Armadillidium gestroi: The Best Pet Invertebrate?
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
- Armadillidium gestroi isopods are some of the best pet invertebrates. In this video, we look at Armadillidium gestroi as a pet invertebrate. They are one of the largest Armadillidium species, and have beautiful yellow markings, making them one of my favorite pet isopods.
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I feed my isopods Repashy Bug Burger weekly, they love it:
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To give your isopods calcium you can use cuttlebone: twin pack: amzn.to/2S9H3hG
Isopods love cork bark pieces as hides: amzn.to/2WaYOfu
One of the best food/substrate ingredients for isopods are oak leaves, such as these heat-treated red oak leaves: amzn.to/2We6GNm
Isopod Substrate ingredients:
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1 part Alder Pellets: amzn.to/2MBYj9O
1 part pesticide-free hardwood leaves, you may collect them locally or purchased pre-sanitized: amzn.to/2We6GNm
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Would you like to come by sometime to film a top 5 isopods video?
Yes, you guys should do it.
Omg yes pls do
:)
Yes! Please do it!
Only isopod you tubers can make videos with literally 0 dislikes
LOL! 😊👍
I just found your channel and I’m so glad I did! Inverts aren’t really my thing, but this video was enjoyable none the less. You are clearly very knowledgeable on the subject and the videography is amazing!
Keep up the great work, excited to see the channel grow!!
My Pawfect Family Thank you so much! I appreciate your kind words. Welcome!! 👍
They're beautiful!
Daniel the Big D Thanks! One of my personal favorites!
Those isopods are a beautiful species. It's crazy how complex such a small creature can look.
The Kingdom of Animals true...a close look can reveal a lot of beauty and complexity.
I get this is a year old, but let me tell ya, Russ I have learned so much from your channel and I am able to keep my pods very happy to the point where everyone is breeding. I have mancae in every single enclosure.
That is just what I love to hear! Glad everything is going well for your isopods. 😁👍
Armadillidium gestoi is is #1 on my wishlist!
You have great taste in isopods!
Those are so cool isopods collection I may have to pet them on my list to get one day
Crystal's pets&plants Definitely Crystal! You’ll love them!
I agree, what's not to like! they are beautiful. Thanks for sharing such a diverse group of isopods Rus.
You’re welcome Sean!
Amazing video keep up the great work! You inspired me to start my own CZcams channel!
Pet Paradise Thank you! I think that’s awesome!
@@Aquarimax Thanks!
they pretty :D
thit Thank you! I can’t stop staring at them 🤣👍
Whoa! Serrated isopods!
Forest Oasis indeed! I love the serrated skirts!
Awesome Video! I just got my first Spanish Orange isopod culture.
Alex Holmes congratulations! That was one of my first species too 👍
Yes
Awesome video Russ the Isopods are so cute and very chonky, hope you are doing well!
GrizzlyVlogs they are chonky!! LOL! Thanks!!
Awesome video rus I can’t wait till I can cross these guys off my list, still really wanting to buy some of your millipedes though.
Moombuhs Hopefully I can get the permits to ship those! 👍
Thanks for this introduction into this species. I'm going to get two starter cultures of A. gestroi tomorrow. One's the normal morph with yellow colouration, the other has been selected by their keeper with white colouration. They are basically my first isopods, but I watched some videos of yours and Supreme Gecko and hope I can make it work.
Great job, going to Patreon now to help support your work:)
That’s awesome! I greatly appreciate your support!
@@Aquarimax You are welcome!
I LOVE this one…
This is so interesting to me. I originally started with your site for fish foods. I knew people collected isopods but not at this level. Hope i don't get hooked on them, i have too many tanks now😆😆😆 . Super information 👍
Great video Rus. Excellent information as usual. For me, I really enjoy A. gestroi but I have other Armadillidium that I prefer more. Still a challenging and rewarding isopod to work with (and thanks again for the shoutout).
Supreme Gecko Thank you Wally! I’m curious...which Armadillidium species do you like better/best?
@@Aquarimax i really like the A. vulgare Punta Cana. The little jelly beans are so cute. Also, the A. vulgare Orange Vigor are up there too. But that's what makes this hobby so interesting- everyone can have different favs.
Supreme Gecko What can iI say? We both have excellent taste in isopods!! 👍
Hi Russ! I JUST got some of these beauties on the weekend and I hope they eventually breed for me too! I have had luck with Magic Potions and I just acquired some Zebras too! I have Dairy Cows and Powder Oranges that are breeding like CRAZY...but they're very prolific anyway. Thanks for all your informative videos!
I think you’ll love these! My favorite Armadillidium!
I call them Wolverine Isopods, as their beautiful pattern is similar to the Michigan Wolverines football helmets.
I can't afford High yellow zebras yet, as they're even more expensive. But even then, these guys are always going to hold the number one spot in my heart.
I like that name! Though I love zebras, I feel like these are a better yellow than yellow zebras .
