one of the porcellionides pruinosus molted and left his shirt on a leaf for his children to find (former shirt-owner pictured in the background) and i fully thought he had been guillotined in a tiny french revolution 😭 then i was like OH he molted. thank goodness
speaking of the p pruinosus, their current baby count is 39 (i just count the ones that i can see without taking the lid off or disturbing them) and the total pod count is over 50 (?!) it’s been less than two months and the 10 adults have really turned on the printing press. the bebbes love hanging out on the cork bark and nibbling the moss!
the american magic potions are still chilling out, they just eat their moss and nap all day. no bebbes, but that might be a good thing haha
My 10 new lil babies arrived today and I already love them🥹 - I’ve really gotten into isopods lately, which isn’t uncommon when you’re into reptiles. They’re fascinating just to watch go about their business, it’s grounding and it brings you back to nature. Also the variety is insane (I mean have you seen rubber ducky isopods??? Definitely on my wish list!)
Basically the story is while delving into the terrarium hobby, the importance of having springtails in closed terrariums led me down a rabbit hole of research into springtails and isopods and now…here we are😂 Anyway, you can expect more isopod posts in the future.