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Sold, thanks for looking.   Shutting down my colony of "Panda King" Cubaris sp. I stopped counting at 100 (and there are more)! You get all of them, plus the substrate, with a bunch of babies (mancae) in it. Take everything for $100 shipped. See my flawless reviews...

I can offer large colonies (50 +) of the below terrestrial isopods: Porcellio laevis “Orange” Cubaris murina "Papaya" Cubaris sp. "Panda King" Cubaris sp. "Rubber Ducky" I'm looking for the below worms & fish: Super Worms (Zophobas Morio) Silk Worms (Bombyx mori) Guppies...

*Due to life events, I'm pausing this for now.  Will update when I'm ready to move some isopods!* Isopods for sale: * Porcellio laevis 'Orange' - 100 for $50 shipped. * Cubaris murina 'Papaya' - 50 for $100 shipped. * Cubaris sp. 'Panda King' isopods - 25 for $50 shipped. * Cubaris sp...

It seems that Zophobas morio, in culture, are often separated into small containers to get them to pupate individually.  How does this take place in nature?  How does this take place in big feeder insect breeding operations?  I can't see them separating each larvae from thousands of others.

There seem to be many decayed wood/leaf eating species of beetle larvae that need protein in their diets to develop.  Decayed wood and leaves contain little protein, and we know that many larvae will feed on other species of larvae in a tree hole.  Many will even cannibalize their siblings and...

It's been many years since I've seriously kept beetles (besides mealworms and spider beetles).  I actually got out of beetle keeping because I had horrible grain mite infestations, this was about 10ish years ago. I'll be getting Alaus cf. lusciosus this week (a new species to me) and if all...

Is the care info for Goliathus goliatus from "For the Love of Rhinoceros and Stag Beetles Second Edition" still relevent on raising them?  I know there have been several updates and new findings in their care, I'm just not sure if all that info came out before or after the book was written. ...

*CLOSED*  Thanks for Looking! Isopod Fruit Cocktail super fresh and just picked for you!  You'll get: 30 Porcellionides pruinosus ‘Orange’ 25 Armadillidium nasatum ‘Peach’ 12 Cubaris murina 'Papaya' Get your  Isopod Fruit Cocktail for a quick $75 and I'll pay shipping!  You...

*CLOSED*  Thanks for looking! For Sale or Trade:  Bioactive Substrate that is seeded with mancae (baby) Porcellio dilatatus 'Giant Canyon' Isopods.  You may get some springtails too.  About a "shoe box" sized amount of Bioactive Substrate for $30.00 shipped.  Or trade for Meal Worms! See my...

**SOLD**  Thanks for looking!     I'm shutting down a few colonies, help me out!   100 Giant Canyon Isopods (Porcellio dilatatus) for $50 shipped.  SOLD 250 Giant Canyon Isopods (Porcellio dilatatus) for $80 shipped.  SOLD 50 Peach Pillbugs (Armadillidium nasatum 'Peach') for $30 shipped. ...

Check out the 2 links about mealworms composting styrofoam! Scientific study from Stanford University: https://news.stanford.edu/pr/2015/pr-worms-digest-plastics-092915.html https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-12/su-msc121819.php I've been raising mealworms on styrofoam for about 2...

*SOLD* Thanks for looking! For Sale or Trade:  Bioactive Substrate that is seeded with mancae (baby) Armadillidium klugii 'slano' Isopods and Springtails. No ID on the springtails, but they like moisture and the substrate is full of them.  About a "shoe box" sized amount of Bioactive Substrate...

For Trade, I can offer large groups of some species: Porcellio dilatatus (Giant Canyon Isopods) Porcellionides pruinosus ‘orange' (Powder Orange Isopods) Armadillidium nasatum ‘Peach’ (Peach Pillbugs) Cubaris murina 'papaya' (Pink Cubaris) Mezium affine (Spider Beetles)...

*CLOSED*  Thanks for looking! Armadillidium werneri and Porcellio dilatatus for sale or trade! I'm offering the best deal on isopods! Porcellio dilatatus - 50 for $45.00 shipped Armadillidium werneri - 15 for $40.00 shipped Or trade. I'm looking for: Porcellio scaber "Orange"...

*Closed*  Thanks for looking! I'm offering: Armadillidium werneri Porcellio hoffmannseggi Porcellio dilatatus Looking to trade for any of the below: Porcellio laevis ‘Orange’  Porcellio scaber 'Orange'  Armadillidium klugii 'Slano' Armadillidium gestroi Cubaris...