How Long Should Isopods Rest After Shipping Before a Classroom Lab?
Learn why recently shipped pill bugs may need time to settle, how to plan their arrival, and when a classroom behavior test should begin.
Isopods
What Size Container Do You Need for a Classroom Isopod Lab?
Choose a practical classroom isopod container by activity, group size, ventilation, and observation time—without overcrowding the animals or overbuying.
Do Isopods Prefer Fresh or Aged Leaf Litter? A Classroom Experiment
Test whether pill bugs or sowbugs use fresh or aged leaf litter differently with this controlled classroom experiment and data plan.
Pill Bug vs. Sowbug for Classroom Labs
Compare Armadillidium vulgare pill bugs and Porcellio scaber sowbugs for classroom observation, behavior studies, and species-based lab planning.
How Many Pill Bugs Do You Need for a Classroom Lab?
Calculate how many pill bugs your classroom lab needs from group count and protocol requirements. Check availability for larger orders.
Caring For Isopods : Frequently Asked Questions : Armadillidium vulgare Tips
Have a question about keeping Armadillidium vulgare? This is the pill bug that curls into a ball. Here are the answers I would want close… Read More »Caring For Isopods : Frequently Asked Questions : Armadillidium vulgare Tips
Are Roly Polys Good For The Garden?
One of the animals we raise at Ficarro Farms is the pill bug, often called a roly poly. If you find them under a pot… Read More »Are Roly Polys Good For The Garden?
Caring For Isopods – Armadillidium vulgare – Cheat Sheet
Keeping Armadillidium vulgare starts with a simple question: can the animals find moisture, shelter, and food in a ventilated home? Use this short checklist when… Read More »Caring For Isopods – Armadillidium vulgare – Cheat Sheet
The Benefits of Rolly Pollys – The Decomposers Of The World
Benefits Of Isopods – Rolly polly isopods (also known as pill bugs, isopods, roly polys, rolly pollies, or even sow bugs) are amazing creatures, living… Read More »The Benefits of Rolly Pollys – The Decomposers Of The World
Caring for Roly Polys – Confessions Of An Isopod Farmer
Whether you say roly poly, rolly polly, or pill bug, these little animals are easy to get attached to. We raise isopods at Ficarro Farms,… Read More »Caring for Roly Polys – Confessions Of An Isopod Farmer