Why?

For everything isopod - breeding, keeping, and as clean up crews. Also known as pill bugs and rolly-pollies!
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Why?

Post by C: ClareCrabOwner :) » Tue Feb 04, 2025 10:09 pm

Why do people keep isopods in their crab's tank?

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Re: Why?

Post by JoeHermits » Tue Feb 04, 2025 10:27 pm

1. Isopods will eat leftover food and hermit crab feces, which means less visible organic waste

2. Some hermit crabs will catch and eat isopods, and hunting them is a form of enrichment

3. People like isopods


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Re: Why?

Post by C: ClareCrabOwner :) » Tue Feb 04, 2025 10:32 pm

I was looking at some of the other posts in this forum, and I noticed some people have a problem with the isopods reproducing too fast and overrunning the tank. Should I worry about this?
Also, will they escape?

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Re: Why?

Post by HermitGuy3 » Wed Feb 05, 2025 12:50 am

I'm pretty sure they can't climb glass, so you should be good there. If they have a population explosion, then you would probably have to end some them. (Icant think of how to word that😭)
The most humane way is to freeze them I think.
I love my two cool crabs Zote and Fizban.
And my cats Echo and Smudge.

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