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I know several of you raise insects to feed to your turtles...do any of you raise pill bugs? If you do, would you share some pointers on some of the basics?

Thanks!

I had a whole bunch of pill bugs reproduce inside my hatchling wood turtle cage. All I did was remove about two dozen from outside, placed them in the aquarium and they started reproducing like crazy. I put some potatoes in the cage along with some large rocks that they gather under. I also placed sphagnum moss in the cage so the moisture would be maintained for the pill bugs. Within a month or so I had about a 100 in there.

I've got a worm bin/compost pile going in a
bin comprised mostly of peat moss and leaves.
The only other thing I put i are lettuce and
occasionally some fruit and vegetable scraps.

I do put some hay, left over from winter hibernation
insulation and some sticks and bark strips in there
as the pill bugs like to congregate on thoses.

The main thing they need is humidity and a food
source, which can be any kind of decaying vegetative
matter. Its good to have some hay or leaves piled up
so if it rains they have something to climb up above
any water line that forms. I usually try to cover
it when it rains, when I can.

In two years, the rolipolies and worms have survived
winter freezes, even thought the bin is above ground,
sometimes I put some hay around it though.

Hope this helps!

check the link below
they are crustaceans not insects
how to raise wood lice

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My Site
1.2.1 Terrapene Carolina Triunguis
0.1 Nymphicus hollandicus
1.1 Melopsittacus undulatus
1.0 American Cocker Spaniels
1.0 American Short Hair? Cat
1.1 Rouen Ducks

To everyone who responded. I'm going to give it a try: I think the hatchlings will enjoy them!