Kevin
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Post by Kevin on Feb 3, 2007 18:15:35 GMT
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Post by sezzy5889 on Feb 3, 2007 18:34:10 GMT
I've seen woodlice that big in my garden!
unless they are the same species, they look identicle
how come they have seaweed in with them? are they them rock woodlice or what ever they are called that lie by the sea...
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Kevin
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Post by Kevin on Feb 3, 2007 18:39:35 GMT
I've seen woodlice that big in my garden! unless they are the same species, they look identicle how come they have seaweed in with them? are they them rock woodlice or what ever they are called that lie by the sea... The largest ones are just over 3cm, they only live by rocks near the sea. |
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Post by sezzy5889 on Feb 3, 2007 18:46:32 GMT
how will you house them?
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Kevin
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Post by Kevin on Feb 3, 2007 18:48:41 GMT
Im thinking of using sand, small stones, moss, a small water bowl with added seasalt, and plenty of seaweed, from the info I found they mainly eat seaweed, I can get plenty of that though. I actually got them for a request for someone on another forum, but I think i'd like to keep them as well. |
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Post by sezzy5889 on Feb 3, 2007 18:58:39 GMT
cool, well see how keeping them goes :-)
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goose
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Post by goose on Feb 3, 2007 20:07:31 GMT
They are fantastic Kevin - you are very lucky having all these wonderful minibeasts. Their common name is seal slaters I think? - used to find loads rockpooling as a kid. Found www.marlin.ac.uk/species/Ligiaoceanica.htm. |
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Kevin
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Post by Kevin on Feb 3, 2007 20:44:32 GMT
They are fantastic Kevin - you are very lucky having all these wonderful minibeasts. Their common name is seal slaters I think? - used to find loads rockpooling as a kid. Found www.marlin.ac.uk/species/Ligiaoceanica.htm. Thanks for the link, according to that site theres only one small area of South Wales where they're found, thats interesting, I found them South West of the location where theyre listed on that map, maybe they are spreading to different parts of South Wales? Ive just set up housing for them, Ive given them a tiny amount of seasalt that I use for my hermit crabs.   |
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Arno
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Post by Arno on Feb 3, 2007 21:34:07 GMT
If you look at that link you'll see this sentence:"Ligia oceanica is abundant and widespread around the British coast, wherever rock substrata are present"
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Kevin
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Post by Kevin on Feb 3, 2007 21:37:31 GMT
If you look at that link you'll see this sentence:"Ligia oceanica is abundant and widespread around the British coast, wherever rock substrata are present" i didnt see that, the map is probably just confirmed sightings of them sent into the site maybe? |
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apple
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Post by apple on Feb 3, 2007 21:53:48 GMT
Curious!!  |
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goose
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Post by goose on Feb 13, 2007 9:40:16 GMT
Thats a great set up Kevin - will be interesting to see how they get on.
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Kevin
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Post by Kevin on Feb 13, 2007 10:36:02 GMT
Thats a great set up Kevin - will be interesting to see how they get on. Thanks, ive kept them just over a week now, and theyre all doing well, theyre all just as active now as when I got them. |
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Post by Miranda on Feb 22, 2007 8:50:34 GMT
sheesh!!! how many animals do you have kevin? tjose new axotl type things look very cool!!!!
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