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Isopod / Pillbug Culture Free Shipping

Item #1384450799

Current Auction Time: Sat May 11 01:08:25 2024

		Final:	$14.00		First Bid	$14.00
		Time left	00:00		# of Bids	1 (bid history)
		Started	Oct 31 2013 - 12:40:03 PM		Location	Helena MT 59602 United States
		Ended	Nov 14 2013 - 11:39:59 AM Auction Closed
		Seller	Chrisajohns (146/149)
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		High Bidder	Dafrimpster (108/108)
		Payment	See Item Description, PayPal
		Shipping	Will Ship to United States Only Seller Pays Shipping, See Item Description

Seller assumes all responsibility for listing this item. You should contact the seller to resolve any questions before bidding. Currency is U.S. dollars (US$) unless otherwise noted.

Description

This auction is for a starter culture of 15 (+5 extra to cover any shipping losses) captive grown Isopods. There may be a mix of Sowbugs and woodlouse. They have not been exposed to pesticides of any sort and have been fed a healthy varied diet of leaves and high quality fish food.

Isopods, also known as Rolly-pollies, Sowbugs, Woodlice, Pill bugs. Most puffer fish relish the larvae and they are considered good feeders and usually high in Calcium. Isopods are crustaceans, and as such provide a variety of nutrients not to be found in insects or other live foods. However, they do contain quite a bit of chitin, so are not suitable as the sole item in a diet.

Isopods do well on �dirt� type soil and the starter culture can be used to start your own source of live food. Use any combination of garden soil, loam so long as it does not contain any chemicals, fertilizers / manure or Styrofoam / perlite ect. I mix up a huge batch that includes organic soil, some small amounts of sphagnum, a small amount of medium size charcoal bits and some small pebbles ect. When mixed with clean water, the soil should be moist and damp but never sopping wet.

I also lay 2 small 1.5 inch square pieces of clean, plain, non-colored corrugated cardboard laid directly on the surface of the soil and these can also be damp but not soaking.

The cardboard is very important for two reasons:
1.The Isopods will congregate on the board, allowing for easy removal of adults or shaking out of the larvae.
2.The cardboard will allow for a quick and easy visual check of the overall level of moisture in the culture. If the cardboard is too dry or too wet, you will be able to see it very easily.
May also be worth noting that if you are culturing these they love anything with lots of calcium, about once a month or so I give each of my cultures half an egg shell to eat, they start by eating the egg albumen on the inside of the shell but after about 10 days or so there are only small remnants of the shell left.

Food for the Isopods is easy to provide as well. I use any good quality flake fish food or pellets and you can use small potato slices as well.

Unlike many other pet bugs, isopods mature before they reach their maximum or ultimate size. They are capable of producing offspring by the time they are half grown. Cultures can easily balloon with minimal care. Keep their habitat relatively moist or humid. The enjoy having a piece of bark or even a paper towel roll to hide in during the day. As omnivores they will eat bits of dog or cat food, bits of fruit and vegetable, or simply dried leaves and mosses from your backyard.

They are easy to maintain, breed readily and are one of the best-kept secrets in herptoculture. Very few insectivorous herps refuse them, and they are readily taken by many fishes (including pufferfish) and birds as well. Be sure to try a group in your naturalistic terrariums also, as they make fine scavengers and, unlike crickets, they will not attack debilitated pets.

I only ship to the US. In the unlikely case that more than 5 of the isopods are dead on arrival, I will reship one time upon receipt of a picture showing the dead bugs in the bag and one with a picture of them crushed as that�s the only way I will know they are truly dead. Overnight shipping is available for an additional $30.

I will only ship to your registered PayPal address, so please ensure it is correct before makeing your payment. I ship on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and shipments generally take 2-5 days. I reserve the right to delay shipment due to extreme weather conditions. I will ship as soon as possible after the temperatures come mellow out. This policy is for the well being of the creatures you are buying. Thank you for your understanding.

Please make your PayPal payment to grumpybearart@yahoo.com
No "gift" payments or "Friend or Family" payments please.

If you have any problems with your order, please, please , please contact me before opening a case or leaving negative feedback. I am a reasonable person and I try to make my customers happy. Also, I sell numerous different types of aquarium related products. If you want to by several different items, contact me and I can do a package price for you and save on shipping costs. I normally answer all emails within 24 hours during the week and 24-48 hours on the weekends. If you have any questions regarding the items I am selling, please let me know I am willing to help before and after the sale. Thanks for looking and I hope to do business with you.
Thanks again,
Chris

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Bid History:

Bidders		Bid Time		Bid		Comments
Dafrimpster (108/108)		Nov 13 2013 - 01:44:52 PM		$14.00

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