well, THIS didn't go as planned
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- Опубліковано 21 лип 2024
- In today's video we unbox some bugs from www.rainbowmealworms.net
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00:00 opening
01:11 mail
02:21 unboxing
07:41 isopods
10:09 update
11:59 closing
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I'm really surprised that a bug company didn't tape the lids shut. And that they shipped in a box with giant holes on the sides.
I cant stop laughing at the poor mail person with FIFTY red worms wiggling around in the back of their truck 🤣🤣
it’s the werm’s truck now toot toot
Hahah toot toot 😂😂😂
I thought the same thing 😂🤣
I would cry xP
*Immediately notices second human and blurts out “Hey, it’s Mr. Tarantula Kat!” loud enough to make my roommate die of laughter three rooms away*
And another foothold gained by the isopods... Another victory for the Mighty Land Shrimps!
I'm so excited you're starting into isopods! They're just so damn cute! I'm glad Rainbow Mealworms was so quick to correct the issues, but honestly it's really disconcerting that everything was packaged so badly. You were missing a species and you had two different containers that we empty (well, minus the one little Zebra friend who didn't get out...) AND most of the silkworms were dead. That's all just not great. I hope when they re-send the missing insects you'll have a better experience and maybe they'll package things better - they really shouldn't have animals being able to escape during shipping...
You are right. I’m really confused why the lids weren’t at least taped shut. It was definitely a bit of a mess and not what I would expect from them. Hopefully it was just a fluke thing, maybe someone new packaging or something. I don’t know. Thank you though!
They could actually get into a lot of trouble if they're shipping internationally and have critters randomly escaping lol
I wonder if you could get in touch with Emily and Ed from Snake Discovery. I know they have large colonies of isopods, perhaps they could sell you some of the orange ones or even other ones you might want?
They have a video about isopods posted to their channel :)
That’s a good idea. Both are head over heels for isopods, the cute things lol 😂
Ugh first you make me want a pet scorpion, then a pet spider and now isopods?! Ugh so cute! ❤️❤️❤️
I really enjoyed the music you included while showing the isopods in their new homes.
(Kinda glad the one variety isn't called cookies 'n' cream)
I have recently developed a serious obsession with isopods because of videos like this. Who knew they had such adorable little faces?! I'm seriously considering getting some Rubber Duckies, so cute!!
If you haven't already, check out Snake Discovery! They just did a couple of big isopod videos and omg I want them ALL. Also Reptiliatus does a lot of isopod content!
Rubber duckies?????
@@azuradawn5683 Yeah, it's pretty much ALL Snake Discovery's fault!😅 I live in Wisconsin and can't wait for the zoo to open!
@@debbiemcclure2874 Rubber Ducky isopods! Seriously, look them up, they're SO CUTE!
@@shaunacorrigan9372 omg if you ever go to the facility, please say hi to Alaska for me 🥺
I love isopods! I have a colony on Porcellio Scaber, common type. Did you know they're not bugs? They're actually related to crabs and lobsters. They're really cool.
Yesss, I love my isopods! I have lil dairy cows and I can't wait to expand my collection.
You can add springtails to the enclosure to take care of mold/excess food! Tbh you don't need the hydro balls at all, most people I see keep them don't have that drainage layer because isopods burrow all over. Def add cork bark! You can even get flake soil to mix into the substrate to provide some extra food and structure to the soil. Add some cuttlebone, they need calcium. Dairy cows also need slightly more protein when the colony gets larger or they'll cannibalize each other.
Hey Kat! I keep several types of isopods and they are awesome! Congrats on the new critters! I am SOOO excited that you are getting into isopods because its something I've been interested in even before spiders. :D Just a few tips, isopods like to hide, so add in a couple cork bark flats into their enclosures so they can travel from one side to the other and stay hidden, and keep one end of the enclosure dry and one damp. They will travel between the two sides when they want more moisture and when they want to be more dry, but they need both. Their primary diet consists of dry leaves and decaying wood, but they will also eat small pieces of veggies, dehydrated insects and fish, as well as "isopod chow". One thing to look out for especially when first starting out is MOLD. When I set up my first enclosure I got it really humid, didn't have enough cross ventilation and put too much food in their enclosure and mold exploded...so just something to be aware of when you're first starting out. Now that I have more ventilation and know how much they will eat, I don't put in too much food and mold is not an issue anymore! :) There are also a lot of awesome Isopod groups on Facebook and highly recommend you join some, everyone is super helpful and can answer any questions!
can you explain to me about them? I think they are cute but I dont know much about them or what they do. I know with the springtails they are cleaners and you can put them in the T enclosure. I just dont understand the iso's yet.
