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Old 23-05-2008, 07:04 PM
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Smile Madagascan Giant Emerald Pill Bugs?

Does anyone know anything about Madagascan Giant Emerald Pill Bugs?
I think they are very cool!
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Old 23-05-2008, 07:13 PM
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before i start, im unsure if these are the species, but i know tanzanian ginats actually eat fungi tahts ONLY produced in their stomachs by a certain abcteria. Unfortunately the bacteria dies when the pillbug gets too warm..they never do well in captivity..well iv never ehard of the giants being kept for long.. They still eat but as said, without the bacteria they cannot convert ht e food to the fungi so dont absorb nothing
Could be totally different with this species but probably not, lol otherwise youd find more people with them
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Old 24-05-2008, 03:32 PM
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As with the last post i had Giant pill bugs and had little sucess. You can sex them though apparently, males stridulate.You can feel it when they are rolled up.
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All I know is that they're very hard to keep in captivity and no-one seems to have had any long term success.
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thats a shame, i love them theyre gorgeous
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Old 24-05-2008, 11:18 PM
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thats a shame, i love them theyre gorgeous
Yeh for sure, i think theyr awesome!

random fact about them..well isopods.. there is a marine pillbug that attains a HUGE size...18inch from head to tail as such
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Old 25-05-2008, 09:44 AM
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are these what we are talking about??
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Old 25-05-2008, 02:13 PM
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Thanks everyone for you reply's, i've been looking into them and everyone is tell me much the same thing, what a shame they are so cool!

Check these guys out!

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