Mites or baby isopods

[NLindsey921]

I have white dwarf isopods. I went to dump the food today and found these guys running all over the food bowl. They are so small i had to zoom in as far as my phone could to get this picture. Are these food mites or are they baby isopods?

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[NLindsey921]

Ok. I'm pretty certain they are baby isopods. New question. How do i get them out of the food bowl so i can change the food?

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[mool]

I would dump the food onto the substrate and then pick it up later after the isopods have scattered.

[NLindsey921]

Ok. I don't know why I didn't think of that. It's not like I fed them powdered food last time.

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[NLindsey921]

It worked. The isopods fell with the food.

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[mool]

Yay for quick and easy solutions!!

[NLindsey921]

Yep. I don't know why i didn't think of it.

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[GotButterflies]

Congratulations on the isopod babies! They are cute!

[NLindsey921]

Thanks. I thought they had all died because I hadn't seen any basically since I put them in but about a week ago I guess I lifted the fold bowl and they were just running around. Then today I went to change the food and all these babies were running around inside it.

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[mool]

Mine hide in and under the food bowls too. They also hide under the water pools. Most of the time they are about an inch under the sub.

[NLindsey921]

Yeah. I'm pretty sure when I go to clean the water bowls tomorrow that there are going to be a whole bunch under the bowls

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