Bad Bug Infestation

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CourtneyG

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Well I will try to catch some in the woods first, there should be a ton of them out, we have had non stop rain for 4 days now, and it should continue through the week. If I am non successful then I will order them online.
 

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Try and catch a few different kinds, you will notice some have harder looking shells and are bigger, some are tiny and really light and don't really roll up all the time. they prefer slightly different types of debris so it will keep it cleaner, also catch a bunch, most cleaning crews sold online are 50count, I think I started with 100+ and let them even out and start cleaning/breeding. My enclosure is 24 square feet.
 

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At work today I got about 20 something Roly Polys and planted my grass seeds in the tank. Hopefully I will see less of the bugs. Also will the Roly Polys eat the grass seeds?
 

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I don't think so, they choose the decaying plant matter over the new growth, that being said I am not 100% sure that they won't but I never had a problem with them eating seeds so I assume they won't.
 

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jjsull33 said:
I don't think so, they choose the decaying plant matter over the new growth, that being said I am not 100% sure that they won't but I never had a problem with them eating seeds so I assume they won't.

Well I planted a lot of seeds and have a ton left over, lets just hope the seeds grow an the Roly Polys breed.
 

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As long as you keep it moist they should be fine, if the tort isn't living in there yet, you may want to put a piece of fruit or green on a rock so they have something to eat before the tort moves in and starts leaving debris.
 

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The bugs were driving me nuts. So I finally broke down and found a about 6 pill bugs in the yard and tossed them in. With a few days I noticed a big difference. After two weeks I haven't seen a single bug other then the occasional pill bug crawling by to say hi.
 

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My Pancake live in there, why the infestation was so bad with them leaving leaves in the substrate.
 

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Finally found the fruit fly larvae breeding ground, and it is in my crab tank. Will my crab eat my Roly Polys and will the Polys eat the fruit fly larvae?
 
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