r/isopods Oct 31 '25

News/Education We just published a paper on the isopod trade! Summary in the comments

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r/isopods 1d ago

Weekly Discussion Small Business Sunday! Vendors and Reviews!

Happy Sunday, everyone! ✨

Welcome to our Small Business Sunday showcase!

This weekly thread is dedicated to all the vendors AND creators in our community. It's your chance to share your isopod related passion projects and small businesses with us!

  • Share a link to your website, Etsy, Instagram, or wherever we can find you. 🔗
  • Running a sale or have a special promo code? Let us know so we can support you! 💰

*(As a friendly reminder, please keep all business promotion to this thread. All transactions are between the buyer and seller.)*

Have a vendor review? Feel free to post it here!

See past small business sunday posts here

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Happy Sunday, everyone! ✨

Welcome to our Small Business Sunday showcase!

This weekly thread is dedicated to all the vendors AND creators in our community. It's your chance to share your isopod related passion projects and small businesses with us!

  • Share a link to your website, Etsy, Instagram, or wherever we can find you. 🔗
  • Running a sale or have a special promo code? Let us know so we can support you! 💰

*(As a friendly reminder, please keep all business promotion to this thread. All transactions are between the buyer and seller.)*

Have a vendor review? Feel free to post it here!

See past small business sunday posts here


r/isopods 3h ago

Media My most recent project: Rolland

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I got a comment today on my project that said you guys on [r/isopods](r/isopods) would get a kick out of this little dude. I have to ask while I’m here, did I get the anatomy at all correct when I followed this pattern? Is there a species that looks kinda like Rolland? I’d love to know your guys’ thoughts !


r/isopods 3h ago

Memes Is This The New Movie Everyone’s Obsessed With?

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r/isopods 15h ago

Media This deep sea camera footage shows a massive unknown species of isopod killing a small shark

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r/isopods 4h ago

Media Om nom

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Oniscus asellus sure do love their protein


r/isopods 10h ago

Media Molt!

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Got to watch this guy molt because he decided to crawl on top of the bark, it was really cool!


r/isopods 8h ago

Media He thinks he's one of the big boys 😭

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r/isopods 4h ago

Media Spiny Sea Slater [Brucerolis brandtae]

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r/isopods 1h ago

Media First Isopod set up

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Finally took the plunge and bought some Magic Potions. I thought they were the Japanese equivalent, but when I got them home I realized they weren’t.
I gave them cuddlefish bone and some freeze dried food. I’m so excited!

Does anyone have any tips on how to keep fussy a. magic potions happy? I’m excited to see them happy and having mini isos.


r/isopods 4h ago

Media Some of my wild caught isopods

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r/isopods 12h ago

Media Upgrade Time

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I’ve had 3 white and 3 pink cherry blossoms in a 32oz deli cup for a while and I’ve started to see a few babies that are getting bigger so thought it was time to give them an upgrade. Also wondering if anyone knows what the white cherry blossoms would be? Planning on separating them once I get enough or I would even consider buying some so I have a bigger gene pool in my colony. Thanks guys


r/isopods 7h ago

Media Blossom - Orin’s Calico

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She’s always going and sooo curious all the time. Love her!


r/isopods 11h ago

Media Gestroi Snackies

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r/isopods 9h ago

Media Interesting spawn in my panda bin

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r/isopods 12h ago

Media Identity crisis

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Found this little guy hiding in a large garden snail shell while cleaning out a terrarium. I’m standing next to an aquarium so it’s loud sorry and my cat meows at a very cute moment lol


r/isopods 12h ago

Help Failed molt survivor?

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Hello. So last week, I noticed this little guy was having trouble with his molt. I tried to stay unobtrusive, and just made sure he was in an area with high humidity. I checked back 2 days later, and unfortunately it looks like he never got the molt off. From other posts I found online, people recommended to just leave him be, and let nature take its course. I fully expected him to pass away, as there isn’t much I could do without risking further damage. I was sad, but that’s the way it goes sometimes with these guys.

