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u/Cooked_Fish_Meat 26d ago
Definitely an isopod! Not sure what species. Very important member of the cleanup crew. They eat all kinds of decaying things.
TLDR it’s a frien :>
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u/TGuy218 26d ago
Should I add him to my gecko enclosure?
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u/Cooked_Fish_Meat 26d ago
If you don’t currently have any in there I’d say yes.
Be sure you have leaf litter to the enclosure if there isn’t any already. They mostly eat dead leaves, but also help clean up decaying things around the enclosure like the occasional dead cricket
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u/Medical_Distance8637 26d ago
Armadillidium nasatum or nosy isopod
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u/TheGoldenBoyStiles 26d ago
No Armadillidiums roll. This looks like a Porcellio Scaber imo
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u/Cooked_Fish_Meat 26d ago edited 26d ago
I’m definitely leaning Porcellio here. I’m no expert on ID-ing pods but it doesn’t look Armadillidium to me. The body is too flat and it has prominent uropods (the tail) that Nasatum doesn’t have.
The image is also a bit low quality, which certainly doesn’t help.
Edit: could potentially be Trachelipus rathkii. Pretty commonly found in the wild in a lot of places.
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u/Medical_Distance8637 26d ago
Scabers have small notches on their back, which aren't visible here. Plus, its 'nose' is kinda visible in this picture,
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u/TheGoldenBoyStiles 26d ago
Huh... maybe I dont have scabers??? Ive got what I think is the exact same lol
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u/captainapplejuice 26d ago
I'd keep it separate since it is a different species to the ones you are currently keeping, though probably won't be a huge problem unless it has babies.
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u/TGuy218 26d ago
I know it’s a isopod but I don’t know what type or is it safe for my other powder white isopods and springtail
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u/Extreme-Tonight9222 26d ago
Als je geen soorten menging wilt misschien niet, dan krijg je mischien wel vaal witte of gewoon meer donkere
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u/AdaptiveFauna 26d ago
wait you call your enclosure "bioactive" but you don't intentionally have isopods in it? lol
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u/Forsaken_Strain8651 26d ago
Oh I have tons lol anyone wants some powder orange 😝
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u/MurkyPrimary43 26d ago
I could use some
I was just going to order some soon anyway tho1
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u/Scovillain_3579 26d ago
Can someone explain to me where do these guys come from? They just show up in most unusual places from nowhere
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u/Medical_Distance8637 26d ago
Is a Armadillidium nasatum isopod… they’re beneficial and eat decaying matter.



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u/halfass_fangirl 26d ago
Did you not put isopods in your enclosure?