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Hi I got a group of P. vanwaerebeki "Big" today. I just noticed that the bigger ones all have mites on their body. relatively big mites, to be exact. They are brown and move around a bit, some are stationary. The mites are bigger and darker than the ones pictured in this thread Well, I...

one more pic of the P. expansus

Thanks guys! I love them too, the bolivare are absolutely massive! But apparently the P. expansus can get even bigger, at least old males. I was told that their uropods alone can reach about 1.5cm in lenght. Also, their colors will get more intense as they age. But I only got smaller ones for...

P. bolivari female

Hi today I got a new package with Isopods, Porcellio expansus and P. bolivari I was really happy to finally get these two species. I've got almost 20 of each, so that should be a good start. Now I hope they will breed well. juvenile Porcellio expansus

Hi, I have kind of a stupid question... How do I know if my P. saussurei are adult? Here are a few pics So are they already adult? I thought so, because their light markings on their thorax are not really prominent anymore..

Hi  I have a real problem with these tiny, disgusting flies in my enclosures. Does anyone of you know how to completely get rid of these pests? I've read everything from completely renewing the enclosures to using predatory mites. Now I want to know if anyone of you has any personal...

Hi, it's me again. I was thinking about getting Aeluropoda insignis. But first I have a few questions. Is it true that they reproduce slower than other hissers? Because I don't really want to get a gigantic colony of them How big should an enclosure for this species be? And would you guys...

Hi I just got a few Lucihormetica verrucosa. But I apparently have more males than females. Should I seperate most males (except maybe 2) from the "main colony" to prevent them from fighting too much? Or should I just let them be? Sorry if this question is a bit stupid, but I usually prefer...

Hi, One of my male T. olegrandjeani is missing one of his tegmina after his final molt. The remaining one has kind of a brown tip and is apparently not fully expanded. Just took a quick pocture with my phone, so please excuse the quality of the photo I just wanted to ask if he will be able to...

Hi everyone my name is Manuel an I live in Austria. I absolutely love animals, I have a dog, reptiles and predatory fish. I also keep and breed various invertebrates. At first, I bred roaches only as feeders, but quickly learned to love their interesting behaviour and appearance. I currently...