We have some here that are larger and harder shelled. These are unable to roll completely. The Orange are the smaller softer type. Perhaps similar to this small white type.
On Jan 21, 2005, at 4:11 AM, Sven Vogler wrote:
Isopods vary extremely in their quality as food.
The common sowbugs were never eaten by any of my animals except toads and helmeted geckos (Tarentola chazaliae). I am even eager to get rid of any sowbug coming with collected moss because they're notorius eaters of softshelled lizard-eggs.
On the other hand here in germany a small white tropical sowbug (very softshelled) is a well-used and often cultivated food for any small animal, be it frog, cham, or gecko.
A class of rollable Millipeds is often mistaken for the sowbugs that can roll up. easiest-to-see difference is the count of legs on a segment: while the isopod got one pair of legs/segment, the millipeds got two pair/segment (DIPLOPODS). And the Millipeds are the toxic ones.
Greetings from Hamburg
Sven Vogler
----- Original Message ----- From: "Lyle Puente" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [gecko] Orange Pill Bugs Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 15:03:41 -0500
Hi Mike, I haven't heard about any toxicity. Some species do exude and sticky noxious fluid when molsted. I don't know which and if this is toxic. I learned about their usefulness with chameleons years ago and have used them with unknown negative effects. Doesn't mean they don't have potential though. Any entomologists on the list care to comment ?
On Jan 20, 2005, at 2:44 PM, Mike Martin wrote:
lyle - you say that people use pill bugs in their terraria to help break
down organic matter and consume mites. for some reason, i think i
remember reading somewhere that pill bugs are toxic, otherwise i probably
would have attempted using them as a feeder or at least a recycler in some
of my terraria. do you know anything about this as far as native north
american pill bugs are concerned? i'd like to try them in at least one of
my setups if you guys really think they're safe.
mike
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