#13. Cubaris sp. rubber ducky and TIPS FOR SUCCESSFUL CULTURE for ducky isopods.
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- čas přidán 30. 05. 2021
- My 1st ever care video! Most of my videos are about isopod species profile and taxonomy. Cubaris sp. 'rubber ducky' is my favorite isopod and since its unclassified by Science. I decided to focus on my set up, care and things I have discovered along the way for the past two years.
Not gonna lie, this is probably one of the most helpful guides to maintaining a "non-starter" isopod culture I've ever come across. Short, sweet, to the point, and funny! Doesn't take itself too seriously, I appreciate your memes. Thank you for this!!
Thank you that mean so much to me :)
I basically followed what you said and only have 5 rubber duckies that I got 2 months ago and already have babies. I keep them pretty moist and cooler I think makes all the differance. I also have snakes so I put their waste and shed to feed them along with isopod food.
What temperature do you keep them at?
@ronr179 during the day around 69 degrees F and at night around 65 degrees F
Great video, well done, helpful information!
Very helpful. Thank You!
Your videos are amazing! Great job with the detail.
Really nice video !
Thank you! Your video was well edited, clear, and a joy to watch! I’m confident that I can take care of my Duckies, now. ❤️
I’m glad I sent you extras too you should be all set with that culture let me know if there’s any issues
Great video. Very informative. 🤙
great video mate
Love this video!
Thank you
Love this video. Very informative and I'm excited to get some rubber duckies myself now!
Great video! Thanks for all the info
Glad it was helpful!
I love this video it's perfect.
Thank you so much
Finally! Some great info on how to take better care of my Duckies! Thank you so much!!! Do you take care of Pandas the same way?
Thank you that going to be my next video stay tuned because panda is so different from duckies
@@isobelcottageexoticstv3233 thank you! I have some pandas and really would love to see them thrive!
Thank you for creating and sharing another wonderful and informative video.
You’re welcome glad you like it ☺️
Great video and awesome channel! We met yesterday at the reptile expo and I purchased some rubber duckies. I set them up in my substrate mix and added some down to earth bat guano on your recommendation. They're well hidden today so I assume they're doing well! Thank you again it was great meeting you!
Thank you for the purchase I am glad I could be help good luck on the duckies
Thanks so much for this valuable information! I've learned a few things in your video which I've not found anywhere else - especially about the bat guano and the calcium carbonate powder - this is great! Thank you ^_^
Salamat Kabayan Mabuhay ka 🎉🇵🇭💚
Finally some common sense care advice. Thank you!
You’re welcome
I tried raising rubber duckies a few years ago and they never produced and crashed after about 6 months. Really wish i had this video then i think it would have helped me a ton! But I'm inspired to try again, maybe not with Duckies, but probably another Cubaris sp. Thanks!
I use bearded dragon poop. As well as everything else we use on our isopod
I am again trying to establish an isopod terrarium for my love of these Roly polys, hope all goes well 🙏 ❤ 💜
Best rubber ducky informational video thank you wish you could send me some
Thank you keep watching I might send you some in the future!!!
Excellent guide! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience. I noticed you have some different morphs mixed. Would the regular rubber ducky trait be dominated if I decided to mix them with blonde or pink? Thanks in advance if you decide to answer this question. I'm about to order my first 8.😃
I’ve just subscribed to your channel and would like to thank you. You did amazing job with this guide, I’ve just got my duckies and I’m really concerned about keeping them happy. You made my day with this video. Thank you 🙏🏼😊
Have one question. Do you think that pine bark from reptile shop added to substrate can harm my duckies?
Thank you I’m glad I could be a help
Thanks for such an informative tutorial on the care of these fairly fragile critters. More confident to tackle the higher tiers of isopods.
Perhaps, do you have recommendations as alternative for magnolia pod to breed the critters? It is difficult to source in Singapore.
Cork bark will do fine or rotting wood with a lot of hiding place
I got rubber duckies on Sunday and I was terrified to do wrong by them!! They’re my first isopods and now I’m not so stressed out! Thank you! 🙌
How's it going?
@@sromero6738 They are breeding and stuff! No population boom yet but I think they’re doing decently well!
@shelbyoops218 oh cool!! From what i know and been told they reproduce slow
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Can they eat mealworms as protein and eggshells as calcium?
Rock solid video. Question. How do you keep the soil moist? How often do you spray?
By misting twice a week
Hi, did you have to use the Happy Frog Organic series or just the regular? I notice they have a OMRI one and the old non-OMRI certified one. Are they the same?
What's is the humidity best for the rubber ducky isopod???
What do u think about ocean forest?
I will be getting my rubber duckies this weekend. So I'm trying to get everything together. I'm getting the happy frogs soil and I am looking for the coco coir... however I wanted to ask your opinion on the coco Loco by the same maker as the happy frogs soil? Would you recommend it???
Do these Tips apply to other cubaris too? (or many/most of them)
I wonder if there's a substitute for bat guano?
