pretending to be a biologist

Casual posts about terrariums and nature observations. With related thoughts.

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Terrarium log: fern terrarium feeding time

Earwig joins in at meal time

New terrarium. Need to let it grow out first before putting anything in.

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Terrarium log: New member addded

It kindly stared right into the camera and posed. So... it was chosen (or else it would have been kicked out of the house)

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Terrarium log: fed the fern terrarium some fresh pet pellet bits.... er, all gone already?

Few hours later, just wanted to check on them. They are back to eating the broccoli leaf from yesterday

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terrarium log: broccoli leaf feast

Zoomed in and out to show those pods in front and pods further back.

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Additional CARROT post.

Really show how much the poddle desires CARROT. Straight up head bumping each other for some CARROT. Feels like a scene in some game's medieval tavern. Bunch of dock workers or mine workers trying to stuff as much food into them at once.

Actually a party makes more sense, considering the climbing onto the food situation

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Terrarium log: trying purple cabbage

Wanted to try some purple cabbage, so they got to eat the bits that didn't make it into the pan

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Just more footage of CARROT

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Seed pod terrarium dropped the bit of pellet I gave. They are still eating it, so I'll leave it be. Might take it out later, though. As it is a big source of mold if left on it's own

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Fern terrarium enjoys living in their food

I never realised how much isopods can enjoy vertical space until I started keeping terrariums

There is always some activity here. Kinda scared them away when I opened the lid to take their pic

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Terrarium log: fed seed pod terrarium

Saw one looking around for food, so thought maybe there is not enough to eat in the terrarium anymore. Since this terrarium doesn't have many residents, and due to its small size, it basically is just left on its own most of the time.

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First finding carrot. Diligently begin gnawing great mouthfuls

They really liked the carrot

It seems they just couldn't quite finish the last hard bit

Was going to not feed them one day, let them eat all the leaflitter instead, but gave in and gave them pet pellet bits

ISOPOD

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Terrarium log: fern terrarium poddle enjoying their broccoli leaf

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Terrarium log: Fern terrarium was fed a whole pet pellet

First put in:

12hrs or so after. Taking a pause

24hrs later: all done

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Terrarium log: Cauliflower leaf meal for the poddle

They love it

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Hogging all the food for itself

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Terrarium log: HUNGER

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Terrarium log: fern terrarium has quite a bit of activity going on

Is this why they are so hungry?

Giving them more broccoli leaves just in case