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Pill Bugs?

Postby WanderingChai » Thu Sep 08, 2011 1:29 pm

Hey all!
I was wondering if Blueys could eat pill bugs? I just acquired some as pets, but I was wondering if I decide to breed them I could feed them to Tea Cup?

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Postby Linnea » Thu Sep 08, 2011 1:50 pm

Being a land living Crustacean, the pill bug is probably like giving a tiiiny piece of crab or crawfish XD

ive thought of this feeding possibility too, i dont think theyre dangerous at all, just, they would need very many, and the nutritional value probably isnt very high.
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Postby Fatal_S » Thu Sep 08, 2011 3:25 pm

Pill bugs as pets? Weird. I've got a huge colony living in my monkey-tail-skink tank right now, but they're just everyday bugs here. I can't see that it would hurt a BTS to eat them.
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Postby Scotts1au » Thu Sep 08, 2011 3:35 pm

My blueys eat them in their hundreds in their outdoor enclosure. It is common to see the blueys shifting wood around and mopping up the slaters (and pill bugs underneath). They are a natural bluey food.
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Postby WanderingChai » Thu Sep 08, 2011 6:55 pm

Awesome, thanks guys! Do you think they would be better just for treats, or would they be an OK staple? I'm just wondering because it would be great to have my own food source. I used dirt from my yard(100% chemical free) and so there are some little worms in there too :)
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Postby Scotts1au » Thu Sep 08, 2011 8:16 pm

Hard to imagine that you would ever get enough of them to be a staple (note that I really advocate the term for food sources for blueys) but you should be able to feed as many as you like.
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Postby acanthurus » Thu Sep 08, 2011 10:30 pm

Just been watching my shingles and westerns snuffling around for them in the garden...
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Postby Linnea » Fri Sep 09, 2011 5:24 am

heh. ill go collect a few hundred right away, and store for winter.
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Postby WanderingChai » Fri Sep 09, 2011 5:48 am

Awesome guys. I only have around 6 in a big rubbermaid, but if I get them to breed and I have to thin it out, I'll feed some to Tea Cup :3
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Postby Nae » Fri Sep 09, 2011 5:50 am

Keep them dark, moist and with plenty of food - I had mine breeding like mad :lol:
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Postby WanderingChai » Fri Sep 09, 2011 5:55 am

Thats what I'm doing. :D I spend around 2 days researching them, they're actually awesome...
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Postby Musoke » Fri Sep 09, 2011 6:47 pm

PILL BUGS ARE PETS??
They're everywhere here!! :shock:
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Postby Nae » Fri Sep 09, 2011 8:24 pm

Musoke, its more the fact of watching them, that awesome feeling you get when you manage to breed, just the fun of looking after them etc - As I could say almost the exact same thing about bluetongues ;) But Im stoked for mine!
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Postby critterguy » Fri Sep 09, 2011 8:27 pm

Wild pillbugs can accumulate large amounts of heavy metals etc. in their organs so I would suggest only feeding ones you are confident have not been exposed to toxins.
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Postby WanderingChai » Fri Sep 09, 2011 9:20 pm

Musoke, they're everywhere here too. They're just adorable. :P Critterguy, 150%. These guys were never exposed to anything unnatural.
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