@@deedeejones57 Isopods are pillbugs or rolly-pollys as some people call them. They are the clean-up crew in a bioactive enclosure and yes, they work alongside springtails to eat up the feces and decaying organic matter like wood and leaves. They are VERY beneficial to have in a vivarium. A lot of reptile keepers keep cultures of isopods so that they have a continuous supply of isopods for their enclosures. Sometimes an enclosure my dry out or your reptile might have them as a little snack and its always nice to have more on hand. But there are so many different types of isopods that they have kind of turned into their own hobby! I went from having one culture of isopods to having 9 in two years haha. They are so cute and easy to keep that people easily fall in love with them and want to add more types to their "collection". There are also different types of isopods that can handle different types of environments as well, some like very damp and humid environments, there are others that like it more dry, so that is another reason to keep different types of isopods. I have isopods I put in with my crested geckos and different isopods for in with my leopard gecko. Bottom line, is its fun and easy to collect different types of isopods and watch them grow and multiply and thats why they've become so popular even on their own as a pet. But be warned because there are some FANCY isopods out there, you can drop $100+ on 10 isopods and have them all die if you don't know what you are doing.
Woo Hoo! Thanks for the shout out! Maybe we'll run into each other at Tropical World Pets some day
The measure of a companies customer service is not if something goes wrong or not. Eventually mistakes happen. The way they handle the mistakes is what makes great customer service.
Hell yeah I friggin love isopods
I've never seen anyone keep isopods in with hydro balls at the bottom with mesh. But you should rinse them before use no matter what you are using them for. Welcome to the Isopod fun! I've got lots! Your zebras came from an older colony I'm guessing they are starting to morph... Not complete lines across the back. The milk cows will get WAY WAY WAY BIGGER! and they reproduce like CRAZY. Those earrings are so cute!!
I used to go into my garden when I was a kid and collect pill bugs! It was one of my favourite things to do!
Kat, thank you for adding chapters!! 🙏 I love that
Inspired by T. Kat. She Loves You
She loves me yeah, yeah yeah.
I think she only loves me. I saw her yesterday.
I got her from a T breeder. And here's what I have to say
She loves me yeah, yeah, yeah.
When I took her home, she had a twinkle in her eye!
And when I put her in her enclosure
She gave me a high five!
Because she loves me. And you know that can't be bad.
Because she loves me, and you know I can't be sad!
She loves you yeah, yeah, yeah!
She hangs out in her burrow and only emerges to feed.
Just like I hang out in the basement and hit the fridge
We have similar needs!!
She loves me yeah, yeah, yeah. She loves me yeah, yeah, yeah!!
Now me and T got married.
It was a small simple affair.
Instead of throwing rice
T's friends threw urticulating hairs!!
She loves me YEA YEAH YEAH YEAH!!
it has been a couple decades, but i remember turning over big rocks and other things that had sat in place for a while to find isopods. at the time i called them "roly polys", but i think i remember seeing 2 types. both types were grey with a slight hint of blue, the difference was one type had more of a rounded carapace and could easily roll up into a complete ball and the other type was slightly more flat and their carapace flared out along the sides a bit so they couldn't roll up as completely. i remember catching a bunch of them for an elementary school project, and they really seemed to love the apple core that i put in the container with them.
they seemed to like any area that is dark and slightly damp. this is all from personal experience in northern Colorado. Kat might consider just turning over a few decent sized rocks or bits of wood (in my experience anything that covers more than a couple of square inches of dirt has good odds of hiding some form of critter) outside her home to see if any of those isopods or other critters are something she would be interested in keeping.
Another great video Kat! Thank you and have a great week!
love your videos i sub to you yesterday and been watching your videos ever seens keep up your good work
Well at least you got awesome customer service from this company, so good on them. The mailing company should take a bit more care, since there was no need to be so rough with it all. Looks all good from what you got.
Looking forward to seeing more of the colonies 👍🏼
I have a thriving colony of powder blues and dwarf whites in my turkistan roach enclosure! They are so much fun to watch!
Isopods really benefit from side ventilation! What I did was make the holes, then hot glued a square of mesh on top of it (the same mesh you use for drainage layer). Glad to see you're entering the world of isopod keeping!
Yesssss I love Rainbow Mealworms I have been getting my feeders there for a long time. Love their customer service
I just got some Dairy Cow isopods about 2 weeks ago, and I love them lol they're so cute! I hope you enjoy them too! ❤
I got introduced to isopods only last summer bc our villa had them and i found them so cute. they are so adorable lil fellas
I love your husband just chilling in the background hahah
If you want a rec for an isopod seller. I got a 60ct of Dairy Cows from The Defiant Forest. They have a pretty large selection of isopods.