I really like this video would appreciate a response because I'm wondering if I can use a set up exactly like this for some jupiter and capucino that I recently ordered. I think I could but if anyone thinks otherwise please let me know
In there a difference in using fox farm happy fog and the fox farm ocean forest the blue bag? I just bought the one and I pick up my second 15 rubber duckies tomorrow I wanted to try two different substrates. Did you use just the fog farm or did you mix in the black bag soil to
Yea there’s is - both has bat guano and the other one has more in it like organic. Decomposing matter. I don’t know at the top of my head
You mentiones bat guano. I have access to infinite amounts of horse manure would that do the same?
do you have the link/ website where I can purchase some rubber duckies? Thanks
Question: can I use my calcium carbonate with D3 supplement that I already have for geckos and amphibians? I wasn't sure if D3 would be utterly pointless, helpful, or even potentially harmful. Brand is Rep-Cal, ingredients are just calcium carbonate and vitamin D3 supplement.
what is RODI water?
Do you think Happy Frog can be used for other Cubrais sp.?
I only used it to rubber ducky group like ducky, blonde, panda kind, white ducky
Sir saan ka based?
is rodi water a must? can i just use mineral water? or tap water? well water?
Not a must but sometimes hard water has chemicals
Hi Sir, that is excellent materials especially for a starter like myself. XD May I ask if you add Charcoal to your culture? I have heard some people recommending those things before. Would just like to get your views on this. Thanks again!
Charcoal doesn’t do anything on an Isopod substrate see below reading materials
www.smug-bug.com/post/substrate-for-isopods
Thank you
@@isobelcottageexoticstv3233 That is extremely helpful! Thanks for your prompt reply on this. I'm excited about how my culture will change based on your advice. Thanks again and stay safe! ^^
You’re welcome
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The person I got my duckies from told me to keep them at 80 to 85 degrees for them to quickly breed . What do you think about that? Also because I watched your video before getting duckies I am having success. Although I have been striving for 80 degrees 😳
They are from the caves and sometimes it gets up to 80F in Thailand during summer but it’s not all year round. Caves are usually colder than outside temp. The problem with high temp is they can dry easily
Are bat guanos considered fertilizers? And will that be okay if I just add small amounts, if ever? I'm hesitating if I should get it for my Panda kings and Amber duckies. Hopefully you see this :)
Oh and just subscribed! Looking forward to more isopod care vids.
There’s an organic that not chemicals make sure you read the label
They are thrive within bad guano FYI. It make just take them some time to get established
Sorry typo they will thrive WITHOUT bad guano
@@isobelcottageexoticstv3233 thank you so much!
Do you boil your food before dropping it in or just raw?
You mean the leaves? Baked it at 220F at 45 mins
Oh I meant the zucchini and squash!
My cappucinos never seem interested
Can you please tell me if this Happy Frog soil is safe for millipedes and stick insects? How can I find you on eBay to purchase from you?
I won’t use it for millipedes and other insects. Isopods are crustaceans and they are decomposers it may be harmful to the insects here’s my eBay store www.ebay.com/str/isobelcottageexotics
Would bat guano be good for other species? Is bat guano safe?
Maybe for cave dwellers isopods, my bat guano is from the organic potting soil like Fox Farm, and Happy Frog. I never have die out been using it for almost 1 year now and my duckies are producing like rabbits lol
@isobelcottageexoticstv3233
How long did it take to get to 100s , was it a few years?
Do you have a website I would like to make a purchase
www.ebay.com/str/isobelcottageexotics
I can’t afford a bunch of these little cuties, would 5 be enough to start a culture? I’m patient so that’s no big deal…
I will go with 10 at least. The thing is this it takes them 6-12 months to get established if u ordered 5 you may end up getting all males or females (?) I sell these for $100 for 7+ (2nextras) but I am out of stock for now
Time and population of at least 10-12 are important in new culture
Is care for amber duckies the same way as rubber duckies? :D
I have amber duckies too and from what I’ve heard this is an Asian cave dwelling isopods so I give the same care
@@isobelcottageexoticstv3233 thanks so much!! Subscribed and looking forward to more isopod content! Love your expertise!!
@@isobelcottageexoticstv3233 anyways, I read that bat guano can be dangerous to humans if we inhale the spores from it
@@jiasenium yea it can be I always wear my mask because the dry coconut coir irritates my throat. I wear mask when o mix my substrate
Hi, I like to check for the 1st year that they burrow. Do you put any food on top or just only leaves for them to munch?
When you mix your substrate you need to mix leaves in your substrate. They also go at the bottom of substrate at night. If you want to see them out at night give them butternut squash
isn't limestone alkaline?
Yes
Do you have any Cubaris purple ghosts? How much are they?
I don’t have it sorry. That’s reclassified as Nesodillo now not Cubaris
@@isobelcottageexoticstv3233 ok thanks, I couldn’t even find you on eBay oh well
@@bile897
www.ebay.com/str/isobelcottageexotics
@@isobelcottageexoticstv3233 got it
Do you think Guano is important? It is hard to get in my country, so I only feed Guano, but only vegetables, gammarus, calcuim carbonate.
Asian cave dwelling isopods will also eat hardwood leaves, vegetables or dried crustaceans (gammarus) it’s not essential they will eat almost anything, above all they are decomposers
@@isobelcottageexoticstv3233 I want to know if Guano is important for raise Isopods.
@@user-ve8lg9cx5g it will help duckies get established faster
Do you own cappuccino’s
No it’s too expensive lol
Calcium carbonate does not make your soil acidic, it makes it alkaline.
I said garden lime will make your soil acidic
@@isobelcottageexoticstv3233 Any form of lime will make your soil alkaline, not acidic. Agricultural lime, also called aglime, agricultural limestone, garden lime or liming, is a soil additive made from pulverized limestone or chalk. The primary active component is calcium carbonate.