I want to hear from the people with pets like centipedes, prarie dogs, alligators, scorpions, vultures, octupus… What is taking care of your pet like?

  • lol3droflxp@kbin.social
    14·
    1 年前

    4 species of roaches (Pseudoglomeris magnifica being the prettiest in my opinion), 3 species of isopods (Merulanella sp. scarlet being my favourite) and 2 species of beetles as well as shrimp and snails in an aquarium.

      • lol3droflxp@kbin.social
        4·
        1 年前

        Rather small compared to the deep sea ones you are probably thinking of. They’re terrestrial so many people will call them rolly polys or something like that.

        The largest species I currently have are Porcellio hoffmannseggi, as far as I know the largest terrestrial ones and they get to about 5 cm total length and maybe 3 cm body length.
        I once tried to breed amphibious Ligia oceanica ones that I collected, commonly referred to as sea slaters. They were a bit bigger in terms of body length but needed saltwater and also didn’t fare well with room temperature I am afraid.

        However the P. hofmannseggi are fairly easy to keep and inexpensive. They just need a small container with a bit of soil, leaf litter and some dead or rotting hardwood to hide under, I spray them about once per week. It’s a great hobby.

        There are also small freshwater species that can be kept in aquarium but they are not sold anywhere and you can usually collect them yourself.

        • 𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.social
          1·
          1 年前

          Yeeeaaahh… I think I knew that pillbugs were isopods; I first learned the term via the deep sea ones, and I just never connect the two.

          I’ve only ever seen the black kind of terrestrial isopods; I didn’t even know they came so colorful!

          Thanks!

        • 𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.social
          1·
          1 年前

          Yeeeaaahh… I think I knew that pillbugs were isopods; I first learned the term via the deep sea ones, and I just never connect the two.

          I’ve only ever seen the black kind of terrestrial isopods; I didn’t even know they came so colorful!

          Thanks!

          • lol3droflxp@kbin.social
            2·
            1 年前

            Yeah, the tropical species can be really wild, but also the Mediterranean ones can be quite colourful.

            You’re welcome!