Humidity is one of the areas that can be difficult to explain. In the plant and reptile keeping hobby, there are many hydrometers...

A growing pet peeve of veteran isopod keepers is the common name “giant orange”. Much to our dismay, this is one of the first isopods...

Many people come into the isopod hobby because of an interest in bioactive enclosures, and with experience in the care of some rather...

Ventilation is an aspect of isopod keeping that is unfortunately often overlooked. A popular method to ventilate isopod tubs when first...

Cohab (cohabitation) in relevance to invertebrates is a term used to describe housing multiple species in the same enclosure together....

Protein sources, while not as necessary for culture stability as leaf litter or calcium, is the best source to encourage a large,...

An often overlooked portion of the diet of isopods is their need for calcium. After all, where is a little critter than munches on leaves...

In recent years, isopods have exploded in popularity in the hobby, largely in part of a charismatic little animal discovered covering the...

First off, I’m going to set the stage of where I first started catching and finding isopods: these are animals that literally thrive...

Isopods also have a place in planted vivariums without large animals to keep them in check. Isopods are beneficial to plants for a few...

Safely shipping isopods and other invertebrates Shipping is probably the most stressful aspect of the isopod hobby for many people, but...

The dalmatian gene in isopods is possibly the most popular variety to keep. Initially, it was only available in a couple species, P....

A topic that frequently comes up among isopod hobbyists is the increasingly large available amount of isopod mutations throughout...

Trichorhina tomentosa, or more commonly known as the "dwarf white isopod" is potentially the most popular and useful isopod, but not for...

The most common question we get from either those new to the hobby or new to invertebrates in general is "Why isopods? What do you do...

I've never blogged before, and I have no idea what I'm doing, so here goes. Come along with me and watch me struggle through this! The...