@@Aquarimax I agree that these are just a little more, tailored to my taste let's say. I think I heard you say in another video, you are partial to Yellow isopods. And I am finding out the same. My favorite color itself is blue, so this color pairing is just perfect for me.
@@MIsopods last night I dreamt about beautiful sky-blue isopods. Blue is my favorite color too!
@@Aquarimax Thank you for sharing!
Sounds peaceful.
All of my life, I have had what people call lucid dreams. And I often say that we view the world through the lens of our own biases. It wasn't until recently, and I just turned 41, that I realized not everyone had dreams in the same way. It was just kind of stunning.
I have been training myself to have lucid dreams…I am getting better at it, but it is amazing that some people, like you, or like my son, always dream that way!
God bless You You always have interesting post Thank You..
Atreyu Principalh you’re welcome!
I love isopods! 😁
I have dairy cow isopods and dwarf purple isopods in my bioactive enclosures.
Also springtails.
I almost never see the dwarf purples, but they're very small anyways.
But the dairy cows make themselves known a lot more.
I also have two different species of darkling beetles.
Which species is that dwarf purple, if may i know?
@@Cleeon trichoniscidae sp. is the species name.
I believe it is Trichorhina biocellata
i got new millipedes today i got 1 purple ivory millipede 1 smoky oak millipede
now i have 3 ivory millipedes and 3 smoky oak millipedes
Mr. E. Fynn Congratulations! Nice group of millipedes! I love those purple ivories!
Is there any way to see which species are native to your area? So if anything escapes it's not potentially invasive.
David Sastre That is an important consideration. I ended up getting a permit for selected species with APHIS. That is one way to help protect the environment from potential issues.
@@Aquarimax Oh, I'm sorry. I phased that wrong. I meant, in general, is there a way to check that you know of? I don't want to buy anything outside my region as I would be a total newbie.
David Sastre No problem. I see! Well, there is a list of species that is well established in much of the USA. I can get it to you if you email me.
What age will they start breeding? And when they do, how many will they have? And how often? To be honest you say their slow breeding is a con, but for me it's a pro because I don't want to quickly be overwhelmed by hundreds!
I am not sure of the exact age, but I believe mine were slightly over 1.5 years before they started to breed. They seem to have big litters…perhaps 50 or so? I am not sure how often, it is hard to say because each colony has multiple females.
I love my gestroi! They're my favorite of the 4 species of isopods I have.
I wish they would have babies, I've had them for probably 7 months🤞
They can take a long time, but hopefully soon!
@@Aquarimax I love your videos, thank you!
I caught this type of isopod in my garden lol
This species is native to France and possibly other parts of Europe.
Would there be any problem with housing them with some Armadilum Vulgare? I have them in a Ball python enclosure that I had already put about 10 A. Vulgare inside. 50 Gal bioactive tank with lots of hiding and food.
One species will likely outcompete the other over time, but you could try it.
@@Aquarimax I wonder if they will mate and get offspring since they are both Armadilium
Any update on the death feigning beetles?
Reptiles and Research Just put another larva in the incubator. Hoping to see see adult beetles soon!
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Is there any way you to determine males and females
This video explains how: czcams.com/video/mTGJzcOCKnI/video.html
In your opinion what is the most surface active isopod.
I’ve heard this slogan before… hmmm…
Come on man, come up with your own!
Well, since Clint and I have made several videos in the series together, I don't think he's too concerned about it :) :
czcams.com/video/6Cnj3WevEOY/video.html
czcams.com/video/VQ1m3jfcLYU/video.html
Hey Rus. I want to get some isopods for my Costa Rican zebra(aphonapelma seemani)tarantualas bioactive enclosure and I’m not sure which species to get. Do you have a great starter species that you would recommend for a 10 gallon bioactive tarantula enclosure.?
RoostaCODM Hi! What kind of humidity is required by your tarantulas? If it is fairly high, I would recommend dwarf white isopods.
Aquarimax Pets it’s pretty high, especially for the species I have
RoostaCODM dwarf whites are a good option then 👍
Aquarimax Pets thanks man
I plan to get pill/potato bugs soon. How often and how much do I feel them? I want to have 10-15 of them. Also, your channel is so informing and amazing
Also, can I feed them on a small plastic dish, or only on the dirt? And how often do I have to change the dirt? I'm sorry for bothering you lol
As far as I'm aware, isopods can't climb on (smooth) plastic surfaces. I just place the food on the substrate and they eat no bother.
I have an isopod enclosure but would rather catch them in the wild than buy them. Do you have any tips for catching isopods?
Ignorant Ice Look under logs, flat rocks, or in leaf litter, in areas where there is moisture. You can also look in the early morning when there is still dew...they tend to be more commonly out and about at such times.
Aquarimax Pets thanks for your help and love the videos. Keep up the great work!
Can u mix orange isopods with these ?
Not recommended
They look cool but what do you ise them for lizard food ?
Yanji Jay not these...these are strictly pets. I have used some other faster-breeding species as feeders.
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Deven Chavez you got it 👍
First! Lol
peachique very, very close!