woodlouse/rollpolly
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Bear
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woodlouse/rollpolly
I know this may get some disaproval from the experts here but..... has anyone ever bred/used the terrestrial crustration s (aka roly poly, pill bug ) as a source of food for puffers? Assuming not contaminated with fererlizer or pesticides? My children love finding them and we studied them for a home school project. They are a type of isopod, and since similar aquatic crustaceans are used as for food, I thought it was worth asking about.
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Pufferpunk
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Re: woodlouse/rollpolly
Puffer says, "YUM!!!"
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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Bear
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Re: woodlouse/rollpolly
And crunchy too.
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G S P Freak
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Re: woodlouse/rollpolly
I don't see any problem with that, great protein source!
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Bear
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Re: woodlouse/rollpolly
Also they still have gills and just now placed one in Derp's tank and its crawling around the bottom like it does in the dirt. That's until he's spotted by Derp..... satisfaction of the crunch a lot like the snails sound.
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Stratters
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Re: woodlouse/rollpolly
Yup, I feed Piggy woodlice, he enjoys the hunt, and I feel less guilt that I did with poor Leonard the crab 
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Biff Malawi
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Re: woodlouse/rollpolly
i put a piece of coral that had been sitting on the basement floor for awhile in my Jack Dempsey Tank and 20 of them came pouring out of the rock. My JD had a field day. They did very well underwater. Don't know anything about breeding them though.
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hadla
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Re: woodlouse/rollpolly
D: poor little rolly pollies! I also have a soft spot for those if you can't tell!
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Pufferpunk
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Re: woodlouse/rollpolly
Here's one for you to 
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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hadla
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Re: woodlouse/rollpolly
Hehe it looks like it is plotting something eeevell
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Arny
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Re: woodlouse/rollpolly
Check out how big these guys are.
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hadla
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Re: woodlouse/rollpolly
Wow! Where are they located? Are they sea creatures?
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Pufferpunk
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lorteti
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Re: woodlouse/rollpolly
Yes, Ocean Isopod.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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hadla
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Re: woodlouse/rollpolly
Now I want to see baby ones!
Never trust big puffers. The fingers you save may be your own. -RTR
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Bear
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Re: woodlouse/rollpolly
WOW!!! I knew about the ones in the ocean, I just didn't realize how large they were. Thanks for posting those photos.