Just don't order those on a another store by accident. 60 dairy cows could get interesting when delivered lol
Love them! I've also had really good experiences with Rainbow Mealworms. I love the bluebottle spikes, and hatching them as flies for my jumpers! I bought isopods last year for my son's birthday to help introduce him to keeping inverts and he loves his "buggies". 😂💖
I have ordered from them b4 and they are awesome and jus like you said, customer service is great with them. I did not know isods came in so many different colors. They be so cute in purple🤣. Tyfs God bless you
Right on time for work as usual kat you never disappoint
i loooooooove the music!!!
Awwwww, thanks for thanking us for joining Kat! ♡
Awww they’re so cute 😭 this music is exactly the type of music I’d think bugs would listen to
Here in the Netherlands we have a species called Glomeris marginata, the first i saw was at least 20 mm long , black with yellow spots, they look like big isopods but belong to the Millipedes and they rol up to a ball when frightened. If you like isopods , you will love these!
I have a dubia colony for my beardy. I literally need to keep that heated till roughly end June till early Sept if I'm lucky on the West Coast. I find the bugs loads of fun lol.
Looking at dairy cows I never thought they were pretty, but then actually seeing them in real life it is incredible how pretty they are especially with large colonies they look fantastic. I actually just bought some zebra isopods that are coming in the mail on Wednesday of this week. I have some Orange Parcellio Laevis Isopods if you want some? Silk worms are the easiest to care for lol, I have a huge mulberry tree that I can get fresh leaves from every other day that they scarf down
Those earrings are awesome, look great!
rolly pollies!!!
My first thought as well. They’ll always be rolly pollies to me.
Love Mr T Cat chilling in the background 😂
Thank you Kat. I have lots and lots of Dairy cows and Zebras. Great video.
I used to have half a dozen or so tarantulas, some of them 'difficult', e.g. T Blondi and P. Murinus. For some reason, spiders have now become difficult to find over here in Belgium. Like your videos!
i have zebra isopods (and some more species) started with only 12 and the colony grew so fast .. now i use them in my other bioactive setups
Love the vids
Ayo, keep the video's coming your doing great :D
Did anyone else grow up calling isopods "potato bugs" or is that just a nickname for them for where I live?
Oh yeah, potato bugs or pillbugs!
Hello great video unboxing Kat
Heyyyy thanks for the shout out! Love those earrings!!
Them that you put in the tub in UK we call them maggots they're great for using as bait for fishing xx
Interesting specimens!! I hope you get a big colony in the future! They really are the easiest pets... And helpful for other pets.. Lol
I’ve ordered isopods and tons of feeders from reptile deli if you ever want to check them out. Shopping was quick and they have amazing customer service if anything goes wrong.
Also just so you’re not completely like “is this guy damaged?”, I know that you film in your home and aren’t necessarily worried about that (all that matters is the adorable skitter and slither babies). I just need something to do whilst waiting to be able to get my first Phidippus Regius xD
I have Zebras and dairy cows too and love them! The dairy cows get huge!
Pill bugs and sow bugs are of the wood louse family I believe. They have very weak mouths. They love soft rotting things. They also eat soft newly sprouting plants. They prefer rotting leaves and wood, but they also love dog and cat food and poo. They can be a pest to people growing tender young plants and shoots. But when well fed they will usually leave everything else alone. I had a lot of them in my backyard at by old house. They would get colorful marks on them when breeding season comes around. But they are also quite slow and clumsy. They would often fall into our pool. Oddly they can survive in a pool longer than any other bug I have ever seen underwater. But even they eventually wind up dying if not removed from the water. They love to hide in rotting wood and other cool shady places that have places to hide. The babies stay attached to mom for a little while until they are old enough to look after themselves.
Just ordered some new spiders. Got one coming tomorrow and an orchid mantis xx
dairy cows are awesome, mine just had babies recently, just wait till you get some they are so smol and cute. I'd recommend you look into ordering some magic potion ispods as well.
Omg. The Dairy cow isopods are tooo cute!! 🐄😀
Sorry your order got messed up, but , like you said, we're all human.
And I love that you are so understanding. ♥
The tarantula cribs for terestrial spyders look like they would be really nice for some display cultures... been thubking of getting a coupke just for my magic potions and tge future rubber dukkys when i get those too
Legit made my night to get off and have something to watch that I actually wanna watch
Sn: it’s 2:36am where I am
Oh ma gosh theyre soo cutee! I wanna keep some too now xD
Springtsils are great for enclousures.
