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Native isopods for clean up crew?
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<blockquote data-quote="Vermis" data-source="post: 198290" data-attributes="member: 37487"><p>A fair few sightings here in Northern Ireland, too, according to some websites; although I've never seen one! What I've read indicates they like limestone rocks and old abandoned buildings - plenty of the latter about here.</p><p></p><p>That pdf reminds me of another species I haven't thought of in years: Trichoniscus pusillus. Always used to find one or two scurrying about under rocks, among all the Porcellio scaber and Androniscus ocellus. Might be easier to find and culture...</p><p></p><p>(And there's Glomeris marginata, not a 'pod but another native I want to find again.)</p><p></p><p>On the topic of wild vs. cultured, how many generations would you need to keep them for, to reduce the risk of parasites? What would be the signs to look out for? It's something that's crossed my mind from time to time, but I've never looked too deeply into it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vermis, post: 198290, member: 37487"] A fair few sightings here in Northern Ireland, too, according to some websites; although I've never seen one! What I've read indicates they like limestone rocks and old abandoned buildings - plenty of the latter about here. That pdf reminds me of another species I haven't thought of in years: Trichoniscus pusillus. Always used to find one or two scurrying about under rocks, among all the Porcellio scaber and Androniscus ocellus. Might be easier to find and culture... (And there's Glomeris marginata, not a 'pod but another native I want to find again.) On the topic of wild vs. cultured, how many generations would you need to keep them for, to reduce the risk of parasites? What would be the signs to look out for? It's something that's crossed my mind from time to time, but I've never looked too deeply into it. [/QUOTE]
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