Rollie Pollie Crazy

MamaZelly · Post by **MamaZelly** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 8:15 am

We had a rollie pollie tragedy in the night......we found a drowned one in the pool....

Jedediah · Post by **Jedediah** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 1:04 pm

I found one under water a while ago and when I tried to rescue it, it just walked away. It seems they can stay underwater for some time, btu I have found drowned ones, too.

Cynderella727 · Post by **Cynderella727** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 5:48 pm

Thanks Kilimanjaro. I will try to hunt down a few.

MamaZelly · Post by **MamaZelly** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 7:15 pm

This one was definitely dead. D-E-D dead.

MudCrabDude · Post by **MudCrabDude** » Sat Jul 05, 2008 5:50 pm

MamaZelly wrote:This one was definitely dead. D-E-D dead.

I sometimes (perhaps "always") find one getting eaten by my resident Queen Crab, Lachesis (formerly named Diogenes!/Gus-Gus/Syrup...)

*sighs* :roll:

MudCrabDude · Post by **MudCrabDude** » Sat Jul 05, 2008 5:52 pm

mellocello wrote:I am afraid to put them in my crabitat... what if my crabs don't like them.... what if i can never get the bugs out ?

They're not that bad, in other words, they aren't pests or parasites to the hermies (although if the pillbugs carry mites, I'm not sure if those mites will spread to the hermits...maybe, maybe not). Hermies, on the other hand, might find them as a convenient source of comfort food...

Kilimanjaro · Post by **Kilimanjaro** » Sat Jul 05, 2008 6:00 pm

My rollie pollies keep falling into the glass water dishes with no way to get out! I am thinking about attaching some netting, but the crabs will probably mess it up.

I have lost two rollie pollies so far because of drowning, and I have saved around seven. :roll:

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 4:01 pm

this is such an awesome thread. hmm, keep posting everyone. i want to see how well this works in the long run.

i am gonna run outside and grab some pillbugs!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 5:44 pm

I'm so doing this in the next few days. I'll write about it on my site. I wonder how many I need for a 90 gallon.

Hmmmmm.

I've got bazillions in my back yard.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 8:06 pm

i just got 5 or 6 today. one of them is carrying around a bunch of babies so i don't want to get any more, lol.

my only concern is that they'll over populate. (that would mean time for a deep clean)

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 8:10 pm

You can always draw some out by putting in a piece of watermelon and then collecting them the next morning.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 8:12 pm

ah, good idea.

you gotta post how many you collect for that 90gal!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 6:27 am

Well, big rainstorm today, no bugs for me, but the moisture will make them even easier to find. I'll let you all know how it goes.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 6:05 am

Rollie Pollie mission was a complete success!

http://naturallycrabby.com/?p=34

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 7:14 am

wooot! 65 rollie pollies, wow!

the night i got mine i couldn't sleep. everytime i closed my eyes, i'd see bugs.