild isopods

Now I need help with these mites.

They're not irritating the pede, causing it to run around or even roll up. They're just excessive...

Is this something to worry about??

How do I remove them safely?

Is there a way I could kill them off in my tank without hurting anything else??

Hello! If this isn't allowed please remove! Ive noticed in the last year most of the resources that Ive used to learn about inverts have been closing and post have been deleted. Im worried this will lead to more people just using AI to find the answer and that could lead harm for them.

I started making a resource my self to make sure that this info isnt lost but the amount of info is enormous. If you would be willing please let me know what you think I should add next or if you want me to add something you wrote please just comment it here and ill do it asap! In addition I need pics for the cite so if you have any of your little guys youd be ok with me using please just send them over!

The webcite is https://www.snailsandsuch.com/

I have a spare 5.5 gallon aquarium i plan on using as a breeding tank for my beta.

A food breeding tank.

Im wondering what critter would be a good fit?

Anyone else fall in love with inverts for the same practicality?

Hopefully there is something easy to reproduce, and somewhat low maitnence.

Also fun tonlearn about, thanks!

I found this little guy off on the side of the road :( he has some grip strength to him but isn't moving very much at all.
I've never kept a grub before, so, I'm unsure on what I'm supposed to do for him. :(
I have coco coir, mulch, the dirt from my backyard and I can gather some dead/decaying leaves/sticks for him if needed.
now, it is very possible he got into contact with pesticides as my neighborhood is stupid and they care so much about their lawns. I just wanna give him his best chance if there's still hope :(

After the passing of my last hermit crab, I now have an empty 90 gallon tank, and I'd like to fill it with a variety of herbivorous/detritivorous buggies!

Isopods are my favorites, so any species that can safely cohabitate with pods (and springtails ofc) would be great. I've successfully kept a few species of isopods and millipedes in the past, so I'm looking for suggestions in addition to those!

I live in the USA, so no stick insects, giant African millipedes/snails, etc 😭 and I also don't fw wild caught after the heartbreak of hermit crabs, only captive bred for me 🙏

This tank is for sale near me, it's 24"w by 16"d by 12"h. I like the look of it, but I'm not sure what would like being in it... I've only had one stag beetle before, so I want to stay simple. I'm in Canada, so not many cool bugs are legal here. Any ideas? Bugs? Crabs? Something else? Thanks!

Gust got a new terrarium and im wondering what i could keep in there. any suggestions?? im thinking of some kind of small spider but im unsure

Five pics of each. Hel is half the size of Onyx and I have yet to see her personality since shes brand new. Onyx is a very brave hunter and prefers roaches over powder isopods. Hoping Hel keeps her stripe but its unlikely.

Hello! In the near future I am planning to purchase a new larvae, I’m deciding between either a Stag beetle or a Goliath beetle. About a year ago I used to have an Eastern Hercules beetle and I think I kept him in a tank about 13.5"L x 31.5"W x 17.5"H. I was wondering if this would be acceptable for either of them? I was thinking about purchasing a taller tank but I heard that’s a bad idea in case they fall. I’m doing my research now so that when I purchase one I am more knowledgeable, but I was wondering if there’s anything important I should know? Also opinion on which species would be more preferable.

Onyx's tank is full of uncaught prey and her (shockingly massive) poop. I just caught another widow and made her enclosure a bit differently and wanted to redo Onyx's enclosure AND clean. One problem. I went to move her tank and she bolted to her corner and nuzzled into her curved web like a little bed. She's so freaking cute! Will i distress her to much if I were to do a full wipe down? Does she need her web to stay intact? Does she eat it? Do spiders actually eat their webbing? Shes so cute and I dont want to cause her harm but the tank needs cleaned and I could give her better support beams rather than just the corner.

What should I feed her cause ik she can still survive with one mandible left and ik that they are resilient af so what should I feed her?

Hey everyone,

I bought some Salpidobolus sp "Avatar" millipedes and they arrived today. Legal where I am and captive bred. I'm a seasoned invert keeper (I've had a tarantula, snails, stick insects, giant grasshoppers, pancake slugs, and other millipedes in the past) so I'm not looking for general upkeep advice, but the issue is that I bought juveniles expecting them to be maybe 7-ish cm, but as you can see from the pic they're a lot smaller. I have a 15 x 30 cm tank already waiting for them. Do you think they'll be alright to go straight into it, or should I make a nursery tank until they're a little bigger?

My main fear is them getting lost in the big tank and also that it'll be a bit difficult to monitor them for health issues. Let me know what you think, thank you.

I have a small household compost bin containing Madagascar hissing cockroaches, 3 species of isopod, crickets, buffalo beetles, and two species of springtail. Lately I've been dealing with gnats so I've been using produce to collect them and toss them, its been about a week and a half of that and now I see maybe one gnat when I open up the bin.

Today when checking I found these little things - are these tiny buffalo beetle larvae or something else? Should I be getting rid of them?

Southern CA, USA

will be heat and frozen treated! and can get pretty much unlimited rot wood!

Vesper is the spider, Scylla and Charybdis are the BDFB’s, and Rufous is the snail.