Quote Originally Posted by ericbrookey View Post
Are the worms used for bait sold at Walmart ok? I think they are red wrigglers, but not sure.


Yes, I meant isopods, sorry. Sold at LLL in small containers. I've put two of them in each 18x24. Is that enough?



Wow, great info. Exactly what I was looking for. I've fed dubs but don't think any of them survived beyond a couple days. The geckos only go down to the bottom at night but they are pretty good hunters. I was hoping alot of their feces would go to fertilizing the moss and so far I think it's working but the geckos sure are pooping machines when they are healthy.

Thanks for the excellent response. I guess you can't have too much variety in a clean up crew.
If they are red wrigglers, and they're not dyed or anything they should be fine. But since red wrigglers have a reputation for being poor fishing bait make sure they're not common nightcrawlers (Lumbricus terrestris) which cannot withstand higher temperatures.
i would say two isopods in each isn't enough to start a strong colony. Especially since you can't even guarantee a breeding pair. If possible, I say recover them and put them all in the same vivarium. Within months (depending on species, porcellio breed and grow fastest) you should have hundreds to seed the other vivariums. If you can't do this just see if you can find 5-10 to put in one vivarium.