Great video
I just went from 3 isopod cultures to 5 yesterday!
You need Asbolus verrucosu (blue death feigning beetle) they are adorbs
I advise you to add a lot more leaves and dead wood because isopods feed on their substrate😁 nice video❤️
In the UK we have an insect called a woodlouse (woodlice plural) they look very similar to the isopods
Make sure to add some cork for them to hide under and some hardwood for them to munch on
I like it when your hubby is in the background XD its like a family video ^^ Please do another husband feeding T's video XD
So, I don't know if it's happening with you yet. But, I got spring tails for my gigas months ago! Annd, they're doing great except for they've found away to spread to anywhere there is water. Which means... All the other enclosures water dishes. It freaked me out because I thought it was nematodes or something. Moral of the story, remember you bought springtails. xD
Hi Kat ,I'm Giulia, I'm Italian and I recently discovered your channel, but I'm following you on any social! I like your animals, your videos are great!
Thank you TK ❤️
When she showed the isopods and there was music I don't know if it is just me but it it sounds like a game I used to play
I’ve personally never had a good experience with rainbow mealworms
Nice video💯💯
I am so excited about getting hornworms now because their price at Petco/Petsmart is in the Stupid Price range, so I have never gotten them. I'm also looking for a clean up crew for my leopard gecko's new set up, so this video was right on topic for me right now.
Once they get more comfortable I'm sure you'll start to see lots of babies! Cows, zebras and powder blues/oranges are all super prolific breeders 🥰
Kat, if you see this... could you tell me what the leaf litter is used for? Thanks! I love watching you.
You have a really talented and wonderful fanbase! I'm curious as to which logistics company that package was shipped with lol
You can also keep isopods with your jumping spiders in a bioactive setup!
oh heyyyy ♡
also, Kat, what lipstick do you wear? I love me some purples and greys
You just HAVE to get Pseudoglomeris magnifica! Awesome roaches. Not feeders though. Just take a look on Google. So awesome looking, a lot like isopods but that coloration... Just great!
Make sure you keep him super moist and humid they do appreciate it and breed better at about 80 to 85 degrees. Good luck and have fun with them I have several cultures myself and put them with all my ball pythons and my chameleon and frogs
“They look so good and juicy” 😂 as if they were gummyworms and not actual caterpillars lol.
Actually they do look good because they’re the same color as the best flavor in Scooby doo fruit snacks. I just had a flashback to childhood . lol
I keep isopods!!! They're awesome!!!!
Hi kat! I love your video's! And i really want to feed my animals also horn worms but i cant find those here in the netherlands :( I did find silk worms,is that also good for tarantulas? Greetings Kim from netherlands
We call isopods woodlice here in the UK
Try buy some rubber ducky isopods that was cute to hihihi
Have you considered getting a Segestria florentina? They are adorable burrowing spiders. Also when will be the next time you feature your Aphonopelma seemanni? It's beautiful.
May I ask what is the blue liquid your springtails are in in the other videos ?
That song sounded like if Les Claypool was into invertebrates instead of fungus.
Hmmm...I used to order from Rainbow Mealworms- I used to order 100 giant mealworms at a time for my bearded dragons... I never had any issues, but I only ordered one “pack” at a time!!
So decided I'm not getting my first tarantula because someone said about them kicking hairs and it could potentially be harmful if they got in my dogs eyes or breathed in. It will be painful for them and they could get an eye infection as well. Not all kick hairs right? Any suggestions what to get? I love the jumping spiders but wanted something SLOW moving. Now I'm bummed. I just recently got over my spider phobea and decided on getting a trantula (bold move). This is all because of Trantula Kat!! 😘🤘
I'm surprised they didn't use tape for the packaging probably would've prevented from spilling
Yeah I hope the bug trade gets more popular just so mail people stop throwing out stuff for fear of worm vengeance
I need to know where these cool earrings come from!!!😭
Hey Kat! Question on the packaging, when you've ordered feeders from them in the past do they always have the "Live Animals" sticker on the box? I'm looking for somewhere to order bottle fly spikes like the ones you got but I need someone that ships in a more...discreet packaging so as not to run into issues with neighbors. Having a box labeled CAUTION: LIVE INSECTS land on someone's doorstep doesn't always go over well in apartments 🤣
Sometimes things dont allways go as planned like we want thing to go but mybe god my have a different plan in mind for your spiders.
Great video nice to see you get into Isopods they are so cool be careful they are addicting lol ..