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introducing breeding food items

sutorherp1 Aug 17, 2005 01:55 PM

I posted earlier in a responce but I decided to post again so I can get some more experiances.
I introduced springtails to my vivarium, which exploded into a massive population, and then was sent back to underground life by my frogs. I feed my frogs d. heide, d. melanogaster, termites, and flower beetle larvae. They also eat the springtails in my vivarium, which have decreased in population. What other food items have people introduced into their vivariums that breed on their own and won't effect plants or animals in the vivarium?
-Sean

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slaytonp Aug 18, 2005 11:35 AM

I think we've talked about sow bugs here and on Dendroboard. In my experience, the frogs eat only the babies. I've never been able to establish a permanent in-tank supply of them, however. There are many isopod species, but if you try them, the flat ones that don't curl into a pill seem to be favored, probably because they remain mobile when disturbed.
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Patty
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