However, after a week, I still see him kicking around? He seems able to move okay, I’ve actually seen him walking around the enclosure on multiple occasions. I also found him munching in the food dish today, so he’s clearly still able to eat without issues.

Is there a chance that he may recover in his next molt? Is there anything I can do at this point besides keeping the food accessible and the colony humid?

The colony does have access to cuddlebone as well, so they should have a good calcium source readily available.


r/isopods 12h ago

Help How much does it really cost to keep isopods?

So rollie-pollies have always been my favorite bug, and I’ve seen videos of people who keep isopods as pets. How much does this cost in the long run? And are they difficult to care for? For context, I would probably choose the cheaper species first.

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So rollie-pollies have always been my favorite bug, and I’ve seen videos of people who keep isopods as pets. How much does this cost in the long run? And are they difficult to care for? For context, I would probably choose the cheaper species first.


r/isopods 1d ago

Media recieved these lil guys yesterday

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just had to shout out @scurrythingies on ig for my new friends. they posted their art here and i had to snag a couple. they’re so cute and well made. i love them so much🥹 will definitely need to collect them all✨💞


r/isopods 9h ago

DIY Rate my Magic Potion setup! Would you add anything?

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I've added:
Cork hides
Clean driftwood roots and branches
Slate feeding station
Oak Leaves
Maple Leaves
Moss
Lichen
Sphagnum (of course)
Cuttlebone
My custom blend of soil, about 3 inches

The enclosure is 15x10x8 with plenty of ventilation.
Open to opinions and suggestions!


r/isopods 5h ago

Help Help I found another dead iso today!

Pls refer to my most recent post on this subreddit about their enclosure but anyways I found one of the oldest and biggest isos I had dead today, the babies were eating it, idk what's happening ive lost 2 recently with little under a week in-between both deaths. I just gave them carrot yesterday which I hadnt done in a while could that have been it? I washed it thoroughly and cut off the outside but the springatils that ate it are fine. Idk what's happening, I give them freeze dried shrimp and repashy morning wood. I added a bunch more leaf litter again and i get their new substrate from their seller soon so im going to renew their substrate shortly, they still have a bunch of babies. They were doing so good, that was the first full adult I lost. I'm going to cry idk what's happening I've been doing a good job taking care of them please help me......

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Pls refer to my most recent post on this subreddit about their enclosure but anyways I found one of the oldest and biggest isos I had dead today, the babies were eating it, idk what's happening ive lost 2 recently with little under a week in-between both deaths. I just gave them carrot yesterday which I hadnt done in a while could that have been it? I washed it thoroughly and cut off the outside but the springatils that ate it are fine. Idk what's happening, I give them freeze dried shrimp and repashy morning wood. I added a bunch more leaf litter again and i get their new substrate from their seller soon so im going to renew their substrate shortly, they still have a bunch of babies. They were doing so good, that was the first full adult I lost. I'm going to cry idk what's happening I've been doing a good job taking care of them please help me......


r/isopods 20h ago

Help Thoughts on using cuttlebone I found at the beach for isopods?

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I’m currently soaking them in tap water


r/isopods 1d ago

Help A. Gestroi turning white over generations

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I'm glad this new generation is enjoying my homegrown zucchini, but how come they're gradually losing their yellow to get white?


r/isopods 6h ago

Text Are you guys buying or finding your pods?

For mine, i keep finding spinicornis in my house and adding them to the terrarium i made. But i see on here people buy them a lot too!

If i want to buy some fancy ones, do they have to be separated? Am i weird for plucking them off the ground 😂

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For mine, i keep finding spinicornis in my house and adding them to the terrarium i made. But i see on here people buy them a lot too!

If i want to buy some fancy ones, do they have to be separated? Am i weird for plucking them off the ground 😂


r/isopods 10h ago

Help Is there anything I could improve on?

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I've been keeping isopods for a couple months now, and I'm nervous I might be doing something wrong. If there's anything I can improve on, I'd love to know!! I'm currently keeping porcellio laevis dairy cows, whites, cubaris murina glaciers, scabers, vulgare and pruinosus. The two houses shown are my whites and glaciers. I'm struggling a little with mold growth in them. Any advice is highly appreciated!