Sowbugs

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CARE AND FEEDING:

Use a substrate of damp soil and decaying organic material (wood, leaves, compost, etc.) and mist the habitat to keep it humid. Place paper towels in the container to help maintain the humidity, but if mold becomes a problem, increase the ventilation or reduce the amount of water used to mist the habitat.

Feed pill bugs fish food flakes, leaf litter, and pieces of potatoes, apples, or carrots. Immediately remove food that becomes moldy. Reproduction The female carries up to 200 eggs in a brood pouch located under her thorax. The young hatch in the pouch and stay there for about 3 weeks. They resemble the adults, except for their smaller size and paler color, and will molt 4–5 times as they grow.

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