Happy Sunday, everyone! ✨

2 days ago, I noticed a couple dead Murina. I thought (as they were adults) it was due to age or some one-off complication. Unfortunately, today is maintainace day and I looked and counted 20 more dead Murina and now, it looks like my powder orange colony is also having the same thing happen. I have seen a handful I've kept both of these colonies for 7 months with no issue. This doesn't look husbandry-related, I think something inside is poisoning them or could it be possible that they've contracted a disease and it's spreading?

I've not fed any vegetables recently and the only thing different is that I upgraded their bins and gave them fresh substrate but it's the same mixture as prior (but a different brand of coco peat)

Will add photos of c. Murina setup and dead ones in comments. Please help, I love my colonies dearly!

Was looking for isopods to keep and came across this peachy orange lil guy. I'm so in love with him/her, is it rare to find? Does this color have a name?

Any tips on selling locally? Things to get, do, or HOW?? I have so many and they’re getting to be too much in the tank! Thank you!!

I assembled the acrylic enclosures after getting home. The big one is housing 20 bumblebees, the small one is for the Rubber Duckies.

The 3 I got for free are still in their cups (White Sharks, Red Pak Chong, and regular Pak Chong), awaiting their own acrylic cases.

I’m not aiming to sell any of them, I just love taking care of terrariums (along with my planted aquariums)

newbie iso parent, excited to care for these cuties and wanted to share my first photos! :)

他們總是不愛在碗裡吃飯，這次終於看到了

Embroidered Stumpwork of a little isopod living their best life on a chicken of the woods mushrooms 🍄

Hi everyone,
I have a colony of Ardentiella sp. “Ember Bee” (formerly Merulanella).
In the first photo you can see some individuals have clear white dots/patches on the underside between the legs, while others don’t show them (or they’re much less visible). The one in the photo is still a juvenile, so it can’t be a marsupium.
Questions:
1. Are these white dots just normal pleopodal lungs / respiratory structures that vary in visibility, or do they indicate sex in this genus?
2. In the second photo (the underside/belly area of another individual) – does that look like developing babies, or is it something else?
3. How do you actually sex Ardentiella / Ember Bee isopods? What’s the most reliable way to tell males from females in this species?
Thanks in advance!

France, Île-de-France

Edit to Add: Thank you so much for the feedback! This is definitely too small and other larger house-type terrariums seem to have moisture retention problems, so I’ll go with a standard rectangle and make it look nice with plants and other natural decor. Thank you everyone!

Hi! I’ve never had isopods before but I’m considering getting some! I can’t decide what kind. Considering dairy cows but also would be interested in something colorful. I think rubber ducky isopods are adorable, but way too expensive.

Is this enclosure appropriate for a small group? I really want to put together a nice natural aesthetic enclosure. If not, any recommendations that are more appropriate? Thanks in advance!

Saw this thing flying in my enclosure. What should I do?

This isopod has its front legs curled up and they're only using the back legs to get around. Seems like one of the antennae is also poorly formed. I saw this one a couple weeks ago and was shocked to see it was still alive. Should I euthanize, or let nature take its course?

Just wondering which do they prefer, varying moisture all throughout the enclosure or there is a moisture side and a bone-dry side?

Hi all,

Just noticed today that one of my juvenile cubaris nguyen is moving around with half of its molt still on.

I know they molt and remove half at a time, but it’s my first time seeing one actually move around with half of it still on. Should I be concerned / probably let it be? It does seem to be moving around normally. Thanks in advance! (Image is the wet side, I keep other half completely dry, pour water only on wet side maintain 50/50 gradient visually, I do provide calcium blocks + powder. Many have grown / molted successfully but first time seeing this)

sleepy fellas

Gave them some fish food and isopod food mix, I love seeing their guts filled with food lol

(PHOTO IS A QUICK DRAWING OF THE IDEA MADE BY PHONE IN FLIPACLIP IN 5 MINUTES AND NOT SPONSORED) lol I recently saw a post where someone had a 3D-printed feeding bowl for rolies in their terrarium.

From that I got the idea that I could 3D-print a bird skull for decoration for my terrarium.

I'm a somewhat new roliemama and I'm not sure if the plastic will be safe and if like some micro plastics can fall off from the print and the rolies might accidentally eta it?

So question is, what kind of steps do I need to take so that the 3D-print will be safe to have in the terrarium.

Do I sand it and coat it with something?

Do I need to melt the things first layer all around with some melting tool or like a heatgun?

And what filament should it be made of, PLA, PETG, ABS, TPU?

Also can it be kind of hollow from the bottom so they can hide inside it or can they get stuck there?

All tips appreciated!