After a couple months from the initial setup, my first tilted 1 liter jar terrarium feels overcrowded as many baby isopods grow quickly.
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January 17th, 2022
I use this 3 liter jar with a lid to set up another terrarium.
Poke needle sized holes in the lid for air circulation.
I like to put this jar in a horizontal or tilted position.
It would look cool and creates more useful space for plants and critters.
We can fix the jar in tilted position using wire as I did with 1 liter jar previously.
Or let's just put the jar in a plastic container - like this.
That's it, now we can set up the terrarium.
Put a layer of gravel - for draining excess water.
Add a layer of peat moss or some soil for water retention.
I am making this terrarium for isopods - they like to dig.
I spread the peat moss evenly.
Now, let's put a layer of wilted leaves for Isopods to dig and eat.
Here I add a small bush of some grass.
Isopods like to dig in moss.
So, let's add moss.
And a bush of some weed goes in.
Now let's add a couple pieces of bark with something green growing on it.
I pick everything for this terrarium in a local park.
Parks are a great source of basically everything one may need for terrariums all year around.
Well, this shell I picked somewhere on a beach last Summer.
Another piece of bark.
And now moisten everything - Isopods like moisture.
I use NYC dechlorinated tap water.
You may notice the water is algae rich for that matter.
I believe aquariums and terrariums benefit from algae.
Put the lid on and let the terrarium sit for a day or more.
Ta-dah! We have made a tilted terrarium.
Take a closer look at the terrarium here.
Let's move some Isopods from the old 1 liter terrarium into this new 3 litter specious terrarium.
I simply transfer a piece of moss with a bunch of Isopods hiding in it from one tank into another.
Who knows how many young Isopods are hiding here...
Let's take a closer look at the Isopods.
Looks like there is about a dozen or so Isopods.
That should be enough to set up a new colony.
Here you can see a time-lapse recording I made in the first hours after moving Isopods in the new terrarium.
Interestingly, Isopods are not in a rush to leave this piece of moss.
Also, I noticed a couple younger Isopods crawling around.
So, now I have 2 tilted jar terrariums of different sizes.
Here you can see them on February 19th.
I will keep you updated about my terrariums in future videos.
Have fun and happy terrariums :)
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