Isopods with stars

[uscpsycho]

My star tortoise enclosure has a ton of springtails, no idea how they get in there, but they are there. Is there any benefit to adding isopods? Or any harm to having isopods with stars?

Specifically, I'm thinking powder blue isopods which seem like they are ideal for high humidity and aren't aggressive. Good addition?

 

[Tom]

My star tortoise enclosure has a ton of springtails, no idea how they get in there, but they are there. Is there any benefit to adding isopods? Or any harm to having isopods with stars?

Specifically, I'm thinking powder blue isopods which seem like they are ideal for high humidity and aren't aggressive. Good addition?

Springtails move in from the surrounding environment. I always chuckle when people pay money for them...

You don't need the isopods, but they won't hurt anything either. The torts are not likely to mess with them.

 

[Littleredfootbigredheart]

We currently have a booming springtail population that was free

I’m currently wearing the folks down to let us add some isopods as I’ve been told they might help bring the springtails down a bit, they aren’t too keen yet

 

[KarenSoCal]

I've always thought isopods are good to have. They help clean up organic waste. And their population is self limiting...after being in your enclosure for a while their number will decrease to only how many your environment will sustain. Just leave them alone to do what they do.

 

[wendigo]

I have free springtails too, and added powder blue isopods to all of my enclosures, Burmese stars included. None of them seem to notice and they do help clean up uneaten greens.

 

[Megatron's Mom]

I have some dwarf purples in my tortoise enclosure.