Isopods come up as a necessity for bioactive; after all – it isn’t very active if the base layer of cleaners isn’t present. A big...

The isopod hobby owes a huge amount of its success and popularity to dart frog keepers – isopods are wildly beneficial for use as feeders...

While a safe, trustworthy cleaner for reptiles of all sizes, when it comes to breeding these reptiles, keepers have been reporting issues...

Trichorhina tomentosa, or as they are better known by their common name “dwarf white isopods”, are a variety of isopods massively popular...

We’ve been noticing a trend that has been increasing at an alarming rate in the isopod community- that people aren’t terribly fond of...

So, you’ve decided. You’ve got to have some of these dirt shrimp for yourself. Now begs the question: where to start? There are always...

Perhaps the most irritating pests when keeping captive animals are variety of flies. Like other pest animals, they are harmless but...

The orange mutation is the most frequent mutation distributed and isolated in isopods. The exact cause of the mutation hasn’t exactly...

The “magic potion” morph of Armadillidium vulgare is the expression of the dalmatian gene in the species A. Vulgare have naturally...

Recently, there has been an increasing controversy in the isopod hobby over photo theft. Under the Copyright Act of 1976, photos are...

This blog is going to discuss our recommended care for giant isopods. When we say “giant isopods”, we are specifically referring to the...

A conundrum that will eventually come up is that isopods are simply too prolific, and now there are too many! You can’t keep putting them...

Isopods, being detrivores, need some unique food items that aren’t necessarily readily available to most keepers. After all, you can’t...

Isopods are a very popular pet because of their minimalist lifestyle and requirements. Most isopods are kept is small, plastic containers...

When keepers get more comfortable handling their isopods, a common question that will emerge is how to sex them. Now, this isn’t really...

Mites get a really, really bad rap. This is almost entirely due to the reptile mites native to Africa that are notorious for plaguing...

When people ask about using cleaners for semi-arid animals, they usually have a vision in their mind of a setup baking under a heat lamp...

Despite vendors’ best efforts, animals do sometimes unfortunately arrive dead when delivered to their new owners. When this happens, it’s...

One of the biggest questions that people setting up bioactive enclosures ask is “What are the best isopods for my animal and setup?”...

A big part of keeping any animal healthy is keeping them clean. Isopods, like all animals, have waste from eating. This